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Saturday, May 12th

8:30 a.m. Weekly Memorial Mass

5:00 p.m. All Mothers living and deceased

Sunday, May 13th - Sixth Sunday of Easter

The Masses at 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m.

will be celebrated for All Mothers living and deceased

Monday, May 14th

7:00 a.m. For the People of the Parish and all their intentions

12:10 p.m. Nicholas J. Grycock, req. The Lystash Family

Tuesday, May 15th

7:00 a.m. Catherine Mare, req. Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Ferrara and

Family

12:10 p.m. Alois Dill, req. Terry Dill

Wednesday, May 16th

7:00 a.m. Charlotte Connors, req. Jack and Mary Smith

12:10 p.m. John Ricciardi, req. his wife Maria and family

Thursday, May 17th - Ascension Thursday

7:00 a.m. Keith Amato, req. Rosemarie Lafiosca

10:00 a.m. For the Intentions of the families and staff of The

Academy of Our Lady of Peace

12:10 p.m. Al Dill and Joe Dill, req. their sister Grace White

7:30 p.m. Giovanni Augiuoni, req. The Brett Family

Friday, May 18th

7:00 a.m. Timothy Vislocky, req. Kim and Michael Amoia

12:10 p.m. John Mercanti, req. The Mercanti Family

Saturday, May 19th

8:30 a.m. Weekly Memorial Mass

5:00 p.m. Frank and Virginia Orrei, req. The Disturco

Family

Sunday, May 20th - Seventh Sunday of Easter

7:30 a.m. Sherrie DeAlverez-Murphy, req., her family

9:00 a.m. Gaetano and Giovanna Centamore, req. their

daughter Maria

10:30 a.m. Valentino Scipioni, req. Mr. and Mrs. Gino

Valles

12:00 p.m. Deceased Members of the D’Arcangelo Family, req.

The D’Archangelo Family

Masses for the Week Calendar of Parish Activities

Week of May 13, 2012

Saturday, May 12th

8:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. Mother’s Day Plant Sale,

Parking Lot / Gym

There will be a second collection during the 5:00 p.m.

Mass for the purpose of Communicating God’s Word

Sunday, May 13th

8:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Mother’s Day Plant Sale,

Parking Lot / Gym

Country Fair Set Up continues—Entire Church complex

There will be a second collection during each of the

Sunday Masses for the purpose of

Communicating God’s Word

Monday, May 14th

Country Fair Set Up continues—Entire Church complex

3:00—4:30 p.m. Girls Softball & Field/Track K—2,

Parking Lot / Church grounds

7:30 p.m. Novena and Rosary, Church

Tuesday, May 15th

Country Fair Set Up continues—Entire Church complex

9:00—9:30 a.m. Sandwiches for St. Joseph’s Social

Service Center in Elizabeth, PH Lobby

3:00—4:30 p.m. Girls Softball, Parking Lot / Gym

6:30 p.m. A of OLP Cub Scouts, CAF

7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Practice, Church

Wednesday, May 16th

6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Country Fair Opens Today

Thursday, May 17th

1:00—2:00 p.m. Holy Hour for Reparation, Church

6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Country Fair Opens Today

Friday, May 18th

3:00—4:30 p.m. Track & Field K—2, Location TBA

6:00 to 11:00 p.m. Country Fair Continues

Saturday, May 19th

1:00 to 11:00 p.m. Country Fair Final Day

Sunday, May 20th

Country Fair Clean Up Continues

also

NJ Youth Rally at Six Flags Great Adventure

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Relatives and Friends Who #eed Our Prayers

Please pray especially for the following people who have recently been added to our prayer list:

Maria Boldera Robert Keating Molleen Secours Josephine Carter

Frances Larsen Christopher Siebelts Rosemarie Lafiosca Abadailla Shenouda

Herman Larson Peter Dill Matt B. three special intentions

Let us also pray for the men and women who are serving in our military in particular those who are

from our parish:

PFC. Joseph Robert Pecca - Korea COL Paul J. McAneny, Air Force—Kuwait

PFC icholas Hudspith, Army—Kuwait 2LT. John Truppa, Army—Soon to be deployed

Lance CPL. Christopher Sodano, Marines - Afghanistan SSG Joseph Cornall, Army—Kuwait

2LT. John Truppa, Army—Soon to be deployed

2LT Charlie Law has returned safely home form Iraq His family is very grateful for your prayers.

Also, please remember our dearly departed who have passed away recently especially

Rose Mazzuca and Sr. Julitta Heinen SCC ( deceased sister of Fr. Frank Heinen )

May they rest in peace.

Please remember that there is a special intention book located in the Baptistery of the church.

Scripture Reading

for the Week of May 13th

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; 1

Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17

Monday

Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Jn 15:9-17

Tuesday

Acts 16:22-34; Jn 16:5-11

Wednesday

Acts 17:15, 22―18:1; Jn 16:12-15

Thursday

Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23 or 4:1-13

or

4:1-7, 11-13; Mk 16:15-20

Friday

Acts 18:9-18; Jn 16:20-23

Saturday

Acts 18:23-28; Jn 16:23b-28

Please Come to Eucharistic Adoration

on Friday, June 1st On Friday, June 1st, Eucharistic Adoration will be held in the

church starting after the 12:10 p.m. Mass and conclude with Holy

Hour from 8:00—9:00 p.m. This is a wonder opportunity to

spend some quiet time to prayer, All are welcome whether your

come alone or with family or with a friend. Thank you for signing

the attendance book which will be placed on the table at the en-

trance of church closest to the rectory.

Annual Gianna Mass

for Those Struggling with

Infertility and Recurrent Miscarriage

On Wednesday, May 16th at 6:30 p.m., The Gianna Mass will

be offered at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 411 E. 68th Street

(between York and First Avenues) in New York City. This Mass

will be celebrated for the intentions of those struggling with infer-

tility and pregnancy related disorders. Time for veneration of the

relic of St. Gianna will be made available. This event is open to

the public with a small reception to follow.

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Eucharistic Ministers !eeded

for

Manorcare in !ew Providence

There is a need for additional Eucharist

Ministers to bring Holy Communion on Sun-

day mornings to the residents of Manorcare

Nursing Center on Gales Dr. The residents

truly look forward to receiving the Eucharist.

Won’t you help? If you can volunteer or need

more information, please call Millie

McSherry at 908-464-4143.

!ew Providence Annual

Senior Citizen Health Fair

The New Providence Senior Citizen building

will be the location of the Annual Senior Citizen

Health Fair for New Providence residents ages

62 and older. The Fair will be held on Wednes-

day, May 23, 2012 From 8:00 until 11:00 a.m.

There will provide screenings for hearing, vision,

blood glucose, cholesterol, podiatry, chiropractic

and more as well as a variety literature will be

available. Seniors requesting blood chemistry

screening must pre-register at the New Provi-

dence Senior Center from May1st to May 21st.

Please note that if you arrange to have blood

work, you must fast for 12 hours.

Questions? Please call the New Providence

Health Nurse at 908-743-1049 or the Senior

Center at 908-665-0046.

Pray the Rosary for Religious Liberty

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 783

Serving St. Teresa of Avila, Our Lady of Peace and

Church of the Little Flower

The first procession will be at Our Lady of Peace church following all masses on

May 12 and 13. We will start at the altar and process through the church to the

statue of Our Lady outside. The Fourth Degree Knights will lead the procession.

You are invited to join us in praying the Rosary for the protection of religious free-

dom and conscience rights.

This is also in celebration of the 95th anniversary of the first Our Lady of Fatima apparition.

“To Jesus through Mary”

St. Louis De Montfort

During the Month of May the Rosary Altar So-

ciety has placed How to Pray the Rosary pam-

phlets on tables near the doors of the church to

encourage devotion to Mary and the Rosary.

Safety for Children with

Internet and Cell Phones A session on Internet Safety for Children will

be held on Friday, May 25 at the Archdiocesan

Center at 171 Clifton Ave. Newark. The session

will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and will

cover the risks that children face from their use of

the internet and cell phones. Risks that will be

covered include risks form online perpetrators,

risks from session, go to

http://youthprotection.rcan.org/events/.

For more information contact: Karen Clark, Di-

rector, Safe Environment, Archdiocese of Newark

at 973-497-4254 or by email at clarkkar@rcan.org

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Country Fair Ride Tickets

Are $ow On Sale!

Our Country Fair will be held on Wednesday, May 16th

through Saturday, May 19th.

Pre-Fair Ride Tickets are the most economical way to

purchase tickets for the Fair. A sheet of 30 tickets costs

$20. They are now available at the Rectory Office and also

following the Sunday Masses.

“Pricers $eeded”

Help is needed to price donations for the New Gifts Table

for our Country Fair.. Please contact Barbara at 908-665-

2911 concerning upcoming pricing dates and times.

50/50 Raffle Tickets

To everyone who has sold and returned their 50/50 Raf-

fle Tickets for the Country Fair, thank you. If you have

not sold them as of yet, please do so as soon as possible.

Additional tickets are available at the rectory office. Be in

it so you can be the lucky winner!

Please Help with Sandwiches

for Donation

On Tuesday, May 15th, we will deliver sand-wiches made at home by parishioners to St. Jo-seph’s Social Service Center. The sandwiches will

be used in various community outreach programs.

For the best ingredients to use and the best for packaging the sandwiches, please contact Arlene Hluch at 908-604-6674 or Marie

Russo at 908-918-0779

Bring the sandwiches to Our Lady of Peace on

the Tuesday morning

From 7:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., sandwiches can be left in the vestibule of the church on the

side closest to the Rectory.

From 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., sandwiches

should be brought to the lobby of the Par-ish Hall.

At 9:30 a.m., we leave to deliver sandwiches

to St. Joseph’s! Thank you!

Food Pantry

Items

of the Week

Our food pantry’s supplies of long grain

rice both white and brown, tuna, canned

fruit, mayo, dish detergent are very low.

Thank you so much for your donations.

Archdiocese of $ewark

Office of Vocations “Gazing on the Eucharistic Lord:

A Vocation Dialogue” Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

Emmaus House of Discernment

91 Washington Street, Newark

Sr. Theresia Maria, Apost. Sisters of St. John

and Assistant Vocations Director will present

this topic.

All are welcome to attend.

St Teresa of Avila

Bereavement Support Group

Journey through Grief into Hope

“We have loved our special someone in life. Let us not

abandon him, until we have conducted him by our prayers

into the house of the Lord.” St. Ambrose

St. Teresa’s parish will be hosting a four week Bereavement

Series on Tuesday evenings 7:30—9:00 p.m. beginning

Tuesday, June 5, 2012. No one should grieve alone. Being

with others who are experiencing a similar pain and loss can

be helpful. Participants in a Support Group are in mourning

and their ways of dealing with the process can be helpful and

encouraging. If you cannot attend the entire series, drop in

whenever you can.

For more information or to register, please call Ann Fahey at

908-771-0784.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

REGISTRATION

Registration for fall sessions

is now underway

All Catholic children attending public or

private schools should attend religious education

classes so that they may be well grounded in our

faith and be prepared for the sacraments.

Religious Education registration packets for

September 2012/2013 have been mailed to

families of current students. Additional packets

and information will be available in the rectory,

on the parish website (www.olpnp.com), and on

the tables in the rear of the church for families

with children new to the program.

Religious Education sessions, for children in

grades K through 6, are held on Wednesdays or

Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Sessions for

grades 7 & 8 are on Wednesday evenings from

7:15 to 8:30 p.m.

You may either mail or drop off your

completed forms to the Catechetical Office in the

rectory. By registering before June 15, it enables

us to plan class sizes and recruit the needed

number of catechists.

Registration for First Grade

Don’t delay registering your first grader!

Our First Reconciliation and Eucharist

preparation begins in grade one. Children

generally receive First Reconciliation in the

second grade and First Communion in the third

grade after they have experienced full

preparation during those three years.

Call, email, or visit the Catechetical Office

with any questions (908-464-8156 or

catoff@olpnp.com). The Catechetical Office is

located in the Rectory and is open from 9:30

a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily. Other hours are

available by appointment.

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED

BECOMING A CATECHIST?

One of the most rewarding things you can do

is share your faith with the youth of our parish as

a catechist in our Religious Education Program.

The requirements are simple: a love for God,

love for our Catholic faith, and a willingness to

spread the news of Jesus Christ.

Catechists are needed for the following grades:

Wednesdays Grades K, 3, and 6

Thursdays Grades K, 1, 4, 5, and 6

Call the Parish Catechetical Office at

(908)464-8156 for details. By sharing your

faith, you grow in faith!

CONFIRMATION PREPARATION ATTENTION: ALL 7

TH GRADERS!

All 7th

graders who are interested in

becoming Confirmation Candidates should

attend the required Confirmation Inquiry

Meeting on Monday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m., in the

gym. You must be accompanied by at least one

parent or guardian.

At this meeting, we’ll pray and talk about the

importance and meaning of Confirmation,

readiness for becoming a Confirmation

Candidate, and what is expected of the young

person who decides to become a Confirmation

Candidate.

If you know of any Catholic 7th

-grade

parishioners (or older) who would like to prepare

for Confirmation but did not receive our

invitation letter, please ask them to call (908-

464-8156) or email (catoff@olpnp.com) our

office and we would be happy to have materials

ready for them so they may join us that evening.

From the Catechetical

Office

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THE MOST CHERISHED OF AMERICAN FREEDOMS Past and Present

In 1634, a mix of Catholic and Protestant settlers arrived in

Southern Maryland from England aboard the Ark and the

Dove. They had come at the invitation of the Catholic Lord

Baltimore, who had been granted the land by the Protestant

King Charles I of England. While Catholics and Protestants

were killing each other in Europe, Lord Baltimore imagined

Maryland as a society where people of different faiths could

live together peacefully. This vision was soon codified in

Maryland’s 1649 Act Concerning Religion (also called the

“Toleration Act”), which was the first law in our nation’s

history to protect an individual’s right to freedom of

conscience.

Maryland’s early history teaches us that, like any freedom,

religious liberty requires constant vigilance and

protection, or it will disappear. Maryland’s experiment in

religious toleration ended within a few decades. The colony

was placed under royal control and the Church of England

became the established religion. Discriminatory laws,

including the loss of political rights, were enacted against

those who refused to conform. Catholic chapels were

closed and Catholics were restricted to practicing their faith

in their homes. The Catholic community lived under this

coercion until the American Revolution.

By the end of the 18th century our nation’s founders

embraced freedom of religion as an essential condition of a

free and democratic society. So when the Bill of Rights was

ratified, religious freedom had the distinction of being the

First Amendment. Religious liberty is indeed the first liberty.

This is our American heritage, our most cherished freedom.

If we are not free in our conscience and our practice of

religion, all other freedoms are fragile. If our obligations

and duties to God are impeded, or even worse, contradicted

by the government, then we can no longer claim to be a land

of the free.

Is our most cherished freedom truly under threat?

Among many current challenges, consider the recent

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate

requiring almost all private health plans to cover

contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs.

For the first time in our history, the federal government will

force religious institutions to facilitate drugs and procedures

contrary to our moral teaching, and purport to define which

religious institutions are “religious enough” to merit an

exemption. This is not a matter of whether contraception

may be prohibited by the government. It is not even a

matter of whether contraception may be supported by the

government. It is a matter of whether religious people

and institutions may be forced by the government to

provide coverage for contraception and sterilization,

even when it violates our religious beliefs.

USCCB Nationwide Bulletin Insert April-May 2012

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What can you do to ensure the protection of religious freedom?

To learn more about our first freedom, and to send your message to HHS and Congress telling them to stand up for

religious liberty and conscience rights, go to www.usccb.org/conscience today! Thank you for joining the effort to end

this unprecedented government coercion of conscience and intrusion in religious affairs.

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What is the HHS Mandate?

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a mandate under Obamacare that forces all employer health plans to include free contraceptives, sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs, regardless of moral or religious objections. Religious employers like Catholic universities and hospitals will be forced to provide services that directly contradict their teachings.

How does the HHS Mandate attack our religious freedoms?

The HHS Mandate provides a “religious exemption” so narrow that it excludes such religious ministries as educating the young, caring for the sick and feeding the hungry. Not only is the federal government requiring employers to violate their convictions, it is claiming the right to decide for religious institutions what constitutes their ministry.

What about the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court is set to rule on Obamacare at the end of June. Whether the law is upheld or not, we must demand that our health care laws respect religious liberty.

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Copyright © 2012 Stand Up for Religious Freedom, a joint project of the Pro-Life Action League and Citizens for a Pro-Life Society.

For more information, contact the Rally Captain:

NEW YORKStand Up for Religious Freedom RallyFriday, June 8 at NoonFederal Hall National Memorial26 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005

347-286-7250, rally@priestsforlife.org

Make your voice heard in

Join the nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom!

On June 8, tens of thousands of faithful citizens will gather in prayer and public witness in cities and towns all across the United States to oppose the HHS Mandate and Stand Up in Defense of our Religous Freedoms.

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Minutes from Parish Council meeting April 18, 2012

Council meeting attendees were: Father Bill, Pat Jackson, Karen Dreitlein, Paul Johnson,

Steve Madonna and Jerry Russo

Meeting was called to order by Jerry Russo at 7:30 PM

Opening Prayer-Paul Johnson

Open Discussion on the following subject:

Father Bill has received a list of potential candidates to replace Father Phil. Father Bill has

selected two prospective candidates and has scheduled interview with each of them.

Financial Status- revenues are still off pace with last year. The Easter collection this year was

off by about $7,000.

AAA campaign pledges are off by a considerable number. Our target for this year is $84,000.

We would encourage all to consider making a pledge. Please recognize that if we surpass our

goal, we do receive a percentage of the excess amount.

The Tricky Tray event was a great success and surpassed last year’s total revenue.

Our organist Linda Rosalsky has advised Fr. Bill of her intension to retire. A search committee

will be formed to find a replacement. We wish Linda well in her new adventure.

Father Bill is searching for a new parish cook.

Once again there is an initiative for the three parishes of Our Lady of Peace, Little flower and

St Teresa’s to share services (New Energies). A meeting with the Archbishop will be held to

discuss the subject. Suggested shared services are DRE, Finance etc.

Facility Issues:

Sidewalk replacements are complete and the playground area has new benches and

table.

Father Bill would like to replace the walks on the south side of the church and rectory

One of the air conditioners in the parish hall needs to be replaced.

Closing prayer Jerry Russo

Meeting was closed at 9: 00 P.M.

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OLP Fair Dates: Wednesday, May 16th 6pm – 10pm

Thursday, May 17th 6pm – 10pm

Friday, May 18th 6pm – 11pm

Saturday, May 19th 1pm - 11pm

Looking for: CRAFTERS/CONSULTANTS/SELLERS

OF NEW ITEMS If you fall into one of the categories

above the Our Lady of Peace Country Fair is looking for

you! It is $125 for all four days and you get one six-foot

table or one double table for $175 inside the gymnasium.

Looking for: SPONSORS/BUSINESS OWNERS

What a great way to advertise your business or service.

Would you be interested in sponsoring a wheel? To help us

defray the costs of permits and prizes. We have a

professional sign made that measures 11 x 17 inches and

states the name of the business, address and phone number.

The sign will hang for all 4 days of the fair. We also give

you extra advertising by listing it in our bulletin after the

fair.

If interested please give us a call at (908) 464-1591 ask for

Debbie or Jimmy.

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Country FairCountry FairCountry FairCountry Fair

May 16May 16May 16May 16thththth –––– May 19 May 19 May 19 May 19thththth

Advance Sale Ride Advance Sale Ride Advance Sale Ride Advance Sale Ride

Tickets on Tickets on Tickets on Tickets on

Sale NOW!Sale NOW!Sale NOW!Sale NOW! $20 per sheet $20 per sheet $20 per sheet $20 per sheet

(30 Tickets)(30 Tickets)(30 Tickets)(30 Tickets)

HUGE SAVINGS!!!HUGE SAVINGS!!!HUGE SAVINGS!!!HUGE SAVINGS!!! Supplies are limited

Sold at the rectory and after the Sunday Masses

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NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!

Dear Fellow Parishioners,

This year OLP’s High School Youth Ministry has

been doing a lot! We have had many meetings where we

joined together to learn more about our faith, each other,

and ourselves. We are especially excited that 16 of us

will be attending our first ever Habitat for Humanity mis-

sion trip! Our High School Leadership Service Commit-

tee has planned the trip to West Virginia from June 24 to

June 30. Once, in West Virginia we plan on helping to

build homes for the poor of Pendleton County. We are

all so excited to go to West Virginia! We are asking for

parish support as we prepare for this first Habitat for

Humanity mission trip! Next weekend will we be at the

doors of the church to collect donations. Whatever fi-

nancial support you are able to contribute will be greatly

appreciated. Every dollar helps! Please keep us in your

prayers as we prepare for the trip and while we are in

West Virginia.

Thank you,

Mission Trip Planning Team – Patrick Carney (Senior),

Adrienne Cirrotti (Sophomore), and Anna Munroe (Junior)

HS Youth Ministry will

be offering face

painting, children’s

tattoos, and henna

tattoos. Proceeds will

go towards our Habitat

trip. See you at the Fair!

Come check

out our booth

at the Fair!!!

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World Youth Day

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

July 23—28, 2013

Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI has invited young adults aged 16—35

(by July 1, 2013) to join him in Rio for the next World Youth Day!

There will be an informa!on mee!ng for all those interested, on

Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 7:00pm

at the Church of the Li"le Flower

110 Roosevelt Ave. Berkeley Heights

in the Parish Cafeteria

Any young adults interested in a"ending, please contact

Tracey Vieira, Coordinator of High School Youth Ministry at

hsyouth@olpnp.com or call 908.464.2782

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