St. Veronica Church 4215 Route 9, Howell, NJ 07731 732-363-4200 www.stveronica.com

Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. Vicente Magdaraog Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O’Brien Deacons Gene F. Moir, Sr. James Littlefield Tomasz Cechulski Charles R. Daye Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Brenda Heffernan, D.R.E. Lauren DeMaio, C.R.E. Parish Administrator Leonard P. Weg Director of Music Nancy Condardo Director of ACTS Deacon Tom Cechulski Bozena Cechulski Coordinator of Youth Ministry Deacon John Franey Phone Contacts Rectory—732-363-4200 Convent—732-364-2361 School—732-364-4130 Religious Education— 732-364-4137 Cafeteria—732-364-9455 ACTS Office—732-364-2936 Fax 732-370-3891

Weekend Masses: Saturdays: 5:00 PM Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12 noon, 5PM Daily Masses: Mon-Fri—7:20 AM & 12 Noon, Sat: 8AM

Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. Healing Mass –every third Tuesday at 8PM.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 4:00 to 4:45PM or call to schedule an appointment with a priest.

Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. Vicente Magdaraog Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O’Brien Deacons Tom Cechulski, Sr. Charles R. Daye , Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Sr. Ann Norton, D.R.E. Linda Clayton Business Manager Deacon Gino Esposito Director of Music Emer O’Mahony Youth Ministry Coordinator Deacon John Franey Phone Contacts Rectory—732-363-4200 Convent—732-364-2361 School—732-364-4130 Religious Education— 732-364-4137 Rectory Fax 732-370-3891 Rectory Office Hours: M-F 9:00-4:30 PM Second & Fourth Saturday 9AM—12:30 PM Baptisms: Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month,.

Weekend Masses: Saturdays: 4:00 PM Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12 noon, 5PM Daily Masses: Mon-Fri—7:20 AM & 12 Noon, Sat: 8AM

Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. Healing Mass –every third Tuesday at 7:30PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:45PM and before each Sunday Mass

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 29, 2017

Mass Intentions for this Week January 29, 2017

MONDAY 7:20 Clara Bringsjord ...................................................... Donna Diaz 12:00 Kristen Butterfield ..................................... Ed & Mary Althaver TUESDAY……………………………………………………….St. John Bosco, pr. 7.20 Rodney Norton ...................................... Allen & Geraldine Ward 12:00 Kristen Butterfield ................................. Frank & Kim Pawlicky WEDNESDAY 7:20 Greg Morte ............................................. Terri Morte & children 12:00 Nicky Pascoe ............................................................. Ann Eby THURSDAY …………………………………………..Presentation of the Lord 7:20 Int. of Sister Valerie………………………………………...Reiff Family 12:00 Joseph Diovisalvi……………………………..….Ed & Mary Althaver FRIDAY 7:20 Henry Ayoung………………………..Sevret, Miller & Ayoung Families 12:00 Mary Brown…………………………………………..Maureen O’Shea

SATURDAY 8:00 AM Ralph Sabatino, Jr. ........................... Joseph & Cathy O’Neill 4:00PM For the People of the Parish SUNDAY 7:30 Int. of Bonnie Yuro ................................................ Donna Ryder 9:00 Judy Lander .................................................... Wittstruck Family 10:30 Jose Rodrigues ............................................................. Family 12:00 Angela Bifuco .................................... Christine & Greg Casale 5:00 Walter Olejer ...................................................... Schittig Family

Sanctuary Candle– Week of January 29, 2017 In memory of Joseph Cassidy………………………………..…..Family

Chapel Candles– Week of January 29, 2017 In memory of Ernest Hidi and Int. of Rosemarie Hidi….Greg,Rose & Alex Kubiak

Events for this coming Week– See our website www.stveronica.com

Sacrificial Offering Update

Last Week’s Offering: $15,164.00

Second Collection: $3172.00

Thank you for your continued support.

Readings for the Week of January 29, 2017

Sunday: Zep 2:3; 3:12-13/Ps 146/1 Cor 1:26-31/Mt 5:1-12a

Monday: Heb 11:32-40/Ps 31/Mk 5:1-20

Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4/Ps 22/Mk 5:21-43

Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15/Ps 103/Mk 6:1-6

Thursday: Mal 3:1-4/Ps 24/Heb 2:14-18/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32

Friday: Heb 13:1-8/Ps 27/Mk 6:14-29

Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21/Ps 23/Mk 6:30-34

Next Sunday: Is 58:7-10/Ps 112/1 Cor 2:1-5/Mt 5:13-16

Pastor’s Notes

The prophecy of Zephaniah is a short three

chapters. He addresses the punishment of evil doers and

the salvation of a remnant of people who remain loyal to

God. They are a humble people who submit to the will of

God. They are poor and meek and rely solely on God's

mysterious plans, awaiting for God's justice. Zephaniah

predicts disasters to all the evil nations while these faithful

will live in mutual peace.

St. Paul points out that Jesus' followers are not

wise by human standards nor are they

influential. Jesus shares this life of poverty, yielding

mysteries not given to the proud or arrogant.

The Gospel recalls Matthew’s Beatitudes given at

the Sermon on the Mount. They are different from Luke’s

Sermon on the Plain. Luke gives four Beatitudes and then

follows them with four woes for the wicked. Matthew

spiritualizes the Beatitudes so that they become the

foundation of what it is to be a Christian. Jesus calls His

followers to live an authentic and deeply honest life, a life

of holiness. While God dictated the Ten Commandments

on Mount Sinai, Jesus, God made man, perfects them with

His teaching. Jesus' Beatitudes tell us about the happiness

of doing God's will in a God-like fashion. Blessedness is

most accurately translated as happy in a congratulatory

sense for living a life of sacrifice, for defying the status quo

to make the world better through a Christ-like

sacrifice. These are the people who suffer from not being

able to share in the political decisions that often profoundly

modify their way of life.

St. Augustine likens the Beatitudes to the seven

Gifts of the Holy Spirit. The poor in spirit are not

necessarily in economic straits. They are those who suffer

from want in the face of those who possess a

superabundance. They respect God like Lazarus who was

ignored by the rich man, and like Zachaeus who returned

four-fold of what he had stolen. They are the humble who

share their wealth with those who have little.

Those who mourn are not in the sense of loss

because the dead are with God. They are those who have

the knowledge to see the real value in this life. They are

saddened by evil or the power of evil in the world as it

affects their lives.

Those who are meek are not at all the soft. They

live piety by being considerate and unassuming. They

search for God's will in all they do while maintaining self-

control and serenity in bad times. They do not have

hardness of heart when it come to openness toward

God. They are generally treated poorly and not shown their

dignity of being made in the image and likeness of God. St.

John Paul called them marginalized, the ones most

vulnerable to a consumer society, those near death and the

unborn.

Those who are thirsting for holiness maintain their

courage in keeping to the faith. They act, not merely by

praying, but by becoming involved in doing God's work

according to their vocation. They demand in a Christ-like

fashion the restoration of justice for those who are

suffering from poverty and lack of respect.

Those who are merciful have a soothing capacity to

restore peace in a wise way, not just letting people go, but

with divine-like forgiveness - completely - especially for

those who suffer injustice, prejudice, poverty, and discrimi-

nation.

Those who are single-hearted attune their intellects

and wills to God's demands, especially with charity, chastity

and love of truth for those who suffer from one-track mind-

ed people, who act with violence and intolerance so preva-

lent in extremism and fundamentalism.

Those who are peace makers have the wisdom to

honestly seek peace and concord in their daily lives without

personal gain. They also have the capacity to suffer from

compromises against justice so prevalent with today’s world

leaders.

Those who are persecuted summarize the Gifts of

the Holy Spirit. They are not victims of circumstance, but

have a personal attachment to Jesus and His Way. Like the

Prophets, they suffer for the sake of righteousness. Right-

eousness is a key Christian concept for Matthew that

demonstrates a complete and voluntary conformity to the

will of God while enduring ridicule, derision, and even perse-

cution and death for the sake of the Gospel.

Fr. Euk

“Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great

in heaven.” Here, in a nutshell, is the Christian belief about

the afterlife. We trust that heaven is open to believers who

accept the gift of salvation and follow the way of the Lord,

even (or especially) when that way is difficult!

The beatitudes in today’s Gospel give us a program

for following the path to heaven. These famous words offer

a kind of twofold image. There are, on the one hand, the

beatitudes about what we should do and be: poor in spirit,

meek, merciful, clean of heart, and peacemakers. Such

qualities are reflections of the nature of God in whose im-

age we are meant to live. When we embrace and reflect this

image to the world, there is no doubt we are walking on the

path of God’s will.

Then, there are also the beatitudes about what we

are called to endure: mourning, hunger for righteousness,

persecutions and insults due to our belief in Jesus. These

are the trials that often beset the life of a faithful Christian--

admittedly more so in some ages and areas than in others.

But Jesus makes it clear that even these trials and strug-

gles are a sign that a Christian is on the right path, not that

God has abandoned him or her, but that the reward of

heaven lies around the corner.

One of the greatest consolations of our faith is that

even when life does not unfold according to our own perfect

designs, even when there is suffering to deal with, even

when we do not have great success in the eyes of the world,

we can maintain hope and peace as we await the “reward”

of the just. The eternal happiness of heaven will be worth

every ounce of temporary trial here on earth.

Scripture Meditation

OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE

Please Pray for Our Sick

Tom Lovito Lorraine Groh Marjorie Paulmann

Mark Stoughton Vinny Placanica Mia Castellan

Michael Kuras Susan Termine Connie Camilleri

Erin Haber Jan Fleming Elzbieth Jagoda

Paula Baiga Diane Cudhedy Bonnie Yuro

Bob Yuro Michael Connolly Joe Oates

Jane Oates Ann Donovan John Kerod

Robert Farrell Christine Clements Antoinette Ferrara

Cathy Forman Ed Kelly Dennis Hayward

Kathy Hayward Claire Archer Vincenzo Centineo

Greg Mador Brayden Walton Victoria Burke

Robert O’Malley Sr. Karen D’Souza-Casiero Mary Althaver

Gianna Faith Malen Debbie Mossa Kevin Corcoran

Barbara Sewing Rose Perrotta Sharon Calabria

Frank Conte Nicole Kessner

Please Pray for our Parishioners Serving our Country: Sgt. Sean T. Curran Sgt. Brennan Six

PV2 William Wotton GSMI Sandro Farduchi

Sgt. Krystyna Cechulski Capt. Julio Collazos

S.R. Steven Brennan Sgt. Gregory Hiller

Corp. Ethan Bolger PFC Zackary Burkey

Sgt. Luke Wlodkowski 1st Lt. Robert F. Farrell

1st Lt. Ash Young Sgt. Paul Coyle

LCDR Matthew W. Smith

Divine Mercy Devotions

" Mankind will not have peace until it turns

with trust to My mercy. My heart rejoices in

this title of Mercy" - Diary of St Faustina.

Please come and join us on Feb 5th at

1:30PM for the Divine Mercy prayer service. All are

invited to join us.

Baptism

St. Veronica’s Parish Family wishes to

welcome those who have become members

through the Sacrament of Baptism.

Lucas Michael, son of Mark & Kristy Towle

Thank you for the gift of life!

CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH!!!

If you enjoy singing or playing an instrument, we are looking to

start a YOUTH MUSIC MINISTRY for St. Veronica Church at the

5pm Sunday Mass!

This group would sing/play twice a month, on the same eve-

nings that the Youth Group meets.

We are looking for as many as 6 vocalists (male & female),

as well as keyboard, guitar, flute, clarinet (or any wood-

wind), trumpet, etc.

Practice times would depend on the group's availability, but

Sundays from 3:30 - 4:30PM (before the 5pm Mass) would be

an option.

I am very excited about this new music ministry and it will truly

make the 5PM Mass YOUR Mass!

Please contact me at emer.omahony@stveronica.com, or see

me in church by the organ.

God Bless and let us together sing His praises!!!

~ Emer O'Mahony, Music Director

SVS Save the Dates!!!

Pocketbook Bingo

Saturday, February 25th at 6PM In the Cafeteria

Annual Gift Auction

Friday, March 31st at 5PM

Southgate Manor, Freehold

Save the Date! St. Veronica Vacation Bible School

Monday July 10 through Friday July 14

Save the Date!

Youth One-Day Retreat

May 7th, 2017

Details to Follow

Lecture on the Theology of the Body The lecture series will take place on Sundays

at 6:30 PM in the narthex.

The topics are as follows:

1/29 Positive and Negative Aspect of Shame

2/12 Reductive Aspects of Concupiscence

2/19 The Moral Aspects of Desire

2/26 Heretical Thinking Regarding Human

Sexuality

St. Veronica Presents: High School Youth Ministry!!

Beginning Sunday, January 29th,

2017, and continuing every 2nd

Sunday thereafter.

Time: Begins with 5PM Sunday

Mass, followed by dinner and

activities in the school cafeteria,

ending at 9:00PM.

Age Group: Grades 8 through 12

Grow in Catholic discipleship while enjoying fun

activities, serving others and meeting new people.

There is no cost, but you must be registered to attend.

Please download forms at stveronica.com and return

them to the parish office or to Sr. Ann in the Religious

Ed office.

Adoration Chapel Reasons to become a registered adorer:

You put God first in your week. 1 of

168 hours. Can you not watch one hour

with Me?

You share in the prayers of other

adorers as you enable the chapel to be open 24/7.

A Holy Hour so pleases the Heart of Jesus, that every

man, woman and child on earth receives a new effect of

God’s graces. (St. Faustina)

Repairs for evils of the world. (St. John Paul II)

Hours Most Needed: (others available)

Sunday11AM, 5PM

Monday 1AM, 7AM, 4PM

Thursday 5PM

Friday 7PM

Contact Debbie drev514@aol.com or leave message 732

367-7750.

SAVE the DATE: 2/11/17 Help us DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD! On February 11th pro-life supporters across the country will

hold rallies at Planned Parenthood facilities calling for an

immediate end to the organization’s federal funding. Planned

Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion chain, receives over

$500 million from U.S. taxpayers every year; but pro-life

leaders in Washington are moving now to end that government

subsidy. Join our Respect for Life Committee’s prayerful

protest to support our Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life

from the moment of conception.

Event: Nationwide Defund Planned Parenthood Rally

Where: 800 West Main St. Freehold, NJ, in front of Planned

Parenthood facility (in the Wells Fargo Bank building)

When: Saturday, February 11th, 9:00-10:30 AM.

More Info: Contact Tom Panettiere at (908) 338-7128 or

email:tpanettiere@victorypackaging.com

St. Veronica’s Parish Lenten Mission Something important is coming to St. Veronica Church --

something you will find quite rich and rewarding. It is

good news for a change! Generally it is true that “no

news is good news.” We are accustomed to that. The

more disastrous, the more sensational, the better it sells.

But this is different! It is all good news because it is from

God. It emanates from our origins, and terminates in our

destiny. In other words, it is from your Creator, your

Redeemer, and your Sanctifier, the Holy Trinity itself, your

origin and your destiny – the very reason you exist. There

are some very surprising things to learn about the three

persons in the Trinity. Among present day spiritual

teachers and writers, they are coming to us in a new light

and with fresh inspiration. In the past, we were taught

that the Trinity was a mystery and therefore could not be

understood, so don't try! But it can be understood, and in

ways that may be surprisingly relevant to our lives. Come

listen and see for yourself. Come to the Parish Mission at

St. Veronica on March 5-8, 2017.

St. Veronica School Open House

TODAY!!! Have you considered the benefits of

a Catholic School Education?

St. Veronica School will host an Open

House that offers you the

opportunity to explore how your child

could benefit from our

faith-filled, academically excellent school!

Come Visit St. Veronica School Sunday, January 29, 2017

12:00-2:00PM

Christmas Flowers, For Intention Of….

Rose Marie Hidi

Family Fun Night Carnival

Saturday, February 4, 2017

6:00 PM– Gym

Games, bounce house, obstacle

course, face painting,

raffles, food for sale,

lots of fun!

Admission is a gift card

or monetary donation .

Any questions please contact: Judy at 732-

232-0870 or Elia at 201-725-2072.

Race For Life The Knights of Columbus Council

6201 of Jackson & Howell will be

holding their 17th Annual Race for Life

Benefit. The event, to be held at the

Council home on Bartley Road in Jack-

son on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at

11 AM, is run to benefit local victims

of cancer and their families. Every year, this fundraiser is

held during the broadcast of the Daytona 500 NASCAR

race. There will be a gift auction, 50/50’s , door prizes,

kids games, cash bar and plenty of food. Adults $12 ,

Children 12-18 $6 and children under 12 free.

This year’s recipient is 3 year old Mia who was diagnosed

with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at 15 mos. old.

She recently had a bone marrow transplant and will re-

ceive another one in February. Come down and help

make a difference in this little girl’s life.

Another way to help is to pick up a flyer (Dining to Do-

nate) in the narthex and bring it to Applebees on

February 7th. Applebees will donate 10% of your check.

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