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MASSES:
Weekdays: 9:00 AM (including Saturday) — (Summer)
Monday and Friday: 9:00 AM
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 6:30AM and 9:00 AM — (Winter)
Saturday Evening: 5:00 PM
Sundays: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM and 6:00PM (Sept. - May)
Holy Days: Please see bulletin for schedule
PENANCE:
Saturday: 4:00-5:00 PM. At the Parish anytime by appointment. Communal Celebration of Penance periodically throughout the year.
BAPTISMS:
Our parish family rejoices in the birth of your children. To prepare for baptism, parents are expected to attend one preparation meeting.
Godparents who are not members of St. Gabriel's must provide a Sponsor Certification, from the parish which they attend, attesting to
their eligibility to serve as Godparent. Please call the parish office for the schedule of preparation meetings and Baptism celebration.
MARRIAGES:
Our parish is honored to host your marriage celebration. In order to accomplish all of the necessary preparations, arrangements should be
made with one of the parish priests at least one year in advance. Pre-Cana and God's Plan for a Joy-Filled Marriage classes can be ar-
ranged through the Family Life Office of the Archdiocese of Newark at www.rcan.org.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK:
For those of advanced age and those seriously ill, contact the parish office. Holy Communion will be brought to the home of any person
permanently or temporarily homebound. Please contact the parish office.
PARISH MEMBERSHIP:
Please register at the parish office. This is a wise way of acquiring a sense of belonging to our Parish Community. If you move or change
your address, please notify the parish office.
88 East Saddle River Road
Saddle River, NJ 07458
327-5663 — 327-7881 — Fax 327-7063
Parish Website: www.stgabrielsr.org
Email: [email protected]
PARISH STAFF
Rev. Msgr. Frank G. Del Prete, Pastor, ext. 303
Rev. Martin Rooney, Weekend Assistant
Sr. Esther Falzone, S.C.C., Pastoral Associate, ext. 305
Maureen Straut, Office Administrator, ext. 301
Stacie Yao, Director of Music
Tom Pagano, Youth Minister
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Mrs. Patricia Pula, M.A.R.E., Director, ext. 304
Safe Environment Coordinator
PARISH SCHOOL
St. John’s Academy
Hillsdale Avenue, Hillsdale, N.J. 07642 • 664-6364
Principal—Mrs. Elizabeth Viola
OUR PARISH COMMUNITY
PRAYS FOR:
Our Newly Baptized Mari Anna Lina Ventura Kennedy Elizabeth Britt
Those recently joined in Matrimony:
Michael Salvatore Moccio/Julieta Milagros Cilento Sean Michael Plumb/Teresa Victoria Pula
Our recently deceased who have entered Eternal Life:
Thomas Morey Kennedy
Our sick and homebound: Jane Ball, Jean Cohen, Josephine D’Elia,
Baby James Jack D’Agostino, Helen DeLorenzo Ada Fields, Meg Gallagher, Baby Grace Gilbert
Tony Galante, Lauren Harpster Hines, Mary Noone, Lou Perrin, Joan Snow
Richard Straut, Nicole Trotta SAVE THE DATE
Women’s Cornerstone Retreat Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22, 2016
Contact Christine Ferreri with any questions: [email protected] or 201-747-6371
COMING HOME
WOMEN’S CORNERSTONE 2016
GIFTED WITH GOD’S PEACE &
GRACE
GOD'S PEACE
As I face the rising sun, Feeling its warmth and promise of the
new day, I thank the loving God for gracing me with His peace, in
my home, in my heart, and within the depths of my soul. Amen
Plant the seed and bring a friend!
The Second Vatican Council has called us to envision the Church
as the People of God. As a community of believers we are respon-sible for our brothers and sisters, their salvation, their journey of faith, their physical well-being. Many of the documents of Vati-can II and volumes of work since the mid-1960s give us advice, guidelines, and encouragement to take care of one another: the poor, the elderly, the unborn, the broken, the infirm. Because Vatican II is part of our recent history, this may strike us as a new and revolutionary idea. But today’s readings show us the agelessness of the issue of social justice. Eight hundred years before Christ was born, Amos warned the wealthy not to cheat the poor. In Paul’s first letter to Timothy, he encourages all pray-ers to be for all people; and finally, the Gospel urges the wise use of money. Peace, Fr. Frank
Saint Gabriel the Archangel Saddle River
YOUTH GROUP NEWS
As we begin this new year, members of the St. Gabriel Youth Group would like to invite all high school aged parishioners to check out the Youth Group! Our mission is to grow closer to the Lord and one another through
prayer, service, discussion, and plenty of fun. Know that you are welcomed and encouraged to join us at our Sunday night meet-ings throughout the year.
Upcoming date
Sunday, September 18th: Mass, Football and Pizza!
Join us for the 11:30am Mass, and hang around to watch the Gi-ants game at 1pm in the new Parish Center. Pizza and soda will
be provided! “Dear young people, the happiness that you search for has a name and a face: Jesus of Nazareth.” -Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Birth Parents Must Take Action to Preserve Their Privacy
For well over a century, the Catholic Church in New Jersey has provided adoption services. Throughout all those years, the Church promised to honor the privacy of birth parents and adopt-ees. That promise of privacy also was assured by law and af-firmed by the State Superior Court. Those promises can no long-er be kept. On May 27, 2014, a new law took effect that will allow adoptees and certain relatives to request and obtain the names of their biological parents beginning January 1, 2017. Any birth parents who wish to preserve their privacy must submit a Redaction Request Form to the New Jersey Department of Health no later than December 31, 2016. By filing this form, birth parents will be able to keep their names off any documents provided by the State to adoptees or anyone else. The State made the Redaction Request Form public on August 3, 2015. The form can be downloaded at http://nj.gov/health/forms/reg-36c.pdf If you know a person who placed a child in adoption, please tell them that if they do not file a Redaction Request Form, their name and other information could be given to the adoptee. Any-one needing assistance can call a HELPLINE AT 609-989-4809.
FALL BEREAVEMENT GROUP
The parishes of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, St. Ga-briel and St. Catharine are jointly sponsoring a fall Bereavement Support Group. You need not be a parishioner to attend. The group will meet in Glen Rock at St. Catharine Church (905 South Maple Avenue) on Tuesday evenings from 7:30-9:00pm and will run for nine consecutive weeks
beginning on September 27 and ending on November 22. Pre-registration is required - please contact Drew Rodney at 201-214-4637. All calls are confidential.
Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
THE WEEK AHEAD AT ST. GABRIEL’S AA Meetings Monday thru Saturday
7 AM Parish Center
Sunday, September 18, 2016 12:45 PM - Baptisms 7:00 PM - Youth Group Meeting, Kavin Center
Monday, September 19, 2016 9:30 AM - Bible Study
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 7:00 PM - Bible Study
Thursday, September 22, 2016 6:30 PM - KidsChoir Rehearsal 7:30 PM - Adult Choir Rehearsal
Saturday, September 24, 2016 8;00 AM—Mass for Men of the Parish
Sunday, September 25, 2016 7:00 PM - Youth Group Meeting, Kavin Center
FINANCIAL REPORT
The amount of the September 4 collection was $9,999.50 and the amount of the September 11 collection was $13,534.50. God bless you and your family for your continued support.
YEAR OF MERCY
Excerpts from Pope Francis’ letter on the Year of Mercy
The Church is called above all to be a credible witness to mercy, professing it and living it as the core of the revelation of Jesus Christ. From the heart of the Trinity, from the depths of the mystery of God, the great river of mercy wells up and overflows unceasingly. It is a spring that will never run dry, no matter how many people
draw from it. Every time someone is in need, he or she can ap-proach it, because the mercy of God never ends. The profundity of the mystery surrounding it is as inexhaustible as the richness which springs up from it.
ST, JOHN’S ACADEMY Congratulations to the 2016-2017 elected student council
Maureen Murray and Kaitlyn Grifonetti, co-presidents; Alex Angione, secretary and
Jason Tong, treasurer
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St. John’s PTG Golf Outing Monday, September 26, 2016
at the River Vale Country Club. Spaces are still available!
Registration deadline is September 21! For further information,
please contact: [email protected], or Yash Risbud at (917) 363-0740
BIBLE STUDY BEGINNING IN THE FALL
Once again Sr. Esther is offering Bible Study classes in the Fall. This year our study will be on the Gospel of St. John. It will take the form of videos, discussions and, of course coffee with lite refreshments. If you want to know what it means to really follow Christ, and if you would like to have a deeper relationship with him, then you are invited to join us for Follow Me, be-
ginning on Sept. 12 and ending on Oct. 31. Classes will be held each Monday morning from 9:30-10:30 am in the lower meeting room of the new Parish Life Center. In addition, Sister will offer the course on Wednesday evenings beginning on Sept. 14-Nov. 2 from 7:00 – 8:00 PM in the same location. In the past participants found it helpful to purchase the workbook. The cost is $18. This also covers the registration fee.
FUTURE ENGINEERS IN THE MAKING AT MOTHER SETON HIGH SCHOOL
Two new engineering programs will be initiated at Mother Seton this year for girls. In these courses, students will enjoy hands-on exposure in the soon-to-be dedicated Sr. Regina Martin Engineering Center. One class is entitled “Engineering Design Process.” Students will be empowered to develop the 21st century skills necessary to create, design, and innovate real world challenges and solutions. In cooperative learning groups, stu-dents will brainstorm, build prototypes, and do test runs of their creations. Mother Seton is one of eleven schools in the Archdio-cese of Newark that will offer this new engineering design course as part of its curriculum. The second course is called “Exploring Engineering” and focuses on computer programming and elec-tronics. The first year is dedicated to coding, and the second year is spent working with electronics and will be taught by Miss Louella Estillero. Louella is a 2010 graduate of Mother Seton and one of their current Math teachers Mother Seton will host an Open House on Sunday, September 25, from 1-3pm for girls in grades 5-8 and a Seton Science Workshop on Saturday, October 15 from 8:30-11:30am which will include engineering work-shops. For information, visit www.motherseton.org.
SAINT JOSEPH HS TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE:
On Sunday, October 2nd from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., Saint Joseph Regional H.S., Montvale, NJ will be hosting an Open House for prospective students (6th, 7th and 8th grade boys) and their families to gain more information concerning St. Joseph Regional, its programs & the people who make up the SJR com-munity. SJR students will provide tours (beginning promptly at 11:00 a.m.) and guests will have the opportunity to speak with SJR faculty, administrators & parents. For more information & directions please call the school at 201-391-3300 or pre-register at www.sjrnj.org
September 18, 2016
SATURDAY, September 17, 2016
9:00 AM Joseph Ascrizzi 5:00 PM William J. Carroll
SUNDAY, September 18, 2016
8:00 AM Joan Howe 10:00 AM Vincent DeMatteo
11:30 AM Janet Apolito 6:00 PM Carmen Martinez
MONDAY, September 19, 2016
9:00 AM Mary Ring & Family Living Intention
TUESDAY, September 20, 2016 6:30 AM For the People of the Parish 9:00 AM James Sweeney
WEDNESDAY, September 21, 2016 6:30 AM Joanne G. Passuolo 9:00 AM Anthony F. Cudina
THURSDAY, September 22, 2016 6:30 AM Rev. Herbert May 9:00 AM Eileen O’Conner
FRIDAY, September 23, 2016 9:00 AM Maryellen Hellerman
SATURDAY, September 24, 2016
9:00 AM Joseph Kassouf 5:00 PM James Prouty
SUNDAY, September 25, 2016
8:00 AM Joan Howe 10:00 AM Vincent DeMatteo
11:30 AM Janet Apolito 6:00 PM Carmen Martinez
During the week of September 18, the Sanctuary Lamp at the Blessed Sacrament will be for Marie Garramone as requested by Bob & Sylvia Re.
