Holy Mass Schedule

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 7:30 AM ( English) Tuesday, Novena to St. Joseph: 7:00 PM (Polish) Friday, Divine Mercy Novena: 7:00 PM ( Polish) First Friday: 7:30 AM (English) & 7:00 PM (Polish) Saturday: 7:30 AM (English) & 5:30 PM Vigil Mass (English) Sunday: 9:30 AM (English) & 11:00 AM (Polish)

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesdays from 6:00 PM Confessions: Before and after Holy Mass Sacrament of Baptism: Sunday after Holy Mass at 11:00 AM. Arrange at parish office. Marriage: Please contact the Rectory Office 6 months in advance. Rectory Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM If you or someone in your family is unable to come to church and would like to receive the sacraments of Penance, Eucharist, and/or Anointing of the Sick, please call Fr. Wlodzimierz Las at (201) 440-3224.

Pastor Fr. Włodzimierz Łaś, SDS

Weekend Assitant Very Rev. Canon Stanley Wałęga

Parish Secretary Mrs. Grażyna Druciak

Trustees Mr. Wallace P. Nowosielecki

Mrs. Elżbieta Kusek

Pastoral Council Chairman Dr. Bogdan Lekan, M.D.

Music Director Ms. Paulina Raczkowski Parish Finance Council

Ms. Marcie Prasnal CCD Director

Mrs. Marzanna Kopacz

460 Hudson Street, Hackensack NJ 07601 Rectory office: (201) 440-3224, Fax.: (201) 641-8685,

e-mail: stjoseph10@verizon.net, www.stjosephsnj.org

■ September 2nd 2018 ■ 22nd Sunday in ordinary time

ST. JOSEPH’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Established 1909

Be doers of the word

and not hearers only,

deluding yourselves.

(Jas 22)

Wprowadzajcie zaś słowo w czyn,

a nie bądźcie tylko słuchaczami

oszukującymi samych siebie.

(Jk 22 )

LECTORS Sat. Sep.1 – 5:30 PM Kathleen Meehan Sun. Sep.2 – 9:30 AM Richard Cerbo Sun. Sep.2 – 11:00 AM Natalia Juszczak & Tomasz Wojtak Sat. Sep.8 – 5:30 PM Suzanne Fiorillo Sun. Sep.9 – 9:30 AM Richard Cerbo Sun. Sep.9 – 11:00 AM Marzanna Kopacz & Grzegorz Bubienko

Sanctuary Lamp Candles

This week sanctuary lamps have been offered in memory of:

Z rodziny Niemirskich

Z rodziny Niemirskich Z rodziny Pieczuro

***** Wieczyste Lampki

Wieczyste lampki w tym tygodniu zostały ofiarowane za spokój dusz:

Z rodziny Niemirskich Z rodziny Pieczuro

INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 5:30 PM † Marianna Zaremba

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 9:30 AM † Zofia Sajewicz 11:00 AM † Maria Wojdyło Rq. Rodzina

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 7:30 AM For Parishioners

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 7:00 PM O zdrowie i Boże błogosławieństwo dla ks. Włodzimierza, ks. Wiesława, ks. Stanisława, ks. Sławka, ks. Mariana oraz ich Rodzin Rq. Rodzina Frankowskich

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 7:30 AM Health and God’s blessing fo Jeyla and Jovance Vasquez

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 7:30 AM Personal Intention

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 7:30 AM Personal Intention 7:00 PM Z podziękowaniem za otrzymane łaski i z prośbą o dalsze z okazji rocznicy ślubu

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 7:30 AM Personal Intention 5:30 PM O zdrowie i Boże błogosławieństwo dla Ireny i Erica Kropiewnickich w rocznicę ślubu

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 9:30 AM Health and God’s blessing for Blake Allan Bartel 11:00 AM †† Stanisława i Filip Dimitryszyn Rq. Katarzyna Woźniel

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

All of our deceased parishioners and friends. We also ask your prayers of comfort for our sick and confined parishioners and friends:

Jean & Frank Bernardo, Philip Burghardt, Robert Alfaro, Rose Pira, Ed Koennemenn, Jane & Bill

Zehnder, Dorothy Walker, Patrick Patskin, Darlene & Jack Wilman, Elizabeth Malangone, †Teresa Miras, Eieen & Michael Murphy, Benjamin Narciso, Niku Rudgarnia, Kelly Smyth, Marie Demarest, Jacek

Strządała, Regina Pfaff, Kazimierz Brodka,Christine Novak, Ethelda Burton, Kathy Sarao, Theresa Demirest

Gina, Michael, Renee Foca, Karolina Stachniuk, Franciszek Szczecha, †Donna DiCarlo, Damian Marek,

Anna Mattessich, Fr. Pawel Georgette Pianteri. Br. Marek, Mark Metzler, Arlene Nowakowski, Barbara

Revis, Marzanna Kopacz, Ashley Hascup,Jessica Santos, Ashley & Barbara, †Bernie Zoch, †Stella Lubie,

Ruth Metzler, Franek, †Helen Sanchez, Cheryll Azar, Brooke Yahle, Carol Cleary, †Zofia Sajewicz,

Ewa Nowak.

If you wish to include someone in this list, please call the rectory office at (201) 440-3224.

COLLECTIONS / KOLEKTY August 19 / 19 Sierpnia

First collection: $ 917 Second collection: $ 841 Our second collection this week is for: Church in the Central and Eastern Europe Our second collection next week is for: Utility & Energy Costs Druga kolekta w tym tygodniu przeznaczona jest na: Kościół w Centralnej i Wschodniej Europie Druga kolekta w przyszłym tygodniu jest na: Użytkowanie i Koszty Energii

MAY GOD REWARD YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY

Saint Gregory the Great

Pope, Doctor of the Church (540-604)

Saint Gregory the Great was a Roman of noble Christian birth, the son of a canonized Saint, his mother, Saint Silva; and he was the nephew of two others, Saints Tarsilla and Emiliana. At thirty years of age he became the Prefect of Rome, the highest civil dignity of that city. On his father's death in 574 he gave his great wealth to the poor, turned his house on the Caelian Hill into the monastery which now bears his name, and for several years lived as a perfect monk. His famous exposition of the Book of Job dates from his monastic years.

The Pope drew him from his seclusion in 578 to make him one of the seven deacons of Rome; and for seven years he rendered great service to the Church as what we now call Papal Nuncio to the

imperial court at Constantinople. He had been sent there to obtain assistance against the Lombard invasions, but returned with a conviction which was a foundation of his later activity, that no help could any longer be obtained from that court. When he was recalled to Rome he became Abbot of his Monastery, then known by the name of Saint Andrew's.

While still a monk the Saint was struck by the sight of some fair-complexioned boys who were exposed for sale in Rome, and heard with sorrow that they were pagans. And of what race are they? he asked. They are Angles. Worthy indeed to be Angels of God, said he. He at once obtained permission from the Pope to set out to evangelize the English. With several companion monks he had already made a three-days' journey when the Pope, ceding to the regrets of the Roman people, sent out messengers to overtake and recall them. Still the Angles were not forgotten, and one of the Saint's first cares as Pope was to send, from his own monastery, Saint Augustine and forty more monks to England.

On the death of Pope Pelagius II, Saint Gregory was compelled to take upon himself the government of the Church, and for fourteen years his pontificate was a perfect model of ecclesiastical rule. He healed schisms, revived discipline, and saved Italy by converting the wild Arian Lombards who were laying it waste; he aided in the conversion of the Spanish and French Goths, who also were Arians, and kindled anew in Britain the light of the Faith, which the Anglo-Saxons had extinguished in blood. He set in order the Church's prayers and chant, guided and consoled her pastors with innumerable letters, and preached incessantly, most effectively by his own example. Many of his sermons are still extant and are famous for their constant use of Holy Scripture. His writings are numerous and include fourteen books of his letters.

Saint Gregory I died in 604, worn out by austerities and toils. The Church includes him among her four great Latin doctors, and reveres him as Saint Gregory the Great.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR 2 SUN TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Dt 4:1-2, 6-8/Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27/Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 (125) Pss II

3 Mon Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church

1 Cor 2:1-5/Lk 4:16-30 (431)

4 Tue Weekday

1 Cor 2:10b-16/Lk 4:31-37 (432)

5 Wed Weekday

1 Cor 3:1-9/Lk 4:38-44 (433)

6 Thu Weekday

1 Cor 3:18-23/Lk 5:1-11 (434)

7 Fri Weekday

1 Cor 4:1-5/Lk 5:33-39 (435)

8 Sat The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 (636) Pss Prop

9 SUN TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Is 35:4-7a/Jas 2:1-5/Mk 7:31-37 (128) Pss III

The Story of the Nativity

of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Church has celebrated Mary’s birth since at least the sixth century. A September birth was chosen because the Eastern Church begins its Church year with September. The September 8 date helped determine the date for the feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8. Scripture does not give an account of Mary’s birth. However, the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James fills in the gap. This work has no historical value, but it does reflect the development of Christian piety. According to this account, Anna and Joachim are infertile but pray for a child. They receive the promise of a child who will advance God’s plan of salvation for the world. Such a story, like many biblical counterparts, stresses the special presence of God in Mary’s life from the beginning. Saint Augustine connects Mary’s birth with Jesus’ saving work. He tells the earth to rejoice and shine forth in the light of her birth. “She is the flower of the field from whom bloomed the precious lily of the valley. Through her birth the nature inherited from our first parents is changed.” The opening prayer at Mass speaks of the birth of Mary’s Son as the dawn of our salvation, and asks for an increase of peace.

Reflection

We can see every human birth as a call for new hope in the world. The love of two human beings has joined with God in his creative work. The loving parents have shown hope in a world filled with travail. The new child has the potential to be a channel of God’s love and peace to the world. This is all true in a magnificent way in Mary. If Jesus is the perfect expression of God’s love, Mary is the foreshadowing of that love. If Jesus has brought the fullness of salvation, Mary is its dawning. Birthday celebrations bring happiness to the celebrant as well as to family and friends. Next to the birth of Jesus, Mary’s birth offers the greatest possible happiness to the world. Each time we celebrate her birth, we can confidently hope for an increase of peace in our hearts and in the world at large.

News & Announcements Informacje i Ogłoszenia

1. This afternoon, at 4:00 PM, we invite you to the

prayer meeting "Mercy Evening", which will be

led by Father Luke Drożak of the Congregation of

Redemptorist Fathers. Also, we want to remind

that on September 26, at 7:00 PM, a Mass will be

celebrated in our church with a prayer for the

healing of the soul and body, which will be led

over by Father John B. Bashobora.

2. On Monday, September 3rd, Labour Day, the

parish office will be closed.

3. On Friday, September 7th, we are celebrating the

first Friday of the month. Masses will be

celebrated at 7:30 am in English, at 7:00 pm

in Polish. Our church will be open all day. For

those interested in joining the adoration there is a

list at the back of the church.

4. On September 9th, next Sunday, after Holy Mass

at 11:00 AM, the parish picnic will be held. We

invite you bring family & friends to enjoy this

day with us.

5. For parents whose children attend religious

school, this year CCD classes in our parish will

begin on September 19th with a solemn Holy

Mass in our church at 7:00 p.m. Current class

schedule can be found on our parish website:

www.stjosephsnj.org. The classes will start on

Monday, September 24th. For questions contact

via e-mail address: marzannakopacz@gmail.com.

For more visit www.stjosephsnj.org

1. Zapraszamy dzisiaj, na godzinę 4:00 popołudniu na

spotkanie modlitewne „Wieczór Miłosierdzia”,

które poprowadzi ks. Łukasz Drożak ze

Zgromadzenia Ojców Redemptorystów.

Równocześnie przypominamy, że 26 września, o

godz. 7:00 wieczorem, w naszym kościele

celebrowana będzie Msza św. z modlitwą o

uzdrowienie duszy i ciała, której przewodniczyć

będzie o. John B. Bashobora.

2. W poniedziałek, 3 września, przypada Święto Pracy.

W związku z tym nie będzie czynne biuro parafialne.

3. W piątek, 7 września, przypada pierwszy piątek

miesiąca. Msze św. będą odprawiane o 7.30 rano po

angielsku i o 7 wieczorem po polsku. Nasz kościół

będzie otwarty cały dzień. Dla zainteresowanych

wpisaniem się na listę adoracji przygotowana jest

specjalna kartka na tyłach kościoła.

4. 9 września, w przyszłą niedzielę po Mszy św. o godz.

11:00 odbędzie się piknik parafialny. Zachęcamy do

udziału w tym radosnym spotkaniu oraz do zabrania

ze sobą krewnych i przyjaciół.

5. Pragniemy poinformować rodziców, których dzieci

uczęszczają na lekcje religii, że w tym roku zajęcia

katechetyczne w naszej parafii rozpoczną się 19

września uroczystą Mszą św. w naszym kościele o

godz. 19.00. Przy okazji przypominamy, że aktualny

plan zajęć szkolnych znaleźć można na naszej stronie

parafialnej: www.stjosephsnj.org. Zajęcia rozpoczną

się w poniedziałek, 24 września. Pytania i

wątpliwości prosimy kierować na adres e-mail:

marzannakopacz@gmail.com.

Więcej znaleźć można na www.stjosephsnj.org