Roman Catholic Church

Office Location Phone Email Website

Parish Office 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-0148 office@sjcnj.org sjcnj.org

Religious Education 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-1144 religioused@sjcnj.org sjcnjre.org

Saint Joseph School 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-261-2388 office@sjsusa.org sjsusa.org

the greenhouse-PreK 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-477-8114 vailc@greenhouseusa.org greenhouseusa.org

MASS SCHEDULE WEEKEND

Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 pm

DAILY Weekdays 7:00 am &

8:30 am

Saturday 8:30 am

HOLY DAYS as announced

Miraculous Medal Novena Monday, 7:00 pm in Mary’s Chapel

Eucharistic Adoration First Wednesday of Month

9 am—5 pm in Mary’s Chapel

SACRAMENTS Confession: Saturday,

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Baptism

Contact the Parish Office. Marriage

Arrangements should be made with a priest at least one year in advance.

Sick/Homebound/Hospital Call the Parish Office.

Christian Initiation of Adults—RCIA

Contact the Parish Office.

PARISH REGISTRATION Contact the Parish Office.

Saint Joseph

PASTOR:

Msgr. David C. Hubba

PAROCHIAL VICARS:

Rev. Andrew Park Rev. Roy Regaspi

DEACON: George Montalvo PASTOR EMERITUS:

Rev. George M. Reilly

Office Hours: Parish: Mon.-Fri.: 9 am—5 pm; Rel. Ed.: Mon –Thurs.: 9:30 am—5 pm (Also by appointment.)

Oradell/New Milford, NJ May 3, 2015

THIS WEEK: *Adoration—May 6 (p. 2) *Confirmation—May 8-9

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*Saint Joseph School AwardS —see p. 5

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PRAYER REQUESTS Let us remember those who are ill:

Chuck Giancola, Dalisay Morada, Gen Flynn, Samantha Murray

Let us remember those who have recently died: Margaret Harahan, Brian Sherry

Let us remember those serving in the military.

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10.30 am 10:30 am MC 12:00 pm

Monday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Tuesday 7:00 am

8:30 am

Wednesday 7:00 am 8:30 am 7:30 pm

Thursday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Friday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Saturday 8:30 am 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10.30 am 10:30 am MC 12:00 pm

Sunday Collection for Week of April 26, 2015 BASKET PARISHPAY TOTAL

$9,972 $4,914 $14,886

Saint Joseph Parish Staff Mr. Brendan Walsh/Mrs. Carol Winkler….Parish Trustees Deacon George Montalvo…... Dir. of Religious Education Mrs. Arlene Kennedy…………. Sacraments Coordinator Mr. Monroe Quinn……………... Director of Music

Mr. Tom Meli…………………….. Facilities Director Mrs. Phyllis Vrola………………. Business Manager Mrs. Anne Annunziato……….. Parish Secretary

Mrs. Colette Vail………………… Principal of Saint Joseph School Mrs. Angela Gussoni…………... Vice Principal Mrs. Diane Hellriegel………….. Dir. of Communications/ Bulletin Editor

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION “Children, let us love not in word or speech

but in deed and truth.” —1 JOHN 3:18

Do you “walk the talk?” Does your action reflect what you say? If not, spend time every day in prayer, give some of your talent to help one of your parish’s ministries and give some of your money to support the work of the Church.

BREAD AND WINE INTENTIONS The bread and wine for the

Week of May 3, 2015 is offered in loving memory of

Fr. Jim McKenna as requested by

Madeline & Sam Gazzolo.

See our bulletin in FULL COLOR on our website: sjcnj.org

“VERONICA’S VEIL” MINISTRY CARE OF OUR ALTAR LINENS

HELP IS NEEDED! Saint Joseph is blessed to have a group of women who launder our altar linens. Currently every six weeks or so one takes a turn to wash and iron. We would love to have more volunteers in our ranks. Please consider joining our group. You would be most welcome. For more information, please contact Pat DeNicolo at 201- 261- 4323.

May 2, 2015 Mary B. Sweeney (13th Anniversary Remembrance)

May 3, 2015 People of the Parish Leonardo LaSpisa Anthony Gallardo Violet Guion Lothene Hetherington

May 4, 2015 Timothy Curtin Jess Alto

May 5, 2015 Jo-Ann Verrier Susan & Anthony Navarra

May 6, 2015 Jo-Ann Verrier George Staley K of C Mass for the Unborn

May 7, 2015 Catherine Lyons Angela Commerford

May 8, 2015 Carmen Ferreiras Stella & Stanley Piersa (Remembrance of Wedding Anniversary)

May 9, 2015 Timothy Curtin Rosy Cecilia D’Mello

May 10, 2015 People of the Parish Margaret Schatz Lilia V. Son Anne T. Stricker Theresa Piazza

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION —MAY 6

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held on Wednesday, May 6 in Mary's Chapel from 9:00am-5:00pm. The Legion of Mary invites you to attend.

Check out our Parish Facebook page at

facebook.com/church.st.joseph You don’t need to be on Facebook to see it.

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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER ~ MAY 3, 2015

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION—MAY 8-9 Saint Joseph Church will welcome Bishop Dominic Marconi who will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation on Friday, May 8 at 7:00 pm and on Saturday, May 9 at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm. Please keep our young people being confirmed in your prayers.

One of the gladdest and most revered of our Catholic traditions is the devotion we pay to the Mother of God during May, a time of year

when the freshness and beauty of new life surrounds us in the world of nature and when the treasured reality of all that God promises us seems especially delightful.

In the Gospels, we first encounter Mary at the Annunciation in Luke 1, 26-38, when she is a young woman, in all likelihood still a teenage girl. The

Archangel Gabriel visits her at her home in Nazareth and astonishes her with the message that God wishes her to become the mother of his Son, who is to be called Jesus (“God saves”). Although Mary is, understandably, deeply puzzled by this call, her response is the full and simple assent that has never been surpassed as a summary of what it means to believe: “Let it be done to me according to your word” (v. 38). This means, of course, that she will always be the standard against which our own faith is measured. Caryll Houselander, one of the great spiritual writers of recent times, expressed this thought marvelously and challengingly when she wrote that

Our Lady said yes for the human race. Each one of us must echo that yes for our lives. We are all asked if we will surrender what we are, our humanity, our flesh and blood, to the Holy Spirit and allow Christ to fill the emptiness formed by the particular shape of our life.

But for us Mary is not merely someone to be greatly admired or someone who proposes the highest kind of ideals to us. She is also someone we turn to with the complete confidence that she will have affectionate concern for us and will be happy to help us in our needs. St. John’s account of how she came to the aid of the young couple at Cana when their wedding reception ran out of wine (John 2, 1-11) was already a promise of this beautiful care. And how can we forget the powerful scene at Calvary (in John 19, 26-27) when the dying Jesus handed Mary over to John to be his mother and, by clear implication, ours too? St. Anselm of Canterbury was a man of the Middle Ages, a time well known for its ardent veneration of Mary. He composed this heartfelt prayer, which I hope you will enjoy and use during some of these days of May:

Mary, I beg you, by that grace through which the Lord is with you and you willed to be with him, let your mercy be with me. Let love for you always be with me, and the care of me always be with you. Let the cry of my need, as long as it persists, be with you, and the care of your goodness, as long as I need it, be with me. Let joy in your blessedness be always with me, and compassion for my wretchedness, where I need it, be with you.

Msgr. David Hubba

(Paintings: “The Annunciation” (left) by Fra Angelico, c. 1450, San Marco Museum, Florence; “The Marriage at Cana” (above), 14th century fresco from the Visoki Decani monastery in Kosovo)

MARY, THE MOTHER OF COMPASSION Mary has a special love and sensitivity for all God’s children. This was manifested on many occasions but was most pronounced at the wedding feast of Cana in which she interceded for the bride and groom when the supply of wine was depleted at their celebration. DONATE CLOTHING/SHOES

We can imitate that sensitivity to the needs of others by donating any unwanted clothing and shoes to Catholic Charities. The collection bin is located in the parking lot of the parish office/rectory on

Harrison Street. Thank you.

BRING FLOWERS OF THE RAREST You will have two opportunities to witness the traditional May Crowning of our statue of the Blessed Mother: on Sunday, May 17 at the 9:00 am Mass

with our First Communicants, and again on Monday, May 18 when the students of Saint Joseph School hold their May Crowning ceremony. All are welcome.

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

Visit us on our websites:

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH: sjcnj.org

SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL: sjsusa.org

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: sjcnjre.org

FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS AT SAINT JOSEPH

The Sacrament of First Eucharist continues to be celebrated at Saint Joseph Church this weekend. Please keep all our children receiving the Sacrament in your prayers. First Communicants and their families will participate in the 9:00 am Mass on Sunday, May 17 followed by their traditional First Communion Breakfast.

Check out our Religious Ed. website at sjcnjre.org and look under “calendar” for all important dates.

CATECHISTS URGENTLY NEEDED Have you ever thought about sharing your faith with the children of our parish? Without the many volunteers who generously share their time and talent in our

parish Religious Education program, we would be unable to meet the needs of the many children and teens who want to attend classes and Sacrament preparation at Saint Joseph Church.

SPECIAL NEED FOR GRADES 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 Please consider being one of those special volunteers who make it possible for Saint Joseph Parish to pass on the faith to our next generation. We don’t want to have to turn any child away because we don’t have enough catechists. If you’d like to volunteer or just want more information, please contact Deacon George Montalvo at 201-261-1144 or at religioused@sjcnj.org

SHAWL MINISTRY —MAY 12

The Saint Joseph Shawl Ministry will meet on Tuesday, May 12 from 2:00-4:00 pm in the Parish Life Center on Grove Street. All knitters & crocheters are welcome to join us in making shawls…or bring your current yarn project and spend a relaxing afternoon with us. Our ministry has shawls available for those experiencing illness, confinement, bereavement, or other situation. For further information, please contact Barbara Piersa at 201-261-0298 or Pat DeNicolo at 201-261-4323.

ATTENTION! CORNERSTONE MEN

OF SAINT JOSEPH PARISH Our FIRST meeting for Men’s Cornerstone XXIV will be held on Wednesday, MAY 13 at 8:00 pm in the Parish Life Center (PLC) on Grove Street.

THE SECRET’S OUT! Come and meet the New Men’s Director and Facilitator of Cornerstone XXIV! We hope you will join us to welcome the new team that will be guiding us toward our 24th annual retreat weekend in March of 2016.

SUPPORT THE CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN

—NEXT WEEKEND (MAY 9-10)

“The digital world can be an environment rich in humanity, a network not of wires but of people.”—Pope Francis in his message for the 48th “World Communications Day.”

The Collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign provides grants to Catholic organizations that share our experience of faith, worship, and witness through social media sites, podcasts, television, radio, and print media. Please support this important work and be generous in the collection next week. Your generosity is a direct act of witness in itself, as you facilitate the communication of the gospel message.

CELEBRATE OUR LADY OF FATIMA

—MAY 13 The World Apostolate of Fatima, Our

Lady's Blue Army Shrine, 674 Mountain View Road, Washington, NJ, invites all to join with Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski on Wednesday, May 13 to celebrate the 98th Anniversary of Our Lady's First Apparition to the three shepherd children in 1917. Visit the Holy House USA, a replica of the Holy House at Loreto, Italy; the Capelinha (little chapel) with three roof tiles from the original built in Portugal but destroyed in 1922. Confessions start at 10:30 am; Rosary procession at 12:00 noon. The guest speaker will be Rev. Andrew Apostoli, CFR. Holy Mass will take place at 1:00 pm. The celebration will end with the Fatima Farewell procession. For more call 908-689-1700 or go to bluearmy.com

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & PASTORAL VISITORS NEEDED

The Pastoral Care Department of Hackensack University Medical Center is in great need of Eucharistic Ministers/Pastoral Visitors to bring Holy Communion and visit their patients. Contact Rev. David Armstrong, Director, Pastoral Care, Hackensack University Medical Center, 30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601 or call 551-996-2345.

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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER ~ MAY 3, 2015

DEADLINE—MAY 4 8th GRADERS INVITED TO APPLY

FOR K of C SCHOLARSHIP St. Joseph Council No 3814 of the Knights of Columbus is pleased to announce that $1,000 Scholarships will be awarded to two (2) eighth graders planning to attend a Catholic High School in the fall of 2015. Eligible scholarship applicants must be registered with Saint Joseph Parish in Oradell, NJ or Ascension Parish in New Milford, NJ. Completed applications must be returned to St. Joseph Council and postmarked no later than Monday, May 4, 2015. Winners will be notified in June. Applications can be downloaded from kofcstjoseph.org For additional information contact Jeff Walters at 201-925-7174.

Check out Saint Joseph School at facebook.com/school.st.joseph You don’t have to be on Facebook

yourself to view the page; it is public.

BERGEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE—MAY 14

Bergen Catholic High School, founded and staffed by the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers, invites all boys in grades 5-6-7-8 and their parents to an Open House on Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 pm. Bergen Catholic High School is located at 1040 Oradell Avenue, Oradell, Please call 201-634-4151 or check bergencatholic.org if you have any questions.

SUMMER @ SETON HALL Looking for something interesting to do this summer? Why not explore a new interest or get ahead by earning extra college credits at Seton Hall University in

South Orange, NJ? They have hundreds of undergraduate courses—everything from mobile app design to human anatomy—offered on campus or online in two- to five- week sessions. High school students and visiting college students welcome. There is a Memoir Writing workshop for adults as well. Go to shu.edu/summer to see more. Call 973-761-9045 or contact anna.calka@shu.edu for more information.

Tuesday, May 5 is National Teacher Appreciation Day. God bless all the teachers and catechists of our parish.

A PRAYER FOR OUR TEACHERS We pray for teachers and all who work

in our schools that they will always choose Christ the Teacher as their model and endeavor to transform the lives of those they teach into lives of love—love of God and love of one another.

SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL STUDENTS WIN HONORS

IN ART, SCIENCE & WRITING This has been a great couple of weeks for SJS! Nine students won top awards in the annual Bergen Catholic Arts Festival, including Best Overall (Boys),

four first place ribbons and ALL the awards for Grades 3-4 in Drawing. Among the honorees were: Connor Heiser (Best Overall); Kathleen Burke (First Place-Gr.3/4 Girls Drawing); William Song (First Place-Gr. 3/4

Boys Drawing); Madison Woods (First Place-Gr. 5/6 Girls Drawing); Eamon Bednarcik (First Place-Gr. 5/6 Boys Drawing); Oliver Lopez (Second Place-Gr. 3/4 Boys Drawing); Jimmy Hunt (Third Place-Gr. 3/4 Boys Drawing); Jeremy Kurian (Third Place-Gr. 5/6 Boys Painting); Jonathan Raguindin (Third Place– Gr. 7-8 Boys Drawing). Congratulations everyone! Visit our school Facebook page (see below) to see the award-winners and their artwork...or come to the Saint Joseph School Spring Music Concert/Art Show on Wednesday, May 6 at 7:00 pm. All are welcome!

_________________________________________ Sixth grader Declan Haney’s essay on “What the Pledge of Allegiance Means to Me” was

awarded Second Place in the entire State of New Jersey in the Elks Annual Americanism Essay Contest for students in grades 5-8. Well done, Declan! _________________________________________

Bergen Community College’s “First Hackathon”—the Sustainability Institute’s competition (co-sponsored by United Water) for students in Grades 7-12 was won by three eighth graders from Saint Joseph School! Melanie DeRosa, Siya Mathew and Michelle Sunga were

awarded top prize (over several high school teams) for coming up with a low-tech and natural way to potentially filter heavy metals from water. Great job girls!

Kudos to SJS art teacher Maria Erichiello, writing teacher and Vice-Principal Angela Gussoni, and science teacher Vicki Aquino for helping our students achieve their best!

SJS ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN FOR THE FALL To register your child or to arrange a tour, call 201-261-2388. For more information about Saint Joseph School see our website at sjsusa.org

Visit Saint Joseph School at 305 Elm Street, Oradell or online at sjsusa.org

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

NEEDS OF SENIOR CITIZENS PUBLIC HEARING—MAY 6

Open to all Bergen County residents 60+, caregivers and agencies serving older adults in Bergen County. The public hearing will be held on

Wednesday, May 6 at 9:00 am in the County Administration Building, One Bergen County Plaza—5th floor, Hackensack. Written and verbal testimony are acceptable and limited to 5 minutes. If you wish to testify or have special needs, call Eleanor Contreras at 201-336-7416 at least one week in advance. Assisted listening devices and CART services are available.

28th ANNUAL LITURGY FOR THOSE WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE DIED

—MAY 8 This special annual liturgy, held at Notre

Dame R.C. Church, 359 Central Avenue, Caldwell, will take place on Friday, May 8 at 7:30 pm. All parents who have suffered the death of a child of any age are invited to attend with their families and friends. A personal witness will also be offered as the name of each child is read during the Mass. Pre-registration is requested by calling the Family Life Office at 973-497-4327.

ARCHBISHOP’S VOCATION FUND DINNER —MAY 13

The 2015 Archbishop’s Vocation Fund Dinner sponsored by Serra International (District 22 Archdiocese of Newark), will be held on Wednesday, May 13 at Nanina’s in the Park (reception at 6:00 pm followed by dinner) to raise funds to support efforts to foster vocations to priestly and Religious life, both by recruiting vocations and by supporting priests and Religious in their active ministries. Cost is $100 per person. For more information or to make reservations, please contact Joseph Pagano at 201-954-1990 or at jpagano18@comcast.net, or Rose Marie Deehan at 973-762-6180 or at rjdeehan@gmail.com

MASS FOR THE UNBORN—MAY 6 AT SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH

The Knights of Columbus—St. Joseph Coun-cil #3814—will hold a Mass for the Unborn on Wednesday, May 6, at 7:30 pm at Saint Joseph Church. All are welcome to attend this blessed event, especially expectant mothers (in anticipation of Mother’s Day) and all those who wish to celebrate the sanctity of life. The Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Color Guard will participate.

To advertise in our bulletin, contact Tim Demski at 1-800-888-4574 ext. 3434 or at TDemski@4LPi.com

HOLY TRINITY CARNIVAL —MAY 20-24

Holy Trinity Church at 34 Maple Avenue, Hackensack will hold it’s 16th Annual Carnival from Wednesday, May 20 through Sunday, May 24. Carnival hours are Wednesday-Friday from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Come and enjoy rides, amusements, games and food. For further information call 201-343-5170.

“SERVING GOD AND COUNTRY” —A MEMORIAL DAY SALUTE

TO OUR HEROES —MAY 25

Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark will once again join with approximately 1,000 other Catholic cemeteries nationwide to celebrate “Serving God and Country: A Memorial Day Salute to our Heroes.” With that in mind, Memorial Day Mass celebrations will be held on Monday, May 25 at 11:00 am in the following cemeteries (with the main celebrants as listed): Most Reverend John J. Myers at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ. Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ. Reverend Monsignor Thomas P. Nydegger at Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah, NJ. Most Reverend Manuel A. Cruz at Saint Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia, NJ. Most Reverend Thomas A. Donato at Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, NJ. Most Reverend John W. Flesey at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ. Reverend Philip J. Waters at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, NJ.

ANNULMENT INFORMATION EVENING —MAY 13

An Annulment Information Evening is scheduled for Wednesday, May 13 at 7:30 pm at Saint Peter Church, 155 William Street, Belleville, NJ. A staff member of the Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Newark will provide basic information about annulments; the requirements and how to begin the process of petitioning for an annulment. Questions will be taken. Pre-registration is not needed. For directions, please call the parish at 973-751-2002.

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