EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 26, 2017

MONDAY, February 27, 2017 7:00 AM Maureen Corrigan, r/o Family 8:45 AM Ernest Barany, r/o Andrew Provenzano

TUESDAY, February 28, 2017 7:00 AM Evor Phillips, r/o Maryann & Pete Tabot 8:45 AM Louise Rastocny, r/o SJV Altar Rosary Society

WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2017 ASH WEDNESDAY 7:00 AM Mary LoGrande, r/o Bongard Family 8:45 AM Kimberly Holmes, r/o Terry-Yosmanovich & Family 7:00 PM Michael P. Concannon, r/o Dalys Fajardo

THURSDAY, March 2, 2017 7:00 AM Pam Mercatili, r/o Amanda & Jim Miller 8:45 AM Mary LoGrande, r/o Pat Cygler

FRIDAY, March 3, 2017 7:00 AM Sick, Dying & Purgatory Souls, In Honor of St. Joseph 8:45 AM Carolyn Kearny, r/o Gen DiGrazia 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross

SATURDAY, March 4, 2017 8:00 AM David Piontek, r/o The Family 5:00 PM Stanley Szymanik, Jr., r/o Carol & Flavio Talarico 7:00 PM Lucille Caputo, r/o Ken & Cathy Eichert

SUNDAY, March 5, 2017 7:00 AM Living and Deceased Members of our parish 9:00 AM Purgatorial Society 10:45 AM Pam Mercatili, r/o Brenda & Mike Velasco 12:15 PM Donardo Pacelli, r/o Egger & Maureen Lugo

Remember and pray for the sick of the parish, those who are hospitalized, and their caregivers: Rose Thompson, Tommi Cipas, Hailey Noble, Annie Panaccione, Hugh McCague, Salvatore Aloe, Michelle Valian, Josh Estenes, James “Red” Dwyer, Nicholas, Doug Beach, Jacqueline McDonough, Mary Bowkley, Baby Matteo, Ronald Kutsy, George Wittmann, Andrew Merlo, Millie Calandriello, Rosie Catalon, Terry Briante, Lisa Auerbach, Judith McCabe, Danny Sheldon, John Mihalko, Artie Palumbo, Audrey Angrisani, 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: Jane Alencewicz , Michael Herits, Marie Bastan, Thomas Mannion and reward them a place in heaven and eternal rest.

The Bread and Wine have been offered in loving memory of PamMercatili

From Amanda & Jim Miller and

Rosa Custode From AnneMarie Nappi

SPECIAL COLLECTION NEXT WEEK Next week, our parish wil take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection (CRSC). Funds from this collection help provide food to the hungry, support to displaced refugees, and Christ’s love and respect to all people here at home and abroad. Next week, please give generously to the CRSC and help Jesus in disguise. Learn more about the collection at www.usccb.org/catholic-relief.

GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING Collection for the weekend of 2/19/17 was $11,532.75

May God bless you for your generosity.

ATTENTION! Anyone wishing a record of their Church contributions for the year 2016 is asked to send in a stamped self-addressed envelope with their envelope number to the Rectory or drop it into the collection basket.

Next Baptismal class will be March 21st, 2017. Please call the Rectory to register.

ENCOUNTER LENT Join our faith community – and nearly 14,000 Catholic

communities across the United States – in a life-changing

Lenten journey of encounter with CRS Rice Bowl. Pick up

your family’s CRS Rice Bowl from the back of the church and

don’t forget to download the CRS Rice Bowl app! May these

40 days better prepare us to encounter ourselves, our

neighbors and our God.

SJV SENIORS Our next meeting is this Wednesday, March 1st at 2:30.

Gordon James will entertain us. Come join the fun. Don’t

forget to bring cereal for Ozanam Family Shelter.

REMINDER TO ALL ROSARIANS

MANDATORY MEETING

ON MARCH 2ND AT 2 PM.

BISHOP CHECCHIO'S VISIT TO SJV PARISH

Our Bishop will be visiting St. John Vianney Parish next Sunday, March 5, 2017 for the First Sunday of Lent. He will be the celebrant of 10:45 AM mass next Sunday. All are invited to the mass and to meet the Bishop after mass.

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CATHOLIC SPIRIT The annual drive to support our diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Spirit, is taking place during the month of February, National Catholic Press Month. Please support their good work by using the envelope in your packet. Any amount you contribute will show your support for the ministry of The Catholic Spirit and will be greatly appreciated. And please remember to take home a copy of the paper – it has a special role to play in your life as a practicing Catholic.

BLOOD DRIVE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 6571

SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2017 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM

The blood mobile will be stationed in the SJV parking lot. All donors will receive a complimentary cholesterol screening. Donors need to weigh at least 110 lbs, bring ID, eat and drink before donation. Thank you and God Bless!

YOUTH MINISTRY There is a youth group meeting this Sunday night, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm in Trailer D. Save the Date, Friday March 24th for our Mini Retreat night!! See you soon!!

2017 Bishop’s Annual Appeal

Ambassadors for Christ

Twenty-four percent – $1.7 million dollars – of the funds

raised by the 2017 Bishop’s Annual Appeal is earmarked

for Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen. Through more

than 100 programs, Catholic Charities serves those most in

need of our assistance. If you have yet to make your

pledge to this year’s Bishop’s Annual Appeal, you will have

the opportunity to do so the weekend, March 11/12, which

has been designated as Bishop’s Annual Appeal In-Pew

Weekend. Help us reach our target of 100% participation.

Every gift, no matter the size, is important and greatly

appreciated.

St. John Vianney School News

On Tuesday, February 28, we will hold our annual Mission Mardi Gras. Forms were sent home for the students to purchase tickets. We have a wonderful assortment of prizes this year, including a TV, 2 bikes, gift cards, and many other items.

Wednesday, March 1, is Ash Wednesday. Students will attend 10 AM Mass.

If your child will be returning to SJV for the 2017-2018 school year, please complete all the re-registration forms and return them to school by Feb. 28. We must have the forms back in order to get the textbook and busing forms to the proper districts by their deadlines. If you have any questions, please call the school office.

Pre-School News We still have some spaces available for our Pre-School classes for the 2017-2018 school year. If you would like more information or would like to register your child, please call 732-388-1662 to schedule an appointment.

CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2017-2018

TUITION ASSISTANCE

ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS OPEN

Families interested in applying for tuition assistance to attend an eligible Diocese of Metuchen Catholic elementary or high school may do so beginning January 30, 2017. The application process is online through FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment. Online applications must be completed (including supporting documentation) by no later than Friday, March 31, 2017. Applications are available in English and Spanish.

Families that need assistance completing the online application, or need access to the technology to apply, may register for one of the five Application Workshops, which will be held in four locations within the Diocese in February and March by going to www.diometuchen.org/tuition-assistance and following the Workshops link.

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MUSIC MINISTRY NEWS Adult Choir

We will soon begin practicing music for the upcoming

Lenten season!! The choir will be singing on Sunday

March 5th at the 10:45 AM Mass as we welcome Bishop

Checchio to our parish.!! 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! We practice each Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:00

Pm in the church. Our next rehearsal will be on

Wednesday March 8!!

Children’s Choir Our children’s choir will also be singing on Sunday March

5th at the 10:45AM Mass as we welcome Bishop Checchio

to SJV!! 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!! Our next rehearsal will

be on Tuesday March 7th!!

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, Director of Music/Organist

UNION CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 1600 Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ

PARENT ATHLETIC CLUB ANNUAL FISH FRY

Friday, March 3rd 5:30 – 8:00 pm Catered by Argyle Restaurant, Kearny, NJ Tickets: Fish Dinner $15, Pasta Dinner $10

Dessert & Beverages included Menu: Fish & Chips or Baked Ziti

Take-out orders also available For questions or tickets, contact

Edward Thornton at ethornton@unioncatholic.org

PRO LIFE

The February meeting has been cancelled. Next Pro-life meeting is Tuesday, March 28 at 7pm in the lower church meeting room. 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.

HAVE A HEART FOR THE UNBORN. February is the month of our Pro-Life HEART campaign. Your donation will be acknowledged on our Bulletin Board of Hearts and will go directly to a local pregnancy center, whose purpose is to save the unborn, care for the mom and

support the family with love, prayer and material needs. Your donation can be dropped in the collection basket & marked "SJV Pro Life". Flyers are on the table in the church foyer. Thank you for your care and concern for the Unborn.

PILGRIMAGES WITH FATHER JOSEPH POLAND’S BEST

MAY 26 – JUNE 4, 2017 &

FATIMA, LOURDES WITH BARCELONA OCTOBER 15 – 24, 2017

Contact Fr. Joseph at 732-574-0150 or Phyllis Gomulka at 732-566-4115

Website: www.sjvianney.com

The Future is Hers

Mother Seton Regional High School

One Valley Rd., Clark, NJ

Save the Date!

Friday, March 3, 2017

“Tea Time Gift Auction”

Doors open 5:30 p.m.

For details visit our MSR Special Events

Facebook page or

giftauction@motherseton.org

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SPELLING BEE WINNERS

"The Knights of Columbus Council 6571 is pleased to announce that under the sponsorship of Saint John Vianney parish, the annual SJV spelling bee for 8th graders was held on February 1, 2017. More than twenty students participated. The top finishers were: 1st place - Megan Lavelle; 2nd place - Sean O'Leary; 3rd place - Zane Lee-Briggs. They are the proud recipients of trophies, cash prizes, and an honorable mention in a local newspaper. Megan Lavelle qualifies to go on to the regional round, which will held on March 4th, Saturday, 9:30 am at St. Ann's church in Raritan. If she wins the regional meet, she goes on to the State championship level that will be held in April. For more information you can call 732-371-6237, or check out the youth activities on NJKOFC. org."

St John Vianney parish, and the Knights of Columbus extend our congratulations to all the students who participated in the contest. Good luck and success in your future academic endeavors!

Bishop Checchio has now visited the 90 parishes served by the Diocese of Metuchen and is ready to share observations from his visits and his priorities and plans for the diocese. They will be published in Bishop Checchio's first pastoral letter to be presented in a special issue of The Catholic Spirit on March 2. Be sure to pick up a copy the weekend of March 4-5. The Pastoral Letter will be available on the diocesan website: diometuchen.org and on The Catholic Spirit's website: catholicspirit.com.

Cardinals Tobin and O’Malley and Grandson of Football Legend

to Speak at Annual Catholic Men’s Conference

The ninth annual Conference, a daylong event for Catholic

men to learn, experience fellowship, and renew and strengthen

their Catholic faith, will be held on Saturday, March 4, from

8:00 am to 4:30 pm on the campus of Seton Hall University,

South Orange. The Conference theme is "Be Not Afraid…

Becoming Missionary Disciples." Speakers will be: (English

track:) Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Archbishop of Newark;

Cardinal Sean O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston and keynote

speaker; Joe Lombardi, assistant coach of the New Orleans

Saints and grandson of legendary coach Vince Lombardi;

(Spanish track:) Mario Paredes, Presidential Liaison to Roman

Catholic Ministries, the American Bible Society and Jose

‘Pepe’ Alonso of EWTN en Espanola .

In addition to the speakers, Conference events will include the Sacrament of Reconciliation in multiple languages, a Holy Hour, an Adoration Chapel open all day for prayer, music, exhibitors, and opportunity for fellowship. Registration is $25 per attendee ages 18 years and older. Admittance is free for priests, deacons and religious. Breakfast and lunch are included. To register online, visitwww.NJCatholicMen.org. For more information, email CatholicMen@rcan.org or call 973-497-4545.

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate

the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the

one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and

mammon (material wealth).” MATTHEW 6:24

For many people, God and money run “neck and neck”

as their first priority. Making money and spending

money becomes the center of their life and they actually

become a slave to money. The solution – become more

generous. Giving money to Church and charity frees us

from slavery to money and from making money a “god”

before God.

7th Annual Catholic Deafest

Sponsored by Pastoral teams throughout New Jersey who

work with the Deaf, this event will take place at Our Lady

of Peace Parish, 1740 US-130 North, North Brunswick, NJ

08902, on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Doors open at 9

am and the day concludes with Mass at 5:30pm. Free

Admission. Free Lunch. Lots of special exhibits of interest.

The special presenter will be Father Ray Fleming, a deaf

priest from the Diocese of Rochester, NY. To register

please email: catholicdeafestnj@gmail.com or call 856-

283-3962 (ask for Kate). Deadline to register is March 12,

2017.

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Lenten Obligations 1. The days of fast and abstinence are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

2. All other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence.

3. The obligation of fast applies only to Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59. Fasting in the Catholic

tradition means to limit oneself to one full meal and two smaller meals which together are not equal to a

full meal, so as to experience hunger.

4. The obligation of abstinence applies to all Catholics who have reached the age of 14. Abstinence in the

Catholic tradition means to abstain from meat.

As you may know, the Memorial of St. Patrick falls on a Friday this year. For members of the

faithful celebrating this Memorial and who desire it, Bishop Checchio has commuted the penitential

obligation on March 17 to the obligation to abstain from meat on another day that same week.

Marriage Encounter Weekend

A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend gives you the time and tools to revitalize

romance, deepen communication, and nourish the spirituality in your marriage.

The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend will be held April 28 - 30.

Early registration is advisable as space is limited.

Phone 1-732-904-9636 for registration and information.

Visit us at: www.aweekendforyourmarriage.org for more information.

CALLING ALL YOUNG ADULTS (18-39)!

What is your deepest desire?

Is it to live a happy and meaningful life?

This retreat series is for all young adults who want to live life to the fullest

in peace and joy! Consisting of 5 afternoons of prayer between October and June,

the series has been revitalized from previous years and each afternoon will focus

on one aspect of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola.

Suggested Offering for Sunday afternoons $10.

Sunday, March 19, 2017 2:00 – 7:00pm The Examen

Sunday, June 4, 2017 2:00 – 7:00pm Love & How God Loves Us

June 23-25, 2017 Weekend to End the Series

All retreats will be held at Loyola Jesuit Center, 161 James Street, Morristown,

NJ.

To register, please call 973-539-0740, email: retreathouse@loyola.org

or visit www.diometuchen.org/young-adult-retreats