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Sacrament of Bap sm - Sacramento de Bau smo: Sundays with prior registra on. Call the rectory for informa on. Domingos con inscripción previa. Para información llame a la rectoría.

Sacrament of Reconcilia on - Confesiones: Saturdays/Sábados: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Weekdays/Dias de Semana: 6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Sacrament of Matrimony - Matrimonios: Registra on one year prior to the date of marriage. Call the Rectory for appointment. Registrarse un año antes de la boda. Llamar a la rectoría para una cita.

Pastoral Care of the Sick - Enfermos: Family member must call the Rectory to no fy a priest. Un familiar debe llamar a la rectoria para informar al sacerdote.

Funerals - Funerales: All deceased Catholics are to have a funeral Mass before being buried. Arrangements made through the Funeral Home. Todo difunto católico debe ser llevado a la iglesia para la Misa de Funeral antes de recibir cris ana sepultura. Arreglos a través de la funeraría.

Religious Educa on - Catequesis: English: Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Academy of St. Joseph Español: Domingos, 8:30 a.m. Academia de San José.

Parish Membership - Miembros de la Parroquia: Every Catholic family should register in the parish. Todo católico debe registrarse en la parroquia.

Pray For The Recovery of:Pray For The Recovery of:Pray For The Recovery of: Arleen M. Conil, Logan Andres Norman, Juan José Caro,

Margee Sanchez, Gina G. Riggi, Eva Draude, Manuel Prieto, Anne Schiebel, Hector Valderrama, Serafina Menendez,

Yudis Mercedes, Ligia Bara o, Cosmo Palmisano, Sofia Lazo, Patrick Comess, Susana Quiroga, David King, Haydee Cubero,

Esther Brinkers, Cesar Andrade, Kayla Gonzalez, Fermin Quintanilla, Jose Andrade, Patricia Hannon, Saida Ayala

Abimael Arias Nuñez, Victoria Benavides, Marisol Marin, Carlos Roman, Maria Meister, Victor Mar nez, Sr. Ann Patrick,

Esperanza Evzonas, Gary Sciancalepore, Maria D. Garcia, Emma Milagros Acosta, Mariah Machado,

Rosaura Montalvo, Grace Ganguzza

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK INTENCIONES DE MISAS PARA LA SEMANA

February 17-18, 2018 Masses in English (E) Masses in Spanish (Sp)

Misas en Inglés (E) Misas en Español (Sp)

ST. JOSEPH’S - 64TH Street Sat. 2/17 5:30pm Ignatius Pizzo/Wife, Ruth (Sp) 7:00pm Willy Selas/Family Sun. 2/18 7:45 Mary LaMagra/Family 10:00 Maria & Stefano Tarabocchia/Maria Piccinich 12:00 Adrian R. Cancel, Sr./Bill & Ceil Hansen (Sp) 8:45 Pedro Velasco Tamari y Tomasa Cumatzl/Josefina Tumux (Sp) 11:00 Maria Leticia Guaman/Hija, Maria Saldana (Sp) 1:30 Paulina Rodriguez de Urrea/Hermana, Rocio (Sp) 6:00pm Amelia Guevara/Hijas, Ana Guevara y Carina Chirino Mon. 2/19 9:00 Sista Posada/Aura Erazo Tues. 2/20 8:30 Elizabeth Dennison/Ruth Pizzo (Sp) 12:15 Roberto Codina/Esposa, Evora (Sp) 7:00pm Enio Martinez/Esposa y hijos Wed. 2/21 8:30 In thanksgiving for birthday of Diana Salazar (Sp) 7:00pm Hector Raul y Agustina Ramirez/ Familia Thurs. 2/22 8:30 McCormack & Johnston Families/Ruth McCormack 12:15 Hermenegilda Alfaro/Altagracia Correas (Sp) 7:00pm Narcisa Gonzalez y Gabriel Arrioja/ Minerva Fri. 2/23 8:30 Hilda Villada/Eduardo Villada (Sp) 7:00pm En accion de gracias por Willy Ros/ Madre, Laida Sat. 2/24 8:30 In thanksgiving for 80th Birthday of Elizabeth Romano/Leslie Forney

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY Sat. 2/17 5:00pm Rose Marotta Sun. 2/18 10:00 Luis & Maria Marti/Family (Sp) 12:15 Jose Cardenas/Wife, Berta Tues. 2/20 7:30 Rose Marotta Wed. 2/21 7:30 Antoinette Longariello/Claire Gargiulo & Family Thurs. 2/22 7:30 Ann Marie Lozano/Theresa Haase Fri. 2/23 7:30 Palma Karcic/Maria Carcich

COMMUNITY CENTER Sun. 2/18 8:45 Faustina Villamar/Luisa Tapia

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, 15-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10 TRAINING

Those who wish to hold the fortress of contempla on must first of all train in the camp of ac on. —Pope St. Gregory the Great

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Dear Friends, This season of Lent calls us to recognize the spirit of the Lord within us and to act in that spirit. The recogni on comes first, by seeing our own poten al for goodness

and acts of generous compassion. Over these past months the men’s group of the parish “Huellas de Jesus” took up the task of organizing a collec on of personal hygiene products and other items for people isolated in deten on centers due to immigra on issues. Recently the group was able to assemble and deliver over 300 more packages to detainees. And this was due to your generosity; to the dona ons by many individuals to this effort. As I announced last weekend, a calcula on by our bookkeeper showed that over the past year, you our parishioners donated a total of over $52,000 to various extra collec ons for vic ms of natural disasters, for work by missionaries here at home and abroad, and for the church in oppressed areas of the world. This is your response to calls for generous compassion. You as individuals need to look to your own more personal lives and recognize those moments of conscious self offering, self-giving of your me and your efforts for the sake of another’s needs, for whatever the moment might have called for and recognize the Lord’s spirit within yourself. We know we have not always been fully generous. It is easy to remember our faults and our sinfulness. But as in this season of Lent we are, yes, willing to repent our sins, let your hope be based upon the goodness that the Lord has placed deep inside of you and that you have allowed, if not always, at least some mes, to be manifested in your ac ons. Remember your goodness. Build upon it through prayer and trust in the Lord! Sincerely yours, Msgr. Gregory Studerus Pastor

Weekly Parish Collec on

Needed Weekly: $14,200 Sunday, February 11: $10,639.50 The normal opera ng cost of running your parish average $14,200 weekly! Please remember to support your parish.

E-GIVING Did you know you can GIVE ONLINE? h ps://e-giving.org/stjosepho hepalisades • Donate in seconds! Any me, anywhere!

Even from your phone! • Rest assured your dona ons are 100% secure. • Set up recurring dona ons. • Receive email confirma on and track all dona ons with

access to your records 24/7. • Stay connected with us. • Your recurring dona ons through online giving enable

us to plan with confidence. e-Giving is available at www.saintjosephpalisades.com

A Night of Recollection Join us in an Evening of Lenten in English to on March 2, 2018, Friday, at 7:00 p.m., in the Upper Church. Sta ons of the Cross will be part of the recollec on. We hope that by a ending this event we will spiritually enrich ourselves to celebrate the season of Lent.

Rectory Closed… The Rectory will be closed on Monday, February 19, in commemora on of All Presidents’ Day. One Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 a.m.

Unique Lenten experience: The Franciscan Mystery Players, The Way of the Cross. This unique Lenten medita on is a prayerful experience. Please join us and bring your family and friends. Sunday, March 11, 4:00 p.m. At IHM Chapel. Admission is FREE.

— From the collec on

— From the Reserved Funds

Necessary to cover costs

Char ng our “Living Stones” Campaign

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Tax Statement To obtain a statement of your contribu on to the parish during the year 2017, please fill out the following and return to the rectory or you may deposit it in the collec on basket. Name: ________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________ _______________________________________ Telephone #: ___________________________________ Envelope #: ____________________________________

Mens´Commission Saturday, March 10, 2018

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ Cost: $25.00

Mass begins immediately at 4:00 p.mm celebrated by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R. You can register at the Rectory Office.

Womens´ Commission Alive in Christ...Renewing

Our Families Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Seton Hall University, 400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, New Jersey, from

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mass begins immediately at 4:00 pm celebrated by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R. Cost: $25.00. Hallie Lord, Gloria Purvis and Sr. Bri any Harrison will be the guest speakers. For more informa on, email catholicwomen@rcan.org, or call 973-497-4545. You can also register at the Rectory.

2018 Marriage Anniversary Liturgies Once again the annual tradi on of honoring those couples in our Archdiocese who will be celebra ng five, twenty-five and fi y years of Chris an marriage

in the year 2018 will take place. These anniversary liturgies will be celebrated by Cardinal Joseph Tobin in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark as follows:

April 29, 2018, 3:00 PM - 5 years and 25 years (All coun es) May 6, 2018, 3:00 PM - 50 years (All coun es)

It is our desire that every couple in the Archdiocese deserving of such recogni on be present at the appropriate liturgy. The presence of a large number of couples will give favorable witness to the strength and stability of Chris an marriage in today's society. If you are celebra ng one of these anniversaries and would like to a end, please sign up at the Rectory Office.

CRS Rice Bowls Are you looking for ways to make your Lent a meaningful one? Par cipa ng in CRS Rice Bowls would be a great Lenten sacrifice. It benefits more than 100

million in need here in the U.S. as well as in other countries devastated by natural disasters. Please help people in need by taking home this “rice bowl” to place your monetary contribu on as your loving act of sacrifice during these five weeks of Lent. When ready you can either return these bowls directly to the Rectory Office or drop them in the Sunday Collec on basket. As always keep in mind God is never outdone in his generosity and be a cheerful giver! God Bless.

Stations of the Cross Fridays in Lent

7:00 p.m. Upper Church

The Days of My Life Bishop David Arias, our beloved former pastor here at St. Joseph’s lead a fascina ng life. He tells the story of that life which lead him to serve the Lord’s church from Spain to Rome to Mexico to various assignments in the United States, as well as travels throughout the world. His brand new fascina ng autobiography, filled with pictures, is available at the rectory in both English and Spanish versions. The price is $10. Copies are limited. Check it out; you may find your name in the story.

What about 24 hours of prayer? At the Holy Father’s sugges on and seeking to meet the needs of our parish, a special event of 24 hours of prayer involving our whole parish community is being considered for March 16 and 17 as we begin our patronal feast of St. Joseph. A good idea? Leave word if you are interested at the rectory for Anselmo Atz,

pastoral council president, or Fr. Cesar, moderator of the spiritual life commi ee.

Our Interna onal Fes val Our big parish fund raiser each year needs careful and crea ve planning! This year the weekend of June 10th. Under the leadership of our parish council

President Anselmo Atz and Vice President Jose Maria Santos we hope it will be more successful than ever. First planning mee ng will be on Monday, February 26 at 7:45 p.m. in the community center. Please come and offer your ideas and sugges ons.

GOD’S POWER We are not in our power, but in the power of God. —St. Perpetua