EMAIL: [email protected] 1571 S. Martine Ave. Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 Phone: (908) 889-2100 FAX: (908) 889-9477 Immaculate Heart of Mary Church The People of God called to form the Christian Community of Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 1, 2015 Liturgy of the Eucharist Saturday: 5:30pm (Anticipated Mass) Sunday: 7:45am, 9am, 10:30am*, 12 noon *Children’s Liturgy of the Word Weekdays & Saturdays: 7am & 8:30am Holy Days of Obligation - See Mass Schedule on page 3 Morning Prayer: Monday - Saturday at 8:15am Rosary: Monday - Saturday after the 8:30am Mass Novena to the Miraculous Medal & St. Jude - Saturday after 8:30am Mass Eucharistic Adoration Chapel Hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 11pm; Sat 9am - 1pm Served by: Rev. Michael G. Ward, K.H.S., Pastor Rev. Anthony G. Sargent, O.S.B., Weekend Assistant Katie Wills - Director of Music Ministry Matt Boyle - Director of Youth Ministry Website: www.ihmparish.net MISSION STATEMENT “We reach out to all through prayer and service, as we live our Catholic faith in Christ with Mary” Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time A Note from Fr. Mike While the reading from the Gospel of Mark and Paul’s letter to the Corinthians are about two different things, Jesus’ authority and Paul’s discipleship, they both help us to grow in our ability to be disciples of Christ. First, we must listen. Not simply hear, but listen to what God is teaching us and asking us. We must also remain focused on Christ. We must make Christ the highest priority in our lives. In doing so, we not only allow God to guide and help us, but we enhance all of the other important relationships in our lives and are also able to be a reflection of God’s love for others. Peace, Fr. Mike IHM Book Group 2014 - 2015 Schedule The book group meets in the Nazareth Center at noon. Bring your lunch to this meeting. All are welcome. February 25: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. March 25: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Laura Hillenbrand. April 29: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. May 27: The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Casino Night at IHM Save the Date Saturday, May 2, 2015 Doors Open at 6:30 pm $80/person - Must be 21 or over Food, Fun and Prizes IHM’s Buy a Brick Program Immaculate Heart of Mary invites you to become a permanent part of our prayer garden dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima, located on the side of the church. We are planning on doing two walkways that lead up to our statue, as well as having bricks surrounding our Blessed Mother. We are offering two sizes of bricks, 4” x 8” for $75 and 8” x 8” for $150. You will be able to place an order online at www.bricksrus/order/IHM or you can purchase a brick by simply filling out an order form and mailing it back to IHM. February 1, 2015 Wanted: New or Used Communion Dresses & Suits IHM is helping the Archdiocese of Newark collect gently used and new communion outfits. First Communion is one of the seven sacraments of Catholic faith, usually celebrated when children are seven or eight years old and preparations can be a strain on the family’s budget. Your donations can help families in need celebrate this milestone. Our collection period is Feb. 23 through Mar. 20. Please bring your donations to the Nazareth Center. Thank you. Men’s Cornerstone VIII St. Bartholomew The Apostle Church Friday Evening & Saturday—March 13th & 14th Fliers/registration forms can be found at the church doors. Questions call Joe Viviano at 908 370-7473 or Rich Scannell at 908 578-5968. A little note with a big thank you to our generous IHM parishioners for donating 900 gifts to our giving tree. Kathy Mitchell and Maureen Pecoraro, the two IHM ministers who coordinated this huge project received thank you letters from the recipients of these gifts. Here are two excerpts: “Thank you so very much for your efforts in providing gifts for the children of the Newark YMCA. You helped make the 2014 Christmas party a tremendous success”. Rotary Club of Newark “The generosity of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church has been overwhelming this holiday season. A thank you for choosing to support our moms and their children” Great Expectations of Somerset Scriptural Reflection 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time “Brothers and sisters: I should like you to be free of anxieties.” Corinthians 7:32 How much anxiety do we bring upon ourselves by constantly worrying about not having enough or attaining more things? God won’t necessarily give you everything you want, but He will provide everything you need. Try this —use the word “pray” instead of the word “worry” in the future. 0576 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 1, 2015 3 Mass Intentions 7:45 am 9:00 am 10:30 am 12:00 pm Sunday, February 1st Jimmy Malfetti+ By The Keogh Family Charles & Frances Takacs+ By Barbara Apgar Americo Pace+ By his Wife, Margaret For the People Monday, February 2nd 7:00 am Philomina Appezzato+ By Barbara C. Vincelli 8:30 am Margaret & Americo Pace+ By Greg & Debbie Ello Tuesday, February 3rd 7:00 am Don Hogan+ By St. Anthony Padua Fraternity 8:30 am Rose D’Amato+ By Her Husband & Children Wednesday, February 4th 7:00 am Agnes Gallagher+ By Jeannie Fox 8:30 am Rosemaire Iarrapino+ By Carol & Joe Lettieri Thursday, February 5th 7:00 am William Mignella+ By Paula & Bob Criscuolo 8:30 am Hank Andreski+ By Donna & Bill Donaleski Friday, February 6th 7:00 am Theresa Majka+ By John & Grace Majka 8:30 am George & Mary Good+ By Janice Good - Piga & Bob Piga Saturday, February 7th 7:00 AM Robert Zeck+ By The Rosary Altar Society 8:30 AM Sylvia Keogh+ By the Keogh Family 5:30 PM Antonio Appezzato+ By the Parenti Famil7 7:45 am 9:00 am 10:30 am 12:00 pm Sunday, February 8th For the People Anna Urban+ By Donna & Bill Donaleski Alfonso Marresse Sr.+ By Alfonso Marresse & Family James R. Kennedy+ By the Family Joan Angelo LarryBiunno Thomas Bodenberd Rose Briante Doris Burkert Sr. Katherine Byrne Alice Callahan Anna Cassella Paul & Carol Cassidy Gregory Collantes Alfred Corhan Kathleen Curialle Karen Dillon Claire Dowd Rosalyn Ermilio Erlinda Fajardo Albert Fischer, Jr. Albert Fischer, Sr. Colleen Guidera Fr. Frank Heinen Barbara Hughes Mary Hughes Dan Kelly Jr. Fr. Jack Kennedy Teresa Kochut Robert Leone Mary Jane Malloy Frank Messina Riley McFarland Eileen Parrelli Theresa Pesserl Hilda Pizza Betty Razal Renato Razal Cheryl Reid Leslie Schultz Angela Scaramella Brian Seifert Gary Suminski Jennifer Torlucci Joseph Vetere Stella Walczuk Hospital Privacy Please remember that current privacy laws regarding patients in hospitals do not allow the hospitals/pastoral care offices to contact parishes if their parishioners are in the hospital. If you or a loved one are going into the hospital and want a priest to visit you or a loved one, please call the IHM office at 889-2100 and inform us. Thank you. Jeremiah O’Neil Flowers for the Blessed Mother For the week of February 1st: Sanctuary Light: Week of February 1st: The Sanctuary Light will burn this week for: Lois Severini+ Requested by: Tom & Patricia Dick For the Intention of : Our Children & Grandchildren Requested by: Betty & Tony Perfilio 0576 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Religious Education CCD - Religious Education Classes Fall/Winter Session Tuesdays 4pm - 5:30pm; Sundays 8:45am- 10:15am. First Reconciliation Classes Held on Saturdays 10-11:15am in Nazareth Center. January 31, 2015 February 7, 2015 First Reconciliation Dates: Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 11am February 1, 2015 IHM Summer Academy 2015 Mark your calendars! The dates for Summer Academy will be as follows: Session 1: June 22nd - June 26th; 9am - 1pm June 29th - July 2nd; 9am - 2pm Session 2: July 13th - July 24th; 9am - 1pm Session 3: August 17th - August 28th; 9am - 1pm Registration information will be available soon. Catholic School Open Houses First Communion Classes Held on Saturdays 10-11:15am in Nazareth Center. March 14, 2015 March 21, 2015 March 28, 2015 Retreat: April 18, 2015 Dominican College 470 Western Highway, Orangeburg, NY 10962 Phone 845-848-7800 Website: www.dc.edu Open House: Saturday, February 7th 10am - 12 pm First Communion Dates: Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 11am Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 11am CCD for February: Sunday classes: Feb.1, Feb. 8, Feb 22 Tuesday classes: Feb.3, Feb 10, Feb. 24 No CCD: Feb. 15 & 17 For CCD full year schedule, please go to www.ihmparish.net and click on the Religious Education link. Confirmation Year 1 Next class is Monday, February 2nd, 7-8:30 pm in the Nazareth Center. Confirmation Year 2 Next class is Saturday, February 21st, 4-5:15pm in the Nazareth Center. Students then proceed to the 5:30 pm Mass. Confirmation Dates: Saturday, May 30th at 10am Saturday, June 6th at 10am Sunday, June 7th at 2pm *Please email [email protected] with your 1st and 2nd choice for Confirmation dates. RCIA - Rite of Catholic Initiation for Adults RCIA is religious education for adults seeking to enter our faith. It is also for those who are Catholic but have not received all of their sacraments and would like to be Confirmed or receive Communion. We have flexible hours. Call the office at (908) 8892100. All are welcome. Save the Date Family Movie Night Featuring: “Heaven Is for Real” Saturday, February 7th Immediately following the 5:30 pm mass Pizza, popcorn and bottled water will be served RSVP: Lizette Rodriguez at ameganrod1@gmail. Admission: $10 per Family $5 per Student Confirmation year 1 students are collecting pajama donations sizes infants to teens to benefit CASA of Union County. Monetary donations also accepted. 0576 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 1, 2015 Extraordinary Ministers, Lectors, and Altar Servers Weekend of February 7-8 CLOW Sat-Sun Lectors 5:30 pm Good-Piga 7:45am Foulks Brennan 9:00am 10:30am 12:00 noon Banasiak Smith O’Connor Extraordinary (Bread) Ministers (Cup) Altar Servers B. Apgar D. Kelly J. O’Donnell A. Palumbo P. Sekiya A. Hansen G. Starosa N. Starosa J. Conforti C. Fahrmann G. Keogh R. Malfetti D. Chango A. Chango (N) B. Perfilio (N) E. Murphy (N) J. Naugle B. Donaleski C. Clancy G. Carrascoso C. Piesch A. Mooney (S) E. Sullivan P. Aiere D. Alexandre E. Wallden P. Wallden B. Swisher C. Zucosky M. Rodriguez L. Regan D. Rogers T. O’Connor J. Sullivan B. Sullivan G. Fajardo L. Gillingham M. Lundgren E. Manguiat G. Palomares 5 Parish Information Religious Education Classes Fall/Winter Session Tuesdays: 4 pm - 5:30 pm Sundays: 8:45 am - 10:15 am Baptisms: Please call the office. Prep: Feb. 1st after 12 noon mass at 1 pm Baptisms: Feb. 15th at 1:30pm Adoration Chapel: Open: Weekdays: 9 am - 10 pm; Saturdays: 9 am - 1 pm Chapel closed on Holy Days and Holidays. Please note, if SPF schools are closed due to weather conditions, the chapel will be closed. Marriage: Appointments should be made at least one year in advance. Contact the priest about a date and Pre-Cana information. New Parishioners: Registration forms are available on the website www.ihmparish.net or stop by the Nazareth Center office. Ministry to the Sick & Homebound Please notify the parish office of those who are sick or homebound, in hospitals or are unable to worship. For urgent calls, contact 908 889-2100 at any time. Reconciliation: Saturdays: 4:45-5:15 pm Arrangements can be made at any time for private confession. Please call the office. Parish School: St. Bartholomew Academy 908 322-4265 Holy Name Society Next meeting will be Sunday, February 1st at 8:45 am. The Society will be collecting for our military until Feb. 1st. There are red collection bins at the church doors. For a complete list of items, please refer to the flyers on red bins. IHM Office Phone: 908 889-2100 Email: [email protected] Website: ww.ihmparish.net Rosary Altar Society Rosary’s annual retreat to St. Joseph’s Shrine in Stirling is postponed until June 16th. Both old and new staff members are promising a day of interesting programs, prayer, contemplation, lunch, penance and celebration of the liturgy (and hopefully nice weather!). There are just a few weeks remaining to honor the Blessed Virgin with flowers. Please call Betty Perfilio at 889-4868. Spring is coming! The Members Only Luncheon is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd at 12 noon in the Nazareth Center. This is also a benefit for Mother Teresa’s Soup Kitchen and Homeless Shelter, so please be generous with donations. Chairs Janice Good-Piga and Chris Haight will be contacting members for assistance. Save March 6,7,8 for the weekend shore retreat. Call Antoinette Guarna at 654-3644. Finally Rosary’s Pot Luck Supper will take place on Tuesday, April 7th at 6 pm. Chairs will be both Heba Fortunato and Geraldine Keogh. Board Meetings are Feb. 3 at 1pm and Mar. 10 & Apr. 11 at 7pm. 0576 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 1, 2015 CalendarofEvents: St. Bartholomew Academy New Year, New Chances to Learn Our third grade students have been very busy this month studying geometry and learning about each other. Mrs. Maria Stetin has guided the students through some fun and hands-on projects to enhance their math skills. The Geometry Monster Glyph project allowed the students to focus on different geometry concepts. The students had to answer questions about themselves; such as the color of their hair or the number of children in their family with each answer corresponding to the use of one or more polygons, angles, and assembly instructions. Next, the students followed their individualized instruction to build a “geometry monster.” The students’ next project will be the creation of a town or place using line segments as streets and various shapes to create locations and then provide written directions from one place to another. Each year, Mrs. Stetin sets time aside to celebrate each child. Over an 11-week period, two children each week will be “Superstars” of the week. The “superstars” will create a poster about themselves, be assigned a day to bring something in to share with the class, such as a favorite food or item, and answer classmates’ questions about themselves. To further get to know each other, the third graders completed a New Year’s project that focused on predicting what would happen to them this year, what they wanted to accomplish, and what their wishes were for the year. We are very proud that our younger students continue to fulfill the mission of our Academy—to Strive academically, Build character, and Achieve their goals. New Student Registration Tuesday, February, 3, 2015 6:00—8:00 pm Academy Cafeteria See the Academy’s website for more details Sunday, February 1st Fellowship Sunday Food Pantry Sunday 8:45 am -CCD 8:45 am - Holy Name Society Meeting 10:10 am - Bible Sharing 1 pm - Baptism Prep Monday, February 2nd RCIA 7 pm - Confirmation Year 1 Class Feast of St. Blaise, February 3rd 7 & 8:30 am - Blessing of throats at Mass 9 am - Tuesday Coffee 1 pm—Rosary Board Meeting 4 pm - CCD Wednesday, February 4th 11 am - Food Pantry 6:30 pm - Children’s Choir 7:15 pm - Contemporary Choir 7:30 pm - Fr. Alex’s Bible Study 8 pm - Adult Choir Thursday, February 5 10 am - Thursday Prayer Group Saturday, February 6th 10 am - First Reconciliation Class Sunday, February 7th 8:45 am - CCD 10:10 am - Bible Sharing 3 pm - 3rd Order of St. Francis Offertory Collection 1/25/2015 Weekly Budget Need: $13,197.50 Collection: 11,979.50 Parish Pay: 1,336.98 Surplus/(Deficit) $118.98 Year to Date: Excludes Christmas Budget: Actual: Surplus/(Deficit) $407,435.70 361,316.48 (46,118.99) Thank you for your generosity. 0576 MOLLY’S INTRODUCES OUR SUNSET SPECIALS! MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 3PM TO 6PM $14.95 - ALL INCLUSIVE Family Dentistry NATALE JR. PLUMBING & HEATING Michael A. 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