SAINT JAMES THE LESS PARISH

August 28, 2016
SAINT JAMES THE LESS PARISH
36 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 Phone: 732-521-0100 Fax: 732-521-8287 Email: jamestheless1880@gmail.com
Pastoral Staff
Reverend Michael Fragoso, Pastor
Monsignor John B. Szymanski, PA, VGE
Weekend Assistant
Deacon Patrick Smith
Kim Bohinski-Smith
Parish Catechetical Leader/ Pastoral Asst.
Patty Bisignano
Administrative Assistant
Parish Office Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm M-F
Website: stjamesthelesschurch.org
Daily Mass Schedule
Morning Prayer
Monday - Friday 8:15 am
Weekday Mass
Monday - Friday 8:30 am
Weekend Masses
Saturday: 4:00 pm
Sunday: 8:00 am, 11:00 am, 3:00 pm (Spanish) and 5:00 pm
Confession
Saturday: 3:00 pm
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
First Sunday of the Month at the 11 am Mass
October - May
Altar Rosary Society and Miraculous Medal Novena
First Thursday of the Month: 7:00 pm
Adoration
On Thursdays, Adoration will be held in the
Church from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. All are
welcome to come for any amount of time.
Adult Choir
Wednesday: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Spanish Choir
First Tuesday of the Month 8:00 pm
Music Ministry
Kevin Daly, Director of Music
Knights of Columbus Council #6336
83 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg
First & third Monday of every month 8:00 pm
732-521-3366
St. James Columbiettes
2nd Thursday of every month
7:00 pm
Baptism: Par ents who wish to have their child baptized
need to call the Rectory. Preparation classes are required
and are by appointment only. Baptisms will be held the first
Sunday of every month. Baptismal classes are held the
second Sunday of every month.
Sponsors and Godparents: If you ar e 18 year s of age or
older, you must register as an adult and be confirmed in the
Catholic Church. If you wish to be a Sponsor for
Confirmation or a Godparent, you must be an active
parishioner and attending Mass.
Matrimony: Couples contemplating this Sacr ament
must contact the Parish Office at least one year in advance.
All couples planning marriage must attend Pre-Cana
classes or Engaged Encounter.
Ministry of the Sick: Par ishioner s who ar e homebound
and would like to receive the Eucharist, please call the
Rectory. If you would like to have your name included on
the Prayer List in the bulletin, please call the Rectory.
RCIA: Adults inquir ing about the Catholic Chur ch
with a desire to become Catholic are invited to call the
Parish Office for more information about the Rite of
Catholic Initiation of Adults which begins in September
and runs through the following Easter.
St. James Cemetery
Mott Avenue, Monroe Twp
For more information please contact the Rectory
Food and Fellowship Soup Kitchen
Every Tuesday
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
St. James Parish Hall
Food Pantry Donation
First Sunday of every month
Parish Mission Statement
St. James the Less Parish is a Christian Community of the Roman Catholic tradition. Our Parish Community is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus, and as the people of God
are called to further the mission of Jesus. We will do this through the Word, Liturgy,
Sacrament, Music, Ecumenism, Evangelization, Religious Education of our Children, Prayer and the Honoring of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We will deepen our knowledge, skills and
understanding of our Faith. We will be Faith based. Above all, we will foster Love by example and serve the needs of others to work towards economic and social development for all
people.
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Please keep those who are sick in your prayers:
Gaetan Ames, Bernard Armistead, Dolores Ball, Andrew Bianconano,
Arlene Calabro, Evelyn, Bruno Chmiel, John Compoli, Fred Conforti,
Connie Conover, Catherine Cryan, Gordon Demetzky, Jonathan
DiPierro, Baby Emily, Patrick Flynn, Toni Hart, Christine Harvey,
Timothy Hilarczyk, Nikolai Hopkins, Gail Houck, Kathy Hunt, Julie
Ico, Sophie Jasko, Rosemarie Kolessar, Angelina Lasala, Connie Lasala
Venezia, Baby Sebastian Lattugga, Tanya & Matthew Laudien, Elwood
Linsky, Savira Londy-Eiben, Richie Mackie, Joanne Manfre, Patsy
Mannion, Michael Marano, Phyllis Mason, Jennie Martin, Ray McCarthy,
Baby Nicholas Merritt, Edward Migliore, Massimo Migliore, Lily Mizzi,
Evelyn Monte, Susan Mulligan, Laurie Musumeci, Michael Nichols, John
Pariso, Lucille Poulin, Marilyn Rohrbach, Joseph Sabatino, Peggy
Schiller, William C. Sharp, Sr. Helen Sikorski; SGM, Kathleen Sinclair,
Phyllis Staskewicz, Veronica Starace, Jeanne Tobias Stearn, David
Sternberg, Tommy Surace, Carmela Torres, Brian Walsh, John Walsh,
Brian Ward, John Ward, Grace Wetzel and Elizabeth “Betty” Zelasko.
Collections
Offertory
$ 7,058.00
Summer Office Hours
Monday - Thursday
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Sanctuary Candle that will be lit
this week during our Eucharistic
Celebration is in loving memory of
Mitsuko Gallo. This is a gift from
Josephine and Amy.
THANK YOU!
It was a great week for making new friends,
learning about God through prays, stories, games,
crafts, singing new songs, and just having
fun! Thank you to all that helped make the
Vacation Bible Camp “Deep Sea Adventure” a
success! Our Crew Leader Kaitlynn Russell did an
amazing job decorating, planning, and leading all
the activities for the week. Thank you to her crew
members for all their help: Isabel Zarco, Rachel
Donnelly, Masidon McCauley, and Julia Russell.
To Linda and Fred Russell for helping Kaitlynn
transform the Parish Hall into an undersea
adventure. Thank you to all the divers and their
families for having fun with us during camp.
HYMNS:
Gathering: I Heard the Voice of Jesus #460
Preparation: Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service
#623
Communion: Ubi Caritas #337; Taste and See #341
Recessional: Celtic Alleluia: Sending Forth #382
A Note from the Pastor
Fr. Michael Fragoso
This week the readings invite us to consider humility.
It’s a problem for a lot of people who think they are
entitled to all sorts of things just because they walk in
the room.
There’s the old story of an American tourist who visited
the museum at Beethoven’s birthplace and saw the
piano on which the famous composer worked. She
cajoled the guard (with the help of a “lavish tip”) into
letting her play a few bars of music. He agreed.
After tinkling out the opening of the Moonlight Sonata
she wondered aloud if many great pianists make the
pilgrimage there to play on that venerable instrument.
The guard replied, “ Not really. Paderewski (the
famous Polish pianist, composer and one time Prime
Minister of Poland) was here a few years ago and he
said he was not worthy to touch it.”
Let’s look at a few things we do everyday which may be
a sin against humility.
Not greeting people. It’s something we reserve for only
those we know. Jesus would say, “Don’t the tax
collectors and prostitutes do the same?” We should
greet everyone we meet because of the human dignity
endowed by their Creator.
Impatience at being made to wait. I used to be very
impatient but then I realized that I had to make people
wait, mostly because of emergencies but sometimes
because I was late. Now when I am made to wait I
offer it up as penance for having made others wait, and
for the health and well being of our parish. It’s still
difficult to wait but now it has a purpose.
Road rage. Do I own the road? Is it my private estate?
That seems to be the attitude of the 5,728,975 (more or
less) drivers in the State of New Jersey. What ever
happened to courtesy and patience?
Here’s another statistic: according to the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration NJ ranks
seventh in the country for safe drivers! “Unbelievable!”
you might say. Something to be proud of? With a little
more humility, patience and courtesy we can do even
better.
“Snowbirds” beware, Florida ranks worse in “careless
driving”.
What is the solution to surliness, querulousness, and
road rage? A good dose of humility and where better to
start than the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
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MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, August 29th to Sunday, Sept. 4th
LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE WEEK/
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Monday
8:30 am
The Passion of St. John the Baptist
Joe Marek & Frances Foley r/b Carol Marek
Tuesday
8:30 am
Weekday
Robert Garvey III r/b Barbara Scarpetti
Wednesday
8:30 am
Weekday
Annie Towey r/b Anne Rotholz
Thursday
8:30 am
Weekday
Agnes Zimmer r/b Cathy and Paul Varacallo
Friday
8:30 am
Weekday
Lawrence Hannigan r/b The Regalado Family
Saturday
4:00 pm
St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor
of the Church
Frank Sosnowski r/b wife Corrine & Children
Sunday
8:00 am
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
For the people of St James
September 3rd: SATURDAY/SÁBADO
11:00 am
Isabella Allegretta r/b Isabella &
Larry Pappagallo
September 4th: SUNDAY/DOMINGO
3:00 pm
Chris Burch r/b J. Gorecki
5:00 pm
Albert W. Sikorski r/b Walter &
Fran Kologinsky
August 29th: MONDAY/ LUNES
431: 1 Cor 2:1-5 Ps 119:97-102
634: Mk 6:17-29
August 30th: TUESDAY/MARTES
432: 1 Cor 2:10b-16 Ps 145:8-14 Lk 4:31-37
August 31th: WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES
433: 1 Cor 3:1-9 Ps 33:12-15, 20-21 Lk 4:38-44
September 1st: THURSDAY/JUEVES
434: 1 Cor 3:18-23 Ps 24:1b-4b, 5-6
Lk 5:1-11
September 2nd: FRIDAY/VIERNES
435: 1 Cor 4:1-5 Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40
Lk 5:33-39
436: 1 Cor 4:6b-15 Ps 145:17-21 Lk 6:1-5
129: Wis 9:13-18b Ps 90:3-6, 12-17
Phlm 9-10, 12-17 Lk 14:25-33
Going to Rutgers in New Brunswick?
HELP NEEDED!
The Catholic Center at Rutgers, located at 84
Somerset St. on the College Ave Campus, is looking
forward to welcoming you to the New Brunswick/
Piscataway campuses. Please note the following
information:
Mass Schedule
The babies and toddlers of the Center for
Great Expectations, and their moms, need your help!
Sunday Masses
12:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
8:00 PM
Busch Student Ctr, Rm. 120 ABC
Cook Student Ctr, Rm 202 ABC
Livingston Student Ctr. Rm. 202 ABC
St Peter’s Church, 94 Somerset St.
(next to Barnes & Noble)
Daily Mass (Monday - Friday)
12:15 PM The Catholic Center Chapel (located inside the
Catholic Center)
Opening Activities
Monday Sept 5th: Luau, 6pm at the Catholic Center
Thurs. Sept 8th: Pizza on the plaza, 5pm Livingston
Friday Sept 9th: Chill Out Social, 7pm Catholic Center
Friday Sept 16th: 7pm Meet at the CC for Googa Mooga,
a great game played outside in the dark.
Rutgers Catholic Student Association
Did you know CGE has expanded programs that provide
residential, outpatient & supportive housing programs to
assist more than 200 homeless young women
and children each year? Summer is a slow time for all
types of donations, and our shelves empty
quickly. Please consider helping us to replenish these
critical needs:
Diapers - Size 4
New blankets - twin regular
Baby wipes
New Sheet Sets - twin regular
Alarm Clocks - digital New Towel sets - bath, hand,
face
New shower curtains & liners
Gift cards of any amount allow us to provide items like
formula & fresh food on an as needed basis.
If you are interested in helping please call Noreen at
(732) 247-7003 x25 or email nwhittemore@cge-nj.org to
let her know how you can help! If you prefer to shop
online, you can have your donation shipped directly to us
at 19B Dellwood Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873.
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Sacramento de la Confesión
Domingo 2:00 pm.
Intenciones para la Misa
Intenciones para la Misa , $10 cada Misa.
Esta semana las lecturas nos invitan a considerar la humildad.
Hay muchas personas que piensan que tienen derecho a todo tipo de cosas sólo porque están presente.
¿Conocen la vieja historia de un turista estadounidense que visitó el museo en la casa natal de Beethoven?
Encontró ahi el piano del famoso compositor. Convenció al guardia (con la ayuda de una buena propina) que la
dejara tocar los teclados legendarios de Beethoven. El aceptó.
Después tocar la apertura de la Sonata Claro de Luna le preguntó si muchos pianistas conocidos habían
pedido tocar ese venerable instrumento.
El guardia respondió: "En realidad no. Paderewski (el famoso pianista, compositor y primer ministro polaco)
estuvo aquí hace unos años y dijo que él no era digno de tocarlo ".
Muchas cosas cotidianas se pueden considerar como pecados contra la humildad.
No saludar a la gente. Es algo que reservamos sólo para aquellos que conocemos. Jesús diría: “Hasta los
pecadores y las prostitutas se saludan.” Debemos saludar a todos que encontremos debido a la dignidad
humana dotados por nuestro Creador.
La impaciencia al tener que esperar. Yo solía ser muy impaciente, pero luego me di cuenta de yo hacia a otros
esperar, sobre todo debido a las emergencias, pero a veces porque llegaba tarde. Ahora, cuando tengo que
esperar lo ofrezco como penitencia por haber hecho esperar a otros, y por la salud y el bienestar de nuestra
parroquia. Todavía es difícil esperar pero ahora tiene un propósito. Es mejor llegar a tiempo para que nadie
pierda la paciencia.
La ira en el camino. ¿Soy yo dueño de la carretera? ¿Es mi finca privada? Esa parece ser la actitud de los
5,728,975 (más o menos) conductores en el estado de New Jersey. ¿Qué le pasó a la cortesía y a la
paciencia?
Les ofrezco otra estadística: de acuerdo con la Administración de Seguridad del Tráfico Nacional, New Jersey
ocupa el séptimo lugar en el país para los conductores mas seguros! “Increíble!", dirán. Es algo que merece
estar orgulloso, pero con un poco más de humildad, paciencia y cortesía que podemos hacer aún mejor.
Para los que van en busca del calor en el invierno ¡cuidado! La Florida ocupa el último lugar en descuido al
conducir.
¿Cuál es la solución para el mal genio, la impaciencia y la ira en el camino? una buena dosis de la humildad…
…y qué mejor lugar para empezar que el Sacramento de la Reconciliación.
Ministry Schedule
Mass
Saturday
4:00pm
Sunday
8:00am
Lector
Weekend of Sept 3rd/4th
Eucharistic
Eucharistic
Minister
Minister
Leonila Albinto
Joe Colamussi
Rose Corso
Barbara Gibbons
Tom Gibbons
11:00am
Carol Damiani
Frank Cryan
Irene Lesko
5:00pm
Susanne Alvarez
Judy Chuisano
Kim Smith
Eucharistic
Minister
Altar Server
Julie Ico
Marcus Pena
Bob Janzekovich Cathy Janzekovich
Monique Mainville
Joey, Marissa &
Victoria Fiordaliso
Martin Villanobos
Anthony Cioffi
Caitlin Smith
FOOD COLLECTION
The weekend of September 3rd/4th, we will be collecting food for the
Deacons' Food Cupboard in Jamesburg. Some items especially needed
this month are spaghetti sauce, peanut butter & jelly and any
canned goods. Please leave all items in the back room of the
Church. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
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TAB TOPS
St. James Columbiettes are collecting tab tops for the
Ronald McDonald House. The tabs are recycled and
used to purchase food items such as eggs, milk and
bread for those families that are staying at the house. The
house provides comfort for the families of terminally ill
children. You can drop the tops off in the vestibule of the
Church.
KRISPY KREME IS HERE!
We will be taking orders for Krispy Kreme
Doughnuts as part of our fundraising efforts for the
Pew Restoration Project. Order forms are available
in the back and front of the Church pews. Orders
will be distributed on the 2nd Sunday of the month
from 9:00 - 11:00 am in the Parish Hall. Any
questions please contact Sandy Bohinski at 732-521
-3012 or email her at bosgeneral@aol.com
FALL FESTIVAL
St. James will be hosting its first Fall Festival
on October 1st in the Church parking lot
from 3:00 to 9:00 P.M.
Food, games, fellowship, fun, a beer garden and
more are being planned. Vendors are wanted. Save
the date and join in the fun with your fellow
Parishioners. Our next planning meeting will be
held on August 30th at 7:00 P.M. in the Parish
Hall.
If you would like further information on any of the
activities please call Sandy Bohinski at732-5213012 or e-mail her at bosgeneral@aol.com.
GROCERY VOUCHERS
Shoprite and Stop/Shop Vouchers will be
available for purchase before and after all
Masses next weekend. If paying by check,
please make payable to “St. James the Less
Church”. As always, they are available at
the rectory during office hours. Raised funds
go towards our Pew Restorations. If you
have any questions, please call Sandy
Bohinski at 732-521-3012 or Email her
at bosgeneral@aol.com
Catechetical Conference
October 1, 2016
St. John Neumann Pastoral Center
The Call to Discipleship: Nurturing God’s Children
8:30 am (Mass w/ Bishop James F. Checchio)
Followed by keynote, Dr. Saundra Kennedy
Workshops on a variety of teaching methods and
practical ideas for catechists, parish catechetical
leaders, Catholic school teachers and principals.
Online registration and event details
http://diometuchen.org/catechetical-conference
Spaghetti Dinner
Thursday, October 6th
Bishop Ahr High School
4:30pm to 7:00pm
$10 adults, $7 students & $4 kids under 12
Bishop Ahr High School is sponsoring a Spaghetti
Dinner for Finley O’Neill and Brianna Feeney.
Finely is 9 months old and has FATCO Syndrome,
a genetic disorder. He is the 8th case to ever be
documented. Finley lives in Cranford with his
mom and dad, Mary Ellen and Phil and his 4 year
old brother Liam. His mom Mary Ellen (Ewing) is
1996 BGA alumni.
Brianna is 7 years old and has PKS a very rare
genetic disorder. Only about 300 people in the
world have ever been diagnosed with PKS.
Brianna lives in So. Plainfield with her 13 year old
brother Joseph, 11 year old sister Bridget and her
mom Patricia. Her mom Patricia (Trenchak) is
1991 BGA alumni.
For tickets please call 732-549-1108 x-648
“Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the
crippled, the lame, the blind; blessed indeed will you be
because of their inability to repay you." Luke 14:13 -14
We have a difficult time with the concept of giving
without expecting something in return. Even when we
give to charity we often want something in return – a
raffle ticket, a dinner, or a chance to play golf. Yet, as
Christian stewards we need to remember that the true
reward for our giving awaits us in heaven.