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MASS SCHEDULEMonday - Saturday: 8:00 AM Saturday: 4:00 PM VigilSunday: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 6:00 PM
RECONCILIATION (Confession)Saturday, 3:00 to 3:30 PM.Or call the Parish Office for an appointment.
WEDDINGSArchdiocesan Policy requires that appointments for weddings must be made with one of our parish priests at least one year prior to the desired date.
VISITING THE SICKThe Holy Eucharist will be brought to a parishioner, ill, or confined to home. Please contact the Parish Office.
ADULT INITIATIONNon-baptized adults and already baptized adults from other Christian faiths, who seek information about the Catholic faith are asked to call the Parish Office and begin the journey of Catechumenate. Catholics who have not received Eucharist or Confirmation are also invited to call the office for further information toward completing their sacramental initiation.
BAPTISMSThe Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated every Sunday at 1:00 pm. Upon request a Baptism can be held at the 11:30 am Mass. An instruction session for first time parents is recommended prior to Baptism. Please call the Parish Office at least three weeks in advance to make arrangements.
ANOINTING OF THE SICKThe Sacrament of Anointing is available for anyone seriously ill or of advanced age. Please contact one of the priests to come to your home to celebrate the Sacrament.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONDuring the school year, elementary religious education classes (Kindergarten - 7th) are held in the school from 10:00 to 11:15 am on Sunday, 8th Grade Religious Ed on Tuesday, 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Family, Summer and Home Education also available.Bible Camp for 2 weeks in the Summer (9 am - 12 pm) is a free program offered in addition to religious education classes.
Parish Office - 973-992-9490Parish Fax - 973-740-0236 Parish E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.straphaelnj.org
MARCH 1, 2020 | THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
The Parish Family of
ST. RAPHAEL CHURCH346 East Mount Pleasant Ave. Livingston, New Jersey 07039
Served byRev. Jose Erlito Ebron, Pastor
Rev. Joseph BejgrowiczMsgr.Venantius Fernando
From the Desk � Fr. Lito
TAKE YOUR FIGHT INTO THE SPIRITUAL REALM, WITH US!
The Eagle does not fi ght the snake on the ground.
It picks it up into the sky and changes the battle ground, and then it releases the snake into the sky.
The snake has no stamina, no power and no balance in the air. It is useless, weak and vulnerable unlike on the ground where it is powerful wise and deadly.
Take your fi ght into the spiritual realm by praying and when you are in the spiritual realm God takes over your battles.
Don’t fi ght the enemy in his comfort zone, change the battle grounds like the Eagle and let God take charge through your earnest prayer.
You’ll be assured of clean victory.”
(Taken from: http://www.ultrakulture.com/2015/10/11/eagle-vs-snake-take-your-fi ght-into-the-spiritual-realm/ )
What a great opportunity Lent provides to take all our battles into a higher realm. When the devil tempted Jesus, he was on a 40-day retreat in the desert. Prayer surrounds Jesus with God’s shield and protection. Lent leads us to be more attentive to God’s Word. After each temptation and every temptation, Jesus rebuked the devil’s wiles by countering with a quote from Scriptures. An old saying goes: “Unless we have within us that which is above us (i.e., God and His Word), we will easily yield and fall to everything that is around us.”
Please join us in our Lent Journey. We are one in this. We have to be together. Animal instinct is amazing. They know this. That’s why deer and antelope and giraffes and zebras and even tricer-atops travel in herds. That’s not just because they like each other. That’s because, in a herd, they’re protected against lions and tigers and T-Rexes.
Here’s the rule of the jungle: If you’re alone, you’re dead. Your days are numbered.
Unless a lion is really hungry, it’ll ponder a hundred times before attacking a herd. But if you’re all alone, the lion won’t even think. He’ll just attack.
That means that if you’re alone, you’re multiplying your chances of falling by a hundred times.
Remember the passage?: “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour, (Peter 5:8).”
If you’re alone, I suggest you join a herd. Come and Celebrate Lent with us at St. Raphael! We’re A Special Herd.
Fr. Lito
Weekly Readings & Mass IntentionsWeek of FEBRUARY 29 – MARCH 8, 2020
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, February 29 & March 1 First Sunday or Lent
Readings: Gn 2:7-9;3:1-7; Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19; Mt 4:1-114:00pm Elaine Alfi eri (Deceased), r/o Anna Miranda
Phillippe Sahab, r/o Edouard and Sonia Azzam7:30am Tari and Solo (Successful Wedding), r/o Nnanna Family
9:00am Gavino Abaya Jr., r/o St. Raphael Parish11:30am Regalado Malabana, r/o St. Raphael Parish
6:00pm Stella Vicarisi (1st Anniversary), r/o Stephaie and Daniel Politi
MONDAY, March 2Monday of the First Week of Lent
Readings: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Mt 25:31-46 8:00am All Souls in Purgatory, r/o Ally & Tyler Bisack
12:00pm Leonor Nimes (Deceased), r/o Alicia Pagalilauan
TUESDAY, March 3 Tuesday of the First Week of Lent Readings: Is 55:10-11; Mt 6:7-15
8:00am Leopoldo Bautista (Deceased) r/o St. Raphael Parish12:00pm Louise Delph (Deceased), r/o St Raphael Parish
WEDNESDAY, March 4 Wednesday of the First Week of LentReadings: John 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32
8:00am People of the Parish12:00pm Margaret McGinley (Deceased),
r/o Alicia Pagalilauan
THURSDAY, March 5 Thursday of the First Week in Lent
Readings: C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Mt 7:7-12 8:00am Leonor Nimes (Deceased), r/o Alicia Pagalilauan
12:00pm Dani, r/o St Raphael Parish7:00pm Edwin Vasquez (special intention), r/o Elena Lagrimas
FRIDAY, March 6 Friday of the First Week of Lent
Readings: Ez 18:21-28; Mt 5:20-268:00am Fr. Walter Swensen (Deceased),
r/o St. Raphael Parish Family12:00pm Fortunato Calamongay (Deceased), r/o Badette Lendio
SATURDAY, March 7 Saturday of the First Week of Lent
Readings: Dt 26:16-19; Mt 5:43-488:00am William Flanagan, r/o Denise Flanagan
4:00pm Teri DePaola (Deceased/Still Love & Miss You), r/o Cono DePoala
and Margot Carini, r/o Lu and Ralph WetzelSUNDAY, March 8 Second Sunday of Lent
Readings: Gn 12:1-4A; 2 Tm 1:8B-10; Mt 17:1-97:30am Bill Flanagan, r/o Denise Flanagan
9:00am Mark Damback, r/o Theresa & Bob Stroop11:30am Regalado Malabanan r/o Umahon Family
and Philippe Sahab, r/o Edward & Sonia Azzam 6:00pm John Brixie, r/o Rosalind Brixie
TRUSTEES: Karen Kundla & Ben Spinelli | PARISH STAFF: Rev. Joseph Bejgrowicz, Director of Religious Education Denise Flanagan, Coordinator Religious Education | Elena Lagrimas, Receptionist | Mirasol Mariano, Receptionist/Office Assistant
Donna Mauro, Bookkeeper | Kevin McCarthy, Youth Minister | Alicja Recko, Plant Services | Dawn Duffy, Office Assistant Mary Gayle Scheper, Coordinator Religious Education, Bulletin Editor | Brad Ziffer, Director of Music.
Rev. Gerald F. Greaves, Pastor Emeritus | The Late Rev. Msgr. G. Thomas Burns, Pastor Emeritus
Please pray for those who are sick, especially: Connor Boyle, Robert Burkot, Kathleen McCormick Campi, James Damgen, Mary DeLorenzo, Ines DeJesus, Anne Ebinum, Connie Elliot, Zachary Espiritu, Ronnie Frucci, John Frucci III, Ida Furrule, Pat Fusaro, Manuel Gisbert, Mary Hanlon, Lynda Hurley, Barbara Kohm, Joseph Kratzer III, William LaPointe, Addie & Leo Luciano, Mirasol Mariano, Michael McCaffery, Meg McManus, Elvira Martin, Topsy McCormick, Carol McInnis, Paul McInnis, Agnes Miranda, Anne Morgan, Edward Neagle, Betty O’Leary, Ann Peters, Diana Quinn, Charles Quinn, Jennifer Rullis, Louisa St. Fort, Lorna Troja, Gayle Trotta, Mary Ulrich, Rose Velella, Irene Villanova, Alan Wallace, Karen Spinelli Zager and John Ziffer. Remember our military and their families and our veterans.
Have you considered Electronic Giving? It’s quite simple to do. Go to: www.straphael.co/ click on the Donations tab and follow instructions. Your donations
are still recorded for your tax purposes.
If you would like to send information for inclusion in this bulletin, simply leave it in the office, or email it to [email protected]
by the Saturday prior to the week ahead. Thank you.
MARCH CALENDAR OF EVENTSFeb. 29 Prayer Shawl Ministry 10:00 am (Music Room)
Altar Server Training 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Church)
March 1 Religious Education 10:00 -11:15 am 10:45: Jesus Walks on Water Play (Church) RCIA 10:00 (Rectory) Finding God in Small Places Lenten Faith Sharing Group 12:30 - 1:30 pm (Raphael Room)
March 3 Confirmation Learning Session 7:00 -8:00 pm
March 7 First Eucharist Orientation and Learning Session 10:00 am (Church) Pre-Cana 9:00 am - 5:30 pm (Tobias Hall) Prayer Shawl Ministry 10:00 am (Music Room)
4:00 pm Mass Celebrating Precana Participants
March 8 First Eucharist Welcoming Mass 9:00 am Mass (Daylight Savings Time) Religious Education 10:00 -11:15 am RCIA 10:00 (Rectory) Finding God in Small Places 12:30 - 1:30 pm (Raphael Room)
March 9 English Language Class 10:00 -11:30 am (Raphael Room)
March 10 Confirmation Learning Session 7:00 -8:00 pm
March 11 SAC Meeting 7:00 pm (Raphael Room)
March 14 First Eucharist Learning Session 2 10:00 am (Church) Prayer Shawl Ministry 10:00 am (Music Room)
COLLECTION FOR THE WEEKEND OF February 15-16, 2020: $7,588.50
Collection for Eastern Europe: $1,374.00 Many thanks for your generosity
and your continued support of the parish.
Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction
Every Thursday at 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
At 3:00, the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Rosary and quiet reflection. At 6:00 pm, convenient to
those coming from work, another Rosary begins with the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction. Mass follows at 6:45.
First Friday Exposition & DevotionEvery First Friday of the Month
at the 8:00 am Mass First Saturday (Our Lady) Devotion
Every First Saturday of the Month at the 8:00 am Mass
On March fi rst, the 6th and 7th graders will present a play about another miracle: Jesus walking on water. Please consider coming out to support our children. Presentation: Jesus Walks on Water
March 1, 10:45 in the Church
This week’s learning session was about Bartimaeus, a blind beggar who was healed by Jesus. He is mentioned by name in Mark 10:46-52. He was sitting on his mat begging, as one of the children was acting out. When he heard that Jesus was near, he shouted out for Him to have mercy. When Jesus heard him, He healed him. This is another one of Jesus’ miracles.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
SAMARITANS ALWAY CARENext Meeting: March 11: 7:00 pm
SONNY’S PANTRYOur contributions of food to Our Lady of the
Valley Soup Kitchen is very much appreciated. This is an ongoing collection of food. The container for this food is in the vestibule.
WINTER BOOT AND SOCK DRIVEWe are concluding the winter Boot and Sock drive. Thank you for your generosity to those supported by the Newark Friary.
DIAPER EMERGENCYSt. Margaret’s in Morristown has a shortage of diapers in sizes 3 to 6. We will have an ongoing collection for these diapers in the vestibule.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONFIRMATION LEARNING SESSIONSLessons continue for our
8th Grade students:March 3, 10 and 24
at 7:00 pm in Tobias Hall
First Eucharist Preparation First Eucharist Orientation
(parents & children) and fi rst learning session: March 7, 10:00 am
Additional Sessions: March 14, 21, & 28Practice: April 6 at 7:00 pm
First Eucharist: May 2: 4:00 or May 3: 11:30 pm
OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS!!
Sandie, who is an ESL teacher, is going to have classes once a month on a Monday, from 10am-11:30am in the Raphael
Room. The dates are March 9, April 6 & May 11.
Please call. the parish offi ce at 973-992-9490 to register.
ALTAR SERVERS’ TRAINING We always welcome more children who are interested in joining the altar servers and are in grade 3 and older. Training will be arranged for these children. Simply contact the parish offi ce.
2020 LENTEN REGULATIONS1. The days of both Fast and Abstinence during Lent are Ash
Wednesday and Good Friday. If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the “paschal fast” to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily His Resurrection. The other Fridays of Lent are days of Abstinence.
On a day of Fast, only one (1) full meal is permitted, and two (2) smaller meals, which, if added together,
would not exceed the main meal in quantity.Those between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast.
On a day of Abstinence, no meat may be eaten. Those who have reached the age of 14 are obliged
by the law of abstinence.2. The obligation to observe the laws of Fast and Abstinence
“substantially”, or as a whole, is a serious obligation.3. The Fridays of the year, outside of Lent, are designated as days
of penance, but each individual may substitute for the tradi-tional abstinence from meat some other practice of voluntary self-denial as penance.
4. The time for fulfi lling the Paschal Precept (Easter Duty*) extends from the First Sunday of Lent, March 1, 2020 to The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, June 7, 2020.
*Canon 920, § 1.All the faithful, after they have been initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, are bound by the obligation of receiving Communion at least once a year.
February 10, 2020
Offi ce of the Vicar General & Moderator of the CuriaWe welcome
ISABELLA TAYLORto the Sacrament of FIRST RECONCILIATION
NEWSWORTHY
The Annual Appeal for 2020 is SHINING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST! Christ is the Light, and we, as members of the Body of Christ, have the mission to refl ect His Light to others. Through your support, the archdiocese is able to form the next generation of leaders, to welcome those on the margins of our community, and to provide the resources so our parishes can fl ourish.
The offi cial date for making pledges is March 7-8, but you don’t have to wait – go online to https://www.rcan.org/sharing. Look for a letter in the mail over the next few weeks about the Appeal. Additional copies of the packet are available in the vestibule.As of 2/21, we have already received $11,505 in pledges from 23 Parish Families. Of the pledged amount, funds amounting to $7,338.33 have already been received!! We will receive back 100% of whatever we give over our assigned goal. Check out the inspiring video on the 2020 Appeal at https://youtu.be/1r1z15Vx6Y0 or on our Facebook page.
A WOMEN’S DAY OF REFLECTIONSATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020
Seton Hall University8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Mass at 4:00 pm
ALIVE IN CHRISTThe Eucharist ... His Heart in My Heart
Join Sr. Bethany Madonna, SV, Colleen Kelly Rayner, Dianne M. Trafl et, JD, STD, Kathia Arango, Sidelis Rosario & Yamilka Genao. Celebrate Mass with Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin. To register online, visit www.rcan.org/womenscommission. For more information email: [email protected] cost is $30 with continental breakfast and lunch included.
We are now in the fourth and fi nal year of the campaign! As of Feb. 21, 2020, we have received $150,657.06 in pledges from 87 parish families. 33.62% of the Parish Family goal has been achieved! Of the pledged amount, funds amounting to $118,823.31 have already
been received. That’s 78.87% of our pledge! Thank you for following this great journey celebrating our Archdiocese.Remember! Once the fund received from St. Raphael’s surpassed the Works of Mercy Goal, 50% of the additional funds received have come back to us quarterly! Our current share to-date is $38,911.66. Of that amount, we have received thirteen quarterly payments as of December 1, 2019, amounting to $37,464.03.We can receive more than $50,000 if all pledges are met! We will use these funds on projects that will improve our parish facili-ties! Let’s fi nish up the campaign with a fi nal push to return our total pledge to the Archdiocese and get the maximum returns for our parish by the end of the Fiscal Year, June 30!
LENTEN DAY OF RECOLLECTIONSATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020Our Lady of Lourdes Church
300 Central Ave., Mountainside, NJ
FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE RENEWALEvent is open to both men and women
Breakfast & lunch are provided. Check-in and breakfast: 9:00 - 10:00 am. Day concludes with Vigil Mass. RSVP by Feb. 29. Please mail registration to Mike Billy, 1275 Virginia Ave., Mountainside, NJ 07092. Include $30 per person payable to “Our Lady of Lourdes”. Proceeds support the CFRs in their continuing work with the poor. Email questions to Mike Billy at [email protected].
LECTORS AND EMHC
WE NEED NEW VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN OUR TEAMWe have a dedicated team of parishioners who, as Lectors, aid the priest celebrants during the Mass’s Liturgy of the Word, proclaim the Word of God so that we all can hear and under-stand God’s message. During the Liturgy of the Eucharist, the Eucharistic Ministers support the priest by helping to distribute the consecrated Body and Blood of Jesus. We have lost a number of our volunteers due to school commitments, health issues or relocation. PLEASE consider joining us. Email Karen at fl [email protected] or Karol at [email protected] if you are interested. We will train you so you can be up and running before the Easter Triduum.
A NEW SCHEDULE IS COMING OUT!We are about to create the schedules for the period March 23 – August 30.
The following holy days and Masses occur during this period: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, April 4-5 Holy Thursday, April 9; Good Friday, April 10; Easter Vigil, April 11; Easter Sunday, April 12; Feast of Divine Mercy (additional Mass at 3:00 PM); Feast of the Ascension, May 20-21; Pentecost Sunday, May 31; Feast of the Assumption August 14-15.
Look for a detailed message from [email protected]. We need your input for times when you are generally available as well as specifi c events for which you would like to play a role.
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LENTEN FAITH SHARING GROUP“Finding God in Small Places”
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