Saint Clare Church

69 Allwood Road, Clifton, New Jersey 07014

Parish Office/Rectory 973-777-9313 Fax 973-777-6945

Email office@saintclarenj.com Web www.SaintClareNJ.com

“We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become”- St. Clare

Served By: Rev. Peter Glabik -------------------------------------------Pastor Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald ------------------------Parochial Vicar Janet Castillo---------------------------------------------Secretary Trustees: Mr. Tom Felipe Mrs. Josie Lagazo-Estero Rev. Msgr. Brendan P. Madden-------------Pastor Emeritus (not in residence)

SCHOOL’S ALMOST BACK IN SESSION!!!

SPECIAL BOOK BAG BLESSING

SEPTEMBER 9TH AT 10:00 AM

BRING YOUR BOOK BAGS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR A SPECIAL BLESSING FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

SAINT CLARE PARISH • CLIFTON, NJ 22ND Sunday in Ordinary Time •September 2nd, 2018

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Celebration of

the Eucharist

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 8:30 AM DANIEL KELLEHER INO MACACULOP _____________________________________________ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 8:30 AM ANTHONY BLASKEWICZ DOMENICA PORRETTA _____________________________________________ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 8:30 AM CONNIE QUESEA IN THANKSGIVING CONSUELO VALERIO _____________________________________________ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 8:30 AM ELIZABETH LESZCZYNSKI MRS. JOSEPHINE AGRESTI _____________________________________________ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 8:30 AM ANDREW BLASKEWICZ KACHI ONWUCHEKWA _____________________________________________ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 5:00 PM ANTHONY & SOPHIE KRUDYS; RAYMOND KOCHIK; ISABEL LOZANO; ED MONTAGUE _____________________________________________ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 8:00 AM GENEVIEVE, ANTHONY, & ANDREW BLASKEWICZ; MARIA DEL VESCOVO 10:00 AM RICARDO QUESEA; RAYMONDE KAFROUNI; SPECIAL INTENTION 12:00 PM MARIA SMELEGUIO; EDEN BENIN

Collection August 25-26, 2018: 4,208.00 Maintenance and Repair: 1,418.00

2018 MASS BOOK/INTENTIONS NOW OPEN: Donations will be accepted per mass

Memorials for the Week Altar Bread & Wine is offered this week in memory of…

PEOPLE OF THE PARISH Altar Candles burn this week in memory of…

INO MACACULOP Sanctuary Candle burns this week in memory of…

WALTERS & MONCAVAGE FAMILY Divine Mercy Chapel Candle burns this week in memory of…

PEOPLE OF THE PARISH Memorial Opportunities are available:

Contact the Office at 973-777-9313

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

First Reading: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8 Moses tells the people to always observe the statutes God has given them, without adding or subtracting from these laws. He reminds them that the law is just, and that any nation who heard their statutes would consider them a wise nation. Second Reading: James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27 James discusses the gifts that God has given to all people and implores them to respond by welcoming the words of truth that can save them. He emphasizes that through good deeds and pure conduct, our faith in God is proven to him. Gospel: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 The Pharisees observed some of Jesus’ disciples eating without first purifying their hands and ask the disciples why they are going against their ancestor’s traditions. Jesus responds that nothing from the outside can make a person impure. The only true evil, acts such as fornication, murder, and greed among others, come from within and make a person impure.

SAINT CLARE PARISH • CLIFTON, NJ 22ND Sunday in Ordinary Time •September 2nd, 2018

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“All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights... Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for the orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep yourself unstained by the world.” As we reflect on the word each week, we are encouraged to not just hear or read, but to decide how it directs me to live it and put it into practice. From the first page of the bible, care for the oppressed, widows and orphans was a key measure for being a faithful person. The history of the church celebrates the heroes who reached out to the needy, beginning in the Acts of the Apostles. Saints like Vincent de Paul, Mother Katherine Drexler, saw needs and acted upon them. In his exhortation ‘Rejoice and Be Glad’ Pope Francis indicates that the Beatitudes are our identity card. So if anyone asks ‘What must I do to be a good Christian?’, the answer is clear. We have to do each in our own way what Jesus told us in the Sermon on the Mount. Saint James and Pope Francis tell us ‘we are a people of the beatitudes’.

HIS WORD TODAY BY REV. WILLIAM J. REILLY

MINISTRY SCHEDULE SEPT. 08/ 09 5:00 PM 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 12:00 NOON EUCHARISTIC MINISTER (H)

STELLA BEDNARZ CAROL GOMMOLL

BARBARA SANDBERG LORETTA VANETTEN

JOAN MARIANO SONIA MARTINEZ

ROSSANA PERRONE CHRISTINE VARGAS

LECTOR ROBERT SANTORIELLO ELIZABETH ACEVEDO CHICHI ONWUCHEKWA JOSIE LAGAZO-ESTERO

ALTAR SERVERS

ANDREW D’AMATO ADDISON O’LEARY

GEORGE, GERARD, AND KAITLYN HEMMER JUSTIN MARTINEZ ROSALIN MENDEZ

JONATHAN AVANCENA

*September-November 2018 Ministry Schedules now available in the Sacristy, Parish Office, and online at www.saintclarenj.com/ministry-schedules.

CCD REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

CCD APPLICATION AND

SCHEDULES AVAILABLE IN THE RECTORY AND ONLINE AT

WWW.SAINTCLARENJ.COM.

LAST CHANCE!!

SAINT CLARE PARISH • CLIFTON, NJ 22ND Sunday in Ordinary Time •September 2nd, 2018

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ATTENTION

PARISHIONERS! THE FIRST WEEKEND OF EVERY

MONTH WE WILL OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO

PURCHASE MASS CARDS, AND/OR DONATIONS FOR BREAD AND WINE,

OR SANCTUARY CANDLES IN MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE.

SEE ROSEMARY AFTER MASS ON THE FIRST WEEKEND OF THE MONTH ONLY!

Office will be closed on Monday September 3rd.

We will open on Tuesday, September 4th with regular

office hours.

Have a great and safe weekend!

ALL WEEKEND AND WEEKDAY MASSES:

DONATION OF YOUR CHOICE!

VALID FOR THE REST OF 2018 MASSES!

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

CALL THE OFFICE TODAY!

WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED

AWAY THIS PAST WEEK

R.I.P

VICTORIA TOTH

RALPH A. LOPEZ

SAINT CLARE PARISH • CLIFTON, NJ 22ND Sunday in Ordinary Time •September 2nd, 2018

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