Saint Padre Pio Parish The Diocesan Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina

Church of Our Lady of Pompeii 4680 Dante Avenue Vineland, NJ 08361

Mass: Saturday, 5:00 PM

Sunday, 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM St. Padre Pio Novena/OLP

Thursdays 7:00 PM Mass & Novena 1st Thursdays

7:00 PM/OLP

Saint Mary

736 Union Road Vineland, NJ 08360

Weekdays Mon., 7:00 PM

Tues.-Friday, 8:15 AM First Saturday, 9:00 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday afternoon 4:15-4:45 pm Anytime by appointment

St. Mary School 735 Union Road Vineland, NJ. 08360

www.smrschool.org Phone: (856) 692-8537 / Fax: (856) 692-5034

Mr. Steven Hogan, Principal Mrs. Carol Kirchman, Advancement Director

Vineland Catholic Collaborative Felicia Navarro, Director of Life Long Faith Formation

llffvineland@comcast.net vinelandcatholic.org

Cathy DiAntonio, Coordinator of Children’s Sacraments reled@comcast.net

(609) 442-0475

Safe Environment Coordinator Barbara Bailey

4680 Dante Avenue Vineland, NJ 08361 www.pppnj.org 856-691-7526

Rev. Robert L. Sinatra, J.C.L., Pastor Rev. Alfred Onyutha, Parochial Vicar

Deacon Richard T. Sampson

ST. PADRE PIO PARISH

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Saturday, October 3rd Vigil 5:00pm/OLP People of the Parish

Vincent James Mesiano By James & Ellen Levari Anna Pallaver By Nina Bookovs & Mr. & Mrs. Earl Warfle & Family Janet Fisher By William & Cathy Tappin Rita Boyd By Steven Hogan Sunday, October 4th Twenty-Seventh Sunday in

Ordinary Time 7:30am/OLP Joyce Perino By Steven Hogan 9:00am/OLP Grace Micheletti

By Joe & Sue Tolotti 11:00am/OLP Alice Nolan By Barbara Henry Monday, October 5th Weekday 7:00pm/OLP Charles Derr By William Reichert Tuesday, October 6th Weekday 8:15am/StM Zenaida Gamboa By Aileen & Jason Seigfried Wednesday October 7th Our Lady of the Rosary

8:15am/StM Dennis Dalponte By Carol Sullivan Thursday, October 8th Weekday 8:15am/StM James Mesiano By Rich & Andrea Cheli Friday, October 9th Weekday 8:15am/StM Delores Flaim By Wilfred Bertonazzi & Sons Saturday, October 10th Vigil 5:00pm/OLP Carmela Rose Hartka By Frank & Donna Profero & Family Sunday, October 11th Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30am/OLP People of the Parish Millard Dobson By Daughter Jeannine Fr. Paul Onufer By Andrea & Charlie Mish Rita Smaniotto By Dave & Caroline Monteleone 9:00am/OLP Charles Derr By Marie Tonetta & Mary Tonetta Moore 11:00am/OLP Rose L. DeMartini By Jerry & Joann Cresci ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You

sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never permit me to be

separated from You.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament/CLOSED Due to the current restrictions regarding group gatherings, there will be no public

adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until further notice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAINT PADRE PIO 18TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL WE ARE SO GRATEFUL

We would like to take this time to thank all who worked so hard to put this event in place. We had so many challenges to overcome but with the help of very special members of Saint Padre Pio Parish, we were able to once again have a truly successful festival. As we walked the grounds, we saw friendly happy faces and aromas of great food. Being able to celebrate the Mass outdoors only added to the spiritual event as God blessed us with a beautiful day. We wish to especially thank the Saint Joseph Society, Eastlyn for the use of the Golf Carts, Flaim Farm for the peppers and tomato sauce, Ferrari’s for the use of the Walk in Box, Bono Vita sausage and meatballs, Bill Hoffner, John Grippo and John Rehm Mass staging and decorations, Mike Kell tech and sound and Dave Saglimbeni and the maintenance crew. To express our gratitude, we are hosting a Thank you Gathering Party for all our volunteers immediately after the dedication Mass for our newest endeavor “ The Mary Project”. It will be held on Saturday October 17th. The 5:00pm Mass will be celebrated in the Garden of Saints, (weather permitting) followed by the festival thank you gathering. Words cannot express our gratitude, but we are sure that God will continue to bless you and your loved ones. We look forward to seeing you on the 17th. Fr. Rob, Kelly, Robert and Gracie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

STEWARDSHIP

Stewardship Lifestyle “The stone the builders rejected has become the corner stone…”MATTHEW 21:42 Jesus was rejected by the religious and political

leaders of his day, as well as ordinary citizens. Living a Stewardship lifestyle may cause you to be “rejected” by others in today’s society. For example, saying grace before a meal in a restaurant may attract some strange looks from some. But to

others it is sign that God is alive and well!

VINELAND, NJ

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Sacrament of the Sick:

We are happy to administer the Sacrament to those at home or in the hospital. Please notify the rectory when a family member is ill and/or in the hospital. In cases of shut-ins or chronic illness, please arrange with the office for a member of the clergy or Eucharistic minister to make regular visits. You are an important part of our parish family and we want to make the Sacraments available to you

Sacrament of Baptism: Please contact the office.

Marriage: Please contact the office at least six months prior to date

New Parishioners: Please register at the Parish office, or online at pppnj.org

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pray for the Sick

May Our Lord bring healing & renewed strength to all the sick and bless those who care for them. Amen John Baron, Charles Bassler, Anne “Billie” Bergamo, Gary Bertonazzi, Vera Bertonazzi Merighi, Robert Bubel, Chris Burrows, Brenda Calabrese, Patricia Cavaliero, Charles Cestaro, Sr., Sherry Cestaro, Andrea Cheli, John Cheli, Cesarina Croce, Dee Dobson, Annette Domassi, Anne M. Dondero, Michele Feltman, Donald Fiocchi, Sr., Sue Fuentes, Tom Gallina, Tom Green, Jackie Gross, Mark Guglielmi, Howard Hammerstedt, Toni Infranco, Selden Irwin, Heather Kavanagh, Michael Killeen, Donald Kinkade, Dot & Beth Kostok, Leokadia Krawczyk, John LaGreco, Nina Lascari, Marie Lezan, Jim McMahan, Paulette Masino Emil Milano, Kathy Milano, Paul Milano, Sr., Paul Milano, Jr., Rita Milano, Victoria Milano, Larry Moratelli, Pauline Pace, Frank Pozzi, Jim Procaccino, Maria Procopio, Tony Rehm, Mae Reilly, Patrick Reithmeier, Karen Richmond, Caren Ross, Trinity Ruga, Jessica Flaim Salerno, Weston Selby, Dorothy Smaniotto, Jim Smith, Sheryl Soboloski, Samantha Souden, Dennis Sparacio, Sharon Speziali, Albert Tamagni, Tommy, Lena Torchia, Gene Vernacchio, Bobby Vanaman, Maryann Walz, Amanda Warren, Allison Winkler To have a loved one listed on the prayer list, please call the Parish office at 856-691-7526 or email us at prayers@pppnj.org. Names will remain on the prayer list for eight weeks unless requested. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are in need of additional volunteers to help disinfect the church following each Mass, Saturday

night and Sunday morning.

We are in particular need for Saturday evening Mass.

If you are able to help, please contact Deacon Rich Sampson at the Parish office Monday through

Friday 9am til 5pm. 856-691-7526

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Altar Rosary Society

The Altar Rosary Society will be conducting its annual St. Francis Pet Food Drive on the weekend of October 3rd and 4th

You may drop off donations in the church vestibule or the rectory. Please drop off no later than Friday, October 9th.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is Prayer?

Conversation with God. Joining one’s thoughts and love to God in adoration and blessing, petition, intercession, thanksgiving and praise.

SANCTUARY LAMP/OLP In Honor of Sr. Grace Pino

on her 60th Anniversary Requested by Josephine Jordan Walker

This candle burns perpetually as a reminder that Jesus is present.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANCTUARY LAMP/ST. MARY’S

Intentions may be placed by calling the Parish office at 856-691-7526.

This candle burns perpetually as a reminder that Jesus is present.

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St. Padre Pio Candle Intentions may be placed by

calling the Parish office at 856-691-7526 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Flowers in front of the

Holy Family are in Thanksgiving for Luke David Bylone

From Nana & Pop Pop Bylone ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio Parish, It iz me! Batman, da rectory doggo and I haz returned-ed! I hope everyone hadz a good time. I iz mad becauze I wuz supposed 2 haz 12 porchetta sandwiches and I didn't get any o dem!!! SOMEBODY forgot 2 put my order in (It wuz my daddo. I throw him under da bus)! Dere iz one person though who never forgetz our requests, God. As St. Paul tellz us, "Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." But if we make requests from God we must also listen 2 Him and follow His commandments. We have 2 bear good fruit and not be wild or disobedient like we hear in da first reading from the book o da prophet Isaiah o in Matthew's Gospel (o lik me when I sniffz someting interesting and I ignore my daddo when he callz me). We cannot say, "Yes" 2 God and den not follow thru wit dat "Yes"! So let us not be afraid 2 ask God 4 ANYTING at all! But let us also not be afraid 2 giv God ANYTING He askz of us! God Bless (and seez u at da blessing o da animals)! Batman, da rectory doggo

TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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ADULT & CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Children’s Choir Rehearsals: Tuesdays 6:45PM to 7:15PM/OLP The choir is open to all students in Grades 2nd through 8th. Adult Choir Rehearsals: Tuesdays 7:30PM to 9:00PM/OLP All Rehearsals CANCELLED until further notice Adult & Children’s Choirs CANCELLED until further notice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Look What’s Happening at St. Mary School 10/26/20 Formal Uniform Begins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?”

Support the 2020 House of Charity-Bishop’s Annual Appeal www.camdendiocese.org/hoc

Jesus reminds us to love & support our neighbors in their time of need.

The HOC throughout South Jersey provides social, community & health care services, evangelization & faith formation, youth, young adult & campus ministries, vocation, seminarian & permanent diaconate formation, care of priests, & catholic

education. 75% of all funds received above our parish goal will also be returned to our parish.

To date, 8/03/20, Donations and pledges have totaled, $34,398.00/33.1% Thank you for your continued generosity and support.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekends

Pope John Paul II Retreat Center, Vineland, N.J.

Upcoming weekends November 6-8, 2020

A weekend away with other engaged couples to dialogue honestly

& intensively about your prospective life together. The registration fee of $410 includes lodging, meals & program

resources for each couple. To register, go to www.camdendiocese.org/marriagepreparation-

home/marriage-preparation-programs For questions, contact the Office of Faith and Family Life Formation

at 856-583-2903/856-583-2904 or email at MarriagePrep@camdendiocese.org

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Blessing of the Animals

The annual blessing of the animals will take place on Sunday, October 4th at 2pm in the rear parking lot OLP

For safety reasons all animals must be crated or leashed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

All Souls Envelopes & Pictures If you would like your deceased loved ones remembered at the Masses on All Souls Day and throughout the month of November, please complete the envelope you received in your monthly mailing and return it to the parish office. Please remember to print clearly. Names must be submitted no later than Monday October 26th for inclusion in the bulletin.

…Also, please bring in pictures of your deceased loved

ones for the All Souls display

Exiit qui seminat

This Sunday, even though it is the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, is also the traditional feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis is universally beloved as the patron saint of animals and ecology and you can often see his statue in the yards of homes with birdbaths and birds and animals. While those things are important, just focusing on St. Francis' relationship with nature is a sanitization of a radical and revolutionary saint. His transformation from the son of a wealthy merchant to a monk living in extreme poverty, begging for food, depending on the providence of the Lord was a long and arduous journey. Francis, confronted by his previously sinful and life filled with dissipation, would often weep in remorse. It was the Lord's mandate to St. Francis, "Francis, rebuild my Church" that makes him the saint that he is today. Not only was St. Francis personally responsible for the repair and restoration of churches, but he also confronted head on the avarice and corruption that had crept into the Church herself. He began a campaign of preaching that called about a return to God and a return to obedience to the Church and not to earthly ends and desires, not in a condemning way, but respecting the dignity of the human person as made in the image and likeness of God. When St. Francis started attracting followers, he knew that they had to have a rule of life to help define their community. Based off of Sacred Scripture, the followers of St. Francis were to emulate the rich young man who was called by Christ to sell all that he had and give to poor, the command of the Apostles to take nothing on the journey and take up their cross and follow Christ. It was this humility before God that Francis lived out to the fullest, even being so concerned about his own unworthiness that he refused to be ordained a priest and he only begrudgingly allowed himself to be ordained a deacon so that he could preach at Mass. But the humble brotherhood he founded went to the ends of the earth to do great things in the name of the Gospel. In fact the reason why the Catholic Church has such a strong presence in the Holy Land even in the midst of strife and turmoil is due to the intervention of St. Francis of Assisi. So as we celebrate the feast day of this great saint, let us not only give thanks for the Lord's creation but also let us continue to "rebuild the Church" by turning away from sin and being obedient to Christ and His Church. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY OCTOBER 4, 2020

CUMBERLAND CROSSING Delsea Drive and the Millville Walmart

LIFE CHAIN - 2:30 – 3:30

Please park in the Millville Walmart parking lot. LIFE signs will be available

at the site. For more information please contact

Robert: cell (215) 680-7556 RobFiniSr@gmail.com

OCTOBER 4, 2020

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Collection totals for 9/27/20 & 10/4/20 will appear in next week’s bulletin Weekly Collection (In Pew): 9/27/20: Weekly Collection Goal: $10,200.00 Difference: 9/27/20: Monthly Collection: 9/27/20: E-giving monthly total for September 2020: Total Monthly Collection: 9/27/20: Total Monthly Collection Goal: $40,800.00 Difference: 9/27/20: Candles: 9/27/20:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Annual “Run for Aaron”

NEW DATE

Run For Aaron

Unfortunately, we are cancelling the 2020 Run

for Aaron. Our date for next year is April 24,

2021.

Thank you for any registrations and donations

that have been sent in. We will apply them to the 2021 Run. We

did give out one scholarship for 2020 and made a donation to Big

Brothers/Big Sisters. We thank you for your continued support and

hope for a great event in 2021.

Please contact us if you have any questions or would like a refund

apryanjp@aol.com.

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10/03-1004/20 – St. Francis Pet Food Drive for CCSPCA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO LIFE 2020 Respect Life Raffle

Donation: $10.00 Win a 2021 Volvo XC40 AWD SUV

Retail Value: $41,045.00 2nd Prize: Shoprite Gift Certificate $1,000.00

3rd Prize: Shoprite Gift Certificate $750.00 4th Shoprite Gift Certificate $500.00

No substitution of the offered prize will be made and no cash will be given in lieu of the prize

Drawing Friday evening November 20, 2020 Maggiano’s Little Italy

600 Commons Way, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Tickets are available for purchase at the rectory office

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANNUAL CHANCE DRIVE TO BENEFIT ST. JOSEPH VILLA

This is our 30th year to have this important fundraiser, always our biggest

fundraiser of the year. Due to the pandemic, to help keep everyone safe & healthy, we will only be selling chances online this year. No in person sales!

The chances are $5.00 each, or a “book” of 5 chances for $20.00 Grand Prize-$10,000 (less 28% tax)

5 prizes of $500 Visit our Chance Drive page at

https://ssjphila.networkfor good.com/events/21048-chance-drive 2020 or the Sisters of Saint Joseph event page at

http://www.ssjphila.org/home/support-our-mission/fundraising-events/. The virtual drawing will take place on 12/6 at 1:00pm & the winners will be

announced on our social media platforms

God Bless Our Women & Men in Service USAF: Stf. Sgt. Michael Rhodes, Sr.; Gen. Jennifer Hammerstedt, C1C Rocco Sangataldo, Gen. Michael A. Fantini, Sr., Major Elizabeth Golden, AFC Rachel Wright Air Force National Guard: MSGT. Joseph R. Tolotti Army: Wes Jarrell; Col. Stephen P. Dondero, SPC Keith Harris, Jr., Pvt. S. Allen, John Caccia; Stf. Sgt. Special Forces/Medic Rusty Waymack; MSGT Timothy M. Dobson; WO Jason Heney; Stf. Sgt. Richard Rivera; SPC Michael Ruga; Sgt. James Conklin; Lt. Nicolette B. Pizzo. Navy: Chief Dennis Lloyd, CDR. Matthew Richmond, LTJG Alexandra Wismer Marines: PFC William F. Butler, III, Captain Christopher Kuhlen Caldwell; PFC Elton King, LCpl Michael Quinlan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Recommended Reading

Reading is a wonderful way to learn new & interesting things about a variety of subjects. Children especially, live what they learn. Check out the weekly

recommendations below.

The Transforming Power of Faith By Pope Benedict XVI

These talks explore how and why faith is relevant in the contemporary world.

Drinking with Your Patron Saints

The Sinner’s Guide to Honoring Namesakes and Protectors By Michael P. Foley

Drinking with your saints gives you a saint for every occasion. Packed with inspiring stories and delicious drink recipes for saints from Adam to

Zita, this book will be a boost to your spiritual life and your spirits.

Catholic Saints for Children By Ignatius Press

At a time when our children desperately need authentic heroes, Catholic Saints for Children holds up well-known giants of our faith for young readers to be inspired

by and imitate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Join us for a Public Square Rosary

to honor the 103rd anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions at Fatima, Portugal

Saturday, October 10, 2020 at noon

on the sidewalk in front of Sacred Heart Church Landis and Myrtle Streets, Vineland, NJ

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is the Difference between Particular & General Judgement?

Particular Judgement is God’s judgement on us immediately

after death which determines whether we go to purgatory, heaven or hell.

General Judgement is the event that will take place at the end of time when Jesus comes to fully establish the kingdom of God, bring final victory over

evil, and judge the living and the dead. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Franciscan Animal Blessing Blessed are You, Lord God, maker of all living creatures.

On the fifth and sixth days of creation, you called forth fish in the sea. birds in the air, and animals on the land.

You inspired St. Francis to call all animals his brothers and sisters. We ask you to bless all animals.

By the power of Your love, enable them to live according to Your plan. May we always praise You for all Your beauty in creation.

Blessed are You, Lord our God. Amen

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