Rev. Sigmund Peplowski, Pastor

Rev. Marcin Michalowski

Parochial Vicar

Rev. James Bono Weekend Assistant

Deacon Paul Willson

Mr. Paul Daher

Director of Music

Mrs. Janet Maulbeck Business Administrator

Mr. James Clancy, Director of Faith Formation

Mrs. Ann Mitchell,

Principal

Tanya Nellen Parish Secretary

MASSES

Weekends:

Saturday: 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 9:15 am,

10:45 am and 12:15 pm 5:00 pm (Vietnamese)

Holydays:

8:00 am and 7:00 pm Weekday Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8:00 am

Saturday: 8:00 am followed by Novena

Confessions:

Saturdays 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:30 pm

Monday 7—8pm Any time by appointment

Holy Hour:

Monday: 7-8pm (Sacrament of Penance

Available)

Trustees: Gerard Duphiney Robyn Hornstein

90 Church Street Rockaway, New Jersey 07866 Saint Cecilia Parish

Parish Office: 973-627-0313 internet: www.st-cecilia.org FAX: 973-627-4811 To Contact: Fr. Zig, Ext. 12 or speplowski@optonline.net Fr. Marcin Ext. 15 or martmich1983@gmail.com Convent: 973-627-6533 School: 973-627-6003 CCD Office: 973-627-0313 Ext. 17

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

A Pre-Baptismal Class is held the third Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the parish office. To register for the class, please call 973-627-0313 . The next class is Monday, July 20th. Both parents are encouraged to attend the class before the birth of the baby. The Sacrament of Baptism is administered weekly at the 12:15 pm Mass, and a Baptis-mal Ceremony at 1:30 pm. To schedule a Baptism please call Fr. Marcin at 973-627-0313 Ext. 15.

New Parishioners must wait 2 months for a Baptism.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Arrangements are to be made at least ONE YEAR in ad-vance. The date should not be set until the priest has been consulted.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Urgent calls will be attended to at any time of the day or night. If there is anyone at home or in the hospital who cannot get to Mass and the Sacraments because of illness or old age, please inform one of the priests or call the Parish Office.

Please join us for the blessing of the Cross at the Cemetery on Sunday, June 28th at 3:00 pm

The people of St. Cecilia Parish are asked to pray for the following people serving our country in the armed services: Pfc Aleksandr Killeen, Jo-seph Giannetti US Navy, Lance Corporal Den-nis Wuest, Sgt. Zhenya Killeen, Capt. Kelley E.

Robbins, Pvt USMC, Diego Usma, Major Glenn E. Martinez, Sgt. Brian Whalen, General Raymond Odierno, Capt. An-thony Odierno, Cpl. Kong V. Nguyen, Cpl. Jim Van Valen, LCPL Anthony Eresman, Sgt. Paul J. Willson, PFC Cano Janeth, Sgt. Bob Autrey, Col. William Paliwada, Sgt 1st Class (E7) Sam Colon, PFC Marylyn Rivera-Sachez, Cpl. Edward C. Thompson, Major Kevin M. Nash, Lt. Amy Cronin, Lt. Col. John L. Medeiros, Jr., Sgt. Daniel Healy, Marine Keith Leit-ner, Sgt. Spencer Lopez, PFC Taryn Kemp, Jeffrey Braun-hausen, E7 Joseph Grimsey, Bill Maloney, Greg Bloete, Gian Carlo Bruzzese, Spc. Christopher Little, PFC Brittany Martin-dell, T4 Matthew Fitzgerald, SA Justin C. White, Matthew & Daniel Rosica, Mark Leonard, Sr. Armn. Ashley Valetta, Sgt. John Wisnofsky, Cpl. T.J. Finn, Sgt. Kristopher Faber, Capt. Vincent Presto, and Airman First Class William Kussler . We ask God the Father of us all, through the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel, to protect all the men and women in our Armed Forces, to bless them in their efforts toward bring-ing peace and justice to our world. May they be brought back safely to those they love.

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Karen Horvath, David Cicchine, Teresa D’Atria, Derek Bascharow, John Brinkman, Julie Lawson, Debbie Malc, Grace McDermott, Joe Horvath, Jr., Edward O’Dowd, Elvira Bugaoan, Pat Heady, Owen Peter Byrne, Tia Maddaloni, Mary Rey-

nolds, Mason Walker Steussing, Tom Cuskie, Susan Mejia, Derek Bascharow, Isabel Rattay, Theodora Maulbeck, Donna Cooke, Tom Hull, Kathleen Fazio, Joanne Brewer, Kristin Wich, Kyle Johnson, Betty Golden, Kate Darlington, Jake Mi-chael Miraldi, Scott Bornemann, Rosemary Woodring, Sharon Augenti, Sean Nolan, Peg Norman, Eileen Sutherland, Mary-ann Hughes, Peggy Eileen Miars, Ray Kennedy, Richard Cor-coran, Adam Rosowicz, Madison Rose Leslie, Norman Rodriquez, Demetrius Barbee, Lucille Bardi, and Frances Finn.

THE WORD OF GOD Here are the readings for next Sunday

Wisdom 1:13-15 2:23-24 Psalms 30:2,4-6, 11-13 2 Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15 Mark 5:21-43 or 5:21-24,35b-43

MONDAY—June 22, Saint Paulinus of Nola, Bishop; Saints John Fisher, Bishop and Thomas More, Martyrs 8:00 am Vocations TUESDAY– June 23, 8:00 am The Holy Souls in Purgatory WEDNESDAY–June 24, The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 8:00 am John & Margaret Holleran THURSDAY, June 25, 8:00 am Michael Szalay r/b The Maleck Family FRIDAY– June 26, 8:00 am James Fitzsimmons SATURDAY— June 27, Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church; BVM 8:00 am James Desmond, Sr. r/b Carol & Frank Desmond James Giannetti r/b Kathy Fochesto SUNDAY,June28, Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:30 pm James Giannetti r/b The Fochesto Family John Flynn r/b The McDonnell Family Emma Denman r/b Elsie & Ray Wiest 7:00 pm Sal Mastricova r/b Tanya Nellen The Holy Souls in Purgatory 8:00 am Silvio, Filomena, Anthony & Carol Taglienti r/b Adelina Velocci Caroline Schmidt r/b The McAloon Family 9:15 am Leo Vitcusky r/b daughter, Roberta Clement Boykow r/b Boykow & Williams Families 10:45 am Paul Barlow r/b The Michetti Family Catherine Chen r/b Pailien Lu 12:15 pm John Flynn r/b The Florance Family Peg Nadler r/b Meredith Deupree

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ST. CECILIA CHURCH COLLECTION GOALS 2014/2015

Week Ending - June 14, 2015 Collection—Checks $ 8,796.00 Collection– Cash $ 2,912.00 ParishPay Electronic Giving $ 1,513.75 Total Weekly Collection $13,211.75 Yearly Collection Goal (BUDGET) $810,000.00 Weekly Goal $ 14,568.83 Weekly Collection Surplus (Deficit) ($1,346.88) Year To Date Surplus (Deficit) ($47,460.23)

The bread and wine for this weekend’s Holy Masses have been donated by his wife, Jeanne in Memory of

Bill Gallagher

In Loving Memory Vincent Calella,

Aniello Aquino & Charles Calella

Requested by: Son, Vincent & Family &

Daughter, Mildred Calella

ALTAR FLOWERS In Loving Memory of

James Dougherty Requested by:

Pauline, Stephen, Coleen, Aiden & Kelly O’Donnell

PARISH EVENTS

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ST. CECILIA SENIOR CLUB NEWS AND EVENTS

June 30—Regular Meeting 11:00 am Set Up, 12-1 pm Social Hour, 1-2 Meeting Bingo & Cards after Meeting July 14 (Tuesday) Mohegan Sun Casino (PA) - Cost: $25.00 incl. $25 slot play plus $5 food coupon For more info call Lorraine at 973-366-6871

SUMMER BIBLE CAMP "Soaring thru the Sacraments" Bible Camp will take place from July 21st to July 25th 6 PM to 8 PM.at St Cecilia School. Registra-tion will be taken at the parish pic-

nic on June 14th at Fireman's Field. For more informa-tion please call Denise @973-625-2056 or Jim Clancy @ the Parish office. Thanks

A.D.: THE BIBLE CONTINUES Sunday, Channel 4—9:00 pm

A.D.: THE BIBLE CONTINUES – This week will be the final epi-sode to be shown Sunday night at 9 o’clock on NBC channel 4. And is entitled, “Whoever Listens to You Listens to Me.” In it we find St. Peter preaching the Gospel to

Cornelius and his family. He becomes the first Roman to be baptized a Christian. The discussion question: Why is it important that the Apostles brought Jesus’ message to the Gentiles?

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A DIVINE MERCY ENCOUNTER Please join us on Friday, June 26th from 7-9pm at St. Cecilia for an evening of prayer & reflection on Jesus' Divine Mercy. This evening will feature music meditations com-posed by Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish music director, Derek Nelson. Compositions are based on the writings of St. Faustina, Blessed Mother Teresa, Saint Pope John Paul II, and others. The evening begins with Eucharistic Adoration (Confession will be available), and ends with the singing of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. This program is a perfect way to get into the spirit of the upcoming "Year of Mercy". The cost is FREE, but a good will offering basket will be left out to support the ministry. For more information please contact Derek or Jennifer Nelson at adivinemercyencoun-ter@gmail.com.

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THANK YOU – Many thanks to all those who assisted with the parish picnic last Sunday. Special thanks to the St. Monica Guild and the Saint Cecilia Men’s Society.

Also my thanks to all those who recently did considerable work around the church this past week: Ron Gatzke, Joanne Melone, Elizabeth Kajajian, John Sullivan, and Mary Lou

McGrath.

May the Lord richly bless them! – Father Zig

Attn. Parishioners: The Men's Society of St. Cecilia's thanks the "HELPING HANDS" from Sacred Heart and

St. Cecilia's, who assisted in putting together our 2015 PARISH PICNIC. And of course, a special thanks to

those who attended to enjoy a day of good food, company, games, and weather. It was a fun day. Vivat Jesus

THANK YOU! -VOLUNTEERS Thank you for coming out and getting the new cross set in

place.

NEW CANDLESTICKS—The new candlesticks for the Al-tar and Paschal Candle were blessed on Saturday in memory of Helen Lucas. The design of the new candlesticks matches the design of the original candlesticks which have been in the church since its construction. Our thanks to the donor for this wonderful gift. May God give rest to his servant, Helen, may she rest in peace.

John Sullivan, Harry Lusardi, Bob & Tom Benjamin, Damiano Servidio, Lou Turk, Jeff Zuber and

Deacon Anthony Cursio (Contractor)

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CHECKOUT OUR REDESIGNED WEBSITE www.st-cecilia.org

It’s a work in progress but our newly designed website has a wealth of information about what’s going in the

Parish.

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Formation Night Our weekly Thursday night program will be off for the summer starting this week. We will resume in the fall with new speakers, topics, great fellowship, and faith. Thank you to everyone who has contributed their time and talents to our Formation Night program. A special thank you to Pat Zayac and the St. Monica’s Guild ladies who always prepared and served delicious refreshments to the group. See you all in the fall!

JOSEPH –SIGHT & SOUND Tickets are still available!

WHEN: Friday, September 18, 2015

WHERE: Sight & Sound Bus leaves St.

Cecilia’s at 10:30 am.

CALL NOW—Pat Zayac 973-625-4572 - or - Lee Ann Mackin 973-627-5222 VACATION TIME?

Before leaving on that much deserved va-cation please help Catholic Charities con-

tinue its mission by donating Clothing, Shoes, and Household items in our dona-

tion bin located in the parking lot. Your continued gener-osity is appreciated. If you have a large pick up, need a

receipt, or have a question please call our toll free number @ 877-343-3651. Thank You

5 Pool Tables Still Needed - Straight and Narrow has 7 residen-tial units where almost 300 adults and adolescents live. There is a pool table in only two of the nits. Would you like to donate a used pool table to S&N? If so, please call or email Joe Duffy (973-345-6000 x6280 or jduffy@straightandnarrowinc.org).

Women of the Purification Committee Additional Members Needed

The WOTPC needs two (2) volunteers to join their committee. For those of you who are unfamiliar with what we do, we are the women who launder the altar linens and altar server robes that are used during the masses and special occasions. All lin-ens used are our responsibility. We all enjoy and take special pride in our work. If you or anyone you know would like to

participate on this committee, please have them contact Deidra Zink, Coordinator at 973- 902- 3585 for more details.

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Vocations Discernment for Young Men 15-25 "Quo Vadis - Where are you going?" Legend tells us that Saint Peter asked Jesus this question on the out-skirts of Rome. We know where Jesus went in response to His Father's will. What is the Father's will for you? Quo Vadis Days is a time of recreation, fellow-ship, prayer and discussion to help you explore our Lord's call in your life. Activities will include prayer, Mass, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Liturgy of the Hours, Rosary, hiking, games, recreation, sports, talks, great food, and discussions. A time to share our faith and meet other young men seeking God's will. Quo Vadis Days will be held July 8-10, 2015 at the Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Newton, New Jer-sey. There is no cost. For more information and/or registration, contact the coordinators, Fr. Jared Brogan and Fr. Edgar Rivera in the Vocations Office at 973-777-8818, x711. You can also email Frs. Brogan and Rivera at jbrogan@patersondiocese.org or

fredgar@patersondiocese.org.

Saturday, July 4 "You at Least Try to Console Me." World Apostolate of Fatima, Blue Army Shrine, 674 Mt. View Rd., Washington, NJ, invites all. Honor Our Lady's plea of Dec. 10, 1925 requesting Five consecutive First Saturdays of Reparation. Divine Motherhood blas-phemy will be explained this month. Confessions 10:00 am; 11:30 Rosary w/15 minute meditation Fr. Paul Ruge, followed by 12:00 HolyMass; 2:00 Confessions; Outdoor rosary/children's video; 3:00 DivineMercy Chaplet. Bring your family and friends to answer the call of the Child Jesus: "And have you spread through the world what our heavenly Mother requested of you?" www.bluearmy.com 908-689-1700

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Monday, June 22 7:00 pm Holy Hour (Church) 7:30 pm Bible Study (PO) Tuesday, June 23 9:30 am Bible Study (Hayes Hall) 7:45 pm Charismatic Prayer Group (Hayes Hall) Wednesday, June 24 Thursday, June 25 Friday, June 26 7:00 pm Divine Mercy Encounter (Church) Saturday, June 27 Sunday, June 28 3:00 pm Blessing of the Cross (Cemetery) 5:30 pm Family Rosary (Sacred Heart Church)

We are online: www.st-cecilia.org

Living the Gospel with the Heart of Pope Francis

Dr. Edward Sri is a renowned theolo-gian, author, and professor at the Augustine Institute. In this presenta-tion, Dr. Sri invites all Christians to embrace the call of Pope Francis to be missionary disciples in today's

world. With contagious enthusiasm and insightfulness, Dr. Sri makes the Holy Father's message both accessible and actionable for people living in this day and age. Parishioner Comments Dr. Sri shared his insight on Pope Francis' way of living the gospel and it has given me a whole new perspective on deepening my Catholic faith by reaching out to others. This talk helped to dispel some of the fear that Pope Fran-cis is being led to change the teachings of the church. It also made me aware of the fact that in all of my busyness to try and learn about the faith and be very active in the Church, my interior life and my relationship with Jesus is not being adequately attended to.

CD’S FOR SALE—KIOSK IN VESTIBULE $3.00 each or 7 for $20.00

SCHOOL NEWS

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED!

Please contact us to arrange for

a tour and to receive application information.

973-627-6003

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Pope Benedict XVI Summer Institute Pope Benedict has reiterated the Church's view that the arts have value in expressing her un-varying message of salvation. This year's Pope Benedict XVI Summer Institute will explore Catholicism as a custodian of Beauty. Join Fr. James Platania and Fr. Peter Heasley as they delve into the topic: Beauty and Its Artistic Expression Through Art and Architecture. Cost for the four-day pro-gram is $120.00 which includes lunch and runs from Monday-Thursday, July 6-9 from 10:30am-2:30pm. A limited number of 50% scholarships are available. Register through the website: www.insidethewalls.org.

The Kolbe Krew Family Rosary Group is a number of fami-lies from Sacred Heart and St. Cecilia Parish who meet to teach children how to pray the Rosary and enjoy a meal to-gether. All ages are welcome! Children in the group range in age from newborn to 13. We meet every Sunday throughout the year at 5:30pm at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. Please email Kolbeskrew@gmail.com to be added to our email list. You can also find us on Facebook by searching for the group, "Kolbe Krew Family Rosary Group."

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The Pre‐K 3 class at St. Cecilia School in Rockaway, NJ learned about the life cycle of the butterfly. They were released in front of the school’s Blessed Mother statue.

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My dear parishioners, This is the Lord’s Day and indeed we rejoice in it! Today we observe the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time and the Scriptural texts which are presented for our reflection draw our attention to the God of Creation. In the lection from the

Book of Job we find God questioning Job about the forces of nature. God is the Creator who brought all into being and Job knows not how this wonder came about. In the Gospel the Lord Jesus has power that the wind and the seas obey Him. In the New Testament lection Saint Paul tells the Corinthians that association with Christ brings about a new creation. All this talk of creation is a great segue to Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment and the gift of creation. This document was released after the writing of this article so I will be general and short. Like his namesake, Saint Francis of Assisi was a true environmentalist who saw the beauty and wonder of God’s creation. Francis rejoiced in it and saw it as a gift to be cherished and protected. Pope Francis calls the people of the world to protect and be mindful of the gift of creation. Last Sunday the Lord could not have provided a better day for our parish picnic. The weather was perfect. The food was great and the fellowship was one which I and many enjoyed. I am just sorry that many more of our parishioners from both Saint Ce-cilia and Sacred Heart did not attend. I know that there were some other events taking place but I think the response could have been better. I hope that will be the goal for next year. As a matter of fact, I would like to celebrate the 12:15 p.m. Mass at the Firemen’s Field next year to encourage more people to attend. Outdoor gathering for prayer is something we have been doing since I became your pastor 6 years ago. We go to the parish cemetery a couple of times during the year for Holy Mass and processions. Next Sunday I invite you to join with me in the bless-ing of the new outdoor cross recently erected in the cemetery. The prayer service will begin at 3 o’clock, rain or shine. The out-door crucifix shrine was erected in 1953 and was a gift of the Lusardi Family. The cement cross deteriorated over the years and was falling apart. The corpus of Jesus is in great shape and all we had to do is clean him with some bleach. The cement cross is replaced by a wooden cross thanks to the donations received from parishioners. I am grateful to the volunteers who helped mount the 300 pound image of Christ to the cross, not an easy task. You can see the picture of the guys who assisted with this effort in today’s bulletin (John Sullivan, Jeff Zuber, Bob & Tom Benjamin, Lou Turk, Damiano Servidio). I am also grateful to Mary Lou Mc Grath and Diane Boykow for planting the flowers before the crucifix shrine. God’s wonderful gift of creation is what we all hope to enjoy and rejoice in as the summer vaca-tion season begins. God bless you! Father Zig

ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, Religious June 21—Patron of Catholic Youth

This youthful scion of the illustrious house of Gonzaga, son of Ferdinand, marquis of Castiglione, was born at Cas-tiglione in the diocese of Brescia, march 9, 1568. From his tenderest years St. Aloysius devoted himself heart and soul to the service of his Creator. His memory has come to us with the sweet fragrance of the most unsullied purity. He united an innocence perfectly angelic with a penance truly heroic. At fourteen years of the age he accompanied his father to Spain, where the latter went to attend the Empress, marie of Austria, wife of Maximilian II. Philip II made him page to Price James, elder brother of Philip II. His innocence remained uncontaminated amid the vanities of the court, nor could the world draw his heart from God. On his return to Italy in 1584, he manifested his desire to enter the Society of Jesus. In spite of opposition, he finally succeeded in carrying out his intentions and became a novice at Tome in 1585, during the pontificate of Pope Pius V. He made his profession November 20, 1587, and soon after received minor orders. From the beginning of his religious life St. Aloysius was a model of perfection, During an epidemic in Rome in 1591, he distinguished himself by his charity toward the sick in the hospital. These labors brought on him the illness that ended in his death. His last days were the faithful echo of his briefly consummated life. He exchanged time for eternity on June 21, 1591, at twenty-four years of age. St. Alo-ysius was canonized in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. PRAYER: God, Author of all heavenly gifts, You gave St. Aloysius both a wonderful innocence of his life and a deep spirit of penance. Through his merits grant that we may imitate his penitence. Amen. Taken from, Lives of the Saints, Catholic Booking Publishing Company, 1999 New Jersey

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90 Church Street Rockaway, New Jersey 07866 Saint Cecilia Parish

Parish Office: 973-627-0313 internet: www.st-cecilia.org FAX: 973-627-4811 To Contact: Fr. Zig, Ext. 12 or speplowski@optonline.net

Fr. Marcin Ext. 15 or martmich1983@gmail.com Convent: 973-627-6533 School: 973-627-6003 CCD Office: 973-627-0313 Ext. 17

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