Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church

10 Saint Francis Way, Passaic, New Jersey 07055-5811

“Enter to worship, leave to serve”

We, the Parish of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, strive to reach out to a diverse community, through worship, stewardship, and service.

Pastor Fr. Brian Tomlinson

OFM, Cap.

Parochial Vicar Fr. Ed Henning

OFM, Cap.

October 1st, 2017

Contact Us

Church’s Office: 973.473.0246

Fax/Phone: 973.473.3404

Visit our Website at: www.olmcpassaic.com

Email us at: mtcarmeloffice@yahoo.com

Office Open Monday to Friday from 9AM to 4PM

& Closed on Saturdays, Sundays

& Holidays

Baptisms & Marriages By appointment.

Please contact the parish office well in advance.

Mass Schedule

Mon. to Fri. - 12:00 PM

Sat. - 7:30 AM & Vigil 5:00 PM

Sunday - 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM & 2:00 PM (en Español)

4:30 PM (In Filipino 1st Sunday of the Month) Holy Days: 12 Noon & 7:30 PM

Holidays: 9:00 AM Primer Viernes: Adoración 6PM & Santa Misa 7PM (en Español)

Reconciliation 4:00-4:30 PM on Saturdays

& by appointment

Devotions Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesdays 10:30 AM -11:45 AM

Novenas to: St. Anthony on Tuesdays

Mt. Carmel on Wednesdays

Stations of the Cross 7:30 PM - Fridays during Lent

Parish Secretary Odette Aquino

Music Director & Bulletin Editor Lidia Ferreira

Baptismal Classes & R.C.I.A. Director Tony Uri

Are you interested in becoming a Catholic? Are you a Catholic who wishes to receive the Sacraments

of Confirmation & Eucharist? Have questions? Please call or email us for more information.

Business Manager Joseph Liptak

Sat. September 30, 2017 Saint Jerome, Priest & Doctor of the Church 7:30AM For Peace in the World 5:00PM † Sofia Crisostomo R/B The Family

Sun. October 1, 2017 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30AM For the People of the Parish † Mary Adamo R/B Antoinette Arolan 10:30AM For the Capuchin Provincial Chapter 2:00PM Mass in Spanish For God’s Blessings on our Parish 4:30PM Mass in Filipino In Thanksgiving The Prayer Group of Holy Face & Divine Mercy Mon. October 2, 2017 - The Holy Guardian Angels 12:00PM † Hermogena Ramos-Aquino “Rest in Peace Mojie” R/B Odette Aquino Tue. October 3, 2017 - Weekday 10:30AM Adoration for the Capuchin Provincial Chapter 12:00PM † Alexander M. Villanueva “Rest in Peace” R/B Cecilia M. Estaris Wed. October 4, 2017 - St. Francis of Assisi 12:00PM Pat & Gloria Tomlinson’s Special Intentions Thu. October 5, 2017 - Weekday 12:00PM Erne Castillon “Happy 28th Birthday” R/B Family Camille Maria Duenas “In Thanksgiving & Happy Birthday” R/B Rosemarie Duenas Fri. October 6, 2017 - Weekday 12:00PM Perla Alojepan, Remia Alomia & Joyme Castillon “In Thanksgiving” R/B The Castillon Family Sat. October 7, 2017 - Our Lady of the Rosary 7:30AM For Peace in the World 5:00PM † Edna De Castro “Anniversary of Death” R/B Velante & De Castro Families † Sadie Nucifora R/B Antoinette Arolan † Enza Portelli “Happy Birthday in Heaven” R/B Leonora Barca & Family

Sun. October 8, 2017 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30AM For the People of the Parish For the Capuchin Provincial Chapter † Eugene Doremus “3rd Anniversary in Heaven”\ R/B Wife, Lois Doremus 10:30AM Donna Gartner “Special Intentions” R/B Charlotte Florentino 2:00PM Mass in Spanish For God’s Blessings on our Parish

Let us, in charity, take time to pray for all the sick & all those in need of

God’s healing power & love. Especially for:

Nicholas Peterson, Rosemarie & Victor Trentacost, James DeLillo, Jr., Calvin Procope, Ilidia de Jesus Neto, Luis De Jesus Branco,

Vincent Costa, Jr., Cheryl Doremus Hall, James Doremus, T.J. Matteo, Andrew Doremus, Eddie Baudendistel, Erna DeIntinis, Eva Kovach,

Angela Artis, Gregory J. Kueken, Rosa Maria Santos, Jake Doremus, Lucila & Melchor Portugal, Michael Doremus, Peter Kueken, Sr., Peter

Kueken, Jr., Grace Noto, Lucas Files, Haley O’Berrigan, Lorraine Sawicki, Fr. Sylvester OFM, Cap. Celestino Rivera, Loreta DiPalma, Jose Serra, Tom Matteo, Jose Antonio Sanchez, Fr. Francis Majewski, Skyler Rose Ferreria, Bryan Amhold, Sandra Walesth, Iris Minter, Kay Stolarz,

Laura & Mark Mikolajczyk, Brother Julius, Ann Lipari, Catherine Finocchiaro, Tom Evans, Fr. Peter, OFM Cap., Jenny Grodus, Antonino

Campanella, Donald Ingrassia, Edward Frenzel, Felix Schrater, Teresa Jackson, Francine Solaro, Maryann Palmer, Emma Kosck,

Maryann Paz, Karen Orea, & Joseph Lipari.

(We ask that you contact the Rectory’s office with any updates for this list. Thank you)

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In Loving Memory - October 2017

M F M P

M R

September 24, 2017

Weekly Offering: 2,013.50 Second Collection: 700.00 Candles: 115.65 Total Offering: $ 2,829.15

Lord, bless those who have died and gone before us marked with the

sign of faith. May all who sleep in Christ find in Your

presence, light, happiness, and peace. May God grant them eternal rest.

Amen.

Host:

Rosalie, Salvatore & Antonio Pandolfo

R/B Rose Graziano Salvatore Zingone

R/B Dominica Zingone

Wine: Antonia Gambino

R/B Charles Ferrante

Don’t forget to visit the office and schedule your Mass intentions for 2017/2018. The office is open from

9AM to 3PM, Monday to Friday. Thank You.

If you know of any parishioner of Mt. Carmel, who is in any hospital, please contact the Friary so that we can arrange to visit them. Thank You.

Sanctuary Lamp:

Granato & Arolan Families

R/B Antoinette Arolan

May God bless you and your family for your generosity to our parish.

(Please remember to always use your church envelopes with

your contributions, this ensures proper credit to your account for tax purposes at the end of the year)

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Reflections from Fr. Brian

One of the most magical and wonderful stories ever written is Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, the tale of a little girl who fell down a rabbit hole and discovered a mar-velous land of adventure. Carroll wrote another story, less known, but also fascinating in its teaching and entertaining values. He told about a padlock. It was just an ordinary padlock, except it was alive. It had long, thin arms and legs and was always very nerv-ous, running here and there. One day, another character in the story stopped the twist-ing, turning, wiggling padlock and asked, “What is the matter with you? Why are you so excited and unhappy?’ Waving his thin arms wildly in the air, the padlock exclaimed, “I am seeking the key to unlock myself!” The Christian gospel says there is a key that will help a person come to grips with herself or himself. Peter presented it in his sermon: it is Jesus. To make a profession places one under something. Medicine places a doctor under the Hippocratic Oath. The law places the lawyer and judge under the laws of the land. The politician is under the constitution. The child of God is under God. Lincoln gave us the immortal phrase: “This nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom.” Years ago, Congress legislated the phrase “under God” into our Pledge of Allegiance. This is the proper alignment for person and country and the one stated in both the Old Testament and New Testament texts for today. Keeping God before us or – as some put it --- above us. Famed musician Pablo Casals was visited one day by a man who was astonished to see the veteran cellist playing scales over and over. He expressed surprise that one so skilled, experienced and gifted should engage at such a dull routine of practicing. Said the master: “My good man, in playing the cello the problem is to get from one note to the next. This is why I practice scales every day.” A wise word. Makes sense to me.

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COVER SHEET Church Name: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 10 Saint Francis Way Passaic, NJ 07055-5811 Phone Number: 973 473-0246 Bulletin number: 911108 Contact Person: Lidia Ferreira - lidialbf@yahoo.com or Joseph Liptak- cdrliptak@gmail.com Date of publication: 10.01.17 (Sunday’s date) Number of pages transmitted: 4 pages Special instructions: If you need to contact us, please call, we do not check e-mails daily, but if you send an email, please use lidialbf@yahoo.com Thank you, have a great day. For Office Use Only: Approved by: _________ Uploaded to JSP on: _____________________ By:__________ Emailed to Peter K., Fr. J. Prada on: _____________________ By:__________

Resort Casino Atlantic City

SPONSORED BY THE FILIPINO AMERICAN SOCIETY

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Cost: $35.00 Bonus:$25.00

The Bus will leave from the Mt. Carmel Church parking lot (free parking) no later

than 10:00AM.

For reserved seating and for more information please call:

Edith Rivera 973.471.9281 Rusty Payumo 973.777.6217 Baby Nunag 973.883.6027 Philtrade 973.773.4666

If you are considering making a donation to the Thanksgiving Basket program, we ask you to please

donate a ShopRite gift card if you can. Please let us know as soon as possible.

Thank you!

We will be having a Fleamarket on October 14 & 15.

If you have any items in good condition that you’d like to donate, please bring them in to the rectory

from October 8 to the 13. If you need help please contact the rectory.

We will also need a few volunteers to help with the sale on both days.

Please let us know if you can donate some of your time.

If anyone is interested in renting a table, please contact the office for

more info.

We hope to be able to Count on your help. Thank you!

From the Bishop’s Office:

Bishop Serratelli, is asking every parish in the Diocese to take up a second collection this weekend September 30/October 1, to help the victims of Hurricanes Harvey and

Irma. The Diocese will send these funds directly to Catholic Charities USA which are already in position and getting resources directly to the needy.

There are special envelopes on the pews this weekend. Please fill out the information and place it in the collection basket. We thank you for your generosity.

At our parish we will have the blessing of the animals on October 4, after the 12PM Mass. You may bring all your pets for a blessing.

Thank you.

Marian Pilgrimage Seats are still available for

the pilgrimage to The Basili-ca of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

in Washington DC. If you are interested, please register and pay at the office

before October 3, 2017.

In Giving, We Receive!

The services provided by our Cath-olic Charities agencies are too long to list in our bulletin – but here are just a few: emergency housing for

people in extreme poverty, out-patient and res-idential substance abuse treatment, group homes for disabled adults, outreach to veter-ans who are homeless, family counseling, etc. Your gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal helps bring this important work to life. In fact, Catholic Charities receives the largest percent-age of Appeal funding. Your help is needed to continue providing this urgent care. Please be as generous as you are able to the 2017 Bish-op’s Annual Appeal. For your convenience, you can make an online gift or pledge at www.2017appeal.org. Thank you!

Come pray the Rosary During the Month of October, we will honor our Blessed Mother by praying the rosary after each 12 Noon Mass on weekdays.. Please join us.

Life Chain Sunday

Oct. 1, 2-4 pm, Rt. 46 and Day Street, Clifton, by Christopher Columbus Middle School, a 2-hour prayer vigil for the unborn, signs will be provided, please come by any time and spend a few minutes advocating or praying for the un-born; for further info. Please call Peter Kueken, Jr. at 973-779-7279. Check our parish website for additional information: olmcpassaic.com Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Rally

Rosary Rally, in honor of Our Lady of Fatima and the 100th Anniversary of the Apparition. Saturday, Oct. 14, 2:45 pm, 1697 NJ-3, Clifton, NJ. We are offering reparation for the sins and offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to pray for the conversion of the United States. The Miracle of the Sun oc-curred on Oct. 13, 1917 and many non-believers converted. The Public Square Rally will remind the person on the street that conversion is possi-ble, for further information, please call Peter Kueken, Jr. at 973-779-7279. You may also check our parish website for addi-tional information: olmcpassaic.com. Thank you.