C : Corner of Jackson & Watchung Avenue P C C : 99 Westervelt Avenue North Plainfield, NJ 07060 P O P : 908.756.3383 H : 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Friday W S : www.SJNP.org

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PASTORAL STAFF

Rev. George A. Farrell, Pastor / Párroco (ext 15) fathergeorgef@aol.com Rev. Roy Quesea, Parochial Vicar / Vicario Parroquial (ext 12) thayolo2000@yahoo.com Deacon Cesar Ortega Mary Foy, Pastoral Associate (ext 13) Religious Formation sjnpmaryfoy@yahoo.com Gerard Chiusano, Music Director (ext 18) ministries@gerardchiusano.com Carol Pawlowski, RCIA Leader carolpawlowski90@gmail.com Barbara Chippendale, Parish Secretary (ext 11) bvcsjc@hotmail.com Jean Valencia, Parish Secretary (ext 10) jjvalencia@aol.com Rev. Msgr. Richard J. Lyons, J.C.L., In Residence

M S Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM

Sunday Masses 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM Spanish, 6:00 PM Spanish

Daily Mass (M-F) 12:10 PM Parish Center Chapel

Holy Days 12:10 PM, 7:00 PM

Holy Hour - First Fridays 7:00 PM

S R Saturdays 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Also by appointment

The Catholic Community of Saint Joseph

Comunidad Católica De San José

Founded 1882

5th Sunday of Lent March 18, 2018

PARISH MEMBERSHIP The Catholic Community of St. Joseph is a place of welcome. If you are new to the parish, you are re-quested to register. Forms are available in the vesti-bule of the church or at the parish center. Please contact the parish office for more information 908.756.3383 or visit the parish website www.SJNP.org Thank you, and welcome! For information on sacraments, religious formation, or on how to become Catholic….please call the of-fice at 908 756-3383. MEMBRECÍA DE LA PARROQUIA La Comunidad Católica de San José es un lugar acogedor. Si Ud. es nuevo en la parroquia, debe re-gistrarse. Los formularios están disponibles en el vestíbulo de la iglesia o en el centro parroquial. Pa-ra cualquier información adicional que requiera, contacte a la oficina parroquial al teléfono 908.756.3383 o visite la página web de la parroquia www.SJNP.org. Gracias y bienvenido!

Our Elect and candidates learn the following from the very beginning of the process. It is a good meditation for lent.

Realize it, my brethren; —every one who breathes, high and low, educat-

ed and ignorant, young and old, man and woman, has a mission, has a work. We are not sent into

this world for nothing; we are not born at random; . . . God sees every one of us; He creates every soul, He lodges it in the body, one by one, for a

purpose. He needs, He deigns to need, every one of us. He has an end for each of us; we are all equal

in His sight, and we are placed in our different ranks and stations, not to get what we can out of them for ourselves, but to labor in them for Him. As Christ has His work, we too have ours; as He rejoiced to do His work, we must rejoice in ours

also." — Blessed John Henry Newman

Our church needs each and every person to do the

work of our Lord.

Discover the Joy of being a Hospice Volunteer

If you have a warm heart, a listening ear, and the gift of compassion, you can make a difference in the life of a hospice patient or family member. VNA Health Group is offering training for all individuals interested in becoming hospice volunteers. Training will be provided by members of the VNAHG Hospice team on 3 consecutive : Tuesdays, April 10th,17th , and April 24 from 9:30am till 3:00pm at RWJ Visiting Nurses, 972 Shoppes Blvd, North Brunswick, NJ. There are many rewards and opportunities available to hospice volunteers through home visitation, phone calls, companionship, administrative support, pet therapy, or any complimentary thera-pies. Volunteers must attend all 3 sessions. To register, please call Nicole Giacomino, MT-BC at 732-839-3364

For more information about VNAHG volunteer ser-vices visit www.vnahg.org

Our Annual Children’s Sta-tions of the Cross, led by our Tuesday Religious Formation Groups will be held on TUES-

DAY, MARCH 20, 2018 at 7pm IN THE CHURCH. Eve-ryone is invited to join us for this special time of Lenten

prayer.

SATURDAY, March 17 4:00 P.M. †Frank & Frances Chufo r/o Carol & Bill Pyfer

SUNDAY, March 18 9:00 A.M. †Margaret Kuntz r/o Lorraine Coons 11:00 A.M. †Joseph Cummins r/o MaryAnn LaCosta D’Arco 12:30 P.M. For the People 6:00 P.M. †Juan Carlos Perez Funes r/o his sister Evelyn Funes

MONDAY, March 19 St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary 12:10 P.M. †Filamena Scirocco r/o Mr. & Mrs. Rocco Valluzzi

TUESDAY, March 20 12:10 P.M. †Madeline Carotenuto r/o Family

WEDNESDAY, March 21 12:10 P.M. †Larry Rubinetti r/o Joe & Natalie Farry

THURSDAY, March 22 12:10 P.M. †Elsie Cardone r/o Family

FRIDAY, March 23 St. Turibius of Mogrovejo 12:10 P.M.. †Johnnie Tan r/o Juanita Brewer

SATURDAY, March 24 4:00 P.M. †Fran Pipia r/o Vivian Sturz

SUNDAY, March 25 9:00 A.M. †Bill & Theresa Rutkowski r/o Family 11:00 A.M. †Robert McCarthy 12:30 P.M. †Lori DeFalco r/o Gayla & Jeff LaCross 12:45 P.M. For the People 6:00 P.M. †

A TIME TO HEAL…..Please pray for those in our Parish, who are sick, especially those names listed in our Book of Petitions and those residents in our local Nursing Homes, especially: Rosemarie Caruso Avalon Assisted Living, Hillsborough, Patti Duffy Virginia, Ernestine Petritsch JFK Hartwyck, Plainfield, Ann Yacka Fellowship, Basking Ridge Sacrament of the Sick & Homebound Parishioners The Parish Office may be called at any time for the Sacrament of the Sick as well as arrangements for Eucharist to the sick and homebound.

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS Please pray for the safety of our men and women in the military service who are supporting our country faithfully.

Danielle Aponte, Nicholas Bellizzi, Michael Camp, Sean Cummins,

Joseph A. Duffy, Joseph Ellis, William N. Isele, Martha McMullen, John McMullen,

Carlos Pareja, Jeremy Pickens, Luke Rooney, Antonio Salazar Solis

March 11 . . . . . $6,533.00

Your generosity is so important in order that we may serve our Parish needs more effectively.

Remember St. Joseph Church in your will. Thank you.

“Parish Ham Round-Up”

St. Vincent DePaul Society is hold-ing their annual “Ham Round-Up”

on Palm Sunday, March 25, 2017 . If you would like to donate a ham to SVdP, please bring it to Church on Palm Sunday and place the ham in the container in front of the Sacred Heart Statue or you may drop it off at the Parish Center during the week. All hams will be distributed to the less fortunate in our area. Thank you for helping others.

CANDLE & FLOWER INTENTIONS

Sanctuary Candle burns this week for Special Intentions for Patrick Fong

r/o Maria & Pauline

St. Anthony Candle burns this week for Joe Lauerco

r/o Nancy & Allen Szaroleta

Penance Service / Servicio de peniten-cia - Thursday/jueves, March 22 de marzo at 7:30pm in

the Church/en la iglesia (there will be nine priests available speaking English, Spanish/Habrá varios sacerdotes disponibles de habla English, español)

SPRING CALENDAR RAFFLE! Last Chance to get

your cket . Drawings held weekly beginning

Tuesday, March 20

TOTAL PRIZES $2,500!

Tickets $20 each. Available at parish office or a er all weekend Masses.

Thanks for suppor ng our parish! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

RIFA DE CALENDARIO DE PRIMAVERA!

Los sorteos se efectuarán cada semana empezando el Martes, 20 Marzo, 2018

TOTAL DE LOS PREMIOS $2.500!

Valor del tiquete $20.00 cada uno.

Los boletos se podrán conseguir en la oficina de la par-roquia o después de las misas de fines de semana.

Gracias por apoyar a nuestra parroquia!!

ENCOUNTER ANDRISE We encounter Andrise, a teacher in Haiti who knows the im-portance of forming young peo-

ple who will give back to the community—and their country. Reflect on the role teachers have played in bringing you closer to God and your community. How can you support those, worldwide, who are forced to flee their homes to find safety or better opportunities? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. UN ENCUENTRO CON ALEFA Nos encontramos con Alefa en Malawi, donde las semillas están ayudando a su familia a sobrevivir un clima incierto. ¿Cómo puedes cuidar la creación de Dios esta Cuaresma? ¿Cómo puedes apoyar a los que se ven obligados a huir de sus hogares para encontrar seguridad o mejores oportunidades? Visi-ta crsplatodearroz.org para más información.

Lent 2018 at the Catholic Community of St. Joseph,

North Plainfield Cuaresma 2018 en la Comuni-

dad Católica de San José, North Plainfield

Join us as we journey these 40 days to the Glory of Easter!

¡Únete a nosotros mientras viajamos estos 40 días hacia la Gloria de Pascua!

Daily Mass 12:10pm in the Parish Center Chapel/ Misa diaria a las 12:10 p.m. en la Capilla del Centro Parroquial Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament following daily Mass every Thursday during Lent/ Exposición del Santísimo Sacramento des-pués de misa diaria todos los jueves durante la Cuaresma. Holy Hour every Friday evening during Lent 7-8pm in the chapel/ Hora santa todos los viernes por la noche durante la Cuaresma 7-8pm en la capilla. Stations of the Cross in English following daily Mass in the chapel Fridays during Lent. / Las estaciones de la Cruz en español después de la hora santa los viernes en la ca-pilla a las 8 p.m.

Chrism Mass Monday, March 26, 2018 Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi,

Metuchen at 7:30pm

On Monday, March 26, 2018 Bishop James F. Checchio will celebrate the Chrism Mass with the priests of the Diocese. At this Mass, the Bishop will bless the Holy Oils which each parish receives for the rites of anointing. Saint

Ambrose [340-397] began this custom – which we now call the Chrism Mass – in his Cathedral in Mi-lan. These Holy Oils, which are used to sanctify the Faithful, have been channels of holiness for centu-ries! The Oil of Catechumens is used to anoint the chest of infants and hands of adults before their Bap-tism; the Oil of the Sick is used on the forehead and hands of the infirm in the Sacrament of the Anoint-ing of the Sick; and Sacred Chrism is used to anoint the head of the newly baptized, the foreheads of con-firmandi, the hands of a priest at his ordination, the head of a bishop at his ordination, and the altar and walls of new churches. At the Mass, all priests make a Renewal of Commitment to Priestly Service, re-committing themselves to their Bishop and to their ministry to God and His People; the Bishop and all Priests then ask the people for a pledge of their prayerful support. All are strongly encouraged to join in the ancient, grace-filled Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Metuchen at 7:30pm

Mercy Sunday Celebration Our Lord is offering complete forgiveness of sins and punishment on Divine Mercy Sunday. This isn’t magical; this isn't Harry Potter. There is noth-ing magical about sharing in Our Lord's Divinity, in sharing in His Life nor are the Sacraments magi-cal. This is mystical; we are the Mystical Body of Christ. This remission of all sin and punishment is only found in the sacramental grace of Baptism. In other words, Jesus has raised the Holy Communion on Divine Mercy Sunday to the rank of a second Baptism. Let me explain. When we go to confes-sion our sins are forgiven and the eternal punish-ment of hell is completely taken away but our tem-poral punishment is not removed. We need to make up for our sins (though we never can, only Jesus can do that), we need to do penance for them, this is called our temporal punishment. Mom would say, "offer it up". We must make an atone-ment of our sins. Penance heals the wounds of the soul. By our sins we have affected the Mystical Body of Christ, His justice must be satisfied. We have damaged the soul by our sins and the temporal punishment repairs the damage done to the soul. For example, Our Lord forgave the good thief on the Cross, but He did not stop his crucifixion. The pain the thief endured was an atonement for his evil life. It was his temporal punishment. On Divine Mercy Sunday we will receive complete for-giveness of sins and punishment. So, there is no need for anyone to wonder if you have forgotten to confess a sin... venial sins or sins of omission. Everything is forgiven...if you were to die right af-terwards you would go straight to heaven - no pur-gatory. As I said this isn't magical there are requirements in obtaining this complete forgiveness of sins and punishment so please check the bulletin next week or go on line for more information. The Divine Mercy Novena and Chaplet pamphlets are in the vestibule of the Church along with an Ex-amination of Conscience. Thank you for taking one per family.

La Celebración de Domingo de la Misericordia Nuestro Señor nos ofrece el perdón total de los pe-cados y el castigo el Domingo de la Misericordia. Esto no es la magia; no es algo del libro Harry Pot-ter. No hay nada de magia en el compartido de la Divinidad de nuestro Señor, el compartir en Su Vida; ni son ma-gia los Sacramentos. Esto es místico; somos el Cuerpo Místico de Cristo. La remisión de todos los pecados y castigo se encuentra solamente en la gra-cia sacramental de Bautismo. En otras palabras, Jesús ha levantado la Santa Comunión el domingo de la Comunión de la Misericordia Divina al rango de un segundo Bautismo. Permítanme explicar. Cuando vamos a la confesión se perdonan nuestros pecados, y el castigo eterno del infierno se quita pe-ro nuestro castigo temporal se queda. Tenemos que compensar nuestros pecados (aunque no podemos nunca hacerlo- sólo Jesús puede hacerlo); tenemos que hacer penitencia por ellos- esto se llama nuestro castigo temporal. Mi madre decía, "ofrécelo a Dios.” Tenemos que hacer expiación por nuestros pecados. La penitencia cura las heridas de nuestras almas. Por nuestros pecados hemos afectado el Cuerpo Místico de Cristo- y así su justicia tiene que ser satisfecha. Hemos dañado el alma por nuestros pecados y el castigo temporal repara este daño. Por ejemplo, nuestro Señor perdonó al buen ladrón en la cruz, pero no detuvo la crucifixión. El dolor que el ladrón sufrió fue una expiación por su mala vida. Fue su castigo temporal. El Domingo de la Miseri-cordia Divina recibiremos el perdón completo de pecados y castigo. Entonces, no es necesario que nadie se pregunte si se ha olvidado confesar un pe-cado – pecados veniales o pecados de omisión. To-do se perdona … Si usted muriera el mismo mo-mento después de confesar, iría directamente al pa-raíso – no al purgatorio. Como he dicho no es nada de magia -hay requisitos para conseguir este perdón completo de pecados y castigo; así que consulte el boletín de la próxima semana o busque en línea para más información. Los panfletos de La Divina Misericordia novena y coronilla están en el Vestíbulo de la iglesia. Tam-bién hay copias de una Examinación de Conscien-cia. Hay una copia para cada familia.