Roman Catholic Church

Office Location Phone Email/Fax Website

Parish Office 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-0148 office@sjcnj.org Fax #: 201-261-0369

sjcnj.org

Religious Education 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-1144 religioused@sjcnj.org sjcnjre.org

Saint Joseph School 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-261-2388 office@sjsusa.org sjsusa.org

the greenhouse-PreK 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-477-8114 vailc@greenhouseusa.org greenhouseusa.org

MASS SCHEDULE WEEKEND

Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 pm

DAILY Weekdays 7:00 am &

8:30 am

Saturday 8:30 am

HOLY DAYS as announced

Miraculous Medal Novena Monday, 7:00 pm in Mary’s Chapel

Eucharistic Adoration First Wednesday of Month

9 am—5 pm in Mary’s Chapel

SACRAMENTS Confession: Saturday,

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Baptism

Contact the Parish Office. Marriage

Arrangements should be made with a priest at least one year in advance.

Sick/Homebound/Hospital Call the Parish Office.

Christian Initiation of Adults—RCIA

Contact the Parish Office.

PARISH REGISTRATION Contact the Parish Office.

Saint Joseph PASTOR:

Msgr. David C. Hubba

PAROCHIAL VICARS:

Rev. Andrew Park Rev. Roy Regaspi

DEACON: George Montalvo PASTOR EMERITUS:

Rev. George M. Reilly

Parish Office Hours: Parish: Mon.-Fri..9 am-5 pm, ; Rel. Ed.: Mon –Thurs.: 9:30 am—5 pm (Also by appointment.)

Oradell/New Milford, NJ Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2015

DON’T FORGET!

BE SURE TO RSVP TO THE RECEPTION FOR

“WE ARE LIVING STONES”

IMPORTANT NEWS! There will be only ONE Mass on Labor Day — at 9:00 am

Saint Joseph School opens September 9 10:30 am Sunday Mass in Mary’s Chapel resumes on September 13 The collection for the Church in Eastern Europe takes place TODAY

LABOR DAY September 7, 2015

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PRAYER REQUESTS

Let us remember those who are ill: Mitch Sobel, Ruth Eckel, Isabel Marks,

Thomas Meli, Sr.

Let us remember those who have recently died: Bishop Thomas Donato,

Kathryn Gordon (Fr. John Gordon’s mother), Eileen Doughty, Edward Ennis, Lilia Rosa Viego

Let us remember those serving in the military.

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10.30 am UC 12:00 pm

Monday 9:00 am

Tuesday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Wednesday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Thursday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Friday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Saturday 8:30 am 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10.30 am 10:30 am MC 12:00 pm

Sunday Collection for Week of August 30, 2015

BASKET PARISHPAY TOTAL $6,755 $4,000 $10,755

* The monthly ParishPay contribution remains the same as July but has been divided into five weeks for the month of August.

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION “Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?” JAMES 2:15 What is more important—being rich in faith or rich in possessions? Society teaches us that possessions are most important. God teaches a different lesson. When we are rich in faith we know that material things really do not matter and we are more willing to share what we have.

BREAD AND WINE INTENTIONS

The bread for the week of September 6, 2015

is offered in loving memory of The Smith & DelBove Family

as requested by Deborah & Mark DelBove.

The wine for the week of September 6, 2015

is offered for the honor and glory of God.

DID YOU RSVP?

Please see page 4 for the dates for our two receptions. We hope you can make one of them! Any questions, call Mark Alleman at 201-931-6951.

The PARISH OFFICE will be CLOSED

for the holiday

SHAWL MINISTRY —SEPTEMBER 8

The Saint Joseph Shawl Ministry will meet on Tuesday, September 8

from 2:00-4:00 pm in the Parish Life Center on Grove Street. We'll be knitting and crocheting shawls, hats, scarves, and other items. Please bring your current yarn project and join us for a relaxing afternoon.

September 5, 2015 Diane Longo First Anniversary Remembrance

September 6, 2015 People of the Parish Mary (Chris) Kelliher Violet Guion John Kelly September 7, 2015 People of the Parish (only one Mass) September 8, 2015 Timothy Curtin Mary Potter September 9, 2015 Teresa Bernardi Joseph Golucci September 10, 2015 Jean Finan Lloyd DeNicolo September 11, 2015 Alice Filipovits Jo-Ann Verrier September 12, 2015 Walter Sayre Cecilia Makowski September 13, 2015 People of the Parish Anthony Gallardo Apolonio & Tevesita Tumang Richard Masterson Mary (Chris) Kelliher

CHOIR RETURNS TO 10:30 Mass UC MASS IN MARY’S CHAPEL RESUMES

Starting Sunday, September 13, the Choir will be singing on Sundays at the 10:30 am Mass in the Upper Church. The second 10:30 am Mass in Mary’s Chapel will also resume.

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TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK THANK YOU FROM THE MISSIONARY SISTERS

The Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary wish to thank you for your generous

response to our appeal which amounted to $4,406. Your interest and concern is a real source of encouragement to us and our various missionary endeavors. Please be assured of a continuous remembrance in the prayers of all of us. THANK YOU!

With the approach of Labor Day, I thought you might enjoy reading some thoughts drawn

from a review by Edward Rothstein of the permanent exhibition housed on the 80th floor of the Empire State Building. The review, from the New York Times of 7-6-11, is called “A View Inside King Kong’s Perch.” Mr. Rothstein first remarked on what greatly impressed him from a tour of the observation deck on the 102nd floor, which he visited before seeing the exhibit, something, he wrote, that “I have been made forcefully aware of by the jolts of wind”:

… not the building as completed object, secure and established, dominating the cityscape, but the building as it came to be. Because it was in the midst of these whipping winds and unsettling heights that welders, riveters, steamfitters, bricklayers, marble setters, metal lathers, glaziers and roofers pieced this building together in unforgiving, empty space in an astounding 11 months.

The Empire State Building, which opened on May 1 of 1931, took the efforts of more than 3,400 workers, and was completed at a rate of time that has remained unequalled. The author of the construction notebook that forms part of the Skyscraper Museum’s display also honors the memory of the six men who

died working on the building, at one point acknowledging “our debt to them” and our “universal kinship” with the “lowly Carpenter of Nazareth.” The author of the construction notebook also mentioned a remark by the great English culture critic John Ruskin, which Mr. Rothstein says would be a good choice to be posted along with the other material of the exhibit:

When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight, nor for present use alone; let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for … and that men will say, as they look upon the labor and wrought substance of them, “See! This our fathers did for us.”

Whatever our work in life is, may we do it as well as we can. In this way we will be sure to contribute to the building of God’s kingdom that Jesus so often spoke of. I hope all of you enjoy a delightful Labor Day.

Msgr. David Hubba

Worker on Empire State Building with Chrysler Building visible in distance.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

August 28, 2015

Denise Cocozzo

& Brendan O’Brien

LEGION OF MARY BUS TRIP The Bergen County Legion of Mary will be sponsoring a bus trip to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA on Saturday, October 10. The bus will depart at 8:00 am with expected return at 6:00 pm. Itinerary for the day includes Tour, Mass, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and more. Price of $38 includes buffet lunch. Deadline for registration is September 14. To sign up, please call Pat at 201-615-0585.

NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY September 8 was chosen as the feast day of the Nativity of Mary because it was exactly nine months from December 8, the date celebrating Mary’s Immaculate Conception.

MEN’S CORNERSTONE—SEPTEMBER 16 The next Men’s Cornerstone Meeting will on Wednesday, September 16 at 8:00 pm in the Parish Life Center on Grove Street. Join us!

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

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TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Visit us on our websites CHURCH: sjcnj.org SCHOOL: sjsusa.org

RELIGIOUS ED: sjcnjre.org

See our bulletin in FULL COLOR at: sjcnj.org

A BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL Saint Joseph School accepts students from 3 years old to Grade 8. Registration for September is still taking place. Call 201-261-2388 to arrange a visit.

BIBLE STUDY This year, our parish will be offering a Bible Study that will fit into everyone's schedule.

The MONTHLY eight-part study (75-min.sessions), Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible, helps you uncover the story woven throughout Scripture so that you can get the “big picture” of the Bible and understand what it is all about. Each session includes a 30 minute DVD les-son. Parents of school-aged children are particularly encouraged to participate in order to help with their children’s religious education. The WEEKLY study topics include Matthew, James, Revelation, The Prophets, as well as Mary: A Biblical walk with the Blessed Mother.

REGISTER NOW You can register online at our parish website. Go to sjcnj.org Click on “Parish Life” to find “Bible Study 2015-2016.” Scroll to bottom of page to launch the reg-istration form (which you can fill in online). All studies will begin in September. To find out more about this parish-based Bible Study program, please visit ascensionpress.com or contact Pat Fakharzadeh at 201-599-2123 or email her at bible@sjcnj.org

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

THIS week we will take up the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. This collection supports Catholic organizations that provide affordable shelter and train seminarians in a region that still struggles from the effects of Soviet

rule. By providing pastoral care, catechesis, and funding for building renovations, your donations help to restore the Church and build the future in the region. Please give generously by using your parish envelope for this collection or by putting your donation in an envelope marked “CCEE.” (Checks should be made out to “Saint Joseph Church.”)

CAMPUS MINISTRIES If you have a student going to college at Fairleigh Dickinson (Teaneck), Kean, Montclair State, New Jersey City Univ., NJIT, Ramapo College or Stevens Institute, pick up a handout on the “College Campus Ministry” in our church literature racks for Mass times and welcome events at those respective schools.

CATECHISTS NEEDED FOR GRADE 7 Help share our faith with our seventh graders on Wednesdays from 4:45-6:10 pm. Call Arlene Kennedy at 201-261-1144.

WELCOME BACK! A MESSAGE FROM

OUR PRINCIPAL Saint Joseph School welcomes all our students and

school families to a brand new school year! Our first day of class is Wednesday, September 9 and it will be a staggered opening to make it easier for parents with children in multiple grades to see each child off on the first day. Upper School (grades 5-8) will start at 8:00 am; the lower school (Kindergarten-grade 4) will begin at 8:30 am. (We will welcome our preschool students in the greenhouse on Monday, September 14.) There will be early dismissal at 12 noon on each of the first three days (September 9-10-11). After Care will be available. Be sure to circle September 18-19-20 for our 2nd annual Fall Family Carnival. It promises to be a fun-filled event for everyone—school families and parishioners alike! We hope you can join us.

Mrs. Colette Vail

MOST REVEREND THOMAS A. DONATO

AUXILIARY BISHOP OF NEWARK 1940-2015

Saint Joseph parish was blessed to have Bishop Donato celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with us . On May 8, 2010, he confirmed 113 of our young people. His warmth and kindness made a great impression on both teens and adults alike. Sadly, Bishop Donato, who also served as Pastor of Saint Henry Church in Bayonne and Titular Bishop of Jamestown, passed away on August 25. May eternal rest grant unto his soul.

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

BUS TRIP TO TAJ MAHAL IN ATLANTIC CITY The bus will leave Ascension parking lot at 9:30 am on Monday, September 21. Tickets are $27/per person (rebate of $30). Make your check payable to: “Church of the Ascension” and drop it off at the rectory (256 Azalea Drive, New Milford) in an envelope marked “AC Trip.” Any questions, call Marge at 201-265-5675.

HELPING CHILDREN LEARN, SHARE, BUILD AND CREATE

You can help our Girl Scouts create a “Makerspace” for children in Kindergarten through grade 4. A collection box has been placed at our lower school building (305 Elm St., Oradell). Items needed include: popsicle sticks, stickers, pipe cleaners, old/unwanted CDs &

cassette tapes, magazines (appropriate for K-Gr. 4 browsing), glue sticks, Lego building blocks (of all kinds), art caddies, Sterilite latch bins (15 qt. and 32 qt. sizes). Thanks for your help!

HELP CELEBRATE OUR NEIGHBOR’S 120th BIRTHDAY!

You are cordially invited to the 120th Birthday Bash for St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church (225 Center St., New Milford) on September 26.

FOOD * BEER & WINE * DESSERT Tickets for adults—$20; ages 12 and under—$10; Chil-dren under 5—FREE. Call 201-262-5092 or email Jody Wangerin at pamperedjody@optimum.net

ELM STREET BRIDGE We have received notice that the Elm Street Bridge is scheduled to close for six months. Please plan accordingly.

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Cliffside Park Public Library

2:00—3:00 PM

505 Palisade Ave.

Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

(201) 945-2867

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