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Welcome to St. Francis de Sales Parish We extend a warm welcome to all who attend our Church.

We hope you will find our parish community a place where your life of faith will be nourished. Your prayers, your presence, and your talent are most welcome. May God bless all of us.

Mission Statement As a parish family of St. Francis de Sales Church, we are committed to stewardship as our way of life. We place God first in all things. Centered in the real presence of Jesus in the

Eucharist, we devote ourselves to proclaim the Gospel. We are dedicated to grow as a faith community to holiness through prayer, sacraments and service to all God’s people.

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 5, 2018

Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life.

— John 6:27a

614 Route 517, Vernon, NJ Mailing Address: P.O. Box 785, McAfee, NJ 07428

Telephone: 973-827-3248 www.stfrancisvernon.org

We Invite You to Celebrate Eucharist: Saturday (Vigil): 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM

Morning Mass: Monday through Friday 8:30 AM Saturday (Memorial Mass) 8:30 AM

Holy Days: 7:00AM 8:30AM 12:00 PM 7:30PM

Reconcilia on: Saturday 4:00 - 4:45 PM

Adora on :

First Friday 9:00AM - 12:00 Noon ___________________________________________________________________________________

Served By: Rev. Chris Barkhausen

Deacon Dennis Gil

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04 - Saturday 8:30 AM Saturday Memorial Mass 5:00 PM Mary Gil req by Deacon Dennis & Madelaine Gil

05 - Sunday 8:00 AM Kathleen Mitchell req by The Davidson Family 10:00 AM George Streisel req by The Family 12:00 PM Pauline Botelho-Furtado req by The DeYoungs

06 - Monday 8:30 AM Robert Vitkosky req by Marlene Clements

07 - Tuesday 8:30 AM Ed Creedan req by Friends at St. Francis 08 - Wednesday

8:30 AM Anthony Borino req by Thomas & Rita Harder

09- Thursday 8:30 AM James Feehan req by The Carney Family

10 - Friday 8:30 AM Frank Pron, Sr. req by Pat & Mark Delhauer

11 - Saturday 8:30 AM Saturday Memorial Mass 5:00 PM Carmella M. Rizzuto req by Bible Study

12 - Sunday 8:00 AM Robert Vitkosky req by Home & Hospital Ministry 10:00 AM Robert McGee req by Debbie Zweier 12:00 PM Patricia Smith req by Norah Hill & Ellen Markey

SATURDAY MEMORIAL MASS

The 8:30AM Saturday Mass during the month of August will be offered for the souls of : Frank Borst, Frank Curran, Gladys DeFazio, Catherine & Edward DeYoung, Stephen Fava, Albert & Marion Sinforosa, Gloria Rosetti, Jennifer Kirchmer Young

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mk 9:2-10

Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14

Wednesday: Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13; Mt 15:21-28

Thursday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 16:13-23

Friday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26

Saturday: Hb 1:12 — 2:4; Ps 9:8-13; Mt 17:14-20

Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-9; Eph 4:30 — 5:2; Jn 6:41-51

Gluten-Free Communion Hosts Are you or a family member allergic to gluten?

To receive gluten-free Communion :

• Arrive 10-15 minutes before Mass and speak to an usher.

• You must receive communion from the priest.

• When it is your turn to receive; remind the priest that you require a gluten-free host.

SAT., 5PM Aug 11th, 2018 E1 Bob Snow Barbara Andreski Otto DeJager E2 Kelly Leavitt Marie Snow Bella DeJager E3 Ann Leavitt C1 Deacon Dennis C2 Marc Kolonoski C3 Joe Kearns C4 Chuck McGill SUN., 8AM Aug 12th, 2018 E1 Denis Tanguay Hal Avery Andrew Geisen E2 Claire Schmidt Tom Geerlof Colin Geisen E3 Marion Geerlof C1 Janice Gaughan C2 Mike Molloy C3 Val DeBuck C4 Janice Tanguay 10AM E1 Barbara Reed Jim Berls Pearse Esposito E2 Debbie Gonzalez Dee McAree Abby Sokolewicz E3 Joan Stellingwerf C1 Kim Muller C2 Kevin Reed C3 Jen Remington C4 Laura Scovell 12PM E1 Ginger Wynne Caitlin Piccirillo Elizabeth Byra E2 Gen Miller Ami Byra Danielle Bruce E3 Heather Baez C1 Allie McLaughlin C2 Ed DeYoung C3 Luann Lambert C4 Dianne Fox

Aug 11-12, 2018

To live in the hearts of others is never to die.

Baptismal Prep Classes - Next class will be in September. Date to be determined. Call Cathy in the office to sign up.

Do you have a Sponsor/Godparent form that needs to

be signed? See Father Chr is after Mass.

Parish Membership: A Parishioner is one who belongs to our parish family. As such, he/she is registered and is com-mitted through active participation in the life of the parish community by regularly attending Mass, joining ministries, and financially supporting the parish. For Sponsor Certifi-cates for Baptism and Confirmations, recommendations, etc. please see Fr. Chris. The person requesting such must be registered and be an active member of our Parish community. We request that you register at our monthly welcome meetings so that we can better serve you.

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THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE 04 - Saturday 11-12 AA (SCB)

05 - Sunday Regular Sunday Mass Schedule (8A, 10A, 12P)

06 - Monday 6:30 PM Circle of Friends

07 - Tuesday 9:00 AM Circle of Friends (109 - 110) 9:30 AM Rosary Makers and Prayer Shawl (103)

08 - Wednesday Food Pantry

09 - Thursday 9:00 AM Vietnam Vets 7:00 PM Yoga

10 - Friday Parish Offices Closed (Summer Hours) 7 - 8 PM AA (SCB)

11 - Saturday 11-12 AA (SCB)

12 - Sunday 7:30 PM - 8:45 PM An och

Please pray for those who are sick, especially: Alexander, Chris Behrens, Kevin Braun, Jean Bremy, Barbara Burke, Lou Brandt, Susan Cacciatore, Lori Caffrey, Van Chmara, Sean Connell, William Connington, Annmarie Cuomo, Gene Dallahan, Bill Delaney, Barbara Delaney, Theresa De Stasio, Evie Dixon, Robert A. Drogo, Jessica Eaton, Lisa Ernst, Jerry Franklin, Perry Franklin, Sandy Fredricks, Greg Geary, Linda Geary, Bob Haley, Glenn Hammett, Bill Hea-ley, Joanne Healey, Richard Horn, Robert Horn, Jane Hulnik, Jane, John Kernusz, Joseph Kolibas, Anne Kolibas, Ryan Lambert, Hayden Marshall, Car-ol McDonald, James McDonald, Eleanor & Rob-ert McLean, Marianne Meehan, Mark Martucci, Jo-seph Mastogiovanni, Marie Mendez, Omar Mendez, Lisa Merck, Michael, Henry Milkewicz, Kenneth Mul-ler , Nat, Alan Newell, Jimmy Pier, Baby Owen Pat-rick Pisco, Michael Regan, Harold Rowan, Steve Sabyan, Douglas Sammak, Gary Sisco, Lisa Smith, Roberto Soto, Denis Tanguay, Norman Trass, Todd, Fr. Fred Walters, Patricia Wetterlind, Brenna Whitson, Walter Winkler, Denise Witzke, Emma Marie Wyman, “Skippy” Zaccaro, Nick Zayatz

ONLINE GIVING OPTION

We are pleased to announce that our parish website has a link to sign up for online giving. Simply go to www.stfrancisvernon.org, where you will find the link under the home tab. Or if you prefer, go directly to the site. https://osvonlinegiving.com/4244 As always, we thank you for your support of our parish.

Summer is here, whether you’re in Paris, France or Paris, Illinois, online giving allows you to make donations, payments, and pledges via your smart devices or computer to your parish at home.

STEWARDSHIP OF OUR TREASURE

Stewardship offering for July 29, 2018 $ 8,979.00 Online Giving for July 29, 2018 2,280.00 Total for July 29, 2018 $11,259.00

Same Sunday last year $13,609.00

For our parishioners who contribute electronically, the next upcoming special collection is: Aug 12, 2018 Missionary Cooperation Plan Thank you to our envelope and online giving users.

Diocesan Assessment Collection July 29, 2018 $209.00 (Envelopes $9.00 & Online Giving $200.00)

Diocesan Assessment (July 2018 - 2019) TBA Diocesan Assessment Collection fiscal YTD $1,621.00 St. Francis payments to the Diocese fiscal YTD $0

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In 1794, a young Irishwoman befriended two widows aboard ship while emigrating to America. They bought a house in Philadelphia and began to live a community life under the direction of a priest. Soon they relocated to Washington. There, the “pious ladies,” as the neighbors called them, were asked by their priest friend, by then the president of Georgetown University, to begin a religious community. In 1799 they established a branch of the Visita-tion Order founded by Saint Jane de Chantal and Saint Francis de Sales in the 1620s. The unique vision of this order followed a sensible rou-tine, less arduous and more flexible than most traditions, and also accepted widows and older women. Amazingly, this American outpost of the Visitation began without reference to the “rule” of the Order. Most of the European convents had been lost under the “reign of terror,” and the rules and customs of the community could not be obtained. A copy of the rule was discovered in 1812, and in 1816 the pope offi-cially established the monastery. By then, some French nuns had regrouped, and they sent a habit and cross to be copied. (No religious wore the habit in public in the United States until after the Civil War.) From the beginning, the Georgetown nuns had an educational mission, even though they discovered in the “rule” that such work was officially off-limits for the contemplative life. In America, the nuns depended on a school for their livelihood, so the rule was adapted. Today, the Academy of the Visitation is a thriving example of excellence in Catholic education, and the adja-cent monastery is the oldest monastic foundation in the origi-nal thirteen United States. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

BELIEVE! God’s faithful love is shown all around us, every day. We cry out to God, and yet we often ex-plain away God’s answers to our prayers, looking for something more spectacular than merely what we need or even what we have asked for. We have what we need: the Bread of Life.

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GOD’S WORK We are so busy! Most of us have more than one job to do, and we never seem to have enough time. We are work-ers, volunteers, parents, friends, and most of us are more than one thing at a time. But which of these is the work of God? We seldom view our ordinary work as being the work of God. We may think that we have to be ministers or priests, missionaries or charity workers, engaged full-time in works formally identified as being “God’s work.” But everything we do with a faithful heart and with love for others is God’s work. We each have our own role to fill in the world, and many gifts are necessary. We cannot always see the direct connection of our daily work to the plan of God. But we trust and we believe that God leads us to do what is needed, where it is needed. What is “God’s work?” “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent” (John 6:29). Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Our mission is to educate the youth of our parish in our Catholic Faith and traditions. Rel. Ed. Pro-gram for children in 1 - 10th grade. Our teachers and aides are partners with parents in providing a firm foundation of our Catho-lic faith. Facilitate a class once a week from September - April. As an adult working with the youth of the parish, the Diocese of Paterson requires every volunteer to attend the Protecting God’s Children Workshop and undergo fingerprinting and a criminal background check. Catechist are asked to participate in the Diocesan Certification process. Grades 1 - 8 The time commitment for most grades is approximately two hours per week. Attend general meeting for teachers and aides before the school year begins and other scheduled grade level meetings a few times per year. Spending time each week in lesson planning and preparation. The office will support you in helping you to become comfortable with your role. Facilitator Gr. 1-8 : Petrina Garrity (973-827-3248 x 327

High School Ministry is made up of three equal parts: Confirmation Program, Antioch Retreat Team and Youth Minis-try. Individuals considering a commitment to the HS Ministry should be a model of faith that is alive, conscious, and active with a desire to share God’s message thought word and action. They should have an understanding of the needs, concerns and wishes of today’s teens; as well as being compassionate, a good listener and someone who like to laugh and have fun. Confirmation Program takes place on alternating Sunday eve-nings from September - April. It encompasses a 2 year curricu-lum leading to the Sacrament of Confirmation. Antioch Retreat Team consist of adults and confirmed teens working together and encourages the foundation of Christian friendships that provide peer-support, and gives the youths a sense of being called, of belonging, of being church. They will develop and facilitate two retreats, one weekend retreat and a half-day retreat for the confirmation candidates. Meeting the same weekends as the confirmation program.

A 6:30 PM Mass is offered on class weekends. Facilitator HS Ministry : Melory Weber - 973-827-3248 x 328

Melory@stfrancisvernon.org

Community of St. Paul - Mission Appeals 2018

Each year, the Bishops of the United States ask that every parish receive a speaker from the Mission work of the Church to share their experience and offer the opportunity for the entire Church to participate in supporting it. This year our parish will receive Fr. Jose Mario Nieto from the Community of St. Paul to give us our annual Mission Appeal. Fr. Jose is originally from Colombia. He lived for 5 years in the Domini-can Republic for mission work and studied there towards the priesthood. He was ordained a priest in May 2014, and is currently working in a parish in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. On the weekend of Saturday, Aug. 11th, and Sunday, Aug.12th Fr. Jose will share some of the Community of St. Paul’s work in Colombia. He will invite us to participate in it through our generosity and support. The Community of St. Paul (CSP) is a small international missionary group in the Catholic Church currently working in missions in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Colombia, and Ethiopia, It is a Public Asso-ciation of the Faithful in the Catholic Church, made up of priests and lay men and women from various countries. Besides the aforementioned missions, it is also present in Spain and has its headquarters in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Wherever they are present, the members of the Community of St. Paul strive to promote the integral development of all so that they can discover their full human potential and dignity as children of God, with a strong sense of solidarity with those who are suffering, and a particular sensitivity towards injustice. They do so in promoting and carrying out the sacramental and pastoral work of the Church, as well as through a variety of ongoing developmental programs.

PRE-CANA CORE TEAM: Their mission is to help engaged couples prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage and their life together as a Catholic Family. Time required - One day to plan & prepare for the One Day Pre-Cana Retreat. A willingness to share your experiences and stories of married life in a group setting. Facilitators: Debra & Steve Piccirillo 973-764-8442

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Team: edu-cates and prepares non-Catholic adults for the reception of the sacraments of initiation into the faith. Talents: Are you -comfortable sharing in a small group discussions?; - Creative?; - interested in enhancing your own faith experience? No special training is required. Time required- Meetings in the evening, throughout the year with the candidates and several specific

Masses. Facilitator: Laura Curcione 973-875-1703

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

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Make time to explore your faith!

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Service Hour Opportunities There is a Bulletin Board outside of the Religious Educa-tion Offices. Look for the details to sign up.

Service opportunities for 7th, 8th and High School

Summer 2018 Antioch Schedule All High School Teens are welcome to join us

on Sunday Nights

Antioch meets from 7:30-8:45pm in the Youth Room

Next meeting is Sunday, August 12th

Dates throughout the summer: August - 12th & 26th

Join us for talks, games, snacks and fun…

ALL ARE WELCOME!!

Religious Education Registration

Registra on is closed

Late Registra on is Sept 5th - Tuesday classes fill fast, no guarantee of class day at that me.

** Unless you are new to the program or parish, then call or drop into the office.

ADULTS NEEDED!

OUR ANTIOCH GROUP IS LOOKING FOR ADULTS INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH OUR

POST-CONFIRMATION TEENS AS MENTORS FOR THE CONFIRMATION RETREATS AND GUIDING THEM THROUGH THEIR CONTINUED FAITH FORMATION. JOIN THIS DEDICATED GROUP OF ADULTS; THE REWARDS ARE ENDLESS… IF YOU HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED AND WEREN’T SURE THE TIME WAS RIGHT, THIS MAY BE YOUR TIME….

Adults interested should be a model of faith that is alive, conscience, and active, with a desire to share God’s mes-sage through words and actions. They should have an un-derstanding of today’s teens, be compassionate and like to

laugh and have fun!! Adults interested will have to become Protecting God’s

Children compliant.

Contact Melory Weber at 973-827-3248 ext. 328 or at melory@stfrancisvernon.org

Welcome to Petrina Garrity! Petrina has joined our staff as the new Religious Education Coordinator for Grades 1-8. Petrina, her husband Frank, and their three children: Jennifer, Ryan and Erin, have been a members of our parish since 1989. The family has always been very active in ministry. Many parishioners already know or recognize Petrina from her ongoing position as a counselor in the Vernon School

District. Besides her teaching experi-ence in Vernon for the last 33 years, Petrina was a First Grade teacher in our Religious Education program for 10 years. She is the Coordinator of our Altar Servers since 2005.

Let’s all give Petrina a warm wel-come as she joins our staff.

Our Religious Education Program needs YOU!

We are looking for teacher and aides for varied openings in Grades 1 - 8 on both: • Tuesday afternoon 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM • Saturday 8:45AM - 10:30 AM.

Please consider sharing the gift of faith with our youth!

Contact Petrina Garrity 973-827-3248 x 327

Email: Office@stfrancisvernon.org

NO HARSHNESS

Fight all error, but do it with good humor, patience, kindness, and love. Harshness will damage your own soul

and spoil the best cause. —St. John Kanty

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ST. FRANCIS FOOD PANTRY

SUMMER IS HERE! That means the children are home .

Our food pantry serves many fam-ilies in our community in need of assistance. Your donations of food items - cereals, soups, tuna, PB & J , granola bars, Spaghetti O’s, pasta sauces, granola or snack bars and toiletries (shampoos, soaps, toothpaste, deodorants, lo-tions etc.) are appreciated.

YOU REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE ! Thank you!

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Our Parish Website is: stfrancisvernon.org

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St. Francis de Sales : SUMMER OFFICE HOURS

The offices will be CLOSED on Fridays for the Summer.

• Parish Office is OPEN: Mon - Thurs. 8:30AM - 4:30 PM • The Offices will re-open on Fridays, beginning on Sept 7, 2018

KIDSWORD & LITTLE KIDSWORD

Pamphlets are available on the table in the atrium during the summer. Children’s Liturgy of the Word will resume in September.

WINDOWS ON MARY- Weds. August 15th

Windows on Mary is a celebratory reflection on the role of Mary, the Queen of Heaven and Earth, through the inspiration of the art of stained glass windows, sacred choral music,

and the proclamation and personal reflection on Marian scriptures and dogmas.

This prayer service will be hosted by the Music Ministry of Our Lady of Fatima Church, 184 Breakneck Road, High-

land Lakes at 6:30 pm on August 15th the Feast of the Assumption. Mass for the Feast of the Assumption will follow at 7:30pm.

The Parish Gift Shop We will be closed during

the month of August. A special Thank you to all of our volunteers who staff

the gift shop every Sunday throughout the year! Enjoy your August!

Contact the Parish Office 973-827-3248