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PARISH OF THE VISITATION 192 Sandford Street ~ 732-545-5090

ST. JOHN THE ST. MARY OF MOUNT ST. THERESA OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH VIRGIN CHURCH INFANT JESUS CHURCH 29 Abeel St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 190 Sandford St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 15 Fox Rd. Edison, NJ 08817

Mass Intentions ~ Parish of the Visitation St. Mary of Mt. Virgin

Saturday – May 4, 2019 7:00 am Helen Mariano r/b Annette Bruno 4:00 pm Bill & Irma Iacovone r/b Nick & Pat Karl 5:30 pm Mary Lattanzio r/b daughter Phyllis Gaal 7:00 pm Ramonita Estadez r/b Maria Lidia Estadez Sunday – May 5, 2019 8:30 am Anthony J. Fama r/b wife Anna & family 10:00 am Dino Bellizzi r/b wife, Mary & son Peter 11:30 am Elizabeth DeMarco r/b her children 1:00 pm For the People 6:00 pm Tina Slota r/b her husband, John 7:00 pm Scriptural Rosary – Visitation Chapel

Monday – 6, 2019 7:00 am DiMauro & Monaco Families r/b Sr. Carmela 12:10 pm Joseph Ciorciari r/b his family Novena to St. Jude Tuesday – 7, 2019 7:00 am Eugene & Lucy Buonanno r/b Pat Daly 5:30 pm Holy Hour – Visitation Chapel – Chaplet Wednesday – May 8, 2019 7:00 am Holy Souls in Purgatory r/b Anonymous Thursday – May 9, 2019 7:00 pm Modesta Rivera r/b Karen Bucsek Friday – May 10, 2019 7:00 am Miguel Alayon r/b Carmen Alayon 7:00 pm Familia Peña r/b Ludair Nuñez Saturday – May 11, 2019 7:00 am Caroline M. Cipolla r/b Kelso & Liapes Families 4:00 pm Jimmy Donato r/b his wife Mary & family 5:30 pm Daniele Salvatore LoConti r/b the Stilwell Family 7:00 pm Elpidio Camarillo r/b Familia Camarillo Nestor Sunday –May 12, 2019 8:30 am Agnes Sidotti & Clara Benanti r/b their families 10:00 am Jenny Sherlock r/b her children Jody, Mary, Pat & Tom 11:30 am Josephine & Elizabeth Giorgianni r/b the Giorgianni Family 1:00 pm Rubin Resto r/b his family 6:00 pm Frances Puleio r/b Tony Puleio 7:00 pm Scriptural Rosary – Visitation Chapel

St. John the Baptist Sunday – May 5, 2019 9:00 am Dominga & Leonida Torres r/b Bienvenida Torres

Tuesday – May 7, 2019 7:00 pm Acción de Gracias al Divino Niño por favores recibidos r/b Berkis Tejada Sunday – May 12, 2019 9:00 am Manuel Piñas & Francisca Avila r/b their siblings

St. Mary’s Candle Lamps

Madonna Happy Birthday in Heaven, Caroline M. Cipolla r/b the Cipolla Family Sanctuary I In loving memory of Beatrice Puleio r/b Husband Vito Puleio Sanctuary II Not requested Padre Pio Not requested

St. Joseph In loving memory of Joseph Ciorciari r/b his family, Nephew Philip

St. Anne Not requested St. Lucy In memory of Lucy Buonanno r/b the Daly Family

St. Anthony For the health of Anthony Zarak r/b John & Marion Pingatore St. Jude Not requested

St. Francis Not requested

Blessed Justin For the St. Martha Sisters r/b the Padovano Family

St. Rita

Not requested The cost to have a Sanctuary Lamp lit is $20 per week; the cost for

Saint Lamps is $15 per week. Please contact the Parish Office

(732-545-5090). Thank you.

Parish of the Visitation New Brunswick, NJ

St. Theresa of the Infant Jesus Saturday –May 4, 2019 5:30 pm Joseph Ciorciari r/b his family (Philip)

Saturday –May 11, 2019 5:30 pm Catherine Lucille Baratta r/b husband Carl & family

Saturday – May 18, 2019 5:30 pm Angel Rue, Sr. r/b Carl Baratta & family

Third Sunday of Easter May 5, 2019

25th, 50th or More - Wedding Anniversaries All couples who are celebrating their 25th, 50th or more Wedding Anniversaries are cordially invited to join us at St. Mary’s Church on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at the 4:00 pm Mass 0R Sunday, August 18, 2019 at the 11:30 am Mass where they will receive a

special blessing. Eligible couples must be Catholic or Interfaith and in good standing in the Catholic community and have been married for twenty-five, fifty or more years. Interested couples are asked to please call the Parish Office (732-545-5090) to regis-ter and advise as to which Mass you will be attending. Thank you and God bless! Couples must respond by August 9, 2019. ____________________________________________________________________

This Sunday’s Readings May 5, 2019

First Reading – Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41

Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13

Second Reading – Revelation 5:11-14

Gospel Reading – John 21:1-19 or 21:1-14

Parish Worship Services Come Pray With Us

Holy Hour — Every Tuesday evening – 5:30 to 6:30 pm / Benediction and Chap-let of Divine Mercy or Holy Rosary (rotated from week to week). Scriptural Rosary —- Every Sunday evening – 7:00 to 7:30 pm - materials pro-vided

Marriage Congratulations to

Nelson & Beatriz Marin Who were married here at St. Mary’s on Saturday, April 27, 2019.

May the Lord bless you and your marriage with many years of joy & happiness! ______________________________________________________________

Baptism Let us welcome into our Parish community

Child: Layna Bazydlo Parents: Bryan and Ashley Bazydlo

Congratulations and may God’s blessings be upon all of you! ___________________________________________

Praise God - Let Your Voice Be Heard We would like to form a Children’s Choir here at St. Mary’s. Any CCD student who is interested should contact the Parish Office to sign up (732-545-5090). Also, there is a section on the CCD Registration Form for you to indicate your interest.

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Thank you again! Each week, we thank you via the Pulpit Announcements for your generosity and support and we are so very appreciative for all of your sacrifices. Have you noticed how some of your dollars have been used in recent weeks? All of the kneelers in the church have been recovered and we are pleased at the new look and comfort

they provide. So again, we THANK YOU for your continuous support as we move forward with the refurbishing that needs to be done to keep St. Mary’s beautiful! God bless! ____________________________________________________________________

St. Mary’s 2019 First Holy Communion Class “Jesus wants to be invited into your life. He wants to be your friend. He wants to encourage you, guide you, listen to you and love you … welcome Him

into your hearts!” Please offer a prayer for our 28 young communicants who received their First Holy Communion this weekend here at St. Mary’s. May our Savior and His Blessed Mother walk beside them always wherever their journey through life may lead.

Jaydalise Acosta Luke Kuan Yaritsy Luna

Carly Creighton John Pingatore Yuliani Urena

Kayla Lainez Jayden Salazar Joshua Bonifacio

Isabella Licea Enzo Santana Jocelyn DeJesus

Nayely Luna Isabel Cabrera Odalys Jimenez

Julissa Valencia Elise Crespo Aylanni Peralta

Isabella Zimmerman Kaylae Guzman Danny Reyes

Elias Crespo Brianna Hernandez Saul Reyes

Elani Crespo Nathaniel Del Rosario Josearmani Rodriguez

Edgar Pena

A Note from Father Benny: What can we do to promote vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life? In conjunction with the Bishop’s request to “pray to the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest” (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2), I invite you to sign up to join our Vocation Cooperator’s Group … a group dedicated to pray and work for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. We plan to meet once a month to pray for vocations; come pray with me. People say that we need priests and we want priests, and they wonder what they can do. Well, what we can all do, from the age of reason to those who are centenarians and older, is to pray! Please call the Parish Office to sign up. Thank you! ____________________________________________________________________

Italian Cultural Society Annual Pasta Fest - The Italian Cultural Society will sponsor their Annual Pasta Fest on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at the Pines Manor in Edison, NJ beginning at 1:00 pm. Come join us for a most delicious buffet meal consisting of Pasta, Sau-sage, Meatballs, Salad, Fruit, Dessert and Wine. A DJ will also supply music for your dining and dancing pleasure.

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Mass Book Opening We will be following last year’s procedure since it worked out so well. On May 8th, parishioners may call the office (732-545-5090, Ext. 104) to request an appointment for when to come in to schedule and pay for their masses. When calling, please be sure to speak clearly, leaving your name and phone number so that we may return your call. As usual, this will be on a first-call, first-serve basis; appointments will be given in the order the calls were re-ceived. Appointments will be given over a two-day period: Wednesday - May 15th & Thursday - May 16th.

(Please note: NO phone calls will be accepted before May 8th. Parishioners may select 3 weekend masses (this includes Saturdays) and 2 weekday masses. No exceptions will be made. Payment for masses must be made at the time of scheduling. Homebound parishioners and our staff members’ requests will be taken on May 13th. Homebound parishioners may give their mass inten-tions and payment to Sr. Frances when she comes to visit, or they may call the Parish Office starting May 13th. The mass intentions will only be accepted with pay-ment. Please note that the dates and times are not guaranteed.

Please do not call the office to have the secretaries save dates for you; this is not permitted and will not be done. Once the two-day procedure is complet-ed, you may come in to schedule more masses. ** Please note: The diocese has given permission for mass intentions to be

shared during two weekday masses only.**

Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry The Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office of the Diocese of Metuchen has many events in the works for our youth. One upcoming event will take place on Sunday, May 19th. Teens and their families are invited to attend the 24th An-nual NJ Catholic Youth Rally on Sunday, May 19, 2019.

This all-day event will be held at Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari and includes a day in the park, a lunch buffet, Mass and a Matt Maher Concert. While this event is called the NJ Youth Rally, it is open to everyone in your parish including middle and high school students, scouts, athletes and families. Bus transportation is available. Registration is available on line at diometu-chen.org/nj-youth-rally. Questions may be directed to John Glynn at youth.ministry@diometuchen.org. ______________________________________________________________

Altar Servers – Called to Serve Our Parish needs YOU! We are in need of Altar Servers for all Masses and we invite our youth to please come and serve our Lord by assisting at Mass. It is not difficult to serve at a Mass; training will be available so you can be confident in performing your duties. God is calling; will you answer?

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St. Anne’s Society - News Wednesday, May 8th at 1pm - St. Anne’s Society will be meeting in the parish office Conference Room Members are encouraged to attend since plans for the upcoming Bake Sale and Communion Sunday will be finalized. Sunday, May 12th – Mother’s Day – Society members will meet in the church vesti-bule at 8:15 am for Communion Sunday at the 8:30 a.m. Mass. We will assemble to prepare for our procession to the altar. Bake Sale – Sunday, May 12th - The Society will sponsor a Mother’s Day Bake Sale in the church vestibule after all morning Masses at St. Mary’s. This fundraiser helps our group support our Church and parish. We invite you to stop by and select some “sweet treats” to enjoy with your families on this special day. We thank you for your support! St. Anne’s Society: The Society’s main mission is to foster devotion to Saint Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and grandmother of Jesus. Also, we are here to help our church, its priests, nuns, and most of all, members of our parish communi-ty. Our fundraising efforts provide us with the means to assist needy families in our parish. We donate script gift cards and/or food baskets for the holidays. And, we make generous donations to our church in support of their projects. We need and welcome new members. All women over the age of 18 years are invited and wel-come to join. Interested parties may contact our President, Marion Pingatore (732-545-6761) or the Parish Office (732-545-5090). ____________________________________________________________________

Knights of Columbus Council No. 6572 Upcoming Events

Tootsie Roll Drive: The Knights will be conducting their annual Tootsie Roll Drive THIS WEEKEND and the weekend of May 18 and 19. All proceeds will be donated to the ARC of Middlesex County and dedicated to help the mentally challenged. Your support in this effort is so important and very much appreciated. Thank you and God Bless! Cheesecakes: The cheese cakes should be available this weekend – all who pur-chased them will be contacted. We extend a huge THANK YOU to all who supported this endeavor; a portion of the proceeds are earmarked to purchase coats for kids this fall/winter. God bless all! Blood Drive: The Knights are planning a Blood Drive with a tentative date of June 9th. As soon as the details are finalized they will appear in the bulletin. Welcome – New Members: We extend a very warm welcome to our newest mem-bers: Fr. Benny, Ricardo Rivera, Eugene Evans, Richard Jablonski and Rafael Rodri-guez. We want YOU! In the interest of seeing our Council grow so that we can make a difference in our Parish community; we encourage all practicing Catholic young men to join the Knights. We have lots of events scheduled, but we do need members to help us accomplish our goals and succeed. Becoming a Knight is much more than just attending a meeting; it is all about becoming involved, serving our parish and growing in faith. We meet in the Parish Office on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month (except July and August). Interested? Please contact Grand Knight David Pierpaoli (732-249-7593). The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Cath-olic lay organization. Come join us. Thank you.

Attention CCD Parents This Wednesday, May 8th will be the last CCD class for the year. Parents, your children will be bringing home information regarding NEW PROCEDURES for registering for next year’s

classes. Be sure to check your child/children’s backpacks, folders, etc. for this new form and information. Please be advised that only students whose registration forms and payments are completed before the start of the new session will be accepted into class. Be advised that classes are limited to 15 children per class. Please register early since it is on a first come, first serve basis and usually fills up quickly. No exceptions will be made. _______________________________________________________

Opioid Epidemic – Prayer Service Prayer Service for those Touched by the Pain of Addiction or Loss – Many of us struggle to comfort and support our brothers and sisters who have suf-fered as a result of addiction and/or loss of a family member to an overdose. In an effort to offer spiritual support, a Prayer Service will be held on Tues-day, May 14, 2019 • 7 p.m. at St. Helena Parish, 950 Grove Avenue, Edison, NJ. Any person or family whose life has been touched by the pain of addiction or loss, or who seeks the grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the strug-gle to recovery, is welcome. Please continue to pray for all those who are affected by Substance Use Disorders. The diocese of Erie, PA has compiled some wonderful prayer resources that you can access by visiting: https://www.eriercd.org/images/pdf/Opioid_Prayers_Services_2.22.18pdf For more information, please email human.life.and.dignity@diometuchen.org or call (732) 562-1990 exts. 1629 or 1543.

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Ann Apoldite Emily Amador AA A.B. R.B. Joseph Benigno Patricia Burke B.B M.B Bella B Joseph R. Benanti S.B. Pat Barricella Theresa Bryant Ann Bocchieri Nancy Bianco Tony Benfatto Rita Benfatto Joseph Benigno C.N. C.C. AC Carl Cardinale James Carolan Rosina Caravalla Daria Cergnul Frank Certo Flora Cirillo Ellie Culhane Ann Costanzo Grace Daly Marty Dolinsky, Jr. Michael D’Angelo Rachel Daddio Dorothy DeMarco S.D Art. D. Louise Farella

Joseph Faraci, Jr. Sean Forrest S.F.G Tommy Gowins Peter Gebauer Meg Goldman Joseph Giannotto Antinette Erwin Ann H. D.J Paul K. Emily King Grace Lagrada Eleanore Lambiase Richard Lambiase Marybeth Kardare Agnes Kuczynski Rosemary Kijowski Bill Kwisatkoski Raffaella Losa Keith Lombardo Caitlin M. JH Emily Mazellan Ann Mazza John Mupo F.R.M Lucila Molina Elizabeth M Eleanore M. Ann Murphy Billy Murphy Jonathan Millburn Alisha Ortiz John Santalucia Joe Santalucia John Pingatore P.K.P.

Frank & Elsie Puleio Vito Puleio James Russo Jim Strawbridge Samantha R. Baby Hugh Robertson Howard Joey Romeo Kevin Richardson Baby Riley Francesca Rubino Del Borrello Baby Mia Del Borrello Baby Michael Del Borrelllo Marie Russo Josell K.R Desteni Ramirez Tejada Joseph Sarnacki Josephine Sarnecki Robert Sarnecky Myrna Sciabica Mickey Schiavone Jay Sherman Samuel Saloom Agnes C. Sansone Gertrude Schuller Joseph LeRoy M.S. James “Mickey” Tofte Warren Tanedo Ventura Torres Jennie Torre T.V Marieta Warner Ed Watts Ann Wlodarczik Emily Wills Bernadette Uvegas

Prayer Requests In your charity please pray for those with special intentions:

We have reviewed our Prayer List and found that names have been on it for a year or more. In the future, names will be left on for one month. If your loved one’s name has

been removed and you want it back on the list, please contact the Parish Office @ 732-545-5090 on Tuesday prior to Noon. God bless you.

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Collections Update April 28, 2019

St. Mary’s $4,202.00 St. John’s $1,791.50 St. Theresa’s $ 383.00

Thank you for your sacrifices and may God bless you!

2019 Bishop’s Annual Appeal Help Build a Civiliza�on of Love

Thank you to all who have given so generously to the 2019 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. If you have not made a pledge, there is still time to participate. Mail your gift to: Diocese of Metuchen, Bishop’s Annual Appeal, P. O. Box 4000, Metuchen, NJ 08840-4000 or give online at www.diometuchen.org/BAA. To date, the Development Office has received pledges totaling $ 32,796.00 and payments totaling $ 27,233.50 from 131 parishioners. This represents 69.8% of your $ 47,000.00 goal. Thank you for your efforts. _____________________________________________________________

Reflecting on the Word – (John 21:1-19) The bounty of this catch of fish portrays that God will provide disciples with what is needed as they go out to feed the people. How often do we withhold the nourishment of time, attention, and affection pleading that we barely have enough to feed ourselves? As we nurture others, we rely on the abundance that God gives. ______________________________________________________________________

Quote “God is love and He loves you and we are precious to Him. He called us by our name. We belong to Him. He has created us in His image for greater things. God is love, God is joy, God is light, God is truth.” -Mother Teresa ________________________________________________________________

Food for Thought We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Live in such a way that His Light shines through us. ______________________________________________________________________

Quote Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful

stewards of God’s grace in its various forms

Rev. Robert Santa Barbara Memorial Scholarship

Father Bob was a strong proponent of Catholic education and, after his passing a scholarship fund was established in his memory. It is available for Parish students who are or will be attending a Catholic High School. First awarded in 2012, the scholarship was based on an application process, academic record and an essay contest. The Committee will utilize this for-mat again this year. Presently, we are also soliciting funds which will allow us to perpetuate Father Bob’s commitment to Catholic education through these scholarships. This year, the Committee will award up to $1,500 to students that are attending or have been accepted to attend a Catholic High School for the 2019-2020 academic year. Applications for the scholarships are available in the vestibule of the church. The deadline for application submission is Monday, May 27, 2019. For those who wish to contribute to the fund, please take a form from the vestibule of the church and return it to the Parish Office with your contribution. Thank you! _____________________________________________________________

May 5, 2019 - 3rd Sunday of Easter “Peter was distressed that Jesus had said to him a third time, ‘Do you love me?’ and he said to him, ‘Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my sheep.’” (John 21:17) All of us are challenged to show our love for Jesus and others. Discern how God is calling you to use your time in prayer, your talent in charitable works and your treasure to assist those who in need. Remember that giving is an act of worship and helps ad-vance the mission of our parish and greater Church. _____________________________________________________________________

FROM THE DIOCESE Bishop Checchio has announced that Good Shepherd Sun-day will take place on May 12, 2019. We are encouraged to Pray for Vocations to the priesthood and religious life since there is a dire need for more. Only three men will be ordained

this year and three to the transitional Diaconate. More are needed. _____________________________________________________________

Office of Vocations the Office is planning their “Quo Vadis” discernment retreat for this up-coming summer for young men between the ages of 14-17 throughout our diocese. It will be held over June 25th, 26th, and 27th and the focus will be on prayer, intentional discipleship, fraternity and recreation. Ordination to Diaconate will take place at the Cathedral on Saturday, June 15th at 10:30 am. Ordination to Priesthood will take place at the Cathedral on Saturday, June 22nd at 10:30 am. ____________________________________________________________

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