ST. JOHN’S R.C. CHURCH 619 Chestnut Street

Lakehurst, NJ 08733

SERVED BY Rev. James F. O’Neill, Pastor

Msgr. Elso Introini, retired priest Msgr. Richard A. Rusconi, retired priest Rev. George Deutsch, retired priest Rev. Joseph Murphy, retired priest

Charlie Jannetti, Business Manager Holly Hartline, Music Director

Gina Innarella, Parish Secretary GRADUAL REOPENING Liturgies are livestreamed on our YouTube channel. Masks and social distancing are required. Daily Mass 8 AM with Rosary at 7:35 AM

Miraculous Medal Novena Monday after Mass at about 8:30 AM Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction Friday at 3 PM Sunday Mass Saturday at 4 PM & 6 PM Sunday at 8 AM, 10 AM, 12 Noon, and 2PM. The church is open for private prayer from Monday through Friday, 2 PM to 4 PM. CONFESSIONS—NEW SCHEDULE Fr. Jim is hearing confessions from a rectory window by the tree in the back of the rectory: Mondays: 2-4 PM and 5:30-7:30 PM Fridays: 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM MARRIAGES The Sacrament of Matrimony requires a time of spir-itual preparation. The couple should contact the Par-ish Office one year before the date of marriage. Cur-rently, weddings with up to 100 people are possible.

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 20, 2020

GRADE SCHOOL OF RELIGION Ms. MaryAnn Dempkowski, Director of Religious Education Religious Ed Office: 732-657-2348 COMMUNION CALLS We’re not yet ready to bring Holy Communion to the homebound. SICK CALLS—ANOINTING OF THE SICK In case of serious illness or accident, please call the Parish Office to request the Anointing of the Sick. EMERGENCIES For emergencies outside of office hours (such as when someone is dying or has died), please call and leave a message at 732-930-1690. BAPTISMS Preparation for first-time parents is required and will be done on-line and over the phone. Please contact the Parish Office for arrangements. We can do a baptism with up to 100 people present.

PARISH REGISTRATION Families moving into or out of the parish are asked to call the Parish Office as soon as possible.

Monday to Friday: primary phone: parish website:

e-mail: fax:

8:30 AM to 3:00 PM 732-657-6347 stjohnlakehurst.com office@stjohnlakehurst.com 732-657-8690

PARISH OFFICE—CORONAVIRUS UPDATE The parish office is closed to the public. Please send e-mail or call. If we schedule a meeting, we will meet you out in the parking lot.

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Sunday, September 27th, 26th Sunday in OT 8:00 AM Joseph Vagovic (20th anniv. rem.) Eileen Donahue (2nd anniv. rem.) 10:00 AM Louis & Mary Massa Louis & Mary Massa 12:00 PM Donato Fiorentino Edward Cooper 2:00 PM People of our Parish

ALTAR FLOWERS FOR THE WEEK

Anniversary Remembrance

Anna Murin & Diane Sullivan Requested by Rose Tallent

In memory of

living & deceased members of St. John’s Rosary Altar Society

ALTAR FLOWERS Flowers may be purchased for any occasion. If you are placing an order, please do so 2 weeks in advance, by calling Joan Toth of the Rosary Altar Society at 732-657-4938. Thank you for your participation. CANDLES for Sept. 20th—Sept. 26th , 2020

SANCTUARY CANDLE In loving memory

of People of our Parish

SACRED HEART

In loving memory of

People of our Parish

SHRINE CANDLE In loving memory

of People of our Parish

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Saturday, September 19th 4:00 PM Anthony Palma Margaret & John McGovern 6:00 PM Jack Glussi (birthday rem.) Joseph Lattari (anniv. rem.) Sunday, September 20th, 25th Sunday in OT 8:00 AM Lorraine Osberg MaryAnn Altobelli (birthday rem.) 10:00 AM Pat & Kevin Kinane (Celebration of 60th wedding anniv.) Dorothy K. Dougher (birthday rem.) 12:00 PM Stefano Vitabile Frank Bagdon 2:00 PM People of our Parish Monday, September 21st, St. Matthew 8:00 AM James Sclfani (birthday rem.) Nicklas Shimonovich Tuesday, September 22nd 8:00 AM John Smolen (46th wedd. anniv.) Robert Shore (birthday rem.) Wednesday, September 23rd, St. Pius of Pietrelcina 8:00 AM Anne Stora Robert G. Hayden Thursday, September 24th 8:00 AM People of our Parish Friday, September 25th 8:00 AM Jerry Lubrano (6th anniv. rem.) Valerie Parker Smith Saturday, September 26th, Sts. Cosmas & Damian 8:00 AM Carol A. Neubauer (engag. anniv. & birthday rem.) 4:00 PM Deacon Ed Holowienka Dorothy Linkowski 6:00 PM Augie Gambale (8th anniv. rem.) Lillian DeFalcon

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ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY Call 732-657-6359 for assistance or to volunteer. Food can now be donated before Mass (see schedule) and when the church is open: Monday through Friday, 2PM to 4PM. Place donations in the blue bin in the parish hall. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

If you still need to register for Religious Education Classes, please use the links below. Please note the first link is for New Registration, the 2nd link is for Re-Registration. If you have any questions, please call MaryAnn Dempkowski @ 732-657-2348. Thank you!

For NEW Registration:

For RE- Registration:

PLEASE PRAY for all our parishioners and friends who are serving in the military, as well as our police, firefighters, first responders, and all who are put in harm’s way for our

protection: AC1 Megan Downes USN LCPL Jacob C. Kes CW5 Thomas Oroho Capt. Meghan Oroho CPL George Daly IV SPC Brian Mc Nichol Major Corey J. Smith Spec.Corinne McGrath Major Kenneth R. Dougher II Major Brian Kossler CPO Michael M. Miehle W5 Darren S. Kesty

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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK, especially: Week 1: Barbara Mulligan

Week 2: Jonas Walworth, Bernard Bialecki

Week 3: People of our Parish PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THE DECEASED: Ann Meyer PARISH MINISTRIES Rosary Altar Society

Angela McNeill, 732-657-1728

Religious Article Store

Victor Bala, 732-691-2291

Youth Group

Lori Downing, ldowning@easeton.org

Sign Language

Not yet available because of COVID-19.

Nursing Home Ministry, Ushers, Lectors,

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion,

and Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

Joe Pittarelli, 732-323-8469

SACRIFICIAL GIVING Week of September 15, 2019: $12,901 Week of September 13, 2020: $9,764 Cash: $1,383 Checks: $7,468 Electronic Giving: $913 Thank you!

WEEKLY DONATIONS Visit our website, stjohnlakehurst.com, to donate on-line. Or you can mail in your contributions to:

St. John’s Church 619 Chestnut St.

Lakehurst, NJ 08733

We also have a new drop box at the main entrance of the Parish Center. Thank you for your willingness to donate!!

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isolation and food insecurity, and to provide them with resources through our community partners. We continue to respond to support requests on a daily basis. Over the next few weeks we will be rolling out our “contactless grocery shopping services,” roundtrip medical transportation and an increased level of friendly and reassuring phone calls. We have initi-ated “on-line training” for all volunteers who can help us achieve our mission in this new environment to keep our volunteers, our clients, and those we come into contact with safe. Our schedule of on-line training is on our website: https://caregivervolunteers.org/volunteer/ To register, please send a message to info@caregivervolunteers.org, and we will send you the meeting ID number and password. You can also call us at 732-505-2273. Please stay safe!

ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL As of September 14th, 383 families have pledged $52,386.10 and already donated $50,270.10 We’ve reached 79% of our $66,000 goal. Thank you for your generosity and for all the new donors. To learn more, visit https://dioceseoftrenton.org/catholicappeal

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Quarterly @ $ 30 *Please make your check payable to St. John’s Church. In memo section please note : 2019-2020 50/50 Raffle. Good Luck CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEWS Your invited to the Catholic Charities inaugural Guardian Angel Benefit of Hope virtual event on Wednesday September 30, 2020 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. This fun and entertaining virtual fund raiser, hosted by comedian Joe Piscopo, will feature enter-tainment, a silent auction, basket raffles, giveaways and a Super 50/50 raffle. Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton, inspired by our Catholic faith, provides trauma – focused specialized counseling, addiction treatment, domestic violence services and help meeting basic needs for over 100,000 people each year, regardless of their religion. The celebration is an opportunity to hear stories of the transforming impact Catholic Charities makes on our community. There is no charge to attend the event but, we ask register at www.catholiccharitiestrenton.org/GABOH2020. Hope you can tune in. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your support and please contact us, if you have a parishioner in need. 877-871-7551 or 609-871-7551. Peace John Toman

CAREGIVER VOLUNTEERS OF CENTRAL JERSEY We have missed each of you and look forward to being with you again soon. While face to face ser-vices are temporarily suspended, our staff continues to work remotely to contact all our senior clients and families to ensure their safety, reduce social

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Respect Life Quote “Throughout salvation history, God has welcomed repentant sinners with special joy. Jesus concludes the parable of the lost sheep with these words: ‘there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance’ (Lk 15:7).” NABRE © 2010 CCD. Used with permission. USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities “Life Matters: Forgiveness and Healing After Abor-tion”

Dear Parishioners, Updates to COVID-19 Directives Bishop O’Connell has updated the diocesan di-rectives for dealing with the coronavirus. Among the changes include permission to have group devo-tions and parish meetings. See the following for the full set of directives: https://dioceseoftrenton.org/coronavirus Group Devotions We are already praying the rosary at about 7:35 AM Monday through Saturday as we prepare for daily Mass at 8 AM. We have the Miraculous Medal Novena after Mass on Monday. We are starting a holy hour on Fridays at 3 PM. I’ll expose the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance at 3 PM and do Benediction at about 3:50 PM. In be-tween we’ll have the Divine Mercy chaplet and pri-vate prayer. I’ll be in the rectory at my window for confessions from about 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM. Feel free to participate in the whole holy hour, part of it, or just come to confession outside. Parish Meetings The Rosarians, Knights of Columbus, Cursillo, and St. Vincent de Paul Society are making plans for in-person meetings with virtual participation for people choosing to stay at home. We can use GoToMeeting for people to connect via their computer, tablet, cell phone, or landline. You can connect with video and audio or just audio. We’ve restarted meetings of the Pastoral Coun-

cil, Finance Council, and Staff. Funeral planning meetings with families can be in person. Prayer meetings can take place in the church. Other kinds of meetings can take place in the parish hall or the chapel which has been converted into a big conference room. For all meetings inside we need to wear masks and stay six feet apart. We can’t have refresh-ments. Coronavirus & Social Unrest For the latest numbers see covidactnow.org and www.ochd.org. I pay attention to NJ and Ocean County. We seem to be holding about steady even as we open up more of our society. Let’s pray that we don’t have a second wave. I’m more concerned about the social unrest. So many people don’t seem to know Jesus Christ or His Church. Let’s pray and learn so that we can share the Good News with them. God love you, Fr. Jim frjim@stjohnlakehurst.com

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