PLEASE NOTE-NOCOMMUNION SERVICE ON WEDNESDAY-EVENING MASS INSTEAD.

THURSDAY IS A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION.  PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR TIME SCHEDULE OF MASSES.

      Monday   June 5^th

    7:00 PM   David Alliprandier r/o Art & Rose Strainner

    Tuesday   June 6^th

    8:00 AM   Louis & Helene Mrofke r/o Family

Wednesday  June 7^th

    8:00 AM   NO MORNING MASS

  Thursday   June 8^th 

    8:00 AM   Michael Hubosky r/o his family

       Friday   June 9^th

    8:00 AM   Warren King r/o Mathews/King Families

   Saturday   June 10^th 

    8:00 AM   Louis Bocchino r/o Nazarah

   Saturday June 10^th

    5:30 PM   Michael & Kristine Skirka r/o Marie Fedorova

                     SUNDAY MASSES

      Sunday   June 11^th

    8:00 AM   Departed Members of the Santini & Bozzay Families  r/o Family

  10:00 AM   Mary Kozden r/o Bob & Joan McArdle

  12 NOON   Pat Puppo r/o Evelyn Bach

            

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS who are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes, especially for John Vanderhoff, Tony Gangitano, Frank Kozden, Gilda Rizzon, David King, Mary Pokotello, John & Peter Foxwell, Haley Weber, Frank Stashak, Blanche Ferarro, Adam Platukis, Kalman Sipos, Josephine Sarnoski, Chris Perciante, and Diane Manley.

Please pray for the souls of Anne Milesnick, Violet Konz and Msgr. Anthony Gambino who have passed away recently.

 

 

DIOCESAN NEWS

Have you signed up yet?

Phase II Speak Up Sessions: Generating Ideas

 

Phase II sessions began on May 3 and are being held until June 17 throughout our Diocese. Come generate ideas!!  The Phase II process allows ideas to emerge and be discussed in a small group. Phase II is different and distinct. Your input is important!  What will you discuss? Questions our Bishop has chosen for careful consideration. The synod website (www.diometuchen.org/synod) has copies of:

• the key questions for discussion under six topical areas.
• information about the Catholic context for asking these questions.
• programs and services already provided by the Diocese of Metuchen.

Check the synod website for dates, times, and locations of Phase II sessions on Education; Parish Life; Personnel in Ministry; Social Justice; Unity; and Worship & Spirituality. Quick and easy registration is available online or by calling the Synod Secretariat: 732-562-2454.

Your ideas will help shape what delegates focus on during synod sessions.

Your pre-registration will help us plan!

www.diometuchen.org/synod

         

 

 

Weekend Retreat for Separated or Divorced

A Weekend retreat for separated or divorced will be given on June 9, 10, 11, 2006 in Newton, New Jersey by a Franciscan Retreat team.  For more information contact Fr. Tom Kelly, OFM (973) 985-9736. Or Decon Milt at (973) 271-5097.

 

Annual Girl Scout and Boy Scout Mass

Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts will receive awards they have earned this past year on Saturday, June 10, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.

At the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, Main Street, Metuchen, New Jersey.  Celebrant: Bishop Emeritus Edward T. Hughes, D.D., Homilist: Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Corona. For further information, please call Virginia at (732) 562-1990, ext. 1630 or Ruth Bielanski at (908) 874-8714.

 

Catholic Young Adult 20’s & 30’s NJ Conference

The Third Annual New Jersey Young Adult Conference in their 20’s and 30’s will take place at St. Vincent De Paul Parish in Stirling, New Jersey from noon to 8:30p.m.  The theme for the conference, “Highly Flammable,” is based on the proclamation of Jesus: “I have come to set fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already blazing” (Lk 12:49).  Caroline Gambale, a dynamic young adult speaker from the Diocese of Metuchen will address the theme as keynote speaker.  The day will include worksops on topics from Da Vinci Code, Thomas Merton, U-2 and the Gospel, Spirituality for Young Adults, Decision Making and other topics.  Mass and contemporary music will highlight the day.  This is co-sponsored by the Diocese of Metuchen’s Youth & Young Adult Ministry Office.  You can contact them for more information at (732) 56 2-1990 ext. 1635.

 

50/50 Raffle

The Big Bucks Raffle is now up to $5803 and growing. Just a few more weeks to return your raffle books. If you would like more, contact Holy Family Academy at (732) 356-1151.You may return your stubs to the school or drop them in the collection basket. Additional raffle books are available.

 

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

"I paid a visit to Jesus today,

where I could kneel, adore and pray.

There I found such joy and great peace,

wanting these feelings never to cease.

God's loving invitation is extended today,

to come visit, kneel, adore and pray.

Every Thursday, from 8:30 till Noon.

Please come and visit Jesus very soon"(I.C.)

We are very fortunate to have Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament every Thursday morning.  It is a wonderful opportunity to visit with Jesus in a most personal way.

At the present time there are individuals who have volunteered to stay each half hour with the Blessed Sacrament, but we are in need of others. If you cannot volunteer on a weekly basis as this time, please stop in from 8:30 to noon so that our volunteers do not sit alone. In this month's "The Word Among Us" there are four excellent articles on why we have adoration. The booklets are at all exits of the church, next to the bulletins. Please take one.

You can contact Rita at 732-469-2874 if you wish to volunteer.

 

HOLY NAME SOCIETY NEWS

The last meeting will be Monday, June 12, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the church hall.  The Holy Name Society will continue to observe the Holy Name Communion Sunday at 8:00a.m. every second Sunday of the month.  We ask that all members attend when possible.  Also, all men of the parish are invited to attend also.

We would like to express our thanks to those of you who responded to our survey.  Please check the bulletin for future events sponsored by the Holy Name Society.

The Annual Retreat to the San Alfonso Retreat House will be the weekend of August 11 / 13, 2006. Come and join us, "Where Good and the sea come together" This years theme will be "Everybody's Got A Hungry Heart”. Please contact Bob Gaudio at (732) 356-3975 for more information.

 

New Credit Union

Pinnacle Credit Union now has a branch office at 200 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, New Jersey.  It is open to the members of all congregations in our area.  If you would like an alternative to conventional banking, why not visit their office or call Liz Miller at (800) 762-5050 ext. 262.

 

Priests For Life

Learn the Church’s teaching about the right to life, and find out what you can do to defend it.  Watch Fr. Frank Pavone and his guests on ”Defending Life” (airing on EWTN every Friday at 10 pm and Saturday at 2:30 am, Eastern time)  For more information  www.PriestsForLife.org/tv