February 15, 2015 - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Served by:
February 15, 2015
Rev. Kenneth Murphy, Pastor
Deacon David Mikolai
Deacon Andrzej Ozga
Administrative Staff:
Linda Kelly, Receptionist
Maria Irwin, Secretary/Bookkeeper
School Staff:
Mrs. Elena Malinconico, Principal
Kimberly Carlson, Secretary
Director of Religious Education:
Mr. David Vogel
Director of Sacred Music:
Sharon Wildnauer
Organist - Polish Mass:
Stanley Gmyrek
Cemetery Staff:
Ben Oskierko, Caretaker
Phone: 732-766-9672
Trustees:
Anthony Bello
John Godowski
Parish Financial Council:
John Kriskowski, Chairman
Parish Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday evenings:
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Celebrating the Holy Eucharist
The Catholic Community of
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
225 MacArthur Avenue
Sayreville, NJ 08872
Parish Directory
Serving the Catholic Community of Sayreville for 100 Years
Parish Membership
Our Parish Family invites all of its members to participate fully
in our spiritual and social life. Every family moving into the
Parish is requested to register at the Parish Office. If you move
or change your address, please notify us.
Baptisms
Please make arrangements by calling the Parish Office.
Confessions
Saturday: Following the 7:30 a.m. Mass and Novena,
4:00 - 4:45 p.m., also by appointment.
Saturday: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m. (Polish), and
12:00 Noon
Weekdays: 7:00 a.m.,
Saturday 7:30 a.m.
First Friday: 7:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m.
with children
Holy Days: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. (with
school) and 7:00 p.m.
Vigil Mass at 7:00 p.m. the evening
before the Holy Day
Rosary - Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Parish Office/Rectory: (732) 254-0212
Parish Fax:
(732) 390-2989
School:
(732) 254-5819
School Fax:
(732) 254-7220
saintstanislaus@optonline.net
Marriage
Please make arrangements by calling the Parish Office at least
one year in advance. No Sunday weddings.
Ministry to the Sick and Confined
Please contact the rectory regarding parishioners who are in the
hospital or confined at home. If any parishioner is unable to get
to Mass because of illness or handicap, please let us know so
that we may bring the Eucharist to them.
Week of February 15, 2015
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14
5:00 pm
+John Lapa - Chris, Jack, John &
Family
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15
7:30 am
Parishioners
9:00 am
+In Memory of Edward J. Gleason,
Jr.
10:30 am
+Stella Chitren - Deacon Andrew
Ozga & Family
12:00 Noon +Elli Zamorski - Sonja & Family
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16
7:00 am
+Stella Michalik - Mary Anne &
Felicia
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
7:00 am
+Terry Popowski - Adela Ogrodnik
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
7:00 am
+Jessie Piatek - Lorraine & John
Godowski
9:00 am
+Andrew Koflanovich - St. Stan’s
Holy Name Society
7:00 pm
+John Norton - Family
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
7:00 am
+Thomas Fallon - Lucille & Brenda
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20
7:00 am
+Helen Kwiatkowski - Daughters
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21
7:30 am
+John Jurkiewicz - Tim, Pat,
Sophie Krempecki & Family
5:00 pm
+John Lapa - Stella Misiewicz
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22
7:30 am
Parishioners
9:00 am
+Peter DeCesare, Sr. - Laffey
Family
10:30 am
+Czesław Sibilski - Wife, Children
& Grandchildren
12:00 Noon +Thomas Schreck - Loving Wife
Eileen
Please pray for Ed, Barbara & Jennifer Bennett, Debbie
Fowler, Anna Corrado, and all the sick of our parish.
If you or someone you know is sick or in the hospital,
please contact the parish office to have a name put on our
Pray for the Sick list.
MAIN ALTAR
+Henry Piekarski - Sister
+Henry Piekarski - Sister
BLESSED MOTHER ALTAR
+Stella Michalik - Mary Anne & Felicia
+Stella Michalik - Mary Anne & Felicia
SACRED HEART ALTAR
+Thomas Fallon - Lucille & Brenda
+Thomas Fallon - Lucille & Brenda
SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
First Reading: Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46
The Lord tells Moses and Aaron that anyone bearing
the sore of leprosy must first be seen by Aaron or one
of the other priests, and that as long as the sore is
upon him, “He shall dwell apart, making his abode
outside the camp.”
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:31—11:1
Paul instructs the Corinthians to do everything for the
glory of God, to avoid offending others, and to be
imitators of Christ.
Gospel: Mark 1:40-45
Jesus takes pity on a leper and cures him of his
disease with a warning not to say but to show himself
to the priest and make an offering. Instead of
remaining silent, the leper greatly publicized the
healing, making it impossible for Jesus to enter the
town openly.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday:
Presidents’ Day
Tuesday:
The Seven Holy Founders of the
Servite Order; Mardi Gras; Shrove
Tuesday
Wednesday: Ash Wednesday; Fast and
Abstinence; Almsgiving
Thursday:
Chinese New Year 4713
Friday:
Abstinence
Saturday:
St. Peter Damian
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 15, 2015
Whether you eat or drink,
or whatever you do,
do everything for the glory of God.
— 1 Corinthians 10:31
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LENTEN INSTRUCTIONS—2015
So that the Church of Metuchen may be spiritually one
in a common observance of Lent, the following days of
fast and abstinence are to be observed by all Catholics
of the Diocese who enjoy the blessings of good health:
Sunday
Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; 1 Cor 10:31—11:1;
Mk 1:40-45
Monday
Gn 4:1-15, 25; Mk 8:11-13
Tuesday
Gn 6:5-8, 7:1-5,10; Mk 8:14-21
1. The days of fast and abstinence are Ash Wednesday
and Good Friday.
Wednesday
Jl 2:12-18; 2 Cor 5:20—6:2; Mt 6:1-6,
16-18
2. All other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence.
Thursday
Dt 30:15-20; Lk 9:22-25
Friday
Is 58:1-9a; Mt 9:14-15
Saturday
Is 58:9b-14; Lk 5:27-32
Special Intentions for the
“St. Stanislaus Kostka Prayer Group”
Please pray for:
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3. From the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy
Thursday until the celebration of the Easter Vigil on the
evening of Holy Saturday, the Easter fast should be
observed so that, with uplifted and welcoming hearts,
we may be ready to celebrate the joys of the
Resurrection. This ancient tradition, intimately
connected with the Rites of Holy Week and the Order
of Christian Initiation of Adults, is encouraged,
especially in those places baptizing catechumens at
the Easter Vigil.
The obligation to fast applies only to Catholics between
the ages of 18 and 59. To fast in the Catholic tradition
means to limit oneself to one full meal during the day
so as to experience hunger.
The obligation of abstinence affects all Catholics who
have reached the age of 14. Abstinence in the Catholic
tradition means to abstain from meat.
Tuesday, March 3 , 2015 - 7:00 p.m.
The obligation of fast and abstinence, as a whole, is a
serious obligation. While failure to observe any
penitential day in itself may not be considered serious,
the failure to observe any penitential days at all, or a
substantial number of them without good cause, would
be considered a grave matter. 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.
Please deposit prayer intentions in the
collection basket or designated box in the
church lobby.
May all our Lenten prayers, fasting and works of mercy
prepare us to celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord
with renewed minds and hearts.
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Next prayer group gatherings:
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 7:00 p.m.
SCHOOL
SCOOP
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Bingo - 1:30 p.m. Doors open at 12 noon.
The Fourth Grade Class had a successful
experience taking Midterms for the first time. Students
were able to learn different study skills that they will
able to use and apply during the rest of their
educational careers. Our class also learned about the
important role New Jersey played in the American
Revolution. Students created flow charts that
diagrammed the sequence of events that took place in
New Jersey which later granted us our independence
as a country. We have also begun reading our second
novel, The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly
Cleary. We are excited to see what projects we can
apply to this literacy unit. Lastly, our class is putting our
writing skills to work as we finalize reports on important
people in history who were born in February, such as
Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Elizabeth Blackwell,
Langston Hughes, and Galileo!
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16
No C.C.D. classes.
School closed.
Parish Office closed.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Prayer Group - 7:00 p.m. in the chapel.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Ash Wednesday - Ashes will be
distributed at the 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. and
7:00 p.m. Masses.
Day of fast and
abstinence.
Rosary - 6:30 p.m. in church.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Bingo - 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Day of abstinence.
Stations of the Cross - 9:00 a.m. with the school
children and 7:00 p.m. in English.
Fish Fry - 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. in the school.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Second Collection - School Endowment Fund
Bingo - 1:30 p.m. Doors open 12 noon.
First Friday of Lent Fish Fry
sponsored by St. Stan’s Holy Name Society
Friday, February 20, 2015
4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
St. Stan’s School
Adults: $15.00, Children (under 12) - $8.00
Please purchase your ticket in advance in the
Church Lobby or at the Parish Office.
The winner of the Super Sunday
Calendar Raffle for February 8, 2015,
was Maria Pereira.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Regular Collection—$6,188.25
Last year - $6,323.00
Diocesan Winter Collection - $1,305.00
Last year - $1,253.00
Envelopes
Total Amount
0 - $5
$6 - $10
$11 - $15
$16 - $20
$21 - $50
$51+
125
158
45
58
51
3
$ 507.50
$1,464.00
$ 644.00
$1,157.00
$1,565.00
$ 210.00
Total
440
$5,547.50
Loose cash
485.75
Miscellaneous envelopes
155.00
Total Collection
$6,188.25
2014 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
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Ministering to those experiencing pain, confusion and
fear, and those preparing for death is the role of the
clergy assigned to Hospital Ministry. They respond to
calls at every hour of the day and night providing
sacramental and pastoral presence in hospitals and
health care facilities throughout the diocese.
Your gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal helps to
support this important pastoral ministry.