THE MOST HOLY TRINITY JUNE 11, 2017

MONDAY, June 12, 2017 7:00 AM Ruth Demeter, r/o Denyse Giannone 8:45 AM Joan Cassidy, r/o Husband Jack

TUESDAY, June 13, 2017 7:00 AM Christopher Jantas, r/o Family 8:45 AM Pat DiBiasio, r/o Wife Mary Lou

WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2017 7:00 AM Benjamin Viray, r/o Family 8:45 AM Anna Terranova, r/o Gerry Davis

THURSDAY, June 15, 2017 7:00 AM Michael Hudak, r/o Wife & Family 8:45 AM Virginia R. Hutson, r/o Rose & Joe Ragucci

FRIDAY, June 16, 2017 7:00 AM Ruby Neimeyer, r/o Margaret & Ken Nolan 8:45 AM Jim Kenny, r/o SJV Prayer Group

SATURDAY, June 17, 2017 8:00 AM Manuel Viray, r/o Family 5:00 PM Noreen Gillespie, r/o Family 7:00 PM Daniel Guarino, r/o Family

SUNDAY, June 18, 2017 7:00 AM Living and Deceased Members of our parish 9:00 AM Father’s Day Intentions 10:45 AM Father’s Day Intentions 12:15 PM Father’s Day Intentions

Remember and pray for the sick of the parish, those who are hospitalized, and their caregivers: Dolores Robinson, Bob Galinski, Gina Metts, John Farawell, Joseph P. McCann, Jeff Robinson, Gloree Parker, Alex Perialis, Vincent Dell’Aquila, Olivia Pullen, Jane Cordi, Andrew Rodriguez, Rose Thompson, Hailey Noble, Annie Panaccione, Hugh McCague, Salvatore Aloe, Michelle Valian, Josh Estenes, Nicholas, Jacqueline McDonough, Mary Bowkley, Baby Matteo, Rosie Catalon, Terry Briante, Lisa Auerbach, Judith McCabe, Danny Sheldon, John Mihalko, Artie Palumbo, Eileen Reilly, Baby Lucas DeCarlo, Bethany Ciccarelli, and please remember our service men and women in your prayers. Let us pray for our recently departed brothers and sisters, especially: William Jaeger, Mary Bobal and reward them a place in heaven and eternal rest.

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The Bread and Wine have been offered in loving memory of

Marie Bastan from Cliff and Agnes Bacsik

JUNE 3RD/4TH OFFERTORY: Collection: $13,391.25 On-Line Giving: $1,623.00

Expenses and Bills: ($20,424.31) Balance: ($5,410.06)

Next Baptismal class will be June 20th 2017. Please call the Rectory to register.

FATHER’S DAY MASS INTENTIONS Al Baglivo r/o Family

Joseph Perona, r/o SJV Faculty and Staff

Tony Robinson, r/o Wife Dolores

Manuel Campolargo, r/o Wife

e welcome our littlest members born to new life ” Baptized in water and the Holy Spirit”

June 4, 2017 JULIA MARIE DeMARZO

Child of Jesse and Lauren Kolenik DeMarzo SELENA ROSA RAMOS

Child of Carlos Ramos and Ashley Vasquez MATIAS OLIVER PANTOJA

Child of Cesar and Monika Kozlowska Pantoja

WELCOME SEMINARIAN JAY Bishop Checchio has assigned one of our Diocesan Seminarians to our parish for the summer. We welcome Jun Joseph "Jay" Alquiros to our SJV parish community. We pray that his time here will be beneficial to him and thank the Bishop for entrusting part of his formation to our parish. Let us continue to pray for an increase in vocations.

ALTAR ROSARY BAKE SALE

AFTER ALL MASSES SUNDAY

JUNE 11TH

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SUMMER SPLASH 50/50 RAFFLE Don’t forget to return your filled

out stubs and payment to the

Rectory. Last year’s winner went

home with $22,615.00. This year it

could be YOU!!

We have collected $18,655. so far

this year.

St. Isidore’s (Secret) Garden (located between the convent & playing fields)

There are 32 4x8’ beds containing zucchini, green beans, eggplant, peppers (hot and sweet), cucumbers and LOTS of tomatoes. All produce is distributed to local food pantries twice a week. We need HELPERS – for watering, weeding and harvesting. Interested? Email: c.glow13@gmail.com or call/text 973-349-4626

SJV SENIORS WILDWOOD TRIP

MONTEGO BAY RESORT (on the ocean)

5 days – 4 nights

September 10 - 14, 2017

4 nights deluxe accommodations, 4 full breakfasts, 4

dinners, 3 nights of entertainment, visit to Victorian Cape

May, boat ride with dolphin watch, stop on the way home

at Delicious Orchards followed by lunch at the

Colts Neck Inn. Tour price is $520. Deposit of $100. is

due by July 31.

Call Connie O’Donnell at 732-388-6543 to reserve your spot

on the trip.

St. John Vianney School News Congratulations to our eighth grade students who graduated on Friday! We wish them all the best as they begin their high school journeys.

We are pleased to announce the names of the seventh and eighth grade students who were recently inducted into the Junior National Honor Society. They are: Ashini Bhardwaj, Emily Brogan, Aashish Codada, Ashley Elmadolar, Evelyn O’Connor, Emma Prati, Rory Reis, and Joseph Spaltro. The following students were elected as the officers for the 2017-2018 school year: Evelyn O’Connor, President; Ashini Bhardwaj, Secretary; Emma Prati, Treasurer.

On Wednesday, June 14, we will have an 11:30 AM dismissal. The last day of school will be Thursday, June 15. We will end our year with a Prayer Service in church at 9:30 AM. Dismissal will be at 10:30 AM. There will be no aftercare the last day of school. We hope all of our students and their families have a safe and happy summer, and we look forward to seeing everyone again in September.

Join us for a Family Fun Night with the Somerset Patriots on Friday, June 16. Game time is 7:05 PM. Tickets are $10 each, and can be purchased by calling the school. Monies raised will support the air conditioning project at SJV.

All families who are returning to St. John Vianney School next year will be receiving their tuition contract in the mail. It is imperative that you complete and sign the tuition contract and return it to the rectory as soon as possible. We must have this information before tuition payments begin. If you wish to pay your child’s tuition in full, payment is due by July 1. Otherwise, tuition payments will begin in August.

Openings are still available for many grade levels for the 2017-2018 school year. If you would like more information or would like to register your child, please call the school office at 732-388-1662.

Pre-School News The last day of classes for the three and four-year olds

will be Tuesday, June 13. The Pre-K 3 end-of-year concert will take place on Wednesday, June 14, at 8:30 AM in the main school Parish Center. The four-year old graduation ceremonies will take place on Wednesday, June 14, at 10:30 AM in the Parish Center.

We still have a few openings for the 2017-2018 school year. Please call the office at 732-388-1662 for more information.

Have a great summer!

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MUSIC MINISTRY NEWS Adult Choir

As the end of the choir season draws near, our parish adult

choir has been invited to sing for a traditional “Latin Mass” this

Thursday June 15th at Our Lady of Peace church in Fords, NJ.

All are welcome to join us for a “Corpus Christi Procession” as

well as the “Latin Mass”!! We are always looking for new

people to join with our very dedicated group!! We welcome all

adults (And high school students) to be part of our choir! The

adult choir sings weekly at the 9:00 am mass (And once a

month at the 10:45 am mass). We practice each Wednesday

from 7:30 to 9:00 Pm in the church.

Children’s Choir Congratulations to our SJV school 8th grade graduates, Allison

Fakhry and Victoria Gomez!! These two young ladies have

been part of our children’s choir at SJV for many years and we

wish them all the best as they enter high school!! We practice

on Tuesday afternoons from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in the church. We

sing twice a month at either the 9:00 or 10:45 am mass! All

students from grade 2 and up are welcome to join our group!!

We sing this Sunday June 11th at the 9:00 am mass!!

Following mass, all are welcome to join us for our parish

breakfast in the school cafeteria!!

Folk Group Our Parish Folk Group enhances the 12:15 liturgy each week.

The Folk Group is under the direction of Ms. Jennie Esposito.

Rehearsals are held weekly at 11:15 Am in the conference

room adjacent to the church gathering area. Jennie is always

looking for more singers as well as instrumentalists to join with

the Folk Group!

Teenage/College Group This group of young adults in the parish generally enhances the

12:15 Pm mass on the fourth Sunday of each month. Rehearsal

is held at 11:15 am in the conference room. If you sing or play

an instrument, then this group is for you!! Please speak to

Jennie Esposito after 12:15 pm for more information on both

groups!!

You can contact me at jframeiii@yahoo.com with any

questions,

Jamie Frame, Dir. Of Music/Organist

Solemn High Latin Mass at

Our Lady of Peace Church in Fords, NJ On Thursday June 15th, at 7:00 pm, Father David Skoblow

will be the celebrant of a Solemn High Mass in the

Extraordinary Form for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.

This will be the first time in over 50 years that the pre-

Vatican II Latin Mass has been Celebrated at Our Lady of

Peace. Mass will be followed by a Eucharistic Procession.

Booklets containing the Latin with an English translation

will be made available. All are welcome to attend. Our St.

John Vianney adult choir will be singing (with other local

parish choirs) for the mass!!

Appalachia Corner 2017 We are now accepting donations for Appalachia 2017. The trip is different this year. We are collaborating with the Center for Faithjustice to work with Habitat for Humanity in West Virginia. Our students will join students from other parishes for a greater sense of church in service to the poor. While we won't be directly purchasing our materials, paying for housing, rental vehicles and the like, the cost for our students has more than doubled to pay for these items. Over the past few years our students paid $350.00 to attend Appalachia. This year the cost through CFJ is $750.00. That cost is far beyond the breaking point for our families, so we plan to reduce that cost to $350.00 per student with your donations.

There is another component to this where I need your help. As you know my position is no longer full time at the parish. Our students are experiencing some fear with this Appalachia transition. I want to prove to them that change is good, and that nobody is more generous than Christ. Your donations will enable us to get this trip, the first of a new era, off the ground. I am excited for the day where these pioneers come back with amazing stories and encouragement for the next generation of students to say yes to this trip. Please consider helping our students be the hands of Christ for the poor in America, and be fundamentally changed in the process.

As always, checks can be made out to St. John Vianney Youth Ministry, and sent care of John Cook to St. John Vianney Church at 420 Inman Avenue in Colonia NJ. 07067. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the donations you have made in the past, it is because of you that we have had such long term success in this ministry. God Bless.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Every month going forward, we would like to add food items that are in short supply by the St. James Food Pantry. For the month of June we would like to request:

Pancake mix and syrup Rice Peanut butter and jelly

Thank you, in advance for your support.

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PRO LIFE

There will be no more meetings until September. Maternity donations can be dropped in the crib in the foyer of the church. Both new (especially diapers size 3 to 6) and gently used items are accepted. Please continue to remember the children and families who are helped with your donations. If you have larger items, please call Carolyn at 732-381-0499 to arrange for pickup. Thank you for your continued generosity.

Are you suffering after an Abortion? Help is available! If you or someone you know is suffering after an abortion, confidential, non-judgmental help is available! Experience God’s merciful love and begin the journey of healing: Call Project Rachel's local toll-free helpline number: 877-877-4300. or visit HopeAfterAbortion.org. Spanish-speakers may visit EsperanzaPosaborto.org. Or call Sisters of Life at 866-575-0075 or email: hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org

Pilgrimages to: Italy Nov 6 -16, 2017

Venice, Pisa, Florence, Assisi and Rome $3079 from Newark

Holy Land and Jordan (12 days) Feb. 26 - March 9, 2018 $3390.00 from Newark Contact for brochure: Fr. David Kosmoski

St. Andrew Church 244 Avenel Street Avenel, NJ 07001 732 634-4355

or visit: www.standrewparish.com

You Can Save Your Marriage! Retrouvaille – A lifeline for troubled marriages

Has your marriage become unloving or uncaring – your relationship grown cold, distant – thinking about a separation or

divorce? Are you already separated/divorced but (both of you) wish to try again – then the Retrouvaille program may help

you. RETROUVAILLE (Rediscovery) sponsored by the Family Life Office/Diocese of Metuchen consists of a weekend

experience for couples (no group discussions) with six follow-up sessions. The next program is scheduled for the

weekend of September 15-17, 2017. All inquiries are confidential. For more details please call the Family Life Office

732-243-4573, Rich & Annette Colasuonno 732-236-0671 or Tom & Pat McTague 732-583-4468 (evenings).

A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly

The Most Holy Trinity

“Having come down in a cloud, the Lord stood with Moses there and proclaimed his name, ‘Lord.’ Thus the Lord passed before him and cried out, ‘The Lord, the Lord, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity. Moses at once bowed down to the ground in worship. Then he said ‘If I find favor with you, O Lord, do come along in our company.’”

Children sing with great gusto ‘Our God is an awesome God…’ Any words we use to describe God fall short of reality, whether it be the Trinity or each Person. Maybe we should grab the descriptive words of Exodus to describe God, as we know the three Divine Persons through their activity of creator, redeemer and animator.

God is merciful, the wonderful virtue emphasized by Pope Francis. Our God is gracious or considerate of us in our need, one of the fruits of the Spirit as described by St. Paul. Our God is one not to take offense, He doesn’t get mad, but perhaps at times He is disappointed with us and He is filled with kindness, one of the fruits of the Spirit described by Saint Paul. God is always true to His word and fulfilling His promises. We can apply all these characteristics to the God we praise on this Trinity Sunday.

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Congratulations to the St. John Vianney School

Graduating Class of 2017!

Sabrina Araujo E’Lexa Kovacs

Madison Bailey Michael Laskowski

Patrick Barnable Megan Lavelle

Alyssa Belmonte Zane Lee-Briggs

Annamarie Carlo Kerri Lishak

Kristine Carroll Halle Martin

Armando Cerasani Ryan Martinez

Julia Ciampa Miranda Mouris

Malia Coglan Mary Norton

Nicholas Colon Sean O’Leary

Diogo Costa Victor Perosi

Gabriel DelaPlaza Daniel Rankin

Jordan Derkack Gino Rodriguez

Andrew DiGiovanni Marlena Rodriguez

Alyson Fakhry Rajit Sharma

Luis Figueira-Oyola Nestor Sinchire

Emily Filippini Bianca Tiseo

Luke Franczak Christopher Tomalavage

Stephen Glick Charles Truncale

Victoria Gomez Jessica Trinca

Kyle Houghton Alexa Velotti

Rey Jean Anna Volino

James King Racquel Wilson

Daniel Kornberger Julie Witheridge