SAINT JAMES THE LESS PARISH

February 4, 2018

Pastoral Staff

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.

Baptism: Parents 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 at 1:00 pm. Sponsors and Godparents: If you are 18 years 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 Sacrament 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: Parishioners who are 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 inquiring about the Catholic Church 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.

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.

36 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 Phone: 732-521-0100 Fax: 732-521-8287 Email: jamestheless1880@gmail.com

Reverend Michael Fragoso, Pastor Rev. Joseph Kabali, in Residence

Rev. Msgr. Ray Cole

Deacon Patrick Smith Deacon Tholitho

Kim Bohinski-Smith Parish Catechetical Leader/ Pastoral Asst.

Patty Bisignano

Administrative Assistant

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

Adult Choir Wednesday: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Spanish Choir First Tuesday of the Month 8:00 pm

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 HALL RENTAL AVAILABLE Call Matt Collura (732)691-5416

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

Music Ministry Kevin Daly - Director of Music

Raelee Gold - Cantor St. James Cemetery

Mott Avenue, Monroe Twp For more information please contact the Rectory

PLOTS AVAILABLE

Parish Office Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm M-Th

Website: stjamesthelesschurch.org

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Prayers for the Sick

Emily Amador, Marie Bailey, Shirley Baldwin, David & Catherine Bell, Arlene Calabro, Agnes & Andrew Cookson, Catherine Cryan, John Cryan, Carmela Dacunto, Matthew Dallas, Jonathan DiPierro, Sue Facarile, John Fayard, Danny Figler, Jeanne Germann, Martha Gross, Toni Hart, Jake Hoenig, Nikolai Hopkins, Gene Horan, Eleanor James, Tom Keating, Rosemarie Kolessar, Veronica Kreutzer, Dan Krushinski, Lucy Lavadera, Savira Londy-Eiben, Nikki Long, Arianna Louis, Rose Luberecki, Richard Mackie, Michael Marino, Mario Medina, Danielle Mennona, Baby Nicholas Merritt, Edward Migliore, Massimo Migliore, Lily Mizzi, Catherine Bagarello Mondros, Michael Nichols, Christopher O’Connor, Ron Ritter, Elijah Sabo, Peggy Schiller, Sr. Helen Sikorski; SGM, John Tancredi, Carmela Torres, Marion Trethak, Emma Voss, Grace Wetzel and Pat Zipf

HYMNS: Gathering: As We Gather at Your Table #311 Preparation: There Is a Balm in Gilead #456 Communion: Eye Has Not Seen #462; You Are Mine #457 Recessional: For the Healing of the Nations #428

The Altar Candles, which burn during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for this week are in loving memory of Irene Fuentes. This is a gift from Abel Garcia.

Collections

1st Collection $ 7,140.00 2nd Collection $ 1,950.00

This Sunday’s Gospel tells us about Jesus healing Peter’s mother-in-law. She is sick with a fever. Jesus rebukes the fever and she is immediately healed and starts waiting on Jesus and the Apostles. Usually this brings up a bunch of mother-in-law jokes. But also some interesting questions. For one thing, where is Mrs. Peter? In many cultures around the world the kitchen is the realm of women. Women have traditionally been the keepers of the hearth which is the heart of the family home. Men were not allowed in the kitchen. Moreover, they would have no clue what to do there. Around the hearth, surrounded by the children, women tell stories. They are the keepers of the family history. Without memory there is no family and they keep the memory alive. In Yiddish there’s a word for it “bubbe-meise” — grandmother tales. I just spent some time with my mother-in-law, Julia, who was recently widowed. We were discussing grandmother stories and she gave an example of the story of her childhood, how her younger sister, who must have been a handful, bit a dog in the tail because it was barking at her. “She was so bad, she bit the dog.” Classic bubbe-meise. So where was Mrs. Peter? It came to me that Mrs. Peter passed away and Peter took his mother-in-law into his household. The Vatican II document Gaudium et Spes, 52 teaches that “The family is a kind of school for deeper humanity…in which the various generations come together and help one another grow wiser and harmonize personal rights with the other requirements of social life, is the foundation of society.” The family is the first and best teacher. We are all in the same boat. In the family we help each other through all the generations. It is our duty to help each other get to heaven. Family ties should be stronger than any other. As in war: “Nobody gets left behind.” Even the mother-in-laws. Especially the mother-in-law. Julia was after all my beloved wife’s mother. I think Peter felt the same way. In the same way that Jesus healed Mrs. Peter’s mother he heals our family. It’s our job to mend the relationships as Peter mended his nets. To keep family relationships in working order, like the nets, so we can be open to the healing touch of Christ and our love be fruitful in our families.

A Message from Pastor Fr. Michael Fragoso

MARDI GRAS

Come join us for a night of fun & fellowship!

Saturday, February 10th

$20 per person Time: 5:30 - 9:30 pm Buffet Dinner/BYOB

Tickets will be sold after Masses on Feb 3rd/4th.

Tickets will also be available at the rectory during office hours. Ticket purchase deadline is Feb 8th.

Tickets will NOT be sold at the door.

LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE WEEK/ LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

February 5th: MONDAY/ LUNES 329: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13 Ps 132:6-10 Mk 6:53-56

February 6th: TUESDAY/MARTES

330: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30 Ps 84:3-5, 10-11 Mk 7:1-13

February 7th: WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES

331: 1 Kgs 10:1-10 Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40 Mk 7:14-23

February 8th: THURSDAY/JUEVES

332: 1 Kgs 11:4-13 Ps 106:3-4, 35-37, 40 Mk 7:24-30

February 9th: FRIDAY/VIERNES

333: 1 Kgs 1:29-32; 12:19 Ps 81:10-15 Mk 7:31-37

February 10th: SATURDAY/SÁBADO 334: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34 Ps 106:6-7, 19-22

Mk 8:1-10

February 11th: SUNDAY/DOMINGO

77: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46 Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11 1 Cor 10:31-11:1 Mk 1:40-45

MASS INTENTIONS Monday, Feb 5th to Sunday, Feb 11th

Monday St. Agatha 8:30 am Memorial Society Tuesday St Paul Miki & Companions 8:30 am Vito & Anna Caputo r/b Mary Grisancich & Family Wednesday Weekday 8:30 am Nick Lazos r/b The Sasso Family Thursday Weekday 8:30 am Thomas Lynch r/b Joanne Lynch Friday Weekday 8:30 am Fred Kazoun r/b Alfredo Rotundo Saturday St Scholastica 4:00 pm For the people of St James Sunday Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am Members of St James Columbiettes & Knights of Columbus 11:00 am Thomas Walker r/b Michael & Laura Widmer 3:00 pm Neil Rosa r/b Karen Vogel Romance 5:00 pm Ann Chupak r/b Linda Bartley & Family

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Ministry Schedule

Weekend of February 10th/11th

Mass Lector Eucharistic

Minister Eucharistic

Minister Eucharistic

Minister Altar Server

Saturday 4:00pm

Leonila Albinto Rose Corso Julie Ico Nicholas Fletcher

Tyler Dunn

Sunday 8:00am

Barbara Gibbons Tom Gibbons Roseanna Davino Anne Mendoker Joey, Marissa &

Victoria Fiordaliso

11:00am Carol Damiani Frank Cryan Irene Lesko Monique Mainville Martin Villanobos

Sean Alvarenga

5:00pm Lois Castrovince Elaine Slabinski Kim Smith Ryan & Sean

Desmond

FRIENDS OF THE JAMESBURG LIBRARY

Annual Winter Book Sale will be held February 1- March 3, during regular library hours. Children's books, adult fiction and non-fiction, DVDs and audio-books will be available. A grocery sized bag of books (the handles must close) will be sold for $5. DVDs and audio books are $2 a piece. The Friends is the fund-raising arm of the library and the profits will be applied to a new copy machine, used by the public. Call 732-521-0440.

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El Evangelio este domingo nos cuenta de como Jesús sana la suegra de San Pedro. Ella está enferma con fiebre. Jesús reprueba la fiebre, ella es sanada inmediatamente y comienza a servirle a Jesús y los Apóstoles. Usualmente estos ocasión para chistes de las suegras. Pero también ocasiona algunas preguntas interesantes. Por ejemplo, ¿dónde está la Señora de Pedro? En muchas culturas alrededor del mundo, la cocina es el reino de las mujeres. Las mujeres han sido tradicionalmente las guardianas del hogar, que es el corazón de la casa familiar. Los hombres no estaban permitidos en la cocina. Además, no tendrían ni idea de qué hacer allí. Alrededor del hogar, rodeada por los niños. las mujeres relatan historias. Ellas son las guardianes de la historia familiar. Sin memoria no hay familia y ellas mantienen vivo el recuerdo. En el idioma de los judos hay una palabra para esto: "bubameise" - cuentos de abuela. Acabo de pasar un tiempo con mi suegra, Julia, que enviudó recientemente. Estábamos hablando de historias de abuelas y ella dio como un ejemplo historia de su niñez, de cómo su hermana menor, que debe haber sido traviesa, le mordió la cola a un perro que le estaba ladrando. "Ella era tan mala, que ella mordió al perro.” Bubameise clásico. Entonces, ¿dónde estaba la Señora de Pedro? Se me ocurrió que la Señora de Pedro falleció y Pedro trajo a su suegra a vivir en su casa. El documento del Vaticano II Gaudium et Spes, 52 enseña que "La familia es escuela del más rico humanismo...Así, la familia, en la que distintas generaciones coinciden y se ayudan mutuamente a lograr una mayor sabiduría y a armonizar los derechos de las personas con las demás exigencias de la vida social, constituye el fundamento de la sociedad.” La familia es la primera y mejor maestra. Todos estamos en el mismo barco, el barco de Pedro. En la familia nos ayudamos unos a otros a través de todas las generaciones. Es nuestro deber ayudarnos unos a otros a llegar al cielo. Los lazos familiares deberían ser más fuertes que cualquier otro. Como en la guerra: "Nadie se queda atrás". Incluso las suegras. Especialmente las suegras. Julia era, después de todo, la madre de mi amada esposa. Creo que San Pedro tenia iguales sentimientos. De la misma manera que Jesús sanó a la madre de la Sra. de Pedro, Él sana a nuestra familia a cada uno de nosotros. Es nuestro deber enmendar las relaciones entre nosotros como San Pedro remendaba sus redes. Para mantener las relaciones familiares en orden, como las redes, para que podamos estar abiertos a la mano de sanción de Cristo y que nuestro amor sea fructífero en nuestras familias.

Intenciones para la Misa Intenciones para la Misa , $10 cada Misa.

Sacramento de la Confesión Domingo 2:00 pm.

Un mensaje del Pastor P. Michael Fragoso

Si usted necesita de nuestro apoyo en la Oración favor llamar a la Hermana Francisca Vidal. 732-690-8412

El primer Domingo de cada mes se llevará a cabo el Santo Rosario a nuestra Madre Maria

a las 2:00 PM.

Se les recuerda que todos los Domingos a las 2:40 PM se lleva a cabo el Santo Rosario a la Divina Misericordia, si usted conoce o tiene un familiar con enfermedades críticas o condición agonizante. Únete a nosotros para que esta persona reciba la Gracia Misericordiosa de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.

Apelación Anual del Obispo 2018

Encender un fuego en el Corazón de Nuestro Mundo

El veinticuatro por ciento —$ 1.7 millones de dólares— de los fondos recaudados por la Campaña Anual del Obispo de 2018 está destinado a Caridades Católicas, Diócesis de Metuchen. A través de más de 100 programas, Caridades Católicas brinda servicios a quienes más necesitan nuestra ayuda. Si aún tiene que comprometerse con la Campaña Anual del Obispo de este año, tendrá la oportunidad de hacerlo el fin de semana, 24 y 25 de febrero, que ha sido designado como Fin de Semana de Apelación Anual en la Banca. Ayúdenos a alcanzar nuestro objetivo de 100% de participación. Cada regalo, sin importar el tamaño, es importante y muy apreciado.

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CEMETERY CLEAN UP We will be doing a winter clean up at the cemetery the week of February 5th. All grave blankets and debris will be removed. If you have anything of value or would like to keep, please have items removed by Sunday, February 4th. Items that are within the 1ft garden fenced border from the headstone will not be affected.

Knights of Columbus #6336

presents……

Annual Fish Fry Come join us EVERY FRIDAY during Lent for some

delicious food and great friends!

Begins: Friday, February 16th Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Place: Knights of Columbus Hall 83 E. Lincoln Ave

Monroe Twp, NJ 08831

WEEKLY SPECIALS, RAW BAR, OUR FAMOUS CALAMARI AND 50/50 RAFFLE EVERY WEEK!

All Dinners include salad bar, dessert and coffee/tea. Kids meals and Take Out are available.

Gertrude Hawk Candy Sale

St. James Religious Education Program will be having the Gertrude Hawk Fundraiser. We look forward to your continued support for the future needs of our program. The sale will begin on Thursday, February 1st and will end on Wednesday, February 28th. Order forms are available in the foyer of the Church for any family who does not have a child in the Religious Education Program. Estimated Pick up date of orders will be the weekend of March 17th/18th. Any questions, please call Ronnie Emerson at 732-521-1961.

Krispy Kreme

We will be taking orders for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts as part of our fundraising efforts for the Pew Restoration Project. Order forms are available next to the bulletins and can be placed in the collection baskets or dropped off at the rectory. Please place your order by February 7th. Orders will be distributed on February 11th from 9:00am - 12:00pm in the Parish Hall. Any questions please contact Sandy Bohinski at 732-521-3012 or email her at bosgeneral@aol.com.

Pasta with a Purpose

Come dine and help support the Monroe Thunder U14 Travel Softball team raise funds in the hopes of playing in the Nationals this year. Enjoy family time, get to know the players and play some fun games and a movie. WHEN: Saturday, February 24th WHERE: Helmetta Community Center 1 Brookside Place, Helmetta TIME: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm COST: $15 per meal $10 kids 2 & older or donated meal Dine in meals include: pasta buffet, salad, bread, dessert & a drink

You can also donate a meal for someone in need. The team will bring all donated meals to the Food & Fellowship program at St. James Church. Please reserve your meals by February 16th through one of our players or by emai l ing: mtkjroy@hotmail.com. Payments can be made by cash, checks payable to Monroe Thunder or PayPal: blavan17@aol.com (put pasta in memo)

Immaculate Conception School 23 Manalapan Rd

Spotswood, NJ 08884

Unlock The Magic of ICS!

Winter Open House Thursday, February 8th 9:00-11:00 am Thursday, February 15th 5:00-7:00 pm

Join us for school tours & refreshments!

Can’t make it to Open House? Visit www.icsspotswood.org to schedule a

tour! We look forward to meeting you and your families!