St. Aloysius Parish

August 14, 2016

Masses

for the Week

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 Vigil: (Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

5:30 pm-Nicholas Romano by Rick & Phyllis Kinnally

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14 (Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

7:30 am-Parish Family

9:00 am-Vittorio Davi by Wife & Family

10:30 am-Gerard Perna by Filomena Perna

12:00 noon-Patricia Del Mauro by Joan Del Mauro

5:00 pm-Benjamin J. Serico by Wife & Sons

7:00 pm-Gabriele Calvetti by Josephine Ramundo &

Family

MONDAY, AUGUST 15 (The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

6:45 am-Deceased Members of Petrillo Family

8:00 am-Russell Landon

12:00 noon-Catherine Caprio by Daughter

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 (Weekday)

6:45 am-Wilbert Murray by Debbie & Joe Coleman

8:00 am-Jim & Mary McHugh by Frank & Olga Testa

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 (Weekday)

6:45 am-George Denny by Eleanor & Cathy

8:00 am-Charles Edward Jackson by Wife

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 (Weekday)

6:45 am-Meryol Cicone by Giuseppe Cicone

8:00 am-Louis J. Ferrera, Jr. by Carol, Ron and Children

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 (Weekday)

6:45 am-Mary G. Kearney by Joe Kearney

8:00 am-Angelo Emmanuelle by Family

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 (Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church)

6:45 am-Lois Maltitano by Susan Zayas

8:00 am-Parish Memorial Mass

5:30 pm-Sarah & Pete Baldassarre by Gus & Connie

Ciacciarelli

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 (Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time)

7:30 am-Parish Family

9:00 am-Deacon Jim & Marie Dougherty by Maureen

Durr

10:30 am-Elizabeth D`Allegro by Steve & Nancy Kehayes

12:00 noon-Anthony Luppino by Cynthia Morelli

5:00 pm-Vern Richards by McFadden Family

7:00 pm-Kenneth Valosky by Pat & Rose LePore

Memorial Mass

Sean Cassels, Msgr. Benjamin A. Piazza,

Betty Pimblott, William & Mary Pimblott,

Judith Shallow, Katherine Stucy.

THIS WEEK THE SANCTUARY LIGHT IS: In Memory of William Ilaria by Sister, Viola Carbone.

THE SHRINE AREA VOTIVES THIS WEEK: OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, MOTHER

CABRINI, SAINT KATERI TEKAKWITHA:

1. Special Intention for Health of Linda Leggatt by Cathy

& Clare Sullivan.

2. In Memory of Guerino Pannullo by Sabina Pannullo.

ST. JUDE, ST. ALOYSIUS, ST. PATRICK: 1. In Memory of Onorio & Assunta Iacobelli by Family.

2. Special Intention for Peace and Mercy.

THIS WEEK

THE BREAD AND WINE

IS OFFERED: In Memory of

Grace and Gordon Henry

by Daughters

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED

SACRAMENT

Mondays 12:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Come and spend some time

with our Lord.

Novena - Monday evenings

at 7:30 pm

Votive Lights for Sanctuary and Shrines

Arrangements may be made in person

at the Rectory, Mon. to Fri., 9:00 to 5:00.

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August 14, 2016

The Ministry

of Prayer “To everything

there is a season,

and a time for every

purpose under

heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

“.…A time to be healed….” Sick list: Joy Beagle, Bob Beck, Mary Binsfeld, John

Bryer, Lorraine Callanan, June Castano, Ed Centanni,

Jeanette Chrissafis, Albert Cifelli, Jeffrey Colt, Max Colt,

Mary Comer, Jane Conover, Anne Cordasco, Faith

Costabile, Meghan Crane, Diane Cusic, Frank DelVecchio,

Frank Desiderio, Sophie Donahue, Ray Dowling, John

Dwyer, Christopher Edie, Renee Exelbert, George Fey, Ted

Fisher, Donna Fitzgerald, Rich Foster, Carol Lee Gade,

Joanne Galinis, Michael A. Giglio, Sr., Jennifer Gilman,

Maria Giovine, Rosa Giovine, Alex Grizzetti, Ambrose

Grizzetti, Richard Grizzetti, Cihan Hazer, Barbara

Hellstern, Brad Henshaw, Batty Kapchus, Jimmy Karpinski,

Shannon Kelly, Alana Lally, Linda Leggatt, Molly Linde,

Gary Madera, Barbara Maran, Brian Martin, Robert Martin,

Donald Moglia, Cynthia Morelli, Pat Mullany, Andy

Napolitano, John Natale, Catherine Petrallia, Donald

Petronella, Peter Pirrello, Lori Pratt, Gary Prestipino, Richie

Prestipino, Donald Quinn, Janis Remalino, Maria Reynoso,

Rosemary Scott, Giovanni Sereno, Salvatore Sereno,

Veronica Serio, Thomas F. Sheelen, Georgette Soriano,

Anna Spatola, Lorraine Staboris, Marie Stickelberger, Billy

Taylor, James Tressito, Joseph Tressito, Bernadette

Twomey, Paula Ummarino, Ellen Warning, Cassandra

Warshowsky, Lenard Wojtala.

“.…A time to die….” Deceased: Mary Ann Boyce, Sean Cassels, Sr. Lenore

DeCoster, O.P., Mary Ann LaMura, Norbert Sax.

“..A time for war & a time for peace..”

For national and world leaders and for

those in the armed services, especially Michael W. Beier, Thomas L. Comer, Brian Feddeler,

Jason Garrison, Jared Hoholic, Michael C. Howley, Joseph

Robert Hyer, Katherine Comer Irish, Michael McHugh,

Beckie Piela, Michael Piela, Rose Poyourow, Stasia

Rogacki, Stephen Rogacki, Anthony Salerno, David G.

Testa, Joseph Venutolo, Peter C. Wojtal.

Amen

Take this list home with you and use it in your daily prayers.

St. Aloysius Parish Mission Statement

St. Aloysius Parish is a Roman Catholic community

dedicated to celebrating the life and word of Jesus

Christ. All are welcome to deepen their spiritual and

personal lives through active participation in weekly

Liturgy, the celebration of the Sacraments, Parish

ministries and community activities. Acknowledging

our incompleteness and our need for God’s grace, we

commit ourselves, through Baptism, to responding to

God’s call to become and grow as disciples of Jesus

Christ in our time. Jesus Christ is at the center of all of

our lives.

St. Aloysius Book Club

Meets on Thursdays at 7 pm

on the first floor of the Parish

Center. The book selections:

August 25th, “Forever” by

Pete Hamill; September 29th,

“The Door” by Magda Szab.

As always, Happy Reading.

All are invited for good

conversation & good company.

AN INVITATION

TO ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL

We, the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Caldwell, New Jersey

invite you to join us in prayer for a Presidential Election

that will benefit the common good. Realizing how much is

at stake and believing that we are people who want the

best for our country, we hope to join together to raise our

minds and hearts to the God of our hearts. This gathering

is nonpolitical. Our evening will include a simple

welcome, quiet sitting, and periodic contemplative music.

Feel free to bring a book for your own reading.

Thursday, August 25, 2016, 7 pm - 8 pm St. Aloysius

Church, 219 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, New Jersey

(The parking lot is adequate, the Church is easily

accessible and there is air conditioning.) No need to

register. Come as you are.

The Catholic Advocate Online To access the latest edition of The Catholic Advocate

http://www.editions.us.com/catholicadvocate_0815/

PARISH STAFF INFORMATION

Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Desmond – Pastor

Rev. Edinson E. Ramirez - Parochial Vicar

Rev. Juan Jose Esteban - Parochial Vicar

Rev. Msgr. Michael E. Kelly – Weekend Assistant

Jackie Alworth – Pastoral Assoc. in Faith Formation

Edward Karpinski – Pastoral Assoc. in Faith Formation

Sr. Justine Pinto, O.P. – Pastoral Associate

Sr. Alice Uhl, O.P. – RCIA Coordinator

Joseph J. Wozniak – Organist /Music Director

Linda Graves - Trustee

Dr. Carmine LoMonaco – Trustee

Brian Bambrick - Parish Pastoral Council President

James (Rick) Cahill– Chair, Finance Council

Rectory: 219 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell NJ 07006

Tel: 973-226-0221 Fax: 973-226-2204 Parish Center: 253 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell NJ 07006

Religious Ed., 973-226-0209 Ext. 31; Fax: 973-226-0923

Jackie Alworth, Religious Education PreK-6th - Ext. 35

Ed Karpinski, Religious Ed 7th/8th grade – Ext. 29

Religious Ed Email: religioused@stalscaldwell.org

Social Concerns, Sr. Justine Pinto , O.P. - Ext. 37

RCIA, Sr. Alice Uhl, O.P. – Ext. 30

THE LORD’S DAY – MASSES

Saturday Evening: 5:30 p.m.

Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: 5:00 p.m. Spanish Mass

Weekdays: 6:45 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 12:00 noon

Saturdays & Summer Weekdays: 6:45 & 8:00 a.m.

Miraculous Medal Novena: Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Eucharistic Adoration: Monday, 12:30 – 7:30 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Penance)

Saturday: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.; and after the 5:30 p.m.

Mass

SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Please notify one of the parish priests in the event of

serious illness. Communal celebrations of the

Anointing will be held twice yearly.

Respect Life Crisis/Information

(All calls and emails are confidential)

Crisis Pregnancy Helpline/ 1-888-4 OPTIONS

Post Abortion Healing/ 1-877-HOPE 4 ME

(Rachel’s Vineyard Hotline) Birthright/ 1-800-550-4900

August 14, 2016

Dear Parishioners,

Today’s readings can be difficult to understand,

and because of this, there have been various

interpretations, some of which have not always been

kind.

I want to

share with you

some points of

view; let us see

today’s Gospel. It

begins with a

speech of Jesus in

which he defines

the nature of the

message that he was bringing: “I came to bring fire to

the earth, and how I wish it were already

kindled!” (Luke 12:49). Let us remember that the

symbol of fire has many meanings and so it’s easy to

see how it could be interpreted in many ways.

In the Old Testament, for example, fire was

often seen as judgment, and so, many conservatives

interpret this as Jesus saying that he will bring

judgment on the earth, and with the sound of the

second half of the statement, that judgment will

probably not be good. But I think other interpretations

fit in better with the overall pattern of Jesus’ thought as

we have been reading him.

Fire is also the symbol of the Holy Spirit. If

you remember, the Spirit came down in the form of

tongues of fire on the apostles. The Spirit, as we have

seen, is the gift of God to us which keeps God alive in

us after Jesus’ ascension. But, to get the Spirit to us,

Jesus has to go through his death and resurrection.

Could that be why he says: how I wish it were already

kindled”? I think so.

Now, the pastoral question for us today is:

How is this fire that we all received in our baptism and

reaffirm in confirmation? Is my fire alive, with strong

flame and lighting others?

I guess that Jesus wants that my fire burn with

love for others’ lives, creating a faithful and shining

community.

Blessings,

Fr. Edinson E. Ramirez

Collection for weekend of July 30th & 31st

First Collection: $ 11,231.00

Extraordinary Expenses: $ 2,524.00

August 14, 2016

Register ONLINE for our 2016-17

Programs

Pre-K through Grade 8 and Family Religious Education

classes begin mid-September. Registration for all programs

is now online. Simply go to the parish website,

www.StAlsCaldwell.org, and click on the registration

announcement banner. Please contact the Religious

Education Office with any questions.

MEETING EMERGENCY NEEDS WITH DIGNITY An Interfaith Anti-Hunger Network Serving Those in Need Since 1980

Be a SUMMER

HUNGER BUSTER!

While summertime means relaxed days for many, it's

stressful for food insecure families who lose access

to Federally-funded school meal programs. In NJ,

only 20% of children who receive free and reduced-

price meals during the school year are enrolled in a

summer feeding program.

MEND's "Summer Hunger Busters" program is

providing supplemental summer food packages to

families of school-age children in Essex County.

Please support MEND's Summer Hunger Busters

program by visiting our website:

http://www.mendnj.org/ to donate, or

email Sharon@mendnj.org for information about

hosting a food drive to support this program.

So far, MEND has received over $13,000 for

Summer Hunger Busters, but we need an additional

$5,000 to supply packages to ALL our families with

school-aged children.

Thank you so much from everyone in our MEND

family. We look forward to serving our communities

together with you.

Jamie Anthony, Jr.

MEND Chair

Saturday SEPTEMBER 10

CAROLINE FUND 5K Third Annual Caroline Fund 5K Run/Walk

Join us to support brain and spine tumor research, to remember those who we have lost and those who are suffering. Proceeds benefit research at Hackensack University Medical Center, the only comprehensive brain tumor center in New Jersey. The race is held in memory of Caroline VanDeMark, who lost her life at the young age of 22 years old.

Benefits BRAIN &

SPINE TUMOR

RESEARCH

REGISTER ONLINE www.carolinefund.org

Positivity cures ST. ALOYSIUS CHURCH

219 Bloomfield Avenue

Caldwell, NJ, 07006

www.carolinefund.org

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016

7:30 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Race Start