August 2, 2015 . 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Pastoral Associate for Elementary Catechetics: Tracey Hann School Principal: Ms. Joan Ferraer DIRECTOR OF LITURGICAL MUSIC MINISTRIES: Nancy A. Cardone Assistant Liturgical Music MinisterS: Kimberley Mesiti Pastoral Associate for Family & Adult Formation Ministries: Robert P. Miller Coordinator of Youth Ministry: Mr. Timothy Dennin FINANCE CHAIRMEN: Peter Maulbeck, Finance Council Patrick DeCotiis, Finance Committee St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church Rectory/Parish Center: (973) 338-9190 . Fax: (973) 338-4224 . Religious Education: (973) 338-7400 School: (973) 338-8505 . Convent: (973) 338-9118 Address: 60 Byrd Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 . Website: www.stachurchbloomfield.com Eucharistic Liturgy Saturday Eve: 5:00pm Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am & 12:00 Noon Weekdays: 7:30, & 11:30am Saturday Mornings: 8:30am Only Holy Days: 7:30, 11:30am & 7:30pm Holidays: 8:30am Only Sacrament of Reconciliation: (Penance/Confessions) Saturday: 11:00am Marian Devotions: Mondays Novena Prayer 11:30am Mass Liturgy of the Word With Children: Sundays: 10:30am Mass September - June Catholic Community Services Offering Social Service Assistance 1(800) CCS-7413 Fax: 596-3735 Rev. Charles J. Miller, M. Div., Pastor Parochial Vicar: Rev. Antonio T. Sarento, M.Div. In Residence: Rev. John F. Gordon, M.Div., V.F. PERMANENT DEACONS: Deacon Albert H. Tizzano • Deacon Thomas J. Coyle • Deacon Brian J. Murphy Deacon Dennis J. Besida, Retired
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Rev. Charles J. Miller, M. Div., PastorParochial Vicar: Rev. Antonio T. Sarento, M.Div. In Residence: Rev. John F. Gordon, M.Div., V.F.
PERMANENT DEACONS:Deacon Albert H. Tizzano • Deacon Thomas J. Coyle • Deacon Brian J. Murphy
Deacon Dennis J. Besida, Retired
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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 2, 2015
Masses for the Week
Sunday, August 2 Sunday, August 2 7:30 am Leo Gilligan – Family 9:00 am Rose La Luna – Family 10:30 am Josephine Murphy – Friend 12:00 pm For The People
Monday, August 3 7:30 am Gail Karen Pilsbury – Family 11:30 am Brendan Boyle – Wife
Tuesday, August 4 7:30 am George McGarry – Bequest 11:30 am Joseph Cataliotti – Family
Wednesday, August 5 7:30 am Pedro Rogue – Family 11:30 am Vito Michael Capio – Family
Thursday, August 6 7:30 am Thomas J. McGarry – Bequest 11:30 am Tom Schillaci – Family
Friday, August 7 7:30 am Arthur DiMaya – Family 11:30 am Deceased & Living of Zacharias Family
Saturday, August 8 8:30 am Thomas Gerard Greenfield – Family
Sunday, August 9 Saturday, August 8 5:00 pm For The People
Sunday, August 9 7:30 am Thomas Heck – Friend 9:00 am Rev. Msgr. William C. Hatcher – Friend 10:30 am Alicia Flores Marquez – Sister 12:00 pm Carmen Mobilio – Friend
PRAY FOR OUR SICK
Joseph Kearney, Dawn Alfano, Lillian Bieksha, Jean Drew,
Kiran Fernando, Kathryn Simpson Foley
CANDLE INTENTIONS
Church: Rev. Msgr. William C. Hatcher Convent: Tom Schillaci
Rectory: Eileen O’Grady - living intention
Human beings are prone to grumbling. In the book of Exodus, the Israelites, having been freed from slavery in Egypt and watched God destroy their enemies in the Red Sea, complain that they are in a wilderness with no food to eat. They grumble that God should have left them as slaves back in Egypt, where at least they were provided with three square meals a day. It never seems to occur to them that the God who was powerful enough to free them from slavery might also be powerful enough to provide them with food. God replies to their grumbling with characteristic generosity, raining down bread from heaven to sustain them. In the Gospel of John, Jesus’ listeners do not grumble (though they will when they story continues in next week’s Gospel), but they do not understand him any better than the Israelites understood God in the wilderness. Like the Israelites, they are focused on material bread and demand to be given a sign before they will have faith. They will believe in Jesus, but only on their own terms. In doing this they overlook “the food that endures for eternal life” that is already there with them. What will make us stop grumbling and placing demands upon God? It almost seems hard-wired into us. In Ephesians Paul instructs his readers to be transformed by the renewing of their minds and to put on a new self. But what does this mean in the concrete? What would be the first signs of such a renewal? Perhaps it would mean doing a little less grumbling and a little more trusting. Small, daily acts of gratitude are the foundation of our life in Christ.
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The main source of operating funds for St. Thomas is our weekly / holyday offertory collections. The information below will show where the Parish is as of July 19, 2015 compared to the budget amount for the year. The break even date is June 30, 2016. The amount needed each week is $17,656 and the amount collected last weekend was $15,789.
Budget Amount Year to Date Remaining Amount $900,500 $48,234 $852,266
The year to date amount is negative by $ 4,734 as of week number 3 in our budget year.
MASS INTENTIONS GIFT BEARERS
For all parishioners who have a Mass celebrated on a Saturday or Sunday for a family member or friend, if you wish to bring up the gifts of bread and wine to the priest, please see one of the Ushers in the back of the Church, they would be happy to have you participate
Come let us adore! Come let us worship!
With Jesus, Our God and Savior, the Holy Spirit, Our God and Sanctifier
and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Mother Come, let us renew our “Fiat”, our “Yes” to God,
Our Heavenly Father and Creator!
Devotion to God the Father
at St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Sunday, August 2nd 12 pm Holy Mass 1 pm Consecration Prayers to God our Father 2 pm Fellowship in the St. Peter room of the Parish Center
PARISH CENTER SUMMER HOURS
Through Labor Day Mondays - Thursdays 9 am - 5 pm
Fridays 9 am - 2 pm Saturdays 9 am - 1 pm
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STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
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Tweets from the Pope
7/21 - “The Church is called to be ever more attentive and caring toward the weak.”
7/23 - “The one who helps the sick and needy touches the flesh of Christ, alive and present in our midst.”
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
Fall classes for grades 3 -- 8 will begin on Monday, September 14th and on Tuesday, September 15th for grades 1 and 2. If you have not registered yet, please download the forms at stachurchbloomfield.com and return them as soon as possible.
We are in need of teachers for various grades on Monday and Tuesday. Please consider volunteering your time for our parish children. Training will be provided. Please contact Tracey Hann at 973-338-7400 or [email protected] for additional information.
St. Thomas The Apostle School The Catholic School of Bloomfield
2015-2016 Registration Information
New Family Registration
For more information or to schedule a tour, call the school office at 973.338.8505.
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ATTENTION STA ALUMNI Please visit our website & register on
the Alumni Registration page.
Moving? Please let us know. Within the parish – to update Out of parish – to discontinue
Call the Parish Center: 973-338-9190
St Thomas September Club Sponsored
Summer & Fall 2015 Trips
The Trips to the Culinary Institute of America and the Chart House
Restaurant have sold out! Don’t miss out on our remaining Trips.
Wednesday August 19th - 2pm Performance of a Broadway Show, either “Something Rotten” at $165 Per Person or “The King & I” at $185 Per Person. We’ll stop on the way back for dinner in NJ. Dinner will be self-pay. Deposit of $20 due upon Sign-Up & the balance by July 18th(Extended Deadline).
Wednesday September 16th to 17th
-Overnight in Atlantic City atResorts withside trip to the Tropicana next
day. $125 per person with $20 Deposit upon Sign-Up & the balance by July 31st (Extended Deadline).
Thursday October 8th to 9thOvernight at the exciting Villa Roma in the Catskills of NY. We plan to arrive early and leave
late the next day! Price of $197 TripleOccupancy, $205 Double Occupancy, & $238 Single Occupancy with $30 Room Deposit due upon Sign-up, $80 Transportation Costs due by August 1st & you pay Room Balance when check-out.
To join us, contact Fran Gardella: Home: 973-337-6321, Cell: 848-448-4335,
September Club Fundraiser at Applebee’s Clifton Commons
August 4th
4 pm - 10 pm Present the “Dining to Donate” Flyer when
ordering and 10% of your check will be donated to the September Club. It’s that easy!
Flyers are available on the tables at Church Exits and in the Parish Center Office. For additional Flyers, contact Fran Gardella at 973-337-6321 or 848-448-4335. We thank you for your past support of the St Thomas the Apostle Seniors Club. You made it possible for the Club to have a great 2014-2015 Program Year. Why not arrange an evening out with friends and combine your dinner at Applebee’s with a movie at the AMC Cinema before or after; and by the way, Tuesdays are Seniors Day at AMC with reduced price tickets. You make a difference in keeping the September Club going strong for our Seniors now and in the future.
Words from The Pope
A Perfect Family Does Not Exist
“More than anywhere else, the family is where we
daily experience our own limits and those of others,
the problems great and small entailed in living
peacefully with others. A perfect family does not
exist. We should not be fearful of imperfections,
weakness, or even conflict, but rather learn how to
deal with them constructively. The family, where we
keep loving one another despite our limits and sins,
thus becomes a school of forgiveness.
Forgiveness is itself a process of communication.
When contrition is expressed and accepted, it
becomes possible to restore and rebuild the
communication which broke down. A child who has
learned in the family to listen to others, to speak
respectfully, and to express his or her view without
negating that of others, will be a force for dialogue
and reconciliation in society.”
-Pope Francis Message for the World Communications Day
January 23, 2015
PLANNED GIVING
Here are some other ways You can help St. Thomas the Apostle Church continue its mission of serving God’s people. Give a gift of cash or check for general use or a specific purpose. Give a gift of stocks or bonds. There could be a significant tax advantage to you if there has been appreciation in their value and they are transferred to St. Thomas the Apostle Church.
A bequest in your will assures that your possessions are distributed as you desire. When making a bequest, use the full legal name and address: Saint Thomas the Apostle Church, 60 Byrd Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Make St. Thomas the Apostle Church partial or primary beneficiary of a life insurance policy that is no longer needed for family security. Ask the insurance company for the forms necessary to change the beneficiary or to transfer the ownership to St. Thomas the Apostle Church.
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? Food Pantry
There is a Food Pantry at St. Thomas, established to serve the needs of parishioners and others in need. The goal of the program is to provide sustenance to individuals and families who, for many reasons, do not have enough to eat. If you are in this situation simply contact the Parish Center and we'll do our best to assist you. If you know of a parishioner that you feel may have this need, please make them aware of the program and have them contact us. Food Collection Sunday is usually the third Sunday of each month, when our parishioners generously drop off Grocery store gift cards in the collection basket in an envelope marked "food pantry" and leave food at the church doors for those in need.
Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish
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Sundays 9 am-1 pm, Parish Center Gifts for all occasions!
Contact us at 973.338.9190 ext 133
ARE YOU GOING INTO THE HOSPITAL? DO YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER IN
THE HOSPITAL?
We would like to visit our parishioners who are homebound, in the hospital or other health care facility. Because of patient confidentiality laws, however, the only way we can know is if someone informs us.
Call the Parish Center at (973) 338-9190, leaving your name and number so we may return your call, or you may leave the information at the Parish Desk on Sunday mornings.
PARISH INFORMATION
Did you know FOR ST. THOMAS PARISH
Registration
If you are presently not on our mailing list, receiving envelopes and the various parish mailings, the chances are that you are not a registered member of our parish. You are not automatically a registered member because you were married here or even if you were brought up here and lived in the parish with your parents–or went to school here. Membership is by formal registration only. Just call the Parish Center at (973) 338-9190 and let us know that you wish to register and the registration form will be mailed to you. Thank you.
How Do I Arrange a Wedding?
Archdiocesan policy requires that arrangements be made with a Parish Priest at least one year before the wedding date. Arrangements can be made by calling the Parish Center, Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. You should be a registered parishioner of St. Thomas in order to be married here.
"Time of Marriage" Well in advance of making other arrangements for your wedding, the time of your marriage should be arranged with one of the Parish Priests.
‘Directives’ You should consult one of the parish priests concerning the current Church law when a Catholic is marrying a person of another faith. All procedures for Marriage Preparation must still be followed,
In preparation for Marriage here at Saint Thomas, you would ask you to be willing to follow the norms set by Canon (Church) Law, Archdiocesan and Parish Policy.
Baptisms
We remind you to contact the parish at least three months prior to the Baptism of your child.
We have scheduled various dates for Baptisms during the year. These schedules are published in the Bulletin and are available at the Parish Center.
Baptism is a community celebration. Individual Baptisms are normally performed only in case of necessity.
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