Bulletin - St. Francis of Assisi

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
MARCH 8, 2015
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015
5:30 P.M.
Marie & Edward Kulak
Charles Pasquariello
Alexandra Goebel
Mary Argero
Tad Srodon
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015
7:30 A.M.
Ann Marie Hivish
10:00 A.M.
Regina Syllivan
Doug Horn
Alfredo Calimlim
12:00 P.M.
Dorothy Orofino
Doel C. & Doris Matthews
Adolph Crescente
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015
8:00 A.M.
Patricia Cahill
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015
8:00 A.M.
Lynn McLaughlin
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015
8:00 A.M.
Catherine & Salvatore Saltamach
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015
8:00 A.M.
Joseph Balega
7:30 P.M.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015
5:30 P.M.
Marie & Edward Kulak
Jerome Campo
Theresa Colucci
John Renick
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2015
7:30 A.M.
Jean & Walter Bullett
Willis Armstrong
Emilia Gorzelany
10:00 A.M.
Mary Luciani
Ben Glorioso
12:00 P.M.
Theresa Colucci
Doel C. & Doris Matthews
John Alway
Pray daily for the safety of our servicemen and women
serving their country.
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
SICK: Flora Assidio Lorraine Daly
Rudy Siano
Nina Margossian
Margherita Davis Evelyn O’Connell
Nick Wolkiewicz Stacey Caropreso
Ron Gajdzis
Baby Michael Soojian Baby Juliet Sinisi Baby Ryder Sasso
Margaret Puzio Carmela Fusco Anita Farias Mary Carton
Frances De Maria Dorothea King Deacon Charlie Tenga
Gabe Bellantoni Larry Deerr Ron Tadesco Mercedes Marin
DECEASED: Jeanine Hundt
WEEKLY OFFERING
Sunday - $5,013.00
Thank you for your continued support.
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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
“Jesus went up to Jerusalem…”
John 2:13-15
“From the altar of the cross Christ
accomplished our redemption, forming a holy people, a
‘temple of God built of living stones, where the Father is
worshiped in spirit and in truth’ ” (United States Conference
of Catholic Bishops, Built of Living Stones, 14).
In the First Reading, God delivers the Ten
Commandments. The Ten Commandments, or “words,”
variously listed both in Exodus and Deuteronomy, are a
summary of the covenant love relationship between God and
the people. Obedience to the Commandments enabled the
people to walk God’s path, offering guidance and providing
support on how to live out the covenant love in life’s daily
encounters.
The first three Commandments guide some of the
basics of covenant life with God. The others spell out what
covenant relationship with others demanded. The Jewish
people saw the Commandments as a path to life gifted to them
as a result of the covenant relationship established with God
on Mt. Sinai.
The account of Jesus cleansing the Temple, which
occurs early in Jesus’ ministry in the Gospel according to
John, portrays the seal and dedication Jesus exercised in his
ministry. Belief in Jesus as the One sent by God to reveal
God’s love and presence is at the core of John’s account of the
Gospel. The Temple was the place where one could
experience God’s presence. Jesus sees the economic and social
interactions as key distractions to experiencing God’s present.
Our normal way of thinking and acting can often obscure
God’s love and presence all around us.
Some of the Jews demand a sign from Jesus to justify
his way of thinking and acting. In typical fashion, John has
Jesus respond that he is the true sign of God’s presence, and
everything that he does is a sign of the God who sent him. The
account ends with many coming to believe in Jesus because of
the signs he performs. His hesitation in trusting himself to
them is a clear indication that they, and we, need to do a lot
more work in taking on the zeal, dedication, and mindset that
will tune us into the true path to God. As we see in the Gospel
according to John, Jesus is the true path.
School Library
Flood Update
The invoices from our School Library flood back in
January are now all in and paid for. To recap, a thermostat
broke on a school boiler causing a radiator pipe to burst
thereby flooding the School Library rug. The repair bills from
the hvac company come to $6,220. The bill from the disaster
recovery company is $4,570. We also had the rug
professionally cleaned which cost another $270. Therefore,
our total in damages is $11,060. We have a property damage
deductible of $5,000 so our insurance company will reimburse
us for the $6,060 balance. The process was quite simple. We
opened the claim with the insurance company, paid the bills,
and then forwarded copies of the bills to the Diocesan
insurance risk manager. Unexpected expenses such as this
flood are why it is important for us to build up a “rainy day”
fund through the weekly collection.
CRS Rice Bowl - Niger
Life in Niger is ruled by the seasons. There is the dry
season, the hot season, the rainy season — and the hungry
season. The hungry season comes every year, when food
supplies run out and prices rise. Poor families face the difficult
choice between feeding their children and meeting other basic
needs.
Usually during the hungry season, men leave their
families and travel — sometimes very far away — in order to
find work. If they do not find work, their families go hungry.
A Catholic Relief Services project called Bonbatu, “I become
stronger,” is hiring farmers to dig reservoirs. The work
provides farmers with income, and the reservoirs provide
water for crops and livestock and prepare the fields for
planting.
 Niger was ranked last out of 187 countries in the
latest Human Development Index, with 71.3% of the
population living below the poverty line.
 The majority of Niger’s people (90 percent) depend
on rain-fed, traditional crop production and
processing for their livelihoods.
 In Niger, the dry season stretches for nine months
between September and May. March through May is
the “hot season,” when the sun is at its most fierce
and the earth bakes. When the heat finally breaks, it
is time for the rainy season, June through August.
 Last year, CRS’ Bonbatu project distributed seeds to
4,176 households, provided income-generating
projects and grants to 2,400 individuals, and
distributed small livestock to 2,000 women.
Reconciliation on the Mondays in Lent
“Why do I have to confess my sins to a priest?”
“Why do I have to confess my sins to a priest?”
As the Catechism of the Catholic Church points out,
our faith in the forgiveness of sins is tied to faith in the Holy
Spirit and the Church: “It was when he gave the Holy Spirit to
his apostles that the risen Christ conferred on them his own
divine power to forgive sins: ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you
forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins
of any, they are retained’ ” (John 20:22-23).
We bring our failings to the Church, then, because
Jesus imparted to his apostles, their successors, and through
them to all ordained priests, his own power to forgive sins, to
restore and reconcile the sinner with God and also the Church.
This power to forgive sins is often referred to as the “power of
the keys,” the power entrusted to the Church when Jesus told
St. Peter, “I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and
whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven”
(Matthew 16:19). This power is manifested and operative in
the sacrament of Penance.
Catholics in the Diocese of Paterson are invited to
experience God’s healing love and forgiveness through the
Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent. Catholic churches in
Morris, Sussex and Passaic Counties are open for Confession
every Monday through March 23, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
We will continue to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation
on Saturday afternoons from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sincerely in Christ,
Fr. David Pickens, Pastor
Family Promise of Passaic County helping the Homeless
Family Promise of Passaic County is
sponsoring a fund raiser at Thatcher
McGhee’s
(6
Wanaque Ave,
Pompton Lakes).
You can help the
homeless
of
Passaic County simply by eating or
drinking at Thatcher’s any day or
evening Monday, 3/23 through
Thursday, 3/26. Family Promise will
get 20% of the proceeds. You must
present this or a coupon that is on the
website at www.fppassaiccounty.org.
A digital copy is accepted. Thank you
for your support of homeless families in
Passaic County. For more information
call 973-928-6007,
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
The Stations of the Cross devotion will be held every Friday in
Lent at 7:30pm in the Church. Come walk the road to Calvary
with the Lord.
DONATIONS NEEDED:
FISH AND CHICKEN FRY DINNER
We are in need of donations of soda—Coke, Pepsi, Sprite—
diet and regular, and bottled water. We also need chips and
pretzels, and dessert size paper plates and one package of
dinner size paper plates. Donations can be left at the rectory.
We are also asking everyone who baked (or bought) a dessert
for us last year to do so again. New bakers are always
welcome. Thank you.
Calendar Raffle Winners!
Thank you to all who participated in our Calendar Raffle!
It was a complete success!
Congratulations to the following winners!!
Week 11 Winners
3/1/15
3/2/15
3/3/15
3/4/15
Ticket
Number
1205
0583
0037
0342
Janet Sanclementi
Jeannette Quintin
Al Brouillard
Alex Saraceni
Amount
Won
$75.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
3/5/15
3/6/15
3/7/15
0290
0046
1218
Giovanna Vollaro
Hector Cancel, Jr.
Dr. Judy Moran
$25.00
$25.00
$50.00
Date
Name of Winner
ZUMBA
Zumba Classes (BURN up to 1000 calories) - Held in St.
Francis School Gym
Regular Zumba is Tuesday and Thursday - 7pm to 8pm
Zumba Toning Wednesday - 7pm to 8pm- Bring light
weights no more than 2 pounds or so.
Classes are $7.00 per class or 10 classes for $60.00.
Please call or email Theresa Reilly for more information- No
class registration needed.
theresaloveszumba@yahoo.com or
call 973.248.0013 or 973.868.4206
2015 Fish and Chicken Fry Dinner
Good News! It is only a few weeks to our Lenten Fish and
Chicken Fry dinner which will be held on Saturday, March
14th. The dinner includes a drink, fish or chicken, fries,
dessert, coffee or tea. Take Out will be from 5:30 to 6:15 PM,
and Eat In will be from 6:15 to 7:30 PM.
Tickets are $14.00 each, the same as last year, and will be on
sale the weekends of February 28-March 1, and March 7-8.
You can also order them from the rectory during those weeks.
58th Annual DePaul Catholic Tricky Tray &
Fashion Show
Date: Thurs., March 26
Time: Doors open 6 p.m.
Place: Westmount Country Club, Woodland Park, N.J.
Theme: “An Evening to Remember” top-hat theme
Tickets: $60 each, includes starter sheet of prize tickets,
passed hors d’oeuvres, dinner, beverages and dessert
Fashions: Courtesy of Classic Tuxedos of Butler and
Coco’s Chateau of Little Falls
Reservations: Individual tickets/tables of 10 or 12
call (973) 694-3702, ext. 300
We so much enjoy seeing our parish community share a meal
together. Please try to come.
Thank you. See you March 14th.
ALTAR SERVERS
Altar Servers are needed to carry the cross and candles during
the Stations of the Cross on Friday evenings during lent
starting February 20th at 7:30 pm. If you would like to help
out on a Friday you know you will have free, please call the
rectory at 973-835-0480. Thank you!
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
The St. Francis Knights of Columbus will be hosting a
"Lenten "Pizza night on Friday, March 20th from 6pm to
8pm at the Wanaque Golden Age Building. The cost
is $10.00 Adults and $2.50 for children 10 and under. Soda,
water, coffee and tea, plus cake will also be available.
Come and enjoy a slice or two of "cheese only" pizza (it’s a
Friday during Lent) and then come down to St. Francis Church
and participate in the "Stations of the Cross".
PALM CROSSES
St. Francis Ladies Guild will be taking orders for Palm
Crosses on the weekends of March 7th – 8th, & 14th – 15th.
Pick up will be on the weekend of March 21st – 22nd. Cost is
$10 per cross.
LAKELAND NURSING HOME SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2015
Margaret Markot
LECTORS
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015
5:30 P.M.
Giovanna Vollaro
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2015
7:30 A.M.
Jay Markot
10:00 A.M.
Joey Rivera
12 NOON
Mike Durkin
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015
5:30 P.M.
Frank & Sandy Polglaze
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2015
7:30 A.M.
Linda & Jim Hartigan
10:00 A.M.
Tom & Olympia Luciani
12 NOON
Tony Mazza & Barbara Garruto
ALTAR SERVERS
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015
5:30 P.M.
Open
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2015
7:30 A.M.
Victoria Sheridan
10:00 A.M.
Hubert Bisnar
12 NOON
Jon Albert Perrone & Eisa Marie Casaclang