45 W WAY, ISELIN NJ 08830 S NJ...2019/09/22 · To receive a letter of recommendation or character...

September 22, 2019—25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Celebration of the Eucharist

Saturday Vigil -4:30 PM

Weekdays—7 & 9:15 AM Saturday—8 AM

First Friday—6-7 PM Adoration; 7 PM Holy Mass

Holy Days—Please see the bulletin

Confession

(Before the 4:30 PM Vigil Mass)

Parish office hours Monday — Friday: 9 AM—4:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM

Gift Shop—732-283-1775

Saturday 3 — 6 PM (Hours may vary, please call before you come)

45 WILUS WAY, ISELIN NJ 08830 GPS—USE 51 VERNAM ST., ISELIN NJ † Phone: 732-283-2300 † Fax: 732-283-3326

[email protected] † [email protected] † www.stcecelia.com


Parish Staff Fr. Thomas Naduviledathu, S.D.V. —Pastor Fr. Vernon Kohlmann, S.D.V.—Parochial Vicar Deacon Richard Lutomski—Permanent Deacon Deacon Anthony Pepe—Permanent Deacon Mirabella Parota—Music Director Stephanie Setar—Parish Office Manager—[email protected] Kathleen Beglan—Parish Secretary—[email protected] Ruth Kascin—Religious Education Secretary—[email protected] Sr. Anna Tran, SCC

732-986-1839 Maria Campos—

mass Schedule Monday—Friday 7 am—9:15 am Saturday 8 am—4:30 pm Sunday 7:30 am—9:00 am—11:00 am—5:00 pm

Holy day mass times Weekday Evening before—Vigil Mass 7 PM, day of —7 AM, 9:15 AM, 12:05 PM and 7 PM.

Parish office hours Monday—Friday 9:00 am—4:00 pm

Confession Saturday 11:00 am—12:00 pm & 3:15—4:15 pm

Gift shop Gift Shop—732-283-1775— Sunday—Friday 10:00 am—1:00 pm Saturday 3:00 pm—6:00 pm Hours may vary, please call before you come.

Registration To enable us to better serve you, all parishioners are asked to register at the Parish Office. Family members over the age of 18 should register as individuals. To receive a letter of recommendation or character reference you should be registered for at least three months.

House Blessing If you would like to have a home visitation or blessing, please call the Parish Office.

The Sacraments SPONSOR LETTERS: Church law mandates that a sponsor for Baptism and Confirmation be an active Confirmed Catholic. An active Catholic is a parishioner who is registered, attends Mass weekly, contributes to the support of the Church, is in a valid Catholic Marriage, and publicly leads a life compatible with Church teaching. We can only write letters of eligibility for parishioners who meet these criteria. BAPTISM: Please contact the Parish Office for all information and to make arrangements. MARRIAGE: Make arrangements one year in advance of the proposed wedding date. One party must be a parishioner; call the Parish Office. MINISTRY TO THE SICK OR HOMEBOUND: If any of your loved ones are in need of a priest and need the sacraments, please call the Parish Office at any time. The priests are always on call! Regular communion calls to the sick, aged or homebound should be arranged in advance.

ALTAR SERVERS Children in grades 3 and up are invited join. Contact Ann Cecilia Trinh, Coordinator at the parish office 732-283-2300.

Our lady of Fatima Statue—Home Visit If you are interested in having the statue visit your home, please call Carol 732-494-8697. Education—732-283-2816 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES for grammar school students are held on Mondays from 5:45 to 7:15 PM at the former St. Cecelia School Building. R.C.I.A.: If you know anyone interested in becoming a Catholic or are baptized and want to receive other sacraments, please invite them to join RCIA! Call Deacon Rich at 732-680-1921.

Social ministry office—732-283-0150 x105 FOOD PANTRY is open for food pick-up TUESDAYS from 10 AM to 2 PM ONLY. Call or email [email protected] for food requests/appointments for pick-up. OTHER SERVICES provided by the Social Ministry Office. Those in need may call the number above.

Devotions CENACLE FOR MARIAN MOVEMENT OF PRIESTS every Wednesday after 9:15 AM Mass. NOVENAS to St. Jude and Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal after 8 AM Mass on Saturday. DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET—Fridays after the 9:15 AM Mass. 2,000 HAIL MARY’S every 2nd Saturday of the month, in the Chapel starting at 7:00 AM.

ADORATION CHAPEL—Daily starting after 7 AM Mass to 4 PM. Please arrive before 4 PM for admittance to church. When you come in the Chapel and the Tabernacle doors are closed, open them. If you are the last one in the Chapel, please close the Tabernacle doors and shut off the light (make sure they are completely pressed down).

societies/organizations LEGION OF MARY—Saturdays—9 AM, Conference Room ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY—The Rosary is prayed before every daily/weekend Mass. The meetings are the 1st Monday after 1st Sunday at 7 PM in the Church Conference Room. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CONFERENCE— 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:30 PM in the Church Conference Room.

music ministry CLASSICAL CHOIR Adult Choir practice Tuesday evenings from September—June at 7:30 PM in the church. Coordinator—Mirabella Parota.

CONTEMPORARY CHOIR The Contemporary Choir practice on Saturday from 1:30—3:30 pm.

Youth ministry The meeting will be held on the third Sunday of every month at 6pm in the Youth Ministry Room. Coordinator—Deacon Anthony Pepe.

Church etiquette Upon entering the church, make the sign of the Cross and bless yourself with Holy Water and genuflect before you sit. Please participate in the singing and responses. Come to Mass early enough not to disrupt and leave late enough not to insult the Lord. The Mass does not end until the final song has been completed. Worship reverently enough not to distract. This includes silence in the church and vestibule before Mass. Be mindful to turn off your electronic devices and quietly put the kneelers up and down during the Mass. Dress modestly and appropri-ately as you would for a special occasion.


25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME VIGIL MASS—9/21

4:30PM Chris Cavalleri & Eunice Fellows req, Suzanne Fellows

SUNDAY—9/22 7:30AM Living and Deceased of the Parish 9:00AM *Robert LaRouche req, wife Carol *John Dever req, Bob & Peggy Rosenbach 11:00AM Rosemary Czajkowski req, Pat Soper 5:00PM John Kukuch, Jr. req, Judith Caliendo

MONDAY—ST. PIUS OF PIETRELCINA—9/23 7:00AM Abandoned Souls in Purgatory req, Kayiwa Family 9:15AM Maureen Gorman req, Josephine Gorman

TUESDAY—WEEKDAY—9/24 7:00AM Louise Pohida req, M/M Cordelis Fernandez 9:15AM John Kukuch, Jr. req, Jim & Miriam Medley

WEDNESDAY—WEEKDAY—9/25 7:00AM Special Intention for Sr. Mary Martha req, Sashya 9:15AM Norman Medrano req, Nita Kennedy 2:00PM Roosevelt—JeanAnn Fry req, Anne & Blanca

THURSDAY—STS. COSMAS & DAMIAN—9/26 7:00AM Basil, Joslin, Kumar & Wije req, Sashya 9:15AM Maria P. req, Alphonsa Cyriac

FRIDAY—ST. VINCENT DE PAUL—9/27 7:00AM Mary & Tony Calabro req, Grandchildren 9:15AM James P. Jordan req, Sew Fong & Jim Jordan

SATURDAY—ST. MATTHEW—9/28 8:00AM Rosario & Potenciano Racelis req, Children

26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME VIGIL MASS—9/28

4:30PM Ralph Caliendo req, Judith Caliendo

SUNDAY—9/29 7:30AM Living and Deceased of the Parish 9:00AM *Fernando Sosa req, Ann Cecilia Trinh *Special Intention for Tim & Marci req, Pat & Alma Carter 11:00AM Brandon Barrett, LCPL req, Aquilizan Family 5:00PM George Rickerhauser, Sr. req, Maryann Rickerhauser and Family

Readings for the Week

Monday: Ezr 1:1-6; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9; Tb:13:2, 3-4abefghn, 7-8; Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Hg 1:1-8; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Hg 2:1-9; Ps 43:1-4; Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a; Jer 31:10-12ab, 13; Lk 9:43b-45 Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7-10; 1 Tm 6:11-16; Lk 16:19-31

Questions of the Week Question for Children: Clothes, food, toys all cost money. How do you keep your faith more important than money?

Question for Youth: The Gospel tells us that money can get in the way of serving God. How can you use all that you have (possessions, money, time, talent) to serve God?

Question for Adults: Money is an important par t of modern life. Suggest one or two ways you can keep the need for money in balance with your faith.

Sick Relatives & Friends Mirabella Parota, Michael Cherego, Cathy (Napiorski) Harris, Jamie Nestor, Joseph Jonathan Cem, Jackie Sewing, Ryan Michael, Liz Lutomski, Lena Zimbardo, Nicole C. Rossi, Marieta M, Samuel & Rose M., Lenny Cartwright, Marina Gomez, Gloria Reichley, Shawn Ekatan, Alberto Batista, Thomas, Amanda & Christine Porcelli

Responsorial psalm —9/22/19 Praise the Lord who lifts up the poor (Psalm 113)

In-pew $ 2,204.00

Bahama Relief Fund:

Go to www.faithdirect.net to enroll; our church code is

NJ425.

In Loving Remembrance Let us remember all our departed brothers and sisters, especially

Armando Casares, Ely D’Agrosa, Paul C. McKinney and Deacon Belardino Lupini, MD, (retired Deacon of St. Cecelia Church) asking God to reward them with joy and eternal peace.

Mass Intentions September 21 through September 29

In-pew Faith Direct Total

$ 8,198.50 $ 1,373.00 $ 9,571.50

September 15, 2019:

In-pew Faith Direct Total

$ 9,379.50 $ 1,374.00 $10,753.50

September 16, 2018:


From the Desk of Our Pastor...

Dear Friends in Jesus Christ…,

A few years ago a priest was giving a retreat to inmates in a federal prison in the south. One of the talks dealt with Jesus’ teaching about revenge. Jesus said, “You have heard that is was said, ‘an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.” (Matt. 5:38-39) To illustrate Jesus’ point, the priest told the story of Jackie Robinson, the first black athlete to play in the major leagues. When Branch Rickey signed Jackie to a dodger contract in 1945, he told him, “You will have to take everything they dish out to you and never strike back.” Rickey was right. On the field, pitchers brushed Jackie back with blazing fastballs, and opposing fans and teams taunted him. Off the field, he was thrown out of hotels and restaurants where the rest of the team stayed and ate. Through it all, Jackie kept his cool. He turned the other cheek. And so did Branch Rickey, who was abused by people for signing Jackie.

The priest ended the story by asking the prisoners this question: “Where do you think black athletes would be today had Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey not turned the other cheek?” After the talk, a prisoner said to the priest, “that’s a nice story, father. But why didn’t you tell the whole story? Why didn’t you tell why Rickey and Robinson turned the other cheek? It wasn’t for love of God. It was for love of money. Rickey turned the other cheek because he had signed up all the best black athletes I the country and would make a fortune if Jackie succeeded. And Jackie turned the other cheek because if he succeeded, he would make a fortune too.” The priest thought to himself for a minute, “If the prisoner’s right, then he’s just shot my nice little story right out of the water.” But then the priest thought, “Hey! Wait a minute! If the prisoner’s right, then my story makes an even more important point.” It’s the same point Jesus makes in today’s gospel. Jesus says, “The children of this world are more prudent in delaying with their own generation than are the children of light.” Or to put it more simply, “Worldly people work harder for worldly rewards that last only a few years than Christians do for heavenly rewards that last forever.” In other words, if the prisoner was right, then Rickey and Robinson were more willing to turn the other cheek for the sake of money than you and I are willing to do it for the sake of God.

A few years ago a French communist newspaper addressed the following remarks to French Christians, “Your Gospel is a much more powerful weapon than is our Marxist philosophy of Life. Yet, we will defeat you in the long run…How can anyone believe in your Gospel if you refuse to live it out in our lives, if you refuse to sacrifice you time and your money for it? How can anyone believe in your Gospel if you refuse to dirty your hands for it?” The point of these remarks cuts deeply into each one of us. And the reason it does is because it’s true in so many, many cases. And that brings us back to the point Jesus makes in today’s gospel: Worldly people are more willing to sacrifice the worldly rewards than Christians are for heavenly rewards. Communists are more willing to sacrifice for the spread of Communism than Christians are for the spread of Christianity. This raises a question. Why are worldly people more willing to sacrifice for worldly rewards than Christians are for heavenly ones? Why are we ourselves more willing to sacrifice for worldly rewards than we are for heavenly ones? Why are we more willing to treat strangers kindly for financial gains than we are own family for heavenly gains? Of course, we can’t answer that question in a general way. There is no general answer to it. There is only a personal answer. We each must answer for ourselves.

And so the message of today’s gospel is this: Are we like the Christians whom Jesus talks about? Are we less willing to sacrifice for a heavenly reward than we are for a worldly reward? Are we less willing to sacrifice for the spread of the Gospel than we are for our own worldly advancement? If we are, then we will want to pray the following prayer with special devotion:

Lord, open our ears to your word even when we’d rather not listen to it, because it challenges us more than we want to be challenged.

Lord, open our minds to your word even when we’d rather not think about it, because it disturbs us more than we want to be disturbed.

Lord, help us put our word into practice even when we’d rather not act on it, because it means changing what we’d rather not change.

Above all, Lord, help us realize that we never ask us to do anything that you won’t bless us for beyond our wildest dreams. You are never outdone in generosity.

(Courtesy of Mark Link, Sunday Homily’s)

God Bless You,

Fr. Thomas


Religious Education Office phone number is

732-283-2816; CELL phone number is

732-343-1132 and is located in the brick

building to the left of the school.

Religious Education Classes are held on Mondays from 5:45 to 7:15 PM at Oak Tree

School #29 Building.

IMPORTANT DATES September 23 – Religious Education

Classes Grades 1 – 8. Parent Meeting for students of Grades Three and Four at 6:00 in Church with PCL & Father Thomas.

September 29 – Retreat Day for Grade – 8 and their Sponsors at St John Vianney. All must come to the 11:00 am Mass and then proceed to St. John’s for a Pizza Lunch and then retreat with John Cook as facilitator.

September 30 – Religious Education Classes Grades 1 – 8. Parent Meeting for students of Grades Five and Six at 6:00 in Church with PCL and Father Thomas.

October 1—Meeting Night for Parents & Candidate Phase 1 Confirmation (Grade 7) from 7—8:30 pm in the Atrium.

Louie & Brittany DeRosa, 1 year Robert & Christine Ferreira, 15 yrs Wayne & Danielle Jackson, 20 yrs Donald & Patricia Gardner, 20 yrs

Anthony & Linda Favor, 25 yrs John & Rosemarie Davis, 30 yrs

Christian & Charlotte Madsen, 30 yrs Steven & Mary Rawa, 35 yrs

Jerry & Sophie Strzepek, 45 yrs Mike & Teresa Clifford, 54 yrs

Manuel & Maria Gafanhao, 55 yrs Paul & Rose Johnson, 63 yrs

Kazimierz & Cecylia Niemczyk, 64 yrs Mario & Barbara Gomes, 65 yrs Stanley & Virginia Chase, 65 yrs Harold & Gloria Carney, 67 yrs

September 2019 Wedding Anniversaries

Mother Seton Regional HS One Valley Rd., Clark, NJ

732-382-1952 www.motherseton.org

OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, October 6 – 1:00 p.m.

The Future is Hers

You are Cordially Invited to Attend 2019 Champions for Catholic Charities Dinner

Thursday, October 17 - The Palace at Somerset Park 6:30 p.m. Cocktails - 7:30 p.m. Dinner

$250 per person

Honorees: Jeffrey S. Chiesa, Esq.

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC Former U.S. Senator and New Jersey State Attorney General

and Reverend Monsignor Joseph M. Curry

Director, Office of Ministry to Priests Parochial Vicar, St. Matthias Parish, Somerset

Your presence at the Champions Dinner will be a visible sign of solidarity for the less fortunate among us while providing much-needed financial support for the vital work of Catholic Charities. For registration and information call 732-562-2432 or email [email protected] or visit https://diometuchen.org/champions. Please join us.

Library Spider Spree Halloween Stories, Crafts, & Snacks Friday, October 25th Inviting children turning 3 years of age by October 31, 2019 - 5 years of age 9:30am-10:30am St. James School, 341 Amboy Avenue, Woodbridge. For more information please call (732)634-0500 ext 300

Communion Breakfast The breakfast will be held, Sunday, October 6, after the 9:00 am Mass, at the Colonia Country Club. Tickets are $32.00 per person. Tickets are also available by calling Carol 732-494-8697. Baby Bottle Campaign The Society will hold a “Baby Bottle Campaign” to benefit Life Choices Resource Center of Metuchen. Bottles will be distributed the weekend of October 12 –13, in the atrium. Bottles will be collected the weekends of October 19—20 & October 26—27. Thanking you in advance for your generosity. Clothing Drive A Fall Clothing Drive will be held on Saturday, October 26, from 9 am to 1 pm, in front of the church. We accept gently worn clothing, along with shoes, purses, bed & kitchen linens, and toys (all kinds). Each category of donations should be placed in separate plastic bags. Now is the time to fall clean those closets! Any questions, please call Carol 732-494-8697.

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2,000 Hail Mary’s in the chapel starting at 6:30am

September/October 2019

September 22, 2019—25th Sunday in Ordinary Time INFORMATION SHEET CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS 511586: St. Cecelia 45 Wilus Way, Iselin NJ 08830 PHONE 732-283-2300 (Church) CONTACT PERSON Kathy or Stephanie @ 732-283-2300 SOFTWARE Microsoft Publisher® 2010 Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard Windows 7 PRINTER HP® Laserjet 1200 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT We are a 10 pager this week.

SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION

September 22, 2019 TRANSMISSION TIME Thursday, 8 AM SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS (for production)

PLEASE PRINT 900 COPIES!!!

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