rev. gabriel cur s, parochial vicar mrs. rosemary couillou

SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA PARISH 3 3 9 P O M P T O N A V E N U E • C E D A R G R O V E , N E W J E R S E Y 0 7 0 0 9

Saint Catherine of Siena Parish is a welcoming community of disciples of Jesus Christ, living and celebra ng in Sacrament the Catholic Chris an tradi on, so that all who seek may experience the loving presence of God.

Pastoral Care

Rev. Richard Villanova, Administrator

Rev. Msgr. Robert H. Slipe, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Gabriel Cur s, Parochial Vicar

Mrs. Rosemary Couillou , Pastoral Associate

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE ~ NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Religious Education

Mrs. Gina Butler Coordinator of Religious Educa on

Mrs. Cris na Havens Assistant

St. Catherine of Siena

School

Miss Celine Kerwin Principal

Patricia Wilson School Secretary

Sta ed by Dedicated Religious & Lay Faculty Liturgy & Music

Mr. Albert E. Ganter Director of Music / Organist

Mr. Richard Jensen & Mr. Michael Keegan, Cantors CHURCH Administration

Mrs. Charlo e Leeds Accountant

Mrs. Barbara Cannone Administra ve Assistant

Mr. William Quinn School Maintenance

Mr. Gary Wilczewski Church Maintenance

OUR PARISH LIFE

Masses

Saturday Vigil -------------------------- 5:00 pm Sunday ------ 7:45, 9:15, 10:45 am & 12:15 pm Tuesday through Friday --------------6:45 am Monday through Saturday ------------- 8:30 am Sacrament of Reconcilia on Saturday, 1:00 pm or any reasonable me by request.

RELIGIOUS VOCATION

Any of the Parish interested in the Priesthood or Diaconate. See one of the priests.

Christian Initiation Adults

Rite of Chris an Ini a on of Adults (RCIA) and children of cateche cal age. A forma onal process of conversion and living faith within the community. Baptism of Infants

Prepara on begins during a couple’s pregnancy and is celebrated at designated mes throughout the year. Contact the parish for details. Marriages

Normally, arrangements are to be made a minimum of one year in advance. Please contact the Parish O ce. Sacrament of the Sick

The Sacrament of the Anoin ng of the Sick is celebrated twice a year in our Church. Please contact the Parish O ce for visits to the homebound.

Parish Center ----------------- 973-239-7960 Email ---- [email protected] Website ------------------ scscedargrove.org

Religious Educa on --------- 973-239-3332 Email [email protected]

School --------------------------------- 973-239-6968 Website --------- SCS-School-Cedargrovenj.org Director of Music 973-714-6440 / [email protected] Youth Ministry [email protected]

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LOOKING TO SUNDAY® The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe MY TRUTH? “For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth.” With those words, spoken in this Sunday’s Gospel (John 18:33-37) Jesus tells Pilate the reason for his ministry and preaching. He came to testify to the truth. Such testifying to the truth continues today. It happens during court cases, congressional hearings, company board meetings, arbitration conferences, police investigations, and at family dinner tables. At those times, people are asked to testify about certain situations, events, or individuals. But as we know, very often what one person proclaims to be the truth, another person claims to be a lie. One person’s truth may not be another’s truth. In fact, today the word “truth” seems more and more to be modified by possessive personal adjectives. There is my truth, your truth, his truth, and her truth. Today, what is judged to be true seems to be determined by each person. For example, if I believe that human life is a gift from God to be cherished from conception to natural death, that is my truth. But if someone believes that human life is the lucky result of a series of random coincidences in a meaningless universe, then that is his or her truth. Of course, when truth is believed to be something determined by every person, it makes it difficult, if not impossible, to reach a common understanding of what is good or bad, right or wrong, or to agree on the meaning, value, or purpose of life. However, as Christians, we hold that truth is not something that we determine but rather something revealed to us by Jesus Christ. As he said, “I came into the world, to testify to the truth.” Jesus testified that God is a loving Father who created us to have a relationship with him. He testified that we become truly free by following God’s will and not our own. He testified that we are not meant to be isolated individuals, but we are created for a relationship with God and with our neighbor. He testified that by losing our life for his sake and that of the Gospel, we find it. Jesus not only testified to the truth, he embodied it. In seeing him we see the truth. As he said, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” (John 14:6) We hear that same message in Sunday’s Second Reading (Revelation 1:5-8), where we are told, “Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth.” This Sunday, the final Sunday of this liturgical year of 2018, we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. As we do so, we need to remember that our King is also the King of Truth. In a world where so many people define their own truth, Christians believe there is one truth that holds for all people everywhere and for all time. That is the truth to which Jesus testifies. Until people come to know and accept that truth, our world will be pulled in every direction but the right one! “For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth.”

This email, entitled Looking to Sunday®, focuses on one or more of the scripture readings for the com-ing Sunday. It prepares readers to hear God’s Word at Mass and it offers a point of reflection to con-sider in the days leading to Sunday. Looking to Sunday is written by Father Tom Iwanowski.

(c) 2021 Rev. Thomas B. Iwanowski. Used with permission of the author.

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Please pray for those who have recently passed away and for their families.

Sofia Vega

Richard Rafter

Please consider the Heritage Fund of Saint Catherine of Siena Church in your will

The following have been added to the list of those to be remembered at our weekly

Memorial Mass:

Carmen Arlotta

Thomas Eagan

Peter Henry Cusick

Dora Calabrese

Sanctuary Lamp burning in memory of: Brian O’Toole

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY 11/20 8:30 Memorial Mass 5:00 Elizabeth Reagan SUNDAY 11/21 7:45 Daniel Ruggiero 9:15 Rosalice Alex 10:45 Richard & Lee Trenery 12:15 Rose Levash MONDAY 11/22 8:30 Phyllis Mariano TUESDAY 11/23 6:45 Barbara Lasher Nolan 8:30 Nancy Ruggiero WEDNESDAY 11/24 6:45 Deacon Michael P. Gleason 8:30 Marie & Daniel Donofrio THURSDAY 11/25 9:00 People of the Parish FRIDAY 11/26 8:30 Deceased members of the McClusky & Quinn Family SATURDAY 11/27 8:30 Memorial Mass 5:00 Edward P. Sweeeny

BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS Due MONDAY

by 12 Noon [email protected]

THANK YOU!


The second collection is for the Christmas Flower Offering

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Stewardship of Time

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Sunday Dn 7:13-14; Rv 1:5-8; Jn 18:33b-37 Monday Dn 1:1-6, 8-20; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday Dn 2:31-45; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday Dn 6:12-28; Lk 21:20-28 or, for Thanksgiving Day, any readings from the Lectionary for Mass (vol. IV), the Mass “In Thanksgiving to God”, nos. 943-947 Friday Dn 7:2-14; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday Dn 7:15-27; Lk 21:34-36

Scripture Readings

November 21st - November 27th

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT First Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 The Lord tells of fulfilling the promise he had made to Israel. He will send a replacement for David, someone who "shall do what is right and just in the land," believed by most to mean Jesus. Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2 Paul encourages the Thessalonians to be ready for the coming of the Lord. He explains that although they are conducting themselves in a way that would please God, they should always strive to do even better. Gospel: Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Jesus warns his followers to be prepared for the end of the world. He reminds them not to be preoccupied with unimportant events, or they will be caught unaware rather than being on watch as they should.

RECONCILIATION Saturday 1 PM

“Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom does not be-long to this world.” (John 18:36) Life is short. How much time, energy and money do you put into building “your” king-dom here on earth? We all know we can’t take it with us. The real kingdom is in the next life. Yet, how much time, energy and money do you invest in working for that eternal king-dom? Ask God for His guidance. Detach from earthly possessions. Generously share your material goods with others for the greater glory of God.


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Trying to cope with grief? St. Catherine’s Be-reavement Ministry is a support group to give comfort to those who are suffering the loss of a loved one.

We will begin an abbreviated 4 week series on Monday, November 22 and Monday, Novem-ber 29, Tuesday, December 7 and Tuesday, December 14. We will cover a variety of topics chosen to help those who are grieving. The death of a loved one is difficult to accept and meeting with people who are feeling the same way can help. We will meet in the Parish Center Chapel from 7 pm until 8pm and light refreshments will be available. If you would like to attend these meet-ings or if you would like more information, please call Rosemary Couillou at (973) 239-7960, extension 104. Please join us for various presentations on relevant topics in a supportive atmosphere.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Give your child the gift of a Catholic Education Private tours available Tuesdays and Thursday Contact Marleny LaGala @ (973)239-6968 www.scs-school-cedargrovenj.org


Parishioners are needed to help with cleaning and decorating the church for Christmas on December 18th, 19th & December 23rd. We need your help young men and women. Please call Fr. Gabriel at 973-239-7960 and tell him you will help prepare our parish and church for Christmas. On Satur-day December the 18th at noon we need 8-12 volunteers to help wash church floors and to vacuum the lower church, clean pews and wainscoting with Liquid Gold. On Sun-day, December 19th at 2:00pm we would like young people (i.e. Confirmation candi-dates) to help decorate. In addition on Thursday December 23rd at 6:00pm we will continue to decorate both the upper and low-er church.

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Holiday Shopping & amazonsmile As you begin to do your holiday shopping, please consider using the smile.amazon.com website this year. Every purchase on this website directly helps St. Catherine of Siena Church at the same time.

You shop. Amazon gives back. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charita-

ble organization of your choice. Amazon Smile is the same Amazon you know and use every day. Same products, same

prices, same service. The prices of the items you purchase are the same as Amazon’s regular website. So it’s a

win-win for you and St. Catherine’s. Last month we received a check for $113. Simply go to http://smile.amazon.com, create an account, search for “St. Catherine of Siena Church” Cedar Grove, NJ and choose our name and correct town. Note: There are many dif-ferent churches with the St. Catherine of Siena name so make sure you choose the correct one. It’s a one-time setup that will apply to all eligible future purchases with no additional cost to you.

You may think that 0.5% doesn’t sound like much but if hundreds of shoppers in the parish sign up, donations back to St. Catherine of Siena will add up quickly! If you’re shopping and order-ing anyway, this is just one more simple way to help your parish all year long. Thank-you in advance for your support.

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St. Catherine of Siena Parish

Advent Festival of Events! To our dear St. Catherine’s families and friends! Join us for

Advent wreath-making, arts and crafts activities, inspiration, pray-er and reflection. Let’s renew our faith and journey together with the Holy Family, to prepare our hearts, and make way in our lives

for the coming of the Christ Child.

For the 1st week of Advent, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28th 3-5PM, Siena Hall ADVENT WREATH-MAKING WITH a TWIST Our tradition continues with our annual

Advent Wreath- Making! We will have kits for you to purchase for $25 a kit which includes all elements to assemble a beautiful Advent wreath for your home. PLEASE SIGN-UP using flyer form with tear-off portion or SignUp Genius; please bring your payment to event. This year we have an added twist! There will be an Add-vent Craft Station for you to embellish your Advent wreath, personalizing it to reflect your family and home. Families provide the embellishments; use the suggested donation list below. You are also welcome to bring an Advent wreath you already have (Cub Scouts, local Christmas tree businesses).

For the 2nd week of Advent, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3rd, 7-8PM, Upper & Lower Church ADVENT HOLY HOUR with BABYSITTING provided Spend quiet time in Adoration

before the Blessed Sacrament knowing your children are having faith-filled fun downstairs in the Lower Church with our awesome 8th graders who are providing a Confirmation service for you! Free babysitting provided for children aged 4 and up. Adult volunteers will be present. Limited spots for babysitting so please no drop-offs, MUST SIGN-UP using SignUp Genius.

For the 3rd & 4th weeks of Advent, THURS, DECEMBER 9th and WED, December 15th, 7-9PM,

Upper Church SILENT NIGHTS Disconnect and make time for God with prayer and reflection in the quiet, sa-

cred space of our beautiful candlelit church. Also offered in church entrance will be an Advent-ure Poster Tour of simple educational stations explaining the meaning, symbols, & traditions of the Advent season; self-guided tour map provided for parents & children.

For the 4th week of Advent, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19th 3-5PM, Trinity Room, Parish Center SIP ‘N PAINT Adults! Let your artistic spirit flow and honor our Blessed Mother! Guided

class; acrylics, canvas, brushes & instruction provided. $40 per person, limited spots, please no walk-ins, MUST SIGN-UP using SignUp Genius.

Our SignUp Genius link will be posted by 11/16 on church website at scscedargrove.org.

DONATIONS NEEDED PLEASE! BRING YOUR USED CHRISTMAS ORNA-MENTS, COSTUME JEWELRY, SILK FLOWERS AND LEAVES, SMALL TOYS, BUT-

TONS, SMALL CRAFT ITEMS, FEATHERS, MAGNETS, BOTTLE CAPS –ITEMS FROM YOUR HOME WE WILL BREAK DOWN AND RE-PURPOSE AS DECORATIVE

EMBELLISHMENTS TO PERSONALIZE YOUR WREATHS. Any questions, please contact the Religious Education Office 973-239-3332 or at

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Please remember the brave men and women of our Armed Forces in your prayers. May they be protected from harm and return home safely and may those who have died in service to our country be remembered with respect and gratitude.

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We Rejoice in the Marriage of:

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Friday November 26, 2021 3:30pm

Parish Center Hours

Monday through Friday 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Office is closed

Saturday and Sunday

The Parish Center will be closed Thursday November 25th and

Friday November 26th

All visitors are required to wear masks and conduct business through the

Protective glass window.


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