During this pandemic, the demands on our Food Pantry have increased substantially. If you are able to help, we have a gray bin just outside of the back doors to the parish center into which you may place your donations. Please check the expiration dates, we are unable to distribute expired food. Thank you! We are Church of the Presentation, a welcoming Catholic community leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ through Word, Worship, and Outreach. May 17, 2020 / 6th Sunday of Easter + Visit the parish website for ways to pray, worship, & stay connected! + Daily reflections and daily & Sunday masses to view at home. + LIFELONG LEARNING AT HOME! Formation resources to explore for all ages! + Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet LIVE with our parishioners on our Facebook page daily at 3:00pm. + Pray the Rosary LIVE with our parishioners on our Facebook page daily at 7:30pm + Interact with us & other parishioners on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. * * * If you need help picking up groceries or prescriptions, please call Michele Baron at 201-327-1313 ext. 847. We have volunteers who have offered to run errands for those who cannot leave their homes for essentials. NOTICE ON REOPENING THE CHURCH FROM FR. BOB & THE STAFF This week, the Archdiocese has offered parishes the opportunity for parishioners to enter the church for private prayer beginning on May 17, subject to strict guidelines and protocols. While we miss you all very much, we are greatly concerned about the health and safety of our parishioners. After careful and prayerful consideration, we unanimously agree that opening our church at this time, when our Governors have continued stay at home recommendations, would put too many people at risk. We do not have the resources on hand yet (i.e. hand sanitizers) to provide healthy indoor protocols at this time. During the course of the many long weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, we have seen many families take advantage of the numerous ways you can use our parish campus to help you find comfort in prayer and want to remind you of the many opportunities available to you. We have a beautiful labyrinth on our property which offers an ancient practice for spiritual centering, contemplation and prayer. The Eucharist is present in our tabernacle and available for prayer from outside. This gives us an opportunity for the prayer of adoration of our gracious Lord. Mary ’ s Grotto is located in front of the southern cross window, with places to sit and pray to our Blessed Mother to strengthen those who are discouraged, comfort those who are sorrowful and intercede in prayers for our families. In the rear of the church building, we have a stairway to a path up the hill behind the soccer field, to pray the stations of the cross. This is a powerful way to contemplate and enter into the mystery of Jesus ’ gift of himself to us. At the top of this walkway is a grotto to St. Francis. Here we can pray to the patron saint of Catholic Action and care for creation. St. Francis ’ prayer for peace is comforting and encouraging during this challenging period. Rest assured that we are doing all we can to prepare for reopening our church when it is safe for all of us. We are resourcing wipes and are on a long waiting list for sanitizers. In the meantime, we join you in online prayer each day at our daily Mass with Fr. JC, our weekend Mass with both of our priests, our daily reflection with Fr. Bob and with praying daily the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary with Therese. While the church is not opened yet, we are reaching out and calling all of our parishioners to check up on you. We have volunteers to help anyone with a need for someone to pick up shopping or medications. You have been very generous in replenishing our food pantry. It is being used by families in need and we are contributing to our soup kitchens in Harlem and Newark. God bless you all and keep you safe and healthy, Fr. Bob & the staff of Presentation
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During this pandemic, the demands on our Food Pantry have increased substantially. If you are able to help, we have a gray bin just outside
of the back doors to the parish center into which you may place your donations. Please check the expiration dates, we are unable to distribute expired food. Thank you!
We are Church of the Presentation,
a welcoming Catholic community leading people
into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ
through Word, Worship, and Outreach.
May 17, 2020 / 6th Sunday of Easter
+ Visit the parish website for ways to pray, worship, & stay connected!
+ Daily reflections and daily & Sunday masses to view at home.
+ LIFELONG LEARNING AT HOME! Formation resources to explore for all ages!
+ Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet LIVE with our parishioners on our Facebook page daily at 3:00pm.
+ Pray the Rosary LIVE with our parishioners on our Facebook page daily at 7:30pm
+ Interact with us & other parishioners on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter.
* * *
If you need help picking up groceries or
prescriptions, please call Michele Baron at 201-327-1313 ext. 847. We have volunteers who have offered to
run errands for those who cannot leave their homes for essentials.
NOTICE ON REOPENING THE CHURCH FROM FR. BOB & THE STAFF
This week, the Archdiocese has offered parishes the opportunity for parishioners to enter the church for private prayer beginning on May 17, subject to strict guidelines and protocols. While we miss you all very much, we are greatly concerned about the health and safety of our parishioners. After careful and prayerful consideration, we unanimously agree that opening our church at this time, when our Governors have continued stay at home recommendations, would put too many people at risk. We do not have the resources on hand yet (i.e. hand sanitizers) to provide healthy indoor protocols at this time.
During the course of the many long weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, we have seen many families take advantage of the numerous ways you can use our parish campus to help you find comfort in prayer and want to remind you of the many opportunities available to you.
We have a beautiful labyrinth on our property which offers an ancient practice for spiritual centering, contemplation and prayer.
The Eucharist is present in our tabernacle and available for prayer from outside. This gives us an opportunity for the prayer of adoration of our gracious Lord.
Mary’s Grotto is located in front of the southern cross window, with places to sit and pray to our Blessed Mother to strengthen those who are discouraged, comfort those who are sorrowful and intercede in prayers for our families.
In the rear of the church building, we have a stairway to a path up the hill behind the soccer field, to pray the stations of the cross. This is a powerful way to contemplate and enter into the mystery of Jesus’ gift of himself to us.
At the top of this walkway is a grotto to St. Francis. Here we can pray to the patron saint of Catholic Action and care for creation. St. Francis’ prayer for peace is comforting and encouraging during this challenging period.
Rest assured that we are doing all we can to prepare for reopening our church when it is safe for all of us. We are resourcing wipes and are on a long waiting list for sanitizers.
In the meantime, we join you in online prayer each day at our daily Mass with Fr. JC, our weekend Mass with both of our priests, our daily reflection with Fr. Bob and with praying daily the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary with Therese.
While the church is not opened yet, we are reaching out and calling all of our parishioners to check up on you. We have volunteers to help anyone with a need for someone to pick up shopping or medications. You have been very generous in replenishing our food pantry. It is being used by families in need and we are contributing to our soup kitchens in Harlem and Newark.
God bless you all and keep you safe and healthy, Fr. Bob & the staff of Presentation
The Career Management Group offers support to those who are unemployed or under-employed. We hold a monthly discussion to offer thoughtful and situational guidance with resumes, interviewing skills and job hunting techniques. In light of the current Coronavirus situation, meetings being are held on the last (non-holiday) Monday of the month at 8pm via Zoom teleconference. If you are interested, please email [email protected] with your name, email address and a brief introduction. We will send you a video conference link that you can use.
Note: If you are a recruiting or HR professional with extensive experience in resume coaching/development, online recruiting tools, interviewing or networking, please contact us. We are anticipating more need and hope to extend Career Management to help more proactively through workshops and interactive sessions in the coming months. If you can help, email [email protected] with your name, experience, and contact details and specify that you wish to volunteer.
All women who would like to grow in faith and in their relationship with God and one
another are invited to join us online! Weekly participation is not required - join us when you can! We have two faith sharing groups
platform. Not a tech whiz? Don’t let that stop you! It’s easy to connect and we can help.
The fifth anniversary of the publication of the Pope’s
Encyclical Letter, “On Care for our Common Home,” is being
celebrated on May16-24.
More information is on the parish website and on laudatosiweek.org
We want to draw your attention to two offerings this week:
Webinar: “Everything Is Connected: A Parish Response.” On Wednesday, May 20 at 4:00pm, RENEW International is bringing you an interview with pastoral leaders who are bringing
the encyclical to life in their parishes. Join Fr. Ed Ciuba, Fr. John Grace and Ann Marie Brennan as they discuss how their parishes have responded to the call of Pope Francis to reflect and prepare for action on behalf of our common home. The week launches a year-long journey of transformation, as we grow through the crisis of the current moment. To register, contact: Jennifer Bober - [email protected] 908-769-5400 ext.127 or visit pages.renewintl.org/everything-is-connected "Ecological Spirituality in Laudato Siʹ: A Waterside Chat with Fr. Edward Ciuba
will be held via ZOOM on Thursday, May 21 from 7-8pm
Living Ecological Spirituality requires interior conversion and awareness of the interconnectedness of all life. Join Waterspirit Board Member, Fr. Edward Ciuba & Executive Director, Blair Nelsen, in an informal conversation about Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Siʹ. Learn about its impact on the state of New Jersey and beyond in the five years since it has been written. Steps must still be taken in order to implement the vision of the vision outlined therein. Bring your questions for the Q&A!
For the Zoom link, email [email protected] or register at waterspirit.kindful.com/e/waterside-chat-1
Information Desk: Sundays: 9am-1pm Parish Office Hours: M-F 9:30am-4:30pm Mass Schedule: See page 6 Confession: after 9am daily Mass, Saturdays 3:00-4:30pm, & other times by appointment
Email Addresses: Except as otherwise noted, all of our email addresses end with: @churchofpresentation.org
Rev. Bob Stagg, Pastor ext. 820 bstagg@ Fr. Bob’s asst.: Melanie Cheplic ext. 827 mcheplic@ Rev. J.C. Merino, ext. 821 jcmerino@ Rev. Msgr. Ed Ciuba, in residence, x.841 [email protected] Deacon Andy Zucaro, ext. 879 azucaro@ Rev. Msgr. Thomas P. Ivory, Pastor Emeritus
[email protected] CAPITAL CAMPAIGN OFFICE: ext. 827 Catholic Faith Inquiry: Diane Carr ext. 831 dcarr@ Celiac Communion: Nancy Mierswa ext.839 nmierswa@ Communion Calls: Deacon Andy Zucaro ext. 879 azucaro@ Confirmation: Maureen Murphy ext. 844 mmurphy@ Emergencies (hospital/funeral) ext. 899 Envelopes (Parish) Kathleen Martorano ext.835 kmartorano@ Family Faith Formation (grades 1-6): Therese ext. 832 tgagliardotto@ Marilou ext. 815 mtenazas@ Kathy ext. 840 kcostello@ First Eucharist: Therese ext. 832 tgagliardotto@ Funerals: ext. 899 Jr. High (grades 7-8): Maureen Murphy ext. 844 mmurphy@ Knights of Columbus: www.kofc.org kofc6033@ LGBT Fellowship Group: Patty McLaughlin (see above) Meeting Room Setups: Cesar da Gama ext. 823 Outreach: Michele Baron ext. 847 mbaron@ Parish Registration: Kathleen Martorano ext. 835 kmartorano@ Play-n-Worship: Laura Miles playnworship@ Prayer Tree Ministry: prayertree@ Social Media: Connie LaMotta conniela@ ext. 829 Volunteering: Michele Baron ext. 847 mbaron@ Weddings: Nancy Mierswa ext. 839 nmierswa@ Worship Office: Nancy Mierswa ext.839 nmierswa@ Youth Ministry: Craig Johnson ext. 819 cjohnson@
This Week’s Mass Intentions Sanctuary Light: Evangeline C., by Melanie Cheplic
Donal O’Hora, by the Alward Family
Hilda Burtis, by Dennis L. Burtis
Joseph Gugliandolo, by Ellen Cosgrove & James Suprenant
Robert Shine, by Mary Kay Shine Bill Molnar, by Maryann Molnar William & Kathleen Kelly, by Mary Kelly
John Heilmann, by Laurie Heilmann SATURDAY,
Bill Molnar, by Jen Molnar Patricia Hust, by Arline & Tom Parkes
Anthony Scorzelli, by Arline & Tom Parkes Isabelle Romano, by Cathy & Art Del Colliano Veronica Paul, by Ellen & Sean Farley Kyle Egan, by the Fiume Family Paul Tramontozzi, by Harry & Eileen Bucher
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, MAY 24 People of the Parish Charles Ehinger, by Dorothy Ehinger Maria Skrzypek, by the Jannelli Family Jean Dooner, by Stephanie & Bill Janes
Mary Fitzsimmons, by Karen Zatorski Joseph McGrath, by Cathy McGuire Santo Sinopoli, by JoAnne Giordano Aldo Giordano, by JoAnne Giordano Patricia Mullen, by Stephanie & Bill Janes
Sgt. Timothy O’Brien, by Carol & Jack Tabor
We also pray for the following ill: Mary Jane Whrittenour, Ruth Sohl, Kathleen Van Nostrand, Bobbie Passucci, Brendan McCaffrey, Francesca Cacciato, Marina & Leoncio Del Castillo, Lorraine Sadlon, Frank Trumbetti, Carmen Sares, John Behete, Baby Maggie Grace Parisi, Betsy Sileo, Blanche Swarthout, Mack Tasman, Ameer Righthand
& recently deceased: Dr. J. Alfred Rapuano, husband of Cathie; John Zadigian, brother of Miriam Leiser; Fr. Dennis McNally, S.J., nephew of Geri Troast; Maria & Rudolfo Siclari, parents of Frankie Inserra; Genevieve Vandervere, grandmother of Kamar Clifton; Anna Aguirre, wife of Richie; Clarice Blandano, grandmother to Clarice White; Hector Elfante
& all those on the front lines battling the coronavirus.
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To request prayers in the bulletin for the ill or recently deceased, email [email protected].
We publish the names of the ill for four weeks. If the ill person still needs prayers after that time, email Liz to have their name printed
again in the bulletin for an additional four weeks.
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