MISSION STATEMENT

“We reach out to all through prayer and service, as we

live our Catholic faith in Christ with Mary”

The People of God called to form the Christian Community of

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church 1571 S. Martine Ave. Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 Parish Number: 908 889-2100

Fax Number: 908 889-9477

Served By: Rev. Msgr. Sean Cunneen, Pastor Rev. Antonio Kuizon, Associate Pastor Rev. Frank Heinen, Weekend Assistant

Jeanne Fox, Religious Ed Director Katie Wills, Music Minister

Matthew Butler, HS Youth Minister Pam Streisel, Jr. High Youth Minister

Felicia S. Levine, Pastoral Associate for Adult Catechesis Email Addresses:IHM123@aol.com (Main); IHMRELED@aol.com (Religious Ed)

mihmyouthgroup@aol.com – HS Youth Minister 4gypsees@comcast.net – Jr. High Youth Minister

Parish Website: www.ihmparish.net

Liturgy of the Eucharist Saturday: 5:30 PM (Anticipated Sunday Mass) Sunday: 7:45, 9:00, 10:30 AM & 12:00 Noon Childrens Liturgy of the Word (CLOW): Sundays at 10:30 AM Mass Weekdays: 7:00, 8:30 AM Saturdays: 7:00 & 8:30 AM Morning Prayer: 8:15 AM (Mon.-Sat.)

Holyday Masses: 7:00 AM, 12:00 Noon & 7:00 PM

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From the Pastor’s desk:

Christopher Aman Robert Matos Emily Wexler

Jessica Banasiak Grace McAlindin Olivia Whitehouse

Lea Barny Matthew McGowan Mackenzie Wright

Douglas Belcik Lauren McMorrow Peter Wright

Eric Bessette Aileen McNamara Kelly Yeager

Joseph Bonaccorso Connor McNamara Christian Zazzali

Michael Borik Andrea McNeely

Katherine Briante Owen Monahan

Olivia Cannon Alex Montagna

Allison Caramico Paige Morrison

Michael Carlos Kevin Mrusinski

Caroline Caruso Chip Mulrooney

Douglas Cassidy Alexandra Negri

Douglas Cerminaro Christina O’Connor

Angelo Chaia Alexandra O’Hara

Kevin Charos Alexandra Palatucci

Erin Connors Bridget Pepe

Meghan Costello Brendan Pierce

Catherine Coughlan Emma Poillon

Matthew Davidson Jack Poillon

Katherine DeMarco Angela Rastelli

Ryan DePaul Kailyn Reilly

Anne DeSantis Erik Reiman

Marissa DiBella Chase Reinhard

Brianna DiDario Alyssa Riporti

Bianca Dominguez Alec Rodriguez

Sean Duthie Natalie Rothweiler

John Fabricatore William Rosenberger

John Ferry Mia Rossi

Megan Foley Ryan Schon

Javier Franco Brendan Smith

Liz Gelling Christopher Smith Congratulations

Gabriel Gonzalez Monica Squeri to our Confirmandii

Hannah Greaney Emilio StaRosa who received the

Tyler Hardgrove Samantha Stratton Sacrament of

Sara Hayes Grant Sultatos Confirmation on

Brian Heath Ashley Taillon June 11, 2011

Eric Hogan Emily Vaughn from Bishop Arias.

Carly Huxford Alexis Veglia

Andrew Kalaigian Megan Voorhees How fitting that

Caroline Keane Andrew Voyset these young people

Kayla Kocha Thomas Walker received the Holy

Robert Kostakos Olivia Wallden Spirit on the vigil

Julia Lavelle Michael Walsh of Pentecost!

Christian Lettieri Erin Weber

James Lettieri Erica Weiss May the Lord

Michael Lettieri Megan Welch bless all of you.

Emily Mastrocola Carly Werkheiser

Fr. Sean

June 12 - Pentecost

“There are different gifts, but

the same Spirit; there are

different ministries but the

same Lord; there are different

works but the same God who

accomplishes all of them in

every one.” - 1 Corinthians

12:4-6

We need to pay special

attention to the gifts we are

unaware in ourselves. God

called fisherman to be apostles

and great preachers. We never

know what gifts God will call

us to use. The talents we are

called to share may be ones

that we are least aware of.

The Church celebrates Pentecost

(so called because it is fifty days

after Easter Day) as the day on

which the Holy Spirit descended

upon the apostles, gathered in an

upper room with Mary, the mother

of Jesus, “as a mighty, rushing

wind”, fulfilling Jesus’ promise

when he “breathed on them”, as

recorded in John’s Gospel

(Chapter 20).

Let us pray that over the next

week as we reflect on Pentecost,

that the Holy Spirit will give us

the same gifts of grace He shared

with His apostles to undertake the

evangelical mission of the Church

- the Christian inspired message of

salvation.

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MASS INTENTIONS

Sunday June 12

7:45 AM Albina Zukowski + By A Friend

9:00 AM Donald & Mario DeLauro+ By DeLauro Family

10:30 AM Eugene Golda + By Cammarano Family

12:00 PM Margaret Walsh + By John & Fran Marmora

Monday Jun 13

7:00 AM Ann Stoffers + By Bob & Mary Claire Hahn

8:30 AM Edward Markey + By Pat Markey

Tuesday Jun 14

7:00 AM Rosalia & Giovanna + By Pina & Maria

8:30 AM Jane O’Byrne + Mary Jane & Dan Isola

4:00 PM Sue Broadt + By John & Fran Marmora

Wednesday Jun 15

7:00 AM Florence Polise + By Mary & Joseph

Bongarzone

8:30 AM Dec’d Members of

Spanarkel Family

By Eileen O’Reardon

& Joan Spanarkel

Thursday Jun 16

7:00 AM Bielawski Family + By Mary Young

8:30 AM Mary & Frank Martin+ By Anna May Johnson

Friday Jun 17

7:00 AM Ann Lisa + By Patrice DeMare

8:30 AM Charles & Frances

Takacs +

By Barbara Apgar

Saturday Jun 18

7:00 AM Walter Schwartz + By Caroline Ponterio

8:30 AM Richard A. Barry + By Edna Maryovich

5:30 PM For the People

Sunday Jun 19

7:45 AM Marguerite DeBlois + By Diane Smith

9:00 AM Eugene T. Gillen + By Children & Grandchildren

10:30 AM Jean & Frank Durant+ By Barbara & Carl Durant

12:00 PM Michael, June &

Marianne Bonacum+

By Bonacum Family

Carl Stoffers, Jennifer Torlucci,

Brian Seifert, Eileen Kreeger,

Robert Zeck, Fr. Wilfred Yeo,

Gregory Collantes, Jean Hilton,

Albert Fischer, Jr., Mary Hughes,

Renato Razal and Rosario Razal,

Hilda Pizza, Larry Biunno, Stephen

Urban, Alexandra Kondaris, Pauline

Johnson, Paula Rich, Eileen Parrelli,

Pat Markey, Selma Moryl, Theresa

Pesserl, Kathy Nelson Curialle,

Roda Diego, Erin Brennan, Palma

Veninata, George Good, Paule Katz,

Lisa Petrow, Henry Rozborski,

Ralph Croat, Donna Ayers, Patricia

Smith, Kaitlyn Fitzgerald, Douglas

Wraith and all those who are

seriously ill.

Please note: The hospital does not

call to advise us if a parishioner is a

patient. The only way we have of

knowing is if a family member calls

to advise us. We only place the name

on the sick list if a family member

requests it. When a person has

recuperated we ask that you call to

advise us so that their name can be

removed.

Other prayers needed: for the Military

for the people affected by natural

disasters throughout the world

Sanctuary Light will burn

this week for:

Jack O’Reardon

By Eileen

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Extraordinary Ministers, Lectors, and Altar Servers

Week of June 11/12

Senior Housing - CLOW - TBD

Schedule for Ashbrook : (6/12)

A Moffitt, L Staniec, E Sullivan

Sat-Sun

Lectors Extra-

ordinary

Ministers

p Cup

Bearers

Altar Servers

5:30 pm

Gardon

B Apgar

P Cassidy

C Cassidy A

Schaeffernoth

K Mitchell

J O’Donnell

P Sekiya

R Speth

Kovacs

Randazzo

Amore

Mastrocola

7:45 am

Mele

D Foulks

J Foulks

E Murphy

B Perfilio

Sullivan

Cleary

9:00 am

Dyckman

A Coquia

M Dobbs

E Wagner

R Wagner

DiBella

Ryan

10:30 am

Ponterio

C Fahrman

P Aiere

S Aman

J Caramico

D Alexandre

P Buinno

M Caramico

A Carlino

Ponterio M. McGowan

Chango

McGuinness

12:00

noon

Ritter

L

Gillingham

M Lundgren

G Palomares

R Regencia

O’Connor

Root

New Roman Missal Q & A - Questions and Answers on the Mass Changes; On the weekend of November 27, 2011, the English speaking Catholic Church in the USA will begin using a new

translation of the prayers that we use at Mass. The Liturgy of the Eucharist

Christ took the bread and the chalice and gave thanks; he broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying,

“Take, eat, and drink: this is my Body; this is the cup of my Blood. Do this in memory of me.” Accordingly, the

Church has arranged the entire celebration of the Liturgy of the Eucharist in parts corresponding to precisely these

words and actions of Christ:

1. At the Preparation of the Gifts, the bread and the wine with water are brought to the altar, the same

elements that Christ took into his hands.

2. In the Eucharistic Prayer, thanks is given to God for the whole work of salvation, and the offerings

become the Body and Blood of Christ.

3. Through the fraction and through Communion, the faithful, though they are many, receive from the one

bread the Lord’s Body and from the one chalice the Lord’s Blood in the same way the Apostles received

them from Christ’s own hands. (GIRM, 72)

Religious Education Classes

CCD is Finished for the Winter Session

Tuesdays: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Sundays: 8:45 am - 10:15 am

Baptisms: Please call the office.

Prep Class: July 10 & Baptisms: July 17

Adoration Chapel: Weekdays: 9 am - 11

pm; Saturdays: 9 am - 4 pm

Marriage:

Appointments should be made at least one

year in advance. Contact the priest about a

date and Pre-Cana information.

New Parishioners:

Registration forms are available on the

website www.ihmparish.net or stop by the

Office in the Nazareth Center. (8 am - 8

pm)

Ministry to the Sick & Homebound

Please notify the parish office of those

who are sick or homebound, in hospitals

or are unable to worship. For urgent calls,

call 908 889-2100 at any time.

Reconciliation

Saturdays: 5:00-5:30 pm; Sundays: 10:00-

10:30 am; Arrangements can be made at

any time for private confession. Please

call the office.

Interparochial School

St. Bartholomew’s Academy 322-4265

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Religious Education Congratulations to our Confirmants who received the sacrament of Confirmation on June 11.

Summer Academy -Dates for the Summer Academy

are:

Session One: July 5 – 15 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM;

Session Two: July 18 – 29 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM;

Session Three: August 15 – 26 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM;

Summer Academy Registration is CLOSED.

Contact Alice for registration for next Fall.

908 889-2100

Check the Religious Ed link on our website for all

schedules and dates (www.ihmparish.net)

Youth Group News: Check our website for details!!!!

HS: June 29 - Our last meeting!

Reg. Meetings :Wednesday evenings in the Youth

Room at 7:30 pm

Email Matt at: mihmyouthgroup@aol.com

June 12 - Mass for graduating seniors - Noon

Jr. High: June 16 - Our last meeting/party!

Reg. Meetings: Alternate Thursdays in the Youth

Room at 7 pm

Call Pam at 732-396-9038

Email: 4gypsees@comcast.net

Adoration Chapel - Help Wanted? We are in need of adorers:

- to fill a few spots that only have one adorer!

- to substitute for all times throughout the week

especially during the upcoming summer months

Please consider spending an hour with our Lord even if

it is only once in a while. He looks forward to seeing

you and you will be greatly rewarded with his love, joy

and peace. Please contact Betty Swisher 908 889-4123.

PLEASE JOIN US!

The Archdiocese of Newark and the Office of Planned Giving

invites you to: Income Tax Reduction,

Estate Tax Elimination and Wills from a Catholic

Perspective Seminar

at St. Teresa of Avila in Summit

On June 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

Persons of all ages and estates of all sizes

will benefit from this presentation.

RSVP by phone (973) 497-4042 or e-mail -

PGInfo@rcan.org to Theresa Lynch, Office of Planned

Giving Dinner, wine, and refreshments will be provided

About the Presenter: Mr. Sal Salvo, cofounder of the

Institute for Family Wealth Counseling in Parsippany, NJ

is a nationally recognized financial educator, speaker

and lecturer.

Updates to Parish Registration

Information

Immaculate Heart of Mary will be putting our parish

records into a database management system that will

help us come into the 21st century! The office will be

contacting all of the people on our current registry to

verify the information that we currently have.

Religious Ed families are already in the database so

those parishioners will not be contacted. If you

receive a call, please help us correct and/or update

your registry information. Otherwise, feel free to stop

by the office or give us a call in the Nazareth Center to

verify your information. The office is open from 8 am

until 8 pm (Monday-Friday ) and 9 am - 5 pm on

Saturdays. You can also email the office at

ihm123@aol.com to send us your updated information.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation!

Parish Pay: Do you keep forgetting your envelopes?

Tired of keeping track?

Did you know that you can have your donations taken

from either your bank account directly or put on a

credit card? For information, contact Parish Pay: Go

to: www.parishpay.com or call 1-866-PARISH-1.

Collection for June 5: $16,921.82 Thank you!

For Your Information... TODAY !!!

Food Pantry Collection !!

Each year, we have a Father’s Day Novena which is

said 9 days after Father’s Day. Cards are available

in the pews during the next few weeks. Please fill

them out and put them in the collection baskets or

drop them by the Nazareth Center Office.

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Adult Faith

Caring Ministry - Laura Gartman The Caring Ministry is a network of parishioners who

supplement the priests’ work: Among their services are

meals in time of need, help for caregivers that need a little

assistance, such as running errands, bringing meals, or maybe

just sitting with whoever you are caring for while you run

out. We are also starting meals for new moms. If you or

anyone you know would like meals brought to their home

during that first week home with a newborn we can help.

Please contact Laura Gartman at 908-889-4390 or the Office if

you can help the Caring Ministry or need their help.

The Adult Faith Programs are finished for the summer.

See you in the Fall!

Calendar of Events: Jun 12 - Fellowship Sunday/Food Pantry Open

10:10 am - Bible Sharing

10:30 am - CLOW

2:00 pm - 3rd Order of St. Francis

Jun 13 No Events Jun 14 9:30 am - Tuesday Coffee 11:00 am - Making Music/Praying Twice 4:00 pm - Senior Housing Mass

Jun 15 11:00 am- Food Pantry Open Jun 16 7:00 pm - Jr. High School Youth

Jun 17 No Events

Jun 18 9:00 am Parish Community Cleanup Day - 9 am 10:10 am - Bible Sharing

10:30 am - CLOW

St. Bart’s Academy in Action

Mrs. Schoendorf’s seventh grade students are

creating original stories for their Kindergarten

prayer buddies. The 7th graders interviewed their

prayer buddies and then used the answers to write a

simple story. Once the story was complete, the older

students began creating and illustrating their stories

prior to reading them to their prayer buddies.

In Science, Mrs. Levins had the seventh graders

study photosynthesis and respiration in plants by

completing a science lab. They mixed 4 test tubes

with bromthymol blue solution (BTB) and added

carbonated water to each. Elodea (a water plant)

was added to 2 of the test tubes which caused the

solution to change color to yellow. Then one of each

of the test tubes was stored in the light and in the

dark. The one that was stored in the light had used

photosynthesis and the color turned back to blue.

The results were amazing!!

Church Etiquette - Do’s & Don’ts

Here are a few points that we need to remind all

parishioners regarding Mass especially during the

summer months.

Do: Dress in a way that is reverential to the Lord.

Do: Come to Mass on time!

Do: Receive the Eucharist with reverence.

Do: Genuflect or bow to the Blessed Sacrament.

Do: Consider taking disruptive children out of the

pew.

Don’t: Wear shorts, halters, skimpy clothing or

clothing we use for recreation or yard work to Mass.

Don’t: Leave Mass after Communion.

Don’t: Park in the Exit Driveway.

Mount St. Mary House of Prayer

908 753-2091 msmhope@@msmhope.org Grief Recovery Program - Learning a Process to deal with grief

Sunday, June 12, 1:00 -5:30 pm ($45)

Personal Retreat Days - Sacred Time, Sacred Space

A personal private day to enjoy God’s presence; begins with

communal prayer June 14, 9:30 am -3:00 pm - bring lunch ($20)

Put on Your Seeing Glasses

Consider the world today through the practice of icon seeing.

Wed - June 15, 7:00pm-9:30 pm ($25)

The Parish Directory is in!

If you had your picture taken,

then you are entitled to a free copy. Please stop

by the office during business hours (8 am -8 pm)

Monday - Friday and 9-5 on Saturday.

Community Cleanup Day - Saturday, June 18 !!!

Volunteers are needed to assist in our community

clean-up day at IHM. We will be taking care of some

landscaping and gardening, weeding, minor trimming

of bushes and a general “spruce-up” of the grounds.

This year the day is June 18. Please bring a rake, hat,

long pants, sunscreen and a smile. 9 am in the church

parking lot. Raindate: Saturday, June 25...9 am