MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday: 7:00 & 8:00 AM 6:00 PM (Vigil Mass)

Sunday: 7:30 & 9:30 AM English 11:00 AM Italian 12:30 PM English (Family Mass) 8:00 PM Portuguese

Weekdays: 7:00 & 8:00 AM

Holy Days: 6:30, 8:00, 10:00 AM & 7:30 PM Other Services & Activities: Monday to Saturday: 7:40 AM Morning Prayer Tuesday: 9:00 AM Legion of Mary 7:30 PM St. Padre Pio Group (Sept 19) 7:30 PM H.R.S.—Church Hall (Sept 1) 8:00 PM Holy Rosary in Portuguese Wednesday: 7:00 PM Holy Rosary in Italian Thursday: 2:00 PM Bible Study Italian (Sept 10) 6:15 to 7:15 PM Holy Hour & Adoration for Vocations (July 30, Aug 6, 13, 20 27) 7:30 PM Bible Study English (Sept 10) 8:30PM Rosary Brazilian Men (Aug13) Friday: 8:30 PM Brazilian Prayer Group 1st Friday: 5:30 to 8:30 PM Blessed Sacrament Adoration (Sept 4)

Served by the Vocationist Fathers Fr. Stephen Ehiahuruike, S.D.V., Pastor Fr. Christogonus (Chris) Iwunze, S.D.V., Parochial Vicar Fr. Albino Santos, S.D.V., Parochial Vicar Fr. Louis Caputo, S.D.V.,Weekend Assistant Church & Rectory 442 E Brinkerhoff Ave Palisades Park, NJ 07650 Tel. 201-944-1154 Fax. 201-944-9510 Email. stnicholas07650@live.com Website. www.stnicholasrcchurch.org Office Hours Mon, Wed, Thu & Fri 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM Tuesdays 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Mornings by appointment only)

ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS Baptisms: On any available Sunday during the 11:00 AM (Italian), 12:30 PM (English) & 7:00 PM (Portuguese) Masses. Please, contact the rectory at least one month prior to desired date. Confessions: Saturdays 5:00 to 5:45 PM, or during the week by appointment. Marriages: Please contact the rectory at least six months prior to desired wedding date. Sacrament of the Sick: If you are hospitalized or un-able to come to Church for health reasons and would like to be visited by a priest for Confession, Commun-ion, or Anointing of the Sick, please call the rectory. Religious Education Program (CCD): For children 1st to 8th grades who are not attending Catholic School. Classes are held on Sundays from September to May at 11:30 AM, with attendance to the 12:30 PM Family Mass. Confirmation: Teens will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on 8th grade. They will attend classes at 11:30 AM from September to December; and from January to April classes will start at 11:00 AM in the church hall, with attendance to the 12:30 PM Family Mass.

ST. NICHOLAS RC CHURCH

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 26, 2015

Jesus feeds a large crowd with five barley loaves and two fish (John 6:1-15) .

ST NICHOLAS RC CHURCH Parish Trustee: Giovanni Simone & Michael Massaro Parish Secretary: Débora Moreira Music Ministry: Addie Luers, Giovanni & Karen Simone, and Kelly Oliveira Vocationist Sisters Community Sr. Benedita Carvalho, S.D.V., Superior & Pre-K Director; Sr. Antonietta Cioce, S.D.V., Sr. Meltiana Ding, S.D.V. and Sr. Sali Antony, S.D.V. 223 14th Street - Palisades Park, NJ Tel. 201-947-2413 Parish Pre-K “Fr. Justin Learning Center” Tel. 201-944-1376

NOTRE DAME ACADEMY 312 First St—Palisades Park, NJ Tel. 201-947-5262 Principal: Mark Valvano

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, July 25 7:00AM Mario Lisica by mother Regina 8:00AM Giovanni Piccinich by M/M Antonio Piccinich 6:00PM Michele Pallotta by family

SUNDAY, July 26 7:30AM Deceased members of our parish 9:30AM Anna & Domenica Mirkovich by Gaudenzia 11:00AM Giuseppe & Vincenza by son Carmina 12:30PM Diana DeRosa by Cecere family 8:00PM People of the Parish

MONDAY, July 27 7:00AM Silvana Piccinich by husband John 8:00AM In honor of St. Anne by parishioners & friends

TUESDAY, July 28 7:00AM Agustino Morin by wife Maria 8:00AM Domenico Picinic by Antonia Picinic

WEDNESDAY, July 29 7:00AM Ivan Matesic by M/M Albino Matesic 8:00AM Ciro, Michela and Carmine by family

THURSDAY, July 30 7:00AM Matteo Piccini by wife Maria 8:00AM Maria Piccinich by Gaudenzia Mattessich

FRIDAY, July 31 7:00AM Tommaso Morin by M/M Ryan Tarabocchia 8:00AM Martino Tarabocchia by M/M Frank Tarabocchia

SATURDAY, August 1 7:00AM Francesco Tarabocchia by wife Anita 8:00AM Michele, Maria Antonia & Olga by family 6:00PM Frank Silva by John Albanese & family

SUNDAY, August 2 7:30AM In honor of Blessed Fr. Justin Russolillo 9:30AM Deceased members of Holy Rosary Society 11:00AM Carmela Cundari by M/M Frank Modafferi 12:30PM Lena Roman by her family 8:00PM People of the Parish

ANNUAL MASS IN HONOR OF ST. ANNE, mother of the Blessed Mother and grandmother of Jesus, will be held this Monday, July 27 at 8:00 AM. A holy relic of the saint will be venerated immediately following the mass.

HOLY HOUR OF ADORATION will be held every Thursday from 6:15 to 7:15 PM during summer. Our church will continue to stay open from

6:30 AM to 6:30 PM.

Our parish will celebrate the FEAST OF BLESSED FR. JUSTIN on Monday, August 3 at 7:30 PM. All are invited to participate. Coffee and cookies will be served after Mass in the church hall.

We are reaching a very important milestone—50 YEARS OF ST. NICHOLAS DINNER DANCE & JOURNAL 1965—2015 - This jubilee event will be held on Friday, October 23 at the Palisadium in Cliffside Park, NJ.—Save the date!

CAR RAFFLE—Brand New 2015 NISSAN VERSA SEDAN S PLUS—4 doors. Tickets are $25.00 each—Buy 4 and get 1 free (5 tickets for $100.00) See page 4.

News of the Parish

Holy Hour of Adoration for Vocations Every Thursday from 6:15 to 7:15 PM in church

~ Except on eve of first Fridays ~

In Memoriam

ALTAR CANDLES donated this week in memory of

P.O. Stephen Petruzzello—CPPD by Carmela & Ron Kida

BREAD AND WINE donated this week in memory of

DT. Brian Moore—NYPD by Carmela & Ron Kida

SANCTUARY LAMP donated this week in memory of

P.O. John Ferraioli—PPPD by Carmela & Ron Kida

Shoprite Cards are available after each Sunday Mass or during the week at the office. Our church will get 5% of what you spend.

Ministers’ Schedule for August 2

6:00 PM: Lector - Carmela B. E.M. - Claudia and Rita 7:30 AM: Lectors - Michael and Linda E.M. - Sr. Sali and Sr. Meltiana 9:30 AM: Lector - Carol E.M. - Gina and Sr. Bene 11:00 AM: Lector - Gioia and Margherita E.M. - Francesca and Carmela A. 12:30 PM : Lector - Suzanne E.M. - Wendy and Roberto 7:00 PM: Lectors - Viviane, Marcia and Leny E.M. - Fatima and Leo

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17th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

FEEDING THE WORLD With today's two accounts of feeding miracles and the psalm response about the Lord's hand feeding us, it is easy to gloss over the marvelous hymn in Ephesians. It is built around the most potent biblical numbers: one, three, and seven. The core of it is the word "one" expressed seven times. Three of these describe the church: one body, one Spirit, one hope; the next three are the foundations of the church: one Lord [Jesus], one faith, one baptism. All of these are bound up together in the one Father of all. While we might feel daunted by the prospect of duplicating the wonders worked by Elisha and Jesus in the feeding of multitudes, Ephesians gives us a more realistic way to live and "feed" others as the church: by living in humility and gentleness, by acting with patience, bearing with each other in love, and always seeking and striving to preserve unity through peace. Who among us cannot increase the way we "feed" the church and the world by living this way? We are always called upon to "feed" the world in the literal sense; but our mission as church tells us that others are also fed by the way we live and act each moment of each day. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Sooner of later, as they plan their wedding liturgy, a couple will receive some advice about a "unity candle." They need one, they are told (at great expense); it is a tradition; it is what Catholics have always done. Not so. In the last thirty years or so, the custom has enjoyed wide popularity in the United States. It has never been officially part of our liturgy, and it exists in tension with some of our core symbols. Usually there are two smaller candles and one larger one to be lit from the smaller. Large candles in our tradition always mean Christ, and smaller ones are always tokens of our baptismal candle. If the candles are meant for a kind of renewal of baptismal vows, then the meaning is clearer, yet this is seldom the understanding. Why, then, are those smaller candles extinguished? It's hard to tell where these pesky candles came from. Some suggest that the Presbyterian Church, which has a very lean wedding liturgy, introduced them as an option for extending a short service. Generally, it's been experienced as a "photo opportunity" rather than a genuine liturgical ritual. The "unity candle," a recent invention rather than an authentic tradition, has not been approved as an adaptation to our rite, and it is to be hoped that it will gradually disappear from view. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

Pastoral Care Holy Communion was brought last week to: Valentine Miele, Alexander Mauro, Sheila Hutchinson, Arthur and Amelia Mazzarella and Gloria Pezzolla.

Pray for our sick: Mateus Ribeiro, Domenica Dinaro, Pete Giannantonio, Anne Ring, Lorenzo Cafasso, Josephine Dolberry, Eileen Murphy, Angela Tina, Christine Brown, Jovan & Perez family, Rita Vanore and Maria Piccini.

Monday, July 27 8:00 AM - Mass in honor of St. Anne Tuesday, July 28 9:00 AM - Legion of Mary in the Blessed Mother’s room 8:00 PM - Holy Rosary in the Brazilian families Thursday, July 30 6:15 to 7:15 PM - Holy Hour of Adoration for vocations Friday, July 31 8:30 PM - Brazilian Prayer Group in church hall

Events of the Week

STEWARDSHIP OF TIME AND TALENT

Music is a very important part of the liturgy. Our church is blessed with

dedicated groups of singers and musicians. We are thankful to the

English, Italian and Brazilian choirs,

for their faithful commitment to

our Sunday Masses.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

For collection amount please see our bulletin paper edition

Vocationist Corner With you, for you, in you, O Jesus, I embrace this cross of fire that is the work of divine vocations, with all the struggles against the difficulty of detachment from the world and from families, with all the bitterness of misunderstand and lack of correspondence by those who should correspond to it. I embrace all the agonies of infidelity and betrayal of candidates endowed with divine vocations (XX, 365). In a general sense, everything in the world is divine vocation: vocation to life, vocation to faith and vocation to holiness. Every being and every status worthy of a human being corresponds to a divine vocation (IX, 81). “IF GOD CALLS YOU CALL US”

The VOCATIONIST FATHERS are a Catholic Religious Congregation that strives to foster vocations to the priesthood and religious life, especially among the poor. Their main ministry is to identify and guide those who believe they are called to serve God as Priests. Please call 973-966-6262 for further information.

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Friday, October 23 at the Palisadium in Cliffside Park, NJ

Tickets are $ 75.00 per person

The 2015 Golden Jubilee Journal will be celebrating the

“St. Nicholas Families”

We invite you to sponsor a color page for your family. You can have a full page, half page or the wallet size pictures like the ones displayed in the entrance of the church.

A photographer will be available to take your pictures on OCTOBER 3 & 4

AFTER ALL MASSES AT NO CHARGE you only pay for the page or the pictures you desire to buy

It’s an exciting way to support our St. Nicholas Church while

making memories that will last forever!

A Mass in honor of St. Anne will be celebrated on Monday, July 27th at 8:00 AM.

A holy relic of the saint will be venerated immediately follow-ing the Mass. All are invited to attend. Handicapped access is available at the 13th Street side entrance of the church.

GIVE A HAND We have a few parishioners who

would love to attend Mass on Sundays, but need a little bit of

help coming to church. We are looking for volunteers

who are available and willing to spear a few minutes prior to Mass to help these fellow parishioners. They live just few blocks from our

Church. Please contact the rectory’s office at 201-944-1154

if you can help.

This is your chance to win a BRAND NEW CAR! Tickets will be sold at the tables in front of the church after all Masses this Sunday! You can also buy your tickets during the week at the rectory office and request them by mail or email.

According to Christian tradition, Saint Anne (also Ann or Anna) of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical Gospels. According to the apocryphal Gospel of James, Anne and her husband Joaquim, after years of childlessness, were visited by an angel who told them that they would conceive a child. Anne promised to dedicate the child to God's service. The story bears a superficial similarity to that of the birth of Samuel whose mother Hannah had also been childless. Although Anne's cult receives little attention in the Western church prior to the late 12th century, dedications to Anne in the Eastern church occur as early as the 6th century. In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, Anne is ascribed the title Forbear of God, and both the Birth of Mary and the Dedication of Mary to the Temple are celebrated as two of the Twelve Great Feasts. Varying theologians have believed either that Joachim was Anne's only husband, or that she was married thrice. Ancient belief, attested to by a sermon of St John Damascene, was that Anne married once. Similarly, in the 4th century, and then much later in the 15th century, a belief arose that Mary was born of Anne by virgin birth. Those believers included the 16th century mystic Valentine Weigel who claimed Anne conceived Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit. This belief was also condemned as an error by the Catholic Church in 1677. Instead, the Church teaches that Mary was conceived in the normal fashion, but that she was miraculously preserved from original sin in order to make her fit to bear Christ. The conception of Mary

free from original sin is termed the Immaculate Conception -- which is frequently confused with the Virgin Birth or Incarnation of Christ. The iconographic subject of Joachim and Anne “The Meeting at the Golden Gate” fitted both views, and was a regular component of artistic cycles of the "Life of the Virgin". The couple meets at the "Golden Gate" of Jerusalem and embraces. They are aware of Anne's pregnancy, of which they have been separately informed by an archangel. For those believing in the virgin birth of Mary, this moment stood for her conception, and the feast was celebrated on the same day as the Immaculate Conception. The Birth of Mary, the Presentation of Mary and the Marriage of the Virgin were usual components of cycles of the Life of the Virgin in which Anne is normally shown. Anne is never shown as present at the Nativity of Christ, but is frequently shown with the infant Christ in various subjects. She is normally shown as present at the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the Circumcision of Christ. There was a tradition that she went (separately) to Egypt and rejoined the Holy Family after their Flight to Egypt.. Anne is not seen with the adult Christ, so was regarded as having died during the youth of Jesus. Saint Anne is especially invoked as the Patroness of all Mothers, against Sterility, for the Conception Difficulties, Infertility, help of the Pregnant, Women in Labor, and also the Grandparents. The feast day of Anne is 26 July.

Prayer to Saint Anne “Good St. Anne, you were especially favored by God to be the mother of the most holy Virgin Mary, the

Mother of our Savior. By your power with your most pure daughter and with her divine Son, kindly obtain

for us the grace and the favor we now seek.

Please secure for us also forgiveness of our past sins, the strength to perform faithfully our daily duties and the help we need to persevere in the love of

Jesus and Mary. Amen.”

“Good Saint Anne, pray for us.”

Saint Anne Feast day: July 26