The Parish Family of St. John Paul II

39 East 22nd Street, Bayonne, NJ 07002-3753 Rectory 201- 339-2070; Fax 201-339-3676

Email: stjp2church@gmail.com or staff@olmcparish.com Religious Education: reledstjp2@gmail.com

Web: www.johnpaul2parish.com w

Served by: Rev. Zenon Boczek, S.D.S., Pastor

Rev. Paul Dolinski, S.D.S., Parochial Vicar Rev. Andrew Kujawa, S.D.S., Parochial Vicar

Rev. Mark DeStephano, S.J., Ph.D., Weekend Assistant

The purpose of the Salvatorian is to strengthen, to defend and to spread the Catholic faith everywhere insofar as this is com-

mitted to it by Divine Providence. Therefore, by exercising this ecclesiastical teaching function in word and writing, it in-tends to achieve the end that all people might know more and more the one true God and Him whom He sent, Jesus Christ.

Kerry G. Fryczynski, Anthony Ventrone - Trustees Marjorie Mierzejewski, Parish Secretary

Debra Czerwienski, Director of Religious Education Dayle Vander Sande, Music Minister

WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday:

4:30 PM at St. Michael’s Church; 5:00 PM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

Sunday: 7:00 AM (Polish); 8:15 AM; 9:30 AM; 10:45 AM (Polish) & 12:15 PM;

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church 9:30 AM (Italian) - St. Michael’s Church

WEEKDAY MASSES: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church

Monday – Saturday: 7:00 AM (English) & 8:00 AM, (Polish) [except Thursday] Tuesday 7:00 PM (English), Thursday 7:00 PM (Polish)

St. Michael’s Church 8:00 AM (English) Monday – Saturday

CONFESSIONS: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church Daily 7:30 AM, Saturday 4:00 PM

PARISH OFFICE HOURS; Monday to Thursday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Friday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

October 2, 2016

Spiritual Offerings, October 2-8, 2016

OLMC SANCTUARY LAMP + Frank Pirkowski (Family)

OLMC ALTAR BREAD & WINE

+ Hortense Iglesias (Olivia & Ken, Ronald & Ann, Hannah & Ronald)

DIVINE MERCY CANDLE

For the Homeless

BLESSED MOTHER CANDLE Clara & + John P. Durak, Wedding Anniversary

ST. ANNE CANDLE

Special Intention

ST. FRANCIS CANDLE + Francis Moskal

(Dr. Edward W. Moskal, II, PhD, & Family)

ST. THÉRÈSE CANDLE Blessings for Alexandra Rose Kowalski

(Family)

4:30 PM (SM) + Masalsky & O’Neill Families 5:00 PM + Michael Krupa, 45th Anniversary (Daughter, Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren) SUNDAY, October 2, 2016 7:00 AM + Zdzisław Szymczak (rodzina Młynaryk) 8:15 AM + Andrew Fabian, Jr. & Sr. (Eleanor Kavula) 9:30 AM + Susan Mallardi (Son, Stephen) 9:30 AM (SM) + Innocenzo & Rosaria Vartuli (Rosa Vartuli & Family) 10:45 AM + Eugene Czekajło (E&K Sojak) 12:15 PM + Catherine Mueller (Shapiro Family) MONDAY, October 3, 2016 7:00 AM + Regina Szellan (Al Fetchko) 8:00 AM + Ludwika & Theodore Lyp (Daughter & Family) 8:00 AM (SM) + John H. Kinsley (Carl & Marie Davis) TUESDAY, October 4, 2016 7:00 AM + Andy & Jo Yurko (Family) 8:00 AM + Cecylia Burec (The Lyp Family) 8:00 AM (SM) + Kathleen Munn (Marion Fitzgerald) 7:00 PM + Peter Wilinski (Merola Family) WEDNESDAY, October 5, 2016 7:00 AM + Thomas Pagano & Bertha & Louis Falandys (Loving Family) 8:00 AM + Bernice Maksimowitz (Aunt, Nellie Matlosz) 8:00 AM (SM) + Michael & Helen Grigaliunas (Ellen Spotter)

THURSDAY, October 6, 2016 7:00 AM + John Carey (Janina Czernik) 8:00 AM (SM) + Anthony Costantino (Dad) 7:00 PM + Antoni Przestrzelski (Katherine & Jan Rychlik) FRIDAY, October 7, 2016 7:00 AM + Paula Semczyk (Carole Fall & Family) 8:00 AM + Zdzisław Babecki (Wife & Family) 8:00 AM (SM) + Elvira & Giuseppe Ciraco (Maribeth, Joe & Margaret Doria) SATURDAY, October 8, 2016 7:00 AM + Edie Fanelli (Carole Fall & Family) 8:00 AM + Martha Szydlowska (Family) 8:00 AM (SM) + William, Matilda & Eddie Kmec (Family)

4:30 PM (SM) + Anna & Andrew Prokop (Margaret Knoop) 5:00 PM + Florence Romelczyk (Romelczyk Family) SUNDAY, October 9, 2016 7:00 AM + + Wiesław Łach & Sylwester Sakowicz 8:15 AM + Eugene Gudaitis (Sister, Evelyn, & Nephews) 9:30 AM + Felix Florczek (Daughter, Michele, & Family) CCD Family Mass 9:30 AM (SM) + Angelo & Angelina Traina (Marie & Salvatore Manetta) 10:45 AM - Birthday Blessings for Julia & Sebastian Swierzbinski (Renata & Mariusz) 12:15 PM + Deceased Members of Sclafane Family (Family)

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 2, 2016

When the Lord appears, we shall be like

him, For we shall see him as he is.

— 1 John 3:2

Our Grateful Tithe to God:

Regular: $6,214.00

We thank all our parishioners for their generous support of our parish! Bóg Zapłać! Grazie!

It is mainly to expand the

kingdom of Christ that we look to the Rosary for the most

effective help.

— Pope Leo XIII

Saturday-Sunday, October 1-2, 2016: Maintenance Collection

Monday, October 3, 2016: Family of Nazareth - 7:00 PM

Tuesday, October 4, 2016: Blessing of Animals at Front Steps of Church - 6:45 PM Cub Scouts - 7:00 PM

Wednesday, October 5, 2016: Eucharistic Adoration - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM St. Michael’s Church Confirmation Class - 7:00—8:30 PM

Thursday, October 6, 2016: Youth Group - 6:30 PM Boy Scouts - 7:30 PM

Saturday-Sunday, October 8-9, 2016: All Souls Collection

Sunday, October 9, 2016: CCD Family Mass - 9:30 AM

Monday, October 10, 2016: Columbus Day - Holiday - Rectory Office Closed

This Week Feast of St. Francis of Assisi - October 4th A saint for all! October 4th, we celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the most popular saints for Chris-

tians as well non-Christians. He is a saint for all! St. Francis has won the love and the admiration of so many generations, by living the Gospel and pre-senting poverty, chastity and obedience with the purity and strength of a radical, loving and personal witness. His “universal brotherhood” is expressed in his love for his “brothers” - men and women, rich and poor, sick and healthy, faithful and sinners, believers and unbelievers, for animals and all na-ture - and reveals to us a soul in which God is undivided, a soul nourished by the truths of the Catholic faith and abandoned completely to Christ. The desire for the gospel that Francis made the Christians of his time discover continues to fasci-nate and invite all to live his life style integrally. The ideal of love lived by Francis in simplicity, yet in fullness, also set forth a call and an attraction that transformed Assisi at the beginning of the 3rd millennium. From this place of peace and prayer, St Francis continues to spread his message in the world, still rich of teachings for our times as well. His lifestyle inspired by the Gospel, his commit-ment to imitating Christ, his message of an authen-tic being who knew how to reach peace with God, with himself, with others, and with creation is still relevant for today’s people. The central message of St Francis was to lead the Christians of his time and of successive generations the desire of Gospel lived "sine glossa", in an authentic manner, fully and sincerely, convinced that it is only to the one who strives to live integrally that he reveals his perfect happiness. Love of Francis for God be-comes the source of the love for his brothers and all of creation. Love for all creatures is a reflec-tion of Francis’ love for the Creator.

Pulaski Parade Participants in the October 2 Pulaski Day Parade

will assemble at 10:30 AM at the Polish American Community Center, 29 West 22nd St., Bayonne,

for departure for New York City and the 79th Annual Pulaski Day Parade.

Blessing of Animals

In honor of the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi on Tuesday,

October 4th, we will have a Blessing of Animals at the front steps of the church at

6:45 PM.

“Autumn Harvest Buffet Luncheon”

The St. John Paul II Society is having its annual fundraiser to support our Parish Youth Programs. The event will be on Sunday, October 23rd, from

2:00 pm—6:00 pm in the St. John Paul II Room of our Parish Center. Tickets are $35; $10 for Children ages 6-12; no charge for ages 5 and under. Flyers are available at the doors of the

church. For information or ticket reservations call Marge at 201-339-2070, Ext. 12, by

Monday, October 17th. We will appreciate your support!

October is the month of the Rosary.

We will have Recitation of the Rosary in English every Tuesday after the

7:00 PM Mass. Every Thursday after the 7:00 PM Mass will be

Rosary Devotions in Polish Language.

On Sundays, the Rosary will be recited prior to the 9:30 AM Mass in English & prior to the 10:45 AM

Mass in Polish.

Dear Parishioners, Thank you for the generous donations you gave me for my

installation as your Pastor. I am sorry to say that the checks that I had mailed to the bank were stolen at the post office. If you notice that your cancelled check was deposited into a bank other than the Polish Slavic Federal Credit Union - the Salvatorian Fathers account, please report this finding to your bank and let them know that your check had been stolen.

Fr. Zenon SDS

Our Lady of the Rosary. This feast was instituted by Pope St. Pius V in thanksgiv-ing for the great naval victo-ry over the Turks at the battle of Lepanto on this day in the year 1570, a favor due to the recitation of the Rosary. This victory saved Europe from being overrun by the forces of Islam. Lepanto, perhaps the most complete victory ever gained over the Ottoman Empire, on

October 7, 1571, is commemorated by the invocation "Help of Christians," inserted in the Litany of Loretto. At Belgrade the Turks were defeated on the Feast of Our Lady ad Nives in 1716. A second victory gained that year on the Octave of the Assumption determined Pope Clement XI to command the Feast of the Rosary to be celebrated by the universal Church. Leo XIII added the invocation "Queen of the most Holy Ro-sary, pray for us," to the Litany of Loretto. The Feast is in reali-ty a great festival of thanksgiving for the signal and countless benefits bestowed on Christendom through the Rosary of our blessed Queen. In modern times successive popes have urged the faithful to pray the Rosary. It is a form of contemplative prayer, mental and vocal prayer, which brings down God’s blessing on the Church. It is a biblically inspired prayer which is centered on meditation on the salvific mysteries of Christ in union with Mary, who was so closely associated with her Son in his re-deeming activity. Things to Do: Pray the Rosary, or 5 decades of the Rosary tonight with your family. Continue this practice through October, the month that is especially dedicated to the Rosary. Read the encyclicals on the rosary, and the latest apostolic let-ter. Learn the Luminous Mysteries. For families with younger chil-dren, it helps to have visual aids for the mysteries. Have a pic-ture to flip at the beginning of each decade for the family Ro-sary. See the Activities Bar for ideas. Learn how to make rosaries, cord and/or wire for missions. Learn about the great victory of Our Lady at the Battle of Le-panto. You can also read more about Pope St. Pius V, who in-stituted the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. "The Rosary, or Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is one of the most excellent prayers to the Mother of God." Read the Directory on Popular Piety and Liturgy on the Rosary, particu-larly encouraging the practices of: The recitation of the Rosary could be made more solemn in tone "by introducing those Scriptural passages corresponding with the various mysteries, some parts could be sung, roles could be distributed, and by solemnly opening and closing of prayer." The custom of making an insertion in the recitation of the Hail Mary, which is an ancient one that has not completely disap-peared, has often been recommended by the Pastors of the Church since it encourages meditation and the concurrence of mind and lips. St. Pius V was a very holy Dominican, who wore his scratchy habit underneath his papal robes, and walked around Rome barefoot. He ate just to sustain himself, and fasted frequently. We should use his example and remember to fast and pray the Rosary for the conversion of Islam.

San Francesco d’Assisi 4 ottobre Francesco nacque ad Assisi nel 1182, nel pieno del fermento dell’eta’ comunale. Figlio di mercante, da giovane aspirava a entrare nella cerchia della piccola nobilta’ cittadina. Di qui la partecipazione alla guerra contro Perugia e il tentativo di avviarsi verso la Puglia per partecipare alla crociata. Il suo viaggio, tuttavia, fu interrotto da una voce divina che lo invito’ a ricostruire la Chiesa. E Francesco obbedi’: abbandonati la famiglia e gli amici, condusse per alcuni anni una vita di penitenza e solitudine in totale poverta’. Nel 1209, in seguito a nuova ispirazione, inizio’ a predicare il Vangelo nella citta’ mentre si univano a lui i primi discepoli insieme ai quali si reco’ a Roma per avere dal Papa l’approvazione della sua scelta di vita. Dal 1210 al 1224 peregrino’ per le strade e le piazze d’Italia e dovunque accorrevano a lui folle numerose e schiere di discepoli che egli chiamava frati, fratelli. Accolse poi la giovane Chiara che diede inizio al secondo ordine francescano, e fondo’ un terzo ordine per quanti desideravano vivere da penitenti, con regole adatte per i laici. Mori’ nella notte tra il 3 e il 4 ottobre del 1226. Francesco e’ una delle grandi figure dell’umanita’ che parla a ogni generazione. Il suo fascino deriva dal grande amore per Gesu’ di cui, per primo, ricevette le stimate, segno dell’amore di Cristo per gli uomini e l’intera creazione di Dio.

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Kowalskiej

Urodziła się 25 sierpnia 1905 roku we wsi Głogowiec jako trzecie spośród dziesięciorga dzieci w rodzinie Stanisława i Marianny Kowalskich. Do szkoły chodziła niecałe trzy lata, a potem poszła na służbę do zamożnych

rodzin w Aleksandrowie Łódzkim i Łodzi. Od siódmego roku życia odczuwała wezwanie do służby Bożej, ale rodzice nie wyrażali zgody na jej wstąpienie do klasztoru. Przynaglona jednak wizją cierpiącego Chrystusa, w lipcu 1924 roku wyjechała do Warszawy, by szukać miejsca w klasztorze. Przez rok pracowała jeszcze jako pomoc domowa, by zarobić na skromny posag. 1 sierpnia 1925 roku wstąpiła do Zgromadzenia Sióstr Matki Bożej Miłosierdzia w Warszawie. W tym Zgromadzeniu przeżyła 13 lat przebywając w wielu domach, najdłużej w Krakowie, Warszawie, Płocku i Wilnie, pełniąc obowiązki kucharki, sprzedawczyni w sklepie z pieczywem, ogrodniczki i furtianki. Chorowała na gruźlicę płuc i przewodu pokarmowego, dlatego ponad 8 miesięcy spędziła w szpitalu na Prądniku w Krakowie. Większe cierpienia od tych, które niosła gruźlica, znosiła jako dobrowolna ofiara za grzeszników i apostołka Bożego Miłosierdzia. Doświadczyła też wielu nadzwyczajnych łask: objawień, ekstaz, daru bilokacji, ukrytych stygmatów, czytania w duszach ludzkich.

Zasadniczym zadaniem Siostry Faustyny było przekazanie Kościołowi i światu orędzia Miłosierdzia, które jest przypomnieniem biblijnej prawdy o miłości miłosiernej Boga do każdego człowieka, wezwaniem do zawierzenia Mu swego życia i czynnej miłości wobec bliźnich. Jezus nie tylko ukazał jej głębię swego miłosierdzia, ale także przekazał nowe formy kultu: obraz z podpisem Jezu, ufam Tobie, święto Miłosierdzia, Koronkę do Miłosierdzia Bożego i modlitwę w chwili Jego konania na krzyżu, zwaną Godziną Miłosierdzia. Do każdej z nich, a także do głoszenia orędzia Miłosierdzia przywiązał wielkie obietnice pod warunkiem troski o postawę zaufania Bogu, czyli pełnienia Jego woli, oraz świadczenia miłosierdzia bliźnim.

Siostra Faustyna zmarła 5 października 1938 roku w klasztorze w Krakowie - Łagiewnikach mając zaledwie 33 lata. Z jej charyzmatu i doświadczenia mistycznego zrodził się Apostolski Ruch Bożego Miłosierdzia, który kontynuuje jej misję, głosząc światu orędzie Miłosierdzia poprzez świadectwo życia, czyny, słowa i modlitwę. 18 kwietnia 1993 roku Ojciec Święty Jan Paweł II wyniósł ją do chwały ołtarzy, a 30 kwietnia 2000 roku zaliczył do grona świętych Kościoła. Jej relikwie znajdują się w Sanktuarium Bożego Miłosierdzia w Krakowie-Łagiewnikach.