Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church

10 Saint Francis Way, Passaic, New Jersey 07055-5811

“Enter to worship, leave to serve”

We, the Parish of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, strive to reach out to a diverse community, through worship, stewardship, and service.

January 17, 2016

Pastor Fr. Brian Tomlinson

OFM, Cap.

Parochial Vicar Fr. Ed Henning

OFM, Cap.

Contact Us

Church’s Office: 973.473.0246

Fax/Phone: 973.473.3404

Visit our Website at: Www.olmcpassaic.com

Email us at: mtcarmeloffice@yahoo.com

Office Open Monday to Friday from 9AM to 2PM

& Closed on Saturdays, Sundays

& Holidays

Baptisms & Marriages By appointment.

Please contact the parish office well in advance.

Mass Schedule

Mon. to Fri. - 12:00PM

Sat. - 7:30AM & Vigil 5:00PM

Sunday - 8:30AM, 10:30AM & 2:00 PM (In Spanish)

1st Sunday of the Month 4:30 PM (In Filipino)

Reconciliation 4:00-4:45PM on Saturdays

& by appointment

Devotions Adoration

Tuesdays 10:30 -11:45 AM

Novenas to: St. Anthony on Tuesdays

Mt. Carmel on Wednesdays

Stations of the Cross 7:30PM - Fridays during Lent

Parish Secretary Odette Aquino

Music Director & Bulletin Editor Lidia Ferreira

Baptismal Classes & R.C.I.A. Director Tony Uri

Business Manager, Fundraising, Plant Operations, Pres. P.A.B

Event Coordinator Joseph Liptak

Let us, in charity, take time to pray for all the sick & all those in need of

God’s healing power & love. Especially for:

Vito Dininno, Rosemarie Trentacost, James DeLillo, Jr., Ilidia de Jesus Neto, Luis De Jesus Branco, Calvin Procope,

Elizabeth Crespo, Donald Ingrassia, Erna DeIntinis, Madeline DeLotto, Vincent Costa, Jr., Mengie Ayala,

Hillery Fontenot, Steven & Eva Kovach, Cheryl Doremus Hall, James Doremus, Andrew Doremus, Rose Wesner, Eddie

Baudendistel, John Scangarella, Charles Orlando Jr., Rose Dininno, Donald Nunag, Brother Doug, Fr. Stan Kobel, Alicia Silvia Alvez, Gregory J. Kueken, and James Sweeting.

(We ask that you contact the Rectory’s office with any updates for this list. Thank you)

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In Loving MemoryIn Loving Memory January 2016January 2016

Sat. January 16, 2016 - Weekday Blessed Virgin Mary 7:30AM † Very Rev. Eugene Catanzaro OSFS R/B Bob Catanzaro 5:00PM † Gayle Rozembersky R/B Grace Wolfe

Sun. January 17, 2016 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30AM For the People of the Parish 10:30AM † Frederich Marshall R/B Dr. Josephine Jasper & Family 2:00PM Mass in Spanish Mon. January 18, 2016 - Weekday 9:00AM† Concetta Ferrante R/B Charles Ferrante Tue. January 19, 2016 - Weekday 10:30AM Adoration 12:00PM † Franklin Scott R/B Fe Scott † Pedro & Corazon Soria R/B Fe Scott Wed. January 20, 2016 - Weekday St. Fabian Pope & Martyr St. Sebastian, Martyr 12:00PM † Concetta Micari “Anniversary of Death” R/B Catherine Finocchiaro Thu. January 21, 2016 - St. Agnes, Virgin & Martyr 12:00PM Virginia Durgut “Special Intentions” R/B Cecilia Estaris Fri. January 22, 2016 - USA: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children 12:00PM † Luciano De Guzman “Happy Birthday in Heaven” R/B Mengie Ayala Sat. January 23, 2016 - Blessed Virgin Mary/Weekday St. Vincent, Deacon & Martyr St. Marianne Cope, Virgin 7:30AM † Deceased Members of the Catanzaro & Tolomeo Families R/B Bob Catanzaro 5:00PM † Joe Blumenschein R/B Maryann & Charlie Palmer

Sun. January 24, 2016- Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30AM For the People of the Parish Bishop Arthur Serratelli R/B Peggy Zanello 10:30AM † Edward “Billy” Fortyz “Anniversary of Death” R/B Alida & Ed Fortyz 2:00PM Mass in Spanish

MY FAMILY MY PARISH MY RESPONSIBILITY

January 10, 2016 Weekly Offering: $ 1,169.00 Special Collection: $ 467.00 Candles: $ 154.10 Spanish Mass: $ 179.57 Filipino Mass: $ 389.00 Total: $ 2,358.67

May God bless you and your family for your generosity.

Please use your church envelopes with your contributions so we can apply it to your name.

Lord, bless those who have died and gone before us marked with the sign

of faith.

May all who sleep in Christ find in Your presence, light, happiness,

and peace. May God grant them eternal rest. Amen.

Host:

Frank Morales R/B Regina Morales Salvatore Zingone R/B Wife, Dominica

Candles:

Giuseppe Dininno & Julia Pallotto R/B Andrew & Jean Pallotto

Sanctuary Lamp:

Granato & Arolan Families R/B Antoinette Arolan Kay Fischer R/B Antoinette Arolan

Don’t forget to visit the office and schedule your Mass intentions for 2016. The office is

open from 9AM to 2PM. Thank You.

If you know of any parishioner of Mt. Carmel, who is in any hospital, please contact the Friary so that we can arrange to visit them. Thank You.

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Reflections from Fr. Brian

Have you ever wanted to smell like Jesus? I doubt that any of us have ever given that question much thought, but there is a perfume maker in California—where else?—that promises exactly that. The makers of a perfume called “Virtue” claim if you wear their perfume, you will smell exactly like Jesus. I’m not making this up. I’m not making this up. Using the Bible as a guide to what kind of plants were used as perfumes in the Holy Land when Jesus walked the Earth, scientists at a perfume company called IBI claim that Virtue is a close approximation of what Christ and his followers would have smelled like. It’s a sweet blend consisting mostly of apricot, with a dash of frankincense and myrrh, which, of course, were given to the baby Jesus by the three wise men. So there you have it. You, too, can smell like Jesus. Obviously that is absurd, but it does lead us to a much more profound thought by writer Max Lucado. At the beginning of his book, Just like Jesus, Lucado makes this statement which I believe is quite important: “God loves you just the way you are,” writes Lucado, “but he refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus.” Now there is a statement you can take home with you. Let me say it again: “God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus.” Simon and Garfunkel had a song back in the early seventies that has become a classic: “Like a Bridge Over Troubled Waters…” Some of you remember the lyrics: “When you’re weary/ Feeling small/ When tears are in your eyes/ I will dry them all/ I’m on your side/ When times get rough/ And friends just can’t be found/ Like a bridge over troubled water/ I will lay me down…” There is an interesting phrase that has entered our common vernacular in recent years. It is the phrase, “I’ll have your back.” If I say to someone, especially someone in a difficult situation, “I’ll have your back,” it means I’ll be there for you, look out for you, help you out if you’re in trouble. One literal application occurs all the time in football. According to Michael Lewis’ book from a few years ago The Blind Side, which was later turned into an inspiring movie starring Sandra Bulloch, the second most impor-tant players, after the quarterback, in professional football are left tackles. Lewis explains the importance of these anonymous, but essential, offensive linemen as he tells the story of Michael Oher who became a stalwart left tackle for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens. According to Lewis, since most quarterbacks are right-handed, the left tackle’s main role is to prevent his quarterback from being hit from behind, unseen. The testimony of Scripture is that God always has our back and we are to have one another’s back. Or, as in the Simon and Garfunkel analogy, God is our bridge over troubled water and we are to seek to be bridges for one another. This is the meaning of Christian community and this is how God judges churches. Our church may not be the largest in our city, we may never give an extraordinary amount in comparison to larger, more affluent churches, but still we can be an extraordinary church if we will be there for one another, look out for one another, help out one another when we are in trouble. Jesus said, ‘You will know my disciples by the way they love one another,’ “Supporting one another says in any language—LOVE.

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