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Oradell/New Milford, NJ Roman Catholic Church Saint Joseph

JOIN US TODAY SUNDAY, JANUARY 7

FOR OUR ANNUAL

“AFTERNOON OF CHRISTMAS JOY” CONCERT

3:00 PM IN THE CHURCH FREE

PASTOR:

Msgr. David C. Hubba

PAROCHIAL VICARS:

Rev. Roy Regaspi Rev. Joseph Montes de Oca

Deacon George Montalvo

PASTOR EMERITUS:

Rev. George M. Reilly

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30am,

9 am, 10:30 am, 12 noon

DAILY Weekdays 7:00 am

HOLY DAYS as announced

Miraculous Medal Novena Monday, 7:00 pm in Mary’s Chapel

Eucharistic Adoration First Wednesday of Month

SACRAMENTS

Confession: Saturday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Baptism Contact the Parish Office.

Marriage Arrangements should be made

with a priest at least

Office Hours: Parish Office—Mon-Fri.: 9 am - 5 pm; Rel. Ed.—Mon-Thurs: 10 am-4 pm; closed Fri.; also by app’t.

Homebound/Hospital Call Parish Office

Christian Initiation of Adults—RCIA Contact Parish Office

PARISH REGISTRATION Contact Parish Office.

Office Location Phone Email/Fax Website

Parish Office 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-0148 [email protected] Fax #: 201-261-0369

sjcnj.org

Religious Education 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-1144 [email protected] sjcnjre.org

Saint Joseph School

the greenhouse (PreK)

305 Elm St., Oradell 201-261-2388 [email protected] sjsusa.org

The Epiphany of the Lord ~ January 7, 2018

“The Flight Into Egypt”(fresco) by Giotto di Bondone

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

JOIN US TODAY “AFTERNOON OF CHRISTMAS JOY!

—JANUARY 7 3:00 pm in the Church

FREE ~ NO TICKETS NEEDED

Our annual Christmas concert, "An Afternoon of Christmas Joy" will feature Saint Joseph Church's extremely talented Adult and Children's Choirs, cantors and instrumentalists in a wide variety of holiday music selections including classicalpieces by Handel and Bach, popular songs by Stevie Wonder, Irving Berlin and Harry Belafonte, and an original piece by our own Director of Music, Monroe Quinn. We hope you will be able to come. Carry the joy of the Christmas season into the new year!

THE ENTIRE FAMILY IS WELCOME!

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON’S NEW FILM SERIES

—JANUARY 10, 17, 24, 31; FEBRUARY 7, 21 Saint Joseph Church will begin showing this six-part film series on Wednesday, January 10 after the 8:30 am Mass. In it Bishop Robert Barron unlocks the truth behind the Catholic Church’s most influential people. From St. Francis of Assisi to St. Catherine Siena, from St. Thomas Aquinas to Michelangelo, all the way to Blessed John Henry Newman and G. K. Chesterton, Christ’s Incarnation is on display through the minds and lives of his Church’s members. Join Fr. Barron as he illumines these saints, artists, mystics and scholars who not only shaped the life of the church but changed the course of civilization. Viewings will take place in the lower church on the Wednesdays listed above. FREE. Begins Wednesday, January 10 with Saint Francis.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM December 28, 2017

God bless our newest Christian and her family.

OPEN HOUSE SAINT JOSEPH

SCHOOL

Give your child a quality education

in a Catholic environment.

Come visit our National Blue Ribbon school on

Wednesday, January 10 anytime between 7:00— 9:00 pm

(no appointment necessary) to see all the exciting things happening.

Saint Joseph School serves students from Preschool (ages 3-4)

to 8th Grade.

Visit our website at sjsusa.org

or call 201-261-2388 for more information.

Isabel Grace Filipovits child of Sarah & Douglas (center)

with Fr. Roy Regaspi, her siblings and godfather Richard Sutton.

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THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD ~ JANUARY 7, 2018

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

Some newsworthy events of 2017 included: ∎ Natural Disasters:

○ An avalanche at an Italian resort in the central Abruzzo region killed 17 outright and left 12 missing. An attempted helicopter rescue of a skier later claimed 5 more lives. ○ Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria devastated Texas, Louisiana, Florida and Puerto Rico, producing up to 50 inches of rain and extensive damage. ○ Two major outbreaks of California wildfires killed at least 43 people, caused 300,000 to evacuate, destroyed 3,900 buildings and threatened thousands more. ∎ Moral outrages, mostly sexual abuse, forced the resignations or dismissals of Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly, top Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, TV interviewer Charlie Rose and a long list of politicians and celebrities (including The Metropolitan Opera’s longtime music director James Levine, Public Radio’s Garrison Keillor, NBC “Today” host Matt Lauer, longtime Michigan congressman John Conyers, Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore, and celebrity chef and restauranteur Mario Batali). The roll of accused is still cascading. ∎ Among outbreaks of violence in the U.S.: ○ The shooting of Louisiana congressman Steve Scalise by an anti-Trump extremist. ○ A white supremacist’s killing of 1 and injuring of 19 at a heated confrontation of demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia. The incident led to a widespread clamor to remove statues activists found objectionable, including those of Robert E. Lee and Christopher Columbus. (The attacks on Lee even led to the removal of Asian-American football announcer Robert Lee from covering a University of Virginia game.) ○ A shooter killed 58 and injured 523 at a country music concert in Las Vegas, the worst such crime in American history. ○ An ex-Air Force gunman killed 26 at a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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∎ Acts of Jihadist and ISIS-related violence: ○ Palm Sunday bombings of Coptic churches in Egypt killed 47 and injured 109. In May, gunman attacked Coptic pilgrims, killing 28 (10 of them children) and injuring 24. In November in Egyptian Sinai, 20 gunmen slaughtered worshipers at the “heretical” Al Rawda Sufi mosque, killing 305 and injuring 100. ○ A May bombing in Manchester, U.K., killed 19 concert-goers and injured 50. A month later, 3 attackers killed 8 at London Bridge. In apparent retaliation, an Englishman drove his van into a crowd of Islamic worshipers outside a London mosque. ○ In an August attak, an ISIS assailant drove a van into pedestrians strolling on a popular Barcelona boulevard, killing 14 and injuring more than 100. ○ An October truck-bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, took the lives of more than 300. ○ In November, a fanatic killed 8, including New Milford resident Darren Drake, and injured others in a truck attack in a lower- Manhattan park. In December, a bomber trying to kill commuters in a subway corridor below the Port Authority bus terminal injured just himself in a botched attempt. ∎ Other miscellaneous items: ○ Based on 2014 statistics, the latest available, 2,700 heads of charities received 7-figure salaries. ○ At a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio in July, 9 of 39 illegal immigrants were found dead in a truck that had no air conditioning or water. ○ Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi,” His only privately owned painting, fetched $450.3 million at a Christie’s auction. The buyer was Saudi Prince Mohammed, who has been portraying himself as a reformer rooting out corruption. ○ A just-revealed 2016 hack on Uber’s data base compromised the personal information of 57 million of its users.

Msgr. David C. Hubba

Our apologies! The rectory phone lines were down for several days between New Year’s Eve and January 2. If you called and left a message during that time and your call has not yet been returned, please call again.

We are very sorry for the inconvenience.

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

OUR 3rd ANNUAL PARISH

BEEFSTEAK DINNER & RAFFLE

—FEBRUARY 24 Saint Joseph Church’s very

popular Beefsteak Dinner and Raffle will take place on Saturday, February 24 at 6:15 pm in the School Gym. Tickets are $45 a person and include a wonderful dinner by Clifton’s Nightingale Catering (serving the finest in beefsteak & chicken banquets since 1938) with music by our own Peter Greco. The name of the 50/50 raffle winner will be drawn at the dinner. Proceeds of the event will go toward repair and

maintenance of our church. SAVE THE DATE and watch for a letter from the pastor and more information in the parish bulletin!

IMPORTANT NEWS! 2019 MASS BOOK

OPENS —JANUARY 16

Saint Joseph’s 2019 Mass Book will open on Tuesday, January

16 and Mass Intention requests will be taken IN-PERSON ONLY on a first-come/first-served basis from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm during that week. See NEXT WEEK’S bulletin insert for the Mass Intention FORM and instructions. Forms will also be available in our church literature racks or at the rectory. (For the first two weeks, there is a limit of 5 Masses per family.) PLEASE NOTE: At this time there will be NO Mass intentions taken for the 10:30 am Sunday Mass held in Mary’s Chapel.

FACILITIES REPORT Director of Facilities Tom Meli is happy to report that a number of improvement projects were carried out in the school buildings during the Christmas break. The hallways and stairwells of the upper school (Grand Street building) have been painted. A brand new intercom system that will facilitate communications between individual classrooms and the main office has been installed in the lower school (Elm Street building) All radiators in the lower school have been cleaned and rebuilt and the boiler in the upper school has been serviced.

MEN’S CORNERSTONE MEETING —JANUARY 10

As we enter 2018 with much hope for a great year ahead, we would like to invite all men who have made Cornerstone to attend the next meeting for Corner- stone XXVI this Wednesday, January 10 at 8:00 pm in the Parish Life Center (PLC) meeting room at 268 Grove Street, Oradell (behind the lower school). Come join us in fellowship, prayer, and planning as we continue our preparations for Cornerstone XXVI.

MONTHLY PRAYER WITH MARY —JANUARY 13

The Legiion of Mary’s “Monthly Prayer with Mary” will be held on Saturday, January 13. All parishioners are invited to join the Legion of Mary after the 8:30 am Mass in Mary’s Chapel. After the Rosary we shall continue our series on the virtues of the Blessed Mother.

SEPARATED/DIVORCED HEALING MINISTRY —will resume on Monday, January 15 at 7:30 pm in the Jackson Room in the Lower Church (Harrison Street entrance). Newcomers are welcome! We present a 12-week DVD series on Catholic Church teaching on relevant topics. We pray together and have a discussion group. All sharing is confidential. We are here to support you and to help you grow in Christ-centered love. Any questions, contact Annette at [email protected]

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Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am UC 10:30 am MC 12:00 pm

Monday 10:00 am 12:00 pm UC

Tuesday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Wednesday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Thursday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Friday

7:00 am

8:30 am

Saturday 8:30 am 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am UC 10:30 am MC 12:00 pm

PRAYER REQUESTS Let us remember those who are ill: Carmine Laratanda, John Patterson, Sr.,

Catherine Thompson, Angela Puccia, Fred Pedrick

Let us remember those who have recently died: Carolyn Habe, Serafina Bergelt, Joseph A. Jannicelli, Jr.,

Frank Zillito, Rob McPhillips

Let us remember those serving in the military.

BREAD & WINE INTENTIONS

The bread for the week of

January 7, 2018 is offered in loving memory of the

Deceased Members of the Piazza Family as requested by Marie Piazza.

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD~ JANUARY 7, 2018

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION “...they fell down and

worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and

offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh….”

MATTHEW 2:11

Notice the orderof events in the Magi’s visit. First, they knelt before Jesus and prayed to Him. Then

they presented Him with their gifts. We, too, must take time to pray before we present our gifts to the Lord. We never know what God may be asking us to share!

Saint Joseph Parish Staff

Parish Trustees………..Mr. Brendan Walsh/Mrs. Carol Winkler Parish Pastoral Council…………….Mr. Martin De Benedetto Dir. of Religious Education ……….Deacon George Montalvo Sacraments Coordinator …………..Mrs. Arlene Kennedy Director of Music ……………………..Mr. Monroe Quinn Youth Minister ………………………...Mrs. Donna Cirino Facilities Director ………………….....Mr. Tom Meli Business Manager ……………….…. .Mrs. Phyllis Vrola Parish Secretary ……………………....Mrs. Geraldine Carolan

Principal of Saint Joseph School…Dr. Paula Valenti Dir. of Comm./ Bulletin Editor…...Mrs. Diane Hellriegel

SUNDAY COLLECTION Dec. 24, 2017 Dec. 25, 2016 BASKET $7,508 (Last year ELECTRONIC GIVING $4,175 Christmas fell on TOTAL COLLECTION $11,683 Sunday.)

Dec. 31, 2017 Jan. 1, 2017 BASKET $6,799 $7,780 ELECTRONIC GIVING $4,175 $4,068 TOTAL COLLECTION $10,974 $11.848

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO GIVE Our parish greatly depends upon your financial generosity during this Christmas Season to help support its ministries and to meet its larger expenses. Your special Christmas offering can be placed in any collection between now and January 7, or may be mailed to the Parish Office, 105 Harrison Street, New Milford, NJ 07646. Please use your Christmas envelope or memo your check “Christmas Collection.”

January 6, 2018 People of the Parish

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January 7, 2018 Carmelo & Annunziata D’Alessandro Louis Scrivani Catherine Kim Lillian Aquino Connor Walsh

January 8, 2018 Connor Walsh Marge Hoock

January 9, 2018 Tom Flavin Maureen Cavanaugh

January 10, 2018 Robert L. Belbol Deacon Ed Maron

January 11, 2018 Sam Clements Esther Grandich

January 12, 2018 Connor Walsh Eamon G. McCarthy (Birthday Remembrance)

January 13, 2018 Timmy Curtin People of the Parish

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January 14, 2018 Michael O’Connell Edward Maron Margaret Barrett Shaw Jose Diaz Belcastello Family

SPECIAL NOTE: The Rectory/Parish Office will be OPEN on Monday, January 15, Martin Luther King , Jr. Day.

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL

Substitute teachers for PreK through Grade 8, all subject areas, are needed. Candidates must be practicing Catholics and must take Protecting God's Children training. NJDOE content area certification is preferred but not required. Daily rate is $85.00 per day. Send cover letter and resume to: Dr. Paula Valenti, 305 Elm St., Oradell, NJ 07649 or email: [email protected]

ATTENTION: BOYS & GIRLS

AGES 9-14

TAKE A SHOT!

K of C BASKETBALL FREE THROW CONTEST

—JANUARY 20 St. Joseph Knights of Columbus Council #3814 is sponsoring it’s local Council Basketball Free Throw Championship on Saturday, January 20 in the Saint Joseph School Gym. All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate. (All participants will be recognized for their participation. Each respective age division winner will proceed to the District competition.) Registration will begin at 2:30 pm and the free throw contest will take place at 3:00 pm. All participants are required to provide proof of age and written parental consent. Age eligibility is determined by the age of the contestant as of January 1, 2018. For additional information, contact Bob Osterlof at 201-370-3404 or [email protected] You can also visit the Council website at kofc3814.org

SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL 2018 TRICKY TRAY RESERVATIONS BEING

ACCEPTED NOW! For the 13th year in a row, Saint Joseph School will host its extremely popular Tricky Tray fundraiser at the Rockleigh Country Club on...

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2018 5:30 pm; Dinner at 7:30

Fabulous Prizes—hundreds of baskets!

Your ticket ($70 per person) includes the cocktail hour, three-course dinner with beer/wine/soda, plus a 25 ticket sheet for the auction.

You may also purchase Pre-Sale Discount Ticket Packages. (And the savings are big!)

To reserve your seat and tickets at the biggest event of the year, contact AnnaMaria Gugliotta at 917-733-8370 or via email her at [email protected]

BECOME PART OF OUR PARISH FAMILY If you aren’t already and would like to become a member of our parish (and we hope you do) please contact the parish office at 201-261-0148.

Visit us on our websites: CHURCH: sjcnj.org

SCHOOL: sjsusa.org RELIGIOUS ED.: sjcnjre.org

JANUARY 8, 2018

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