PLEASE NOTE— THERE WILL BE MASS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING. STATIONS OF THE CROSS AND MASS ON FRIDAY EVENINGS DURING LENT.

Monday February 7^th

7:00 PM John DeStefano r/o Theresa & Jack Mahony

Tuesday February 8^th Jerome, priest

8:00 AM Jean Sternadore r/o Daughter

Wednesday February 9^th ASH WEDNESDAY

8:00 AM Intention of the Parishioners

12:15 PM Distribution of Ashes-NO MASS

4:00 PM Distribution of Ashes-NO MASS

7:00 PM Intention of the Parishioners

Thursday February 10^th

8:00 AM Javier Fernandez r/o His Daughter

Friday February 11^thOur Lady of Lourdes

7:00 PM Joseph Puchalek r/o His Wife

Saturday February 12^th Lincoln’s birthday

8:00 AM June Koenig r/o Elizabeth Connelly & Family

Saturday February 12^th Vigil: 1^st Sunday of Lent

5:30 PM Clare Scaletti r/o Ann Dellinger

SUNDAY MASSES

Sunday February 13^th 1^st Sunday of Lent

8:00 AM Louis Bocchino r/o Charlie, Lori, Holly & Amy Tomaro

10:00 AM Wayne Mosier r/o Marie & Diane

12 NOON Vera Franzyshen r/o Stan, Debbie, Eric & Wendy

FEBRUARY 9^TH, ASHES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE 8 AM MASS, at 12:15 (NO MASS), at 4:00 PM (NO MASS) AND AT 7:00 PM MASS.

The days of fast & abstinence are Ash Wednesday & Good Friday. All other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence. From the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday until the Easter Vigil of Holy Saturday, the Easter Fast should be observed so that with uplifted & welcoming hearts, we may be ready to celebrate the joys of the Resurrection.

The obligation to FAST applies only to Catholics between the ages of 18 & 59. To fast means to limit oneself to one full meal during the day so as to experience hunger. Abstinence affects all Catholics who have reached the age of 14 and means to abstain from meat and all meat products. Those unable to abstain for a valid reason on any given Friday of Lent are asked to perform some other penitential act, or to abstain on another day.

February 6^th Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Pss I Seasonal prop

Prop Gl Cr Sun Pf I-VIII

73: Is 58:7-10 Ps 112:4-9

1 Cor 2:1-5 Mt 5:13-16

Through the power of God, we can be a light to the world by our loving concern for others, especially the poor and the oppressed.

Let Us Pray…For all women tempted by the appealing promises of abortion that they may have the strength to say no to its destruction.

Six months pregnant, Maria Lydia Lopez slipped into a coma on April 24. In mid-May her family was about to remove life support and a priest was giving last rites when Maria sputtered, coughed and lurched in her bed. “That was a sign for me, “ said her sister. Intensive care was resumed and on Jun 9 Maria awoke from her coma. Six days later, her twins were born. Los Angeles doctors had thought all three would die; obviously God had other plans. (Associated Press, July 8, 1999)

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS who are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes, especially for Teresa Salas, Bill Fioravant, John Pongratz, Mary Pokotello, Jeanette Felix, Roberta (Bobbi) Zabita, Rose Campanero, John & Eileen Foxwell, Sr. Elinor Foxwell, F.M.M., Haley Weber, Cole Nesmith, James Murray (uncle of Karen Mathews), Warren King (father of Karen Mathews), Vincent Anatele, Rose Stevenson, Blanche Ferarro, Teresa Kunz, Carol Talnagi, Gladys Quinlin, Adam Platukis, Elizabeth Connelly, Vi Konz, Jill Miner and Josephine Sarnoski.

SUNDAY COLLECTION

January 23^rd $828.00

January 30^th $3,363.00

Winter Collection $993.50

Sunday February 6, 2005

Counters Team # 1 Graber/Fasanella

Bingo Team #4

A Mistake has been made in the new mailing of envelopes. The Winter Collection will be taken January 30^th and NOT February 13^th.

Valentine Bake and Craft Sale

February 12-13

After All Masses

A black cow is a chocolate soda with chocolate ice cream. The term dates from the Roaring Twenties, although it also came to be used to describe a root beer float. Another term for a black cow was a mud fizz.

Help Catholic Relief Services save tsunami survivors today. To donate, call 1-877-435-7277 or visit www.HelpCRS.org

We have been in touch with our guest speaker for our Annual Father and Son Communion Breakfast to be held on Sunday, March 13, 2005. Father Gaudio has expressed his pleasure to return to his " old parish church " and to be able to speak to us both as an old friend and as a priest. We hope that our " Fathers and Sons " turn out for a good old welcome home for Father Dean. Tickets will go on sale following the 5:30PM Mass, Saturday, February 19, 2005. The price for tickets will be Adults $ 6.00 and Children $5.00. Tickets sold at the door will be $ 1.00 extra for all tickets. Please purchase your tickets early and avoid the surcharge. Make your plans for our breakfast. Don't forget to call grandpa and uncle Bill; I'm sure they would like to attend. I hear that our Pastor and good friend, Father Dan has been bestowed the honor of being the Grand Marshal of the Saint Patrick's Day Parade to be held in Somerville, NJ this year. Please watch for further news. The harvest is good, but the worker's are few. We are looking for a few good men. No matter how you paraphrase it, our society still is inviting the men of our parish to join our Holy Name Society. " Come on down ".

Blessed Be HIS Holy Name

The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful plough man strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

Spam stands for Shoulder Pork and hAM.

Youth Group Notice:

The Youth Group will sponsor their monthly Bagel Sunday, February 6th after the 10:00 Mass. Come for some delicious bagels with pork roll egg and cheese or cream cheese.

The Youth Group is unable to sponsor the Super Bowl Sub sale this year.

The Youth Group will not meet on Sunday, February 6th. They will resume their meetings on February 13th.

Someone is Waiting for You!

How very fortunate we are to have the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday from 8:30 AM until 12 noon. Won’t you come and visit Him? It could be for 15 minutes, ½ hour or 1 hour. His Blessings are there for you. Let’s not miss this beautiful Spiritual Opportunity.

Anyone wishing to obtain a statement of contributions for the past year – 2004- should either drop a note in the collection basket or at the rectory. Please include your name and address on your request.

Rice Bowls will be available on the weekend of February 5/6 in time for lent and should be returned on Palm Sunday, March 19/20.

The only insect that can turn its head 360 degrees is the praying mantis.

An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet. (Yeah, right!)

The ZIP in zip code stands for "Zone Improvement Plan."

Native Americans never actually ate turkey; killing such a timid bird was thought to indicate laziness.

The "glair" is the white or clear part of an egg. The word glair comes from the Latin clarus, meaning, "clear."