Second Sunday in Ordinary Time January 17th

Mass Intentions

SATURDAY Jan. 16th 8:00 AM LINDA M. GROCHOWSKI 5:00PM DOROTHY KAPELA (THE LAPINSKI FAMILY) SUNDAY JAN 17th 8:00 AM JOHN STOBER 9:30 AM LUCY ALBANESE (THE FAMILY) 11:00 Am SISTER GENEVIVE KURATH

MONDAY 8:00 AM ROGER OLSON (MIKE & RITA WENNING) TUESDAY 8:00 AM AGATHA SHEERIN WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM CHARLES HAUTAU (THE FAMILY) THURSDAY 8:00 AM ELIZABETH LOPIESKY (THE FAMILY) FRIDAY 8:00 AM MASS FOR THE UNBORN

SATURDAY Jan. 23rd 8:00 AM ROSE DIMICCO 5:00PM MAUREEN C. VALENTE (BERNADETTE GIANATTASIO) SUNDAY JAN 24th 8:00 AM PETER TAURIELLO (JOHN & GERALYN BOYCE) 9:30 AM MARION STOBER 11:00 Am HELEN HEANEY (MIRIAM MONTAGNE)

Please remember in your pray-ers all the sick of the parish and of our families.

The week of Jan 17th the Sanctuary Lamp Burns for:

Linda M. Grochowski

Sat.1/16 & Sun. 1/17 Gifts From Bethlehem in the Hall

Mon. 1/18 Eucharistic Adoration /Benediction 7:30 pm

Thurs. 1/21 Healing Mass 7:30 pm

Fri. 1/22 March For Life Bus 6am Mass @ 5:30am

Sat. 1/23 Religious Ed. & Confirmation

Mon. 1/25 Eucharistic Adoration /Benediction 7:30 pm

Sat. 1/30 K of C Recruitment Weekend After All Mass

Sun. 1/31 K of C Recruitment Weekend After All Mass

Sun. 1/31 Children’s Choir Rehearsal after the 9:30am Mass

Sun. 1/31 K of C Open House in the Hall After the 11 am Mass

Mon. 2/1 Eucharistic Adoration /Benediction 7:30 pm

Tues. 2/2 Women’s Club Meeting 7:00pm

Thurs. 2/4 Men’s Club Meeting 7:00 pm

Jan. 8th & 9th $3,582

Actual Weekly Cost: $6,500

Envelopes Mailed: 219

Envelopes Received: 105

*If you are not already doing so, please use your envelopes each

week. Only contributions in your numbered envelope are

recorded for documentation required by the IRS.

Eucharistic Adoration

7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Monday

and 8:30 am -9:30 am Friday

(after the 8:00 am Mass)

Come join us and spend some quiet time in

prayer before the Lord.

Dear Parishioners,

Last Sunday was the final day in the Season of Christmas and the Church has now returned to the season of Ordinary Time. We will remain in Ordinary Time for a short period until the Season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, February 10th.

In our Gospel today Jesus and Mary are at a wedding in Cana. At the wedding they ran out of wine. Mary, the Mother of Jesus intervened and told Jesus, “They have no wine”. Mary knew that Jesus could help them avoid an embarrassing situation on their wedding. Perhaps the person who organized the wedding underestimated the number of guests or did not properly prepare for the event. (Weddings in Palestine during Jesus’ time were open to anyone passing by to join in at the celebration which could have lasted a week; it is easy to see how they could have run out of wine). Jesus did not point a finger at the person who was at fault or to blame. He questioned his mother most likely because it was not the time for him to perform his first sign or miracle to make his glory known. Yet, we see clearly the influence that Mary had and that Jesus seemingly altered his plan to accommodate the request of his mother and to help the wedding couple avoid the embarrassment of running out of wine. Mary interceded for the couple and she continues to intercede for us her children. Mary has great power in the kingdom of God. She echoes to us the same words spoken in the Gospel today, “Do whatever he tells you”, that is, listen to Jesus and obey him.

The presence of Jesus at a wedding sanctifies marriage and elevates it to a sacrament. In marriage the man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife and the two become one forever. Marriage is a symbol of the espousal between Jesus and his Church. He gives himself freely to us – to be untied with us forever.

When the wine ran out Jesus told the servers to “Fill the jars with water…And when the headwater tasted the water that had become wine…called the bridegroom and said to him, ‘Everyone serves good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, an inferior one, but you have kept the good wine until now’”. Jesus’ changing water into wine points back to when Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and he would not free the Israelites from their slavery and so God used Moses to turn the Nile River from water into blood. Jesus’ miracle of changing water into wine also points forward to his Passion and death on the Cross. When the soldier pierced the side of Jesus with a lance water and blood poured from his side. Jesus’ heart was torn open for love of us and he gave himself to us and is espoused to us his Church. Each time we celebrate the Holy Mass we enter into this great mystery of God’s love for us. The Passion of Jesus is made present at the altar where the bread and wine are changed into his Body and Blood for the life of the world. At Cana water was changed into wine and at every Mass wine is changed into the Precious Blood of our Savior Jesus Christ. The headwater noted that the bridegroom saved the best wine for last. Our loving Father gives us the greatest gift; the gift of his Son in the Eucharist to be espoused to us his Church. He also promises us that the best is yet to come, that is, the promise of the banquet in heaven, which awaits us if we want it. ‘Do whatever He tells you”.

Our Lady Queen of Peace pray for us,

Father Ed

Administrator

For the past 10 years I have been attending the March for Life in Washington DC and I hope you will consider joining me and our parishioners this Friday. The parish is providing a modern bus fully equipped with a bathroom and comfortable seating for our one-day pilgrimage to Washington DC to promote the great gift of Life. The day will begin with morning Mass at 5:30 AM in the Church. We will make multiple stops along the way and I’m certain that it will be an enjoyable experience. Please call the office for more details. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to give witness to God’s plan for Life. There is no fee for the trip.

Jan. 16th– Jan. 17th

5:00 pm Mary Dunleavy

8:00 am Ruth Tauriello

9:30 am Lori Opitz

11:00 am Debbie Carter

Jan. 23rd – Jan. 24th

5:00 pm Mary Dunleavy

8:00 am Rick Hahn

9:30 am John Iacopelli

11:00 am John Mc Dermot

Altar Server Schedule

Jan. 16th– Jan. 17th

5:00 pm Jon-Paul Devetori

8:00 am Leia Ruvo

9:30 am Abigail Oras

11:00 am Samantha Price

Jan. 23rd– Jan. 24th

5:00 pm Carly Studt

8:00 am John DiMieri

9:30 am Jessica Pirello

11:00 am Maddie Kelleher

Healing Mass

The Mass will be celebrated on Thursday Jan.21st at 7:30 PM in

the Church. The healing

service will take place

immediately after Mass;

Father Ed will be

celebrating the Mass.

Light refreshments will be

served in the parish hall

at the completion of the healing service. Healing has always

been a part of the Church. Jesus healed the blind man, the

deaf man, and the leper. We find in Sacred Scripture physical

healings, healing of relationships, psychological healing,

financial healing, and spiritual healing. Come with expectant

faith and join us, and experience the Lord’s healing power.

Children’s Choir

The first rehearsal of the Children’s Choir

will be Sunday, January 31st, after the 9:30

am Mass. If you have any questions please

see Margaret Moeckel after Mass or email her at

margaret_moeckel@yahoo.com

Year of Mercy

Come and join us for a time of study

and reflection of Divine Mercy.

Based on the Dairy of St. Faustina.

on Tuesdays in The Parish Hall from

9:00am to 10:00 am. You are

welcome to join at any time.

Serving Christ Among Us

If you have not yet responded to the 2015 Bishop’s

Annual Appeal, there is still time to do so as the

2015 Appeal funds are used to support ministries

and programs through the end of the diocesan

fiscal year on June 30, 2016. Your gift is a great

blessing and valued so we can serve Christ by

serving his people.

FREE MARCH FOR LIFE BUS TRIP

The Men’s Club will be sponsoring a free Bus trip on Friday January 22nd to Washington DC for the March for Life. Starting with Mass at 5:30 am and bus leaving at 6:00 am. Approximate return 10 pm Come and experience the largest peaceful march on Capitol Hill. Join hundreds of thousands of Enthusiastic people who give witness to the great gift of life. For more information and to sign up call the office. 973-948-3185

Super Bowl Sunday Football party on Sunday, February 7th @ 5pm in the Church Hall. Men’s Club will supply subs and hotdogs, please bring a dish to share.!!

Bishop Arthur Serratelli PASTORAL LETTER (part 4of 5) THE JUBILEE OF MERCY AND THE PROMISE OF CHRIST To all the faithful, religious, deacons and priests:

Peace to you all who are in Christ

[17] By calling himself the door to the sheepfold, Jesus is claiming to be the only

way of entrance into salvation. There is but one Savior of the whole human race.

“There is but one Mediator between God and man...Christ Jesus” (1 Tim 2:5). In

speaking with Thomas at the Last Supper, Jesus clearly states this when he says, “I

am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except

through me” (John 14:6). Jesus alone opens the way to communion with God.

Thus, our passing over the threshold of the Holy Door representing Christ is a

profession of faith in Jesus in Christ as Savior of the world.

[18] During the Jubilee of Mercy, the Holy Father is granting a Plenary Indulgence

to all who make a pilgrimage and pass through the Holy Door, whether in Rome

or in their own diocese. To gain the Jubilee Indulgence, we must make a worthy

sacramental confession, receive Holy Communion, recite the Creed and pray the

Our Father for the intentions of the Holy Father. Even those who are physically

unable to endure the hardship of a pilgrimage may gain the Plenary Indulgence.

The sick, the elderly and the imprisoned should unite their suffering with Jesus,

pray for the Pope, make a good confession, receive Holy Communion and assist at

Mass, even if they can only do so through various means of communication.

[19] In many ways, modern theology has stepped away from the Church’s long

standing custom of granting indulgences. To most of our more recently

catechized young Catholics, the concept of an indulgence is unknown. To many,

even to some in ministry, the idea is outdated. And, certainly, to those of other

faiths, the notion is misunderstood. What, then, is an indulgence? Why do we

need one? What gives the Church the privilege to grant one?

[20] Sin affects us in two ways. First, mortal sin completely breaks our

relationship with God. In choosing to sin in a serious way, we close ourselves

completely to God and set ourselves on the path to the eternal separation from

God which is hell. In his mercy, God offers us the Sacrament of Reconciliation to

repair our broken relationship and place us in the state of sanctifying grace on the

path to heaven. Venial sin does not destroy our communion with God, but it does

weaken it. It lessens our charity and increases our attachments to this world.

[21] Second, whenever we sin, we not only offend God, but we harm ourselves. In

sinning, our heart becomes disordered. We turn from God who is our true

happiness in order to find some passing pleasure in his creatures. In confession,

the priest’s absolution takes away our sins for which we are truly sorry. But, his

absolution does not remove the harmful effects of sin within us. These effects,

these unhealthy attachments to this world, weigh us down. They cause us

sufferings, both physical and spiritual, that are called the temporal punishment

due to sin.

For More of Bishop Serratelli’s Pastoral Letter please visit

-http://patersondiocese.org/ or visit our website www.olqpbranchville.org

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Don Bosco Knights of Columbus

Council 7784

Membership Drive and Open House

New member information

will be provided by members

of Don Bosco Council 7784

after each Mass on the

weekend of Jan. 30/31. An open house will

be held on Sunday January 31 after the

11AM Mass in the Parish Center. For

additional

information contact Tom Hudak at 973-903

-1494 or tomh1644@gmail.com.

Gifts from Bethlehem

Olivewood Handcrafted from the Holy Land

A Traditional Art and Livelihood for

Holy Land Christians

January 16th and 17th in the Church Hall

The handicrafts trade evolved as a cultural tradition of Christians in the Holy Land for

many centuries. This indigenous form of art has since become an industry of great

importance to the local people of the Holy Land who rely on it for livelihood, and to

Christian pilgrims from all around the world whose holy pilgrimage can be memorialized

for a lifetime in cherished olive wood or mother of pearl souvenirs. The olive wood

carving market is the major source of income in the Bethlehem area. More than 65 percent of the income of the community in Bethlehem

comes from this work.

In recent years, however, the holy crafts trade has suffered many hardships due to social and economical pressures. Because of a sharp fall in tourism and also as a result of diminishing

numbers of craftsmen who leave their traditional trade and emigrate due to the

difficult conditions in their homeland, the Holy Land handicraft market is facing serious

danger, and so is the Christian community in the Land. Sixty five years ago the Christians

represented more than 28% of the total population in the Holy Land, today they are

less than 1.5%.The loss of Christians in the land of Christianity’s birth will represent a tragedy

of immeasurable proportions for the billions of Christians worldwide.

Thank you for your vital support for a Christian tradition and in protecting this very important

culture and industry.