Roman Catholic Church

Oradell / New Milford, New Jersey

Office Location Phone Email Website

Parish Office 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-0148 office@sjcnj.org sjcnj.org

Religious Education 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-1144 religioused@sjcnj.org sjcnjre.org

Saint Joseph School 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-261-2388 office@sjsusa.org sjsusa.org

the greenhouse-PreK 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-477-8114 vailc@greenhouseusa.org greenhouseusa.org

MASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY

Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 pm

DAILY Weekdays 7:00 am &

8:30 am

Saturday 8:30 am

HOLY DAYS as announced

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

Eucharistic Adoration First Wednesday of Month

9 am—5 pm in Mary’s Chapel

SACRAMENTS Confession: Saturday,

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Baptism

Contact the Parish Office. Marriage

Arrangements should be made with a priest at least one year in advance.

Sick/Homebound/Hospital Call the Parish Office.

Christian Initiation of Adults—RCIA

Contact the Parish Office.

PARISH REGISTRATION Contact the Parish Office.

Saint Joseph PASTOR:

Msgr. David C. Hubba

PAROCHIAL VICARS:

Rev. Andrew Park Rev. Roy Regaspi

DEACON: George Montalvo PASTOR EMERITUS:

Rev. George M. Reilly

Office Hours: Parish: Mon.-Fri.: 9 am—5 pm; Rel. Ed.: Mon –Thurs.: 9:30 am—5 pm (Also by appointment.)

Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ October 12, 2014

“A Great and Beloved Priest”

Father Benedict Groeschel 1933-2014 (See page 3.)

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PRAYER REQUESTS Let us remember those who are ill:

Bob Hay

Let us remember those who have recently died: Leonard LaSpisa

Let us remember those serving in the military.

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday

7:30 am 9:00 am 10.30 am

10:30 am MC 12:00 pm

Monday 7:00 am 8:30 am

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 10:30 am MC 12:00 pm

Sunday Collection for Week of October 5, 2014 Basket ParishPay TOTAL

$10,380 $5,162 $15,542

Saint Joseph Parish Staff Msgr. Richard Groncki………..Weekend Assistant Deacon George Montalvo…... Dir. of Religious Education Mrs. Arlene Kennedy…………. Sacraments Coordinator Mr. Monroe Quinn……………... Director of Music Mr. Anthony Armando……….. Youth Minister

Mr. Tom Meli…………………….. Facilities Director Mrs. Phyllis Vrola………………. Business Manager Mrs. Anne Annunziato……….. Parish Secretary

Mrs. Colette Vail………………… Principal of Saint Joseph School Mrs. Angela Gussoni…………... Vice Principal Mrs. Diane Hellriegel………….. Dir. of Communications/ Bulletin Editor

COLUMBUS DAY CLOSING Saint Joseph Parish Office/Rectory will be CLOSED

on Monday, October 13 for the holiday.

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY—OCTOBER 18-19 Next weekend our parish will celebrate World Mission Sunday. This year we are invited to reach out and help build the Church in Mongolia, the world’s youngest Catholic Church, as well as local churches throughout the Missions, in the most remote areas across our world. Through the work of these churches, and their witness to Christ, the poor receive practical help and experience God’s love and mercy, His hope and peace. Please keep the Missions in your daily prayers. Please come prepared next weekend with your parish envelope (or an envelope marked “World Mission”) to give generously in the collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. For more information, please visit www.IAmAMissionary.org

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE POPE’S MESSAGE

“Today vast numbers of people still do not know Jesus Christ. … All members of the church are called to participate in the [World] mission, for the Church is missionary by her very nature: she was born “to go forth.” … World Mission Sunday is a privileged moment when the faithful of various continents engage in prayer and concrete gestures of solidarity in support of the young Churches in mission lands. … A monetary contribution on the part of individuals is a sign of a self-offering, first to the Lord and then to others … a means for the evangelization of humanity built on love.”

October 11, 2014 Marion Durand

October 12, 2014 People of the Parish Ann O’Hara Edward Joseph Kirk Caterina Aromando Remedios Santos (Living Intention)

October 13, 2014 Edna Grimm Catherine Brady

October 14, 2014 Paul Rota (Birthday Remembrance) Eleanor T. McCarthy

October 15, 2014 Nancy Annunziato Florie Maloney

October 16, 2014 Marsha Fried Susan Costello

October 17, 2014 Marge & Harold Cahill Catherine Brady

October 18, 2014 Cecilia Gomes Jocelito Umali

October 19, 2014 People of the Parish Felice Bartolomeo Robert & Claire Hovanec John W. Schatz Erika Janneck

BREAD AND WINE INTENTION

The Bread and Wine for the week of October 12, 2014 are offered in loving memory of

John H. Schatz

as requested by Dorothy Schatz.

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TWENTY EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, OCTOBER 12, 2014

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

MEN’S DAY 2014—OCTOBER 18 FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF RENEWAL

“Become who you are.”—Pope Saint John Paul II Registration will take place on Saturday, October 18 at 8:00 am at the Most Blessed Sacrament Friary, 375 13th Avenue, Newark, NJ or can be done ahead of time at NewarkFriary.org Admission and lunch are free. Music and talks by Damon Owens, executive director of the Theology of the Body Institute will begin at 9:00 am. Holy Mass will be celebrated by Coadutor Archishop Bernard Hebda, with confessions available all day.

█ St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), Carmelite mystic and Doctor of the Church whose feast is Wednesday, combined soaring spiritual experiences

with energetically practical realism in a life that showed an amazing degree of intelligent wit and sheer human charm. Her writings are classics of Catholic spirituality. Her first work, The Way of Perfection, written shortly after she established the Carmel of St. Joseph in Avila in 1562, the first of her sixteen foundations, reminds us

That within us there is a palace of immense magnificence: the whole building is of gold and precious stones: in a word , it is every way as it ought to be for such a Lord. Forget not, also, that you are partly the cause that this edifice is such as it is: for truly there is no building of such great beauty as a pure soul, filled with virtues; and the greater these virtues are, the brighter do these stones sparkle; and that in this palace the great king lodges, who has been pleased to become your Guest; and that He sits there on a throne of immense value, which is your heart.

█ Among the truly great challenges of life is to think of Fall without thinking of apples. Who doesn’t like them,

whether in their natural condition or in humanly enhanced outcomes of pies, muffins, cakes and cider (plain or hard). The closing of so many Bergen County apple orchards has compelled many who seek fresh-air enjoyment of harvesting apples to take an autumn day-trip to New York State,

an adventure that can sometimes be more exhausting than we expect, a feeling that once led Robert Frost to write:

My long two-pointed ladder’s sticking through a tree Toward heaven still, And there’s a barrel that I didn’t fill Beside it, and there may be two or three Apples I didn’t pick upon some bough, But I am done with apple-picking now. … I feel the ladder sway as the boughs bend. And I keep hearing from the cellar bin The rumbling sound Of load on load of apples coming in. For I have had too much Of apple picking: I am overtired Of the great harvest I myself desired.

If you find yourself in such a condition, or if you want to do something useful and share some enjoyable time with other parishioners, or even if you have nothing to

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do next Saturday, why not come to our parish Day of Service? There will be a large array of tasks, a chance to meet others, and a free lunch—any of which make it a good choice! Thanks to the hard-working committee chaired by Irene Galvan for handling the extensive planning for the day. May it greet us with fall’s best weather.

Msgr. David Hubba

FATHER BENEDICT J. GROESCHEL He moved many with his sincere faith, towering intellect, passionate preaching, and commitment to the poor. Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, beloved priest and preacher, died on October 3, 2014, the vigil of the Feast of St. Francis, after complications with an ongoing illness. He was 81. Fr. Benedict was a founder of the Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR)a reform community started in 1987 by eight Capuchin Friars based in New York City. A priest and psychologist, he was director of Trinity Retreat House in Larchmont, New York, and also taught Pastoral Psychology for many years at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie.

Fr. Benedict was a popular writer, preacher, retreat master, and evangelist on Catholic television. His greatest joy was serving the poor and underprivileged. Founder of St. Francis House and Good Counsel Homes, he also served as chaplain at Children’s Village in Dobbs Ferry for 14 years. Always deeply concerned with the welfare of others, he tirelessly provided food, clothing, and assistance to people in need—people he always considered his

friends. (From the website of the Franciscan Friars of Renewal)

Fr. Groeschel conducted a Divine Mercy Mission here at Saint Joseph on April 5, 2010. He is shown with then pastor, Fr. George Reilly, on the altar of Saint Joseph Church. (Photo by John Fuhrman.) *Be sure to watch our Pastor’s Column next week for more on Fr. Groeschel.

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

FIRST MEETING OF OUR

NEW YOUTH GROUP —THIS SUNDAY,

OCTOBER 12

Join us for our first meeting after the 12 noon Mass THIS Sunday, October 12, in the Grotto next to the church.

We’ll be carving pumpkins and planning an exciting year...including taking part in our Parish-wide Day of Service on Saturday, October 18. (See article opposite.)

Come discover all the exciting activities we have planned...and help us plan even more!

Saint Joseph Youth Group—a great place to hang out, have fun with your friends, meet new people, and discuss your faith See Fr. Andrew if you have any questions.

JOIN US FOR A BREAKFAST OF LOVING & CARING

For NEW HOPE FOR CHILDREN —NOVEMBER 9

The annual breakfast and Tricky Tray to help support orphans and needy children will be held on Sunday, November 9 in the Saint Joseph School GYM.

Breakfast will be served from 8 am—12 noon;

Tricky Tray winners will be called beginning at 1:00 pm.

PARISH DAY OF SERVICE —NEXT SATURDAY,

OCTOBER 18 The Day of Service is a wonderful opportunity for all adults, children,

teenagers and families in our parish to come together to serve our community in the true spirit of our Lord. We invite you all to participate. There is something for everyone. This year the Day of Service will consist of two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. You can sign up for one project all day or a different project for the morning and one for the afternoon. Whether you are going to participate in the morning or the afternoon, all are invited to the luncheon. Please feel free to take a booklet located at the doors of the church and fill our the registration form. You can also register online through the Saint Joseph Parish Website. Go to sjcnj.org and click on the “Newest News” and then to “Day of Service” tab for all details. The registration deadline is Monday, October 13.

Can you help with any of these Service Projects?

CLOTHING COLLECTION We are collecting new or lightly used clothing donations for the Day of Service

in the rectory garage BEFORE or AFTER MASSES today. Items can be dropped off at Rectory garage.

RIGHT TO LIFE BABY SHOWER We are collecting baby items such as diapers, (especially sizes 4,5 and 6), baby wipes, baby wash, ointment, Q-tips, toddler outfits, and cash donations (any amount) for the Day of Service in the rectory garage BEFORE or AFTER MASSES today. There are boxes at the doors of the church.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY Another one of the service projects on the Day of Service is to help people learn how to use their smartphones and iPads. If any parishioner would like to take part in

receiving this assistance, please contact the chairman for this project, Jeff Walters at 201-925-7174.

CAR WASH Boy Scout Troop 142 will be ready to wash your car in the rectory parking lot on Oct. 18. Donation is only $5 per car and monies received will help toward needed parish repairs.

BLOOD DRIVE We will be having a blood drive on November 30. At the registration table on October 18, we will

have a sign-up sheet for those willing to give blood.

SHAWL MINISTRY MEETING —OCTOBER 14

Saint Joseph Shawl Ministry will meet on Tuesday, October 14 from

2:00—4:00 pm in the Parish Life Center on Grove Street. All knitters and crocheters are welcome to join us in making shawls...to bring your current yarn project and spend a relaxing afternoon with us. For further information, please contact Barbara Piersa at 201-261-0298 or Pat De Nicolo at 201-261-4323.

SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL OPEN HOUSE—NOVEMBER 5

There will be an open house at Saint Joseph Regional High School, 40 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, NJ, on Wednesday, November 5 from 6:30—9:00 pm. For more information call 201-391-3300.

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See our bulletin IN COLOR at sjcnj.org

TWENTY EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, OCTOBER 12, 2014

“NJ RIGHT TO LIFE” RAFFLE TICKETS —AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND

AFTER ALL MASSES Representatives of New Jersey Right to Life will be selling raffle tickets to support this organization, the premier Pro-Life group in our state, after all Masses this weekend in the Harrison Street entrance to the church. Tickets are $10 each. (Drawing will take place on November 21 at the Holiday Inn in Somerset; winners need not be present.) FIRST Prize: 2015 Volvo XC60 AWD SUV; SECOND Prize: $1,000 Shoprite Gift Card; THIRD Prize: $750 Shoprite Gift Card; FOURTH Prize: $500 Shoprite Gift Card

CORNERSTONE AT SAINT JOSEPH PARISH

JOINT MEETING—OCTOBER 15 Our annual Joint meeting of all Cornerstone

members (men and women) will be held Wednesday, October 15, at 8:00 pm in the Knights of Columbus Hall on River Road in New Milford. If you have ever experienced a Cornerstone weekend, even if in another parish you are welcome. This is a wonderful opportunity to join with our Brothers and Sisters in Christ to share, pray and fellowship together as we journey towards our Cornerstone XXIII weekends in March. We will have new registrations for everyone to take with them and begin to invite family members, neighbors, friends and others to share in this wonderful up-lifting experience. Don't miss out on this special meeting being planned by our men's team and women's team especially for you!

HONORING OUR LADY: LIVING ROSARY —OCTOBER 14

The Church dedicates the month of October to the Holy Rosary. Here at Saint Joseph Parish, we will have a special LIVING ROSARY on Tuesday, October 14 at 7:30 pm in the Upper Church. All parishioners, both young and old, are invited to participate as a 'bead' on the Living Rosary.

There are also opportunities to pray the rosary daily in Mary's Chapel after the 8:30 am Mass and prior to the weekend Masses at the following times: Saturday-4:30 pm, Sunday - 8:30 pm, 10:00 am, and 11:30 am.

Let us honor the Blessed Virgin Mary by committing to pray the rosary often whether in a group or individually at home. Family rosary is particularly encouraged. "The family that prays together stay together.” Rosary leaflets can be found near the exits of the church.

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For more information, please contact Fr. Roy Regaspi at 201-261-0148.

BECOMING CATHOLIC If you are an adult or teenager who is not baptized (or was baptized in another Christian community) and are interested in becoming a member of the Catholic Church, or if you are an adult or teenager who has been baptized and want to receive First Holy Communion and Confirmation, you are invited to become part of a process of spiritual growth and development known as RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults). Contact Fr. Roy Regaspi at 201-261-0148 for more information.

2-DAY CHRISMAS CRAFT SPECTACULAR AT SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL H.S.

— NOVEMBER 2-3 On Saturday, November 2and Sunday, November 3, Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, NJ will be hosting its Christmas Craft Spectacular from 10 am until 4:00 pm, showcasing the talents of 120 crafts people and fine artists. The whole first floor will be used. Admission is $2.00. Children and senior citizens (65+) are free. NO STROLLERS PERMITTED. Go to www.saintjosephregional.org for more information.

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

BERGEN GOES TO BROADWAY —OCTOBER 15

Bergen Catholic High School invites you to join them for a great day in NYC on Wednesday, October 15 to see Pippin. The cost is $95 and includes transportation, a lunch at Tony DiNapoli’s in Times Square and a matinee ticket. The bus will leave Bergen Catholic High School at 11:30 am. Please call 201-634-2205 for more information.

HARVEST MOON DANCE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

— NOVEMBER 22 All are welcome to the Harvest Moon Dance at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 199 River Road, New Milford on Saturday, November 22 from 8:00 pm until 12 midnight. Admission is $20 per person for advanced tickets ($25 at the door). A live band will perform music from the ‘50s and ‘60s. Coffee and dessert will be served. You may bring table snacks. There will be a cash bar. For more information and advance ticket sales, contact Bob at 201-519-3296.

SAINT JOSEPH MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION

NEEDED FOR ORADELL HEALTH CARE CENTER

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are needed to bring the Eucharist to residents of the Oradell Health Care Center on Sundays. You would most likely be asked to do it only once a month as there will be a rotating schedule. You would attend the 9:00 am Mass at Saint Joseph, accept the Eucharist from the priest at the end of Mass, and then bring it to the residents. Please see Father Andrew if you can help. If you are not already an Extraordinary Minister and would like to become one, Father Andrew would be happy to meet with you. You can call him at 201-261-0148.

K OF C MEMORIAL MASS —NOVEMBER 6

There will be a Memorial Mass celebrated by the Knights of Columbus chaplain, Rev. George

M. Reilly, for the deceased brothers, sisters and family members of Saint Joseph Council #3814 on Thursday November 6 at 7:30 pm at Coogan Hall, Knights of Columbus, 199 River Road New Milford, NJ.

All members and family and friends of Saint Joseph Church and the Church of the Ascension are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served after Mass.

“PUMPKINS, PRAYERS AND PLAYTIME”

M.O.M. PRAY AND PLAY GROUP —OCTOBER 14

Saint Joseph Ministry of Motherhood will begin our first “M.O.M. Pray and Play” group for all moms, grandmoms and caretakers with little ones on Tuesday, October 14 from 9:30—10:30 am. The meetings will be held at the Brother’s Residence (behind the church on Grand Street). Coffee will be on for 9:30. A healthy snack will be provided for the children.

“Pray and Play” is designed to give moms, grandmoms, caretakers and their little ones the opportunity to pray together and play together, as well as a chance for little ones to do a craft and fun fall activity, while the "grown-ups" have an opportunity to share together. Please note that moms with babies are most welcome too. For further questions about “M.O.M. Pray and Play” please contact Jeannie Tenaglia at 201-261-0595 or Cyndi Young at 201-261-4221.

“IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS AND MARY”

A PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND

WITH FR. ROY REGASPI —JANUARY 20-30

Join our own Fr. Roy on this very special pilgrimage. Walk in the footsteps of our Savior and His Blessed Mother. Explore the sacred places of His birth, life, death and resurrection. Visit Haifa, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, Masada, the Dead Sea, and much more.

The 11 day trip (only $2,679 plus taxes) includes: Round trip bus transportation from Saint Joseph

Church to the airport Round trip airfare to Tel Aviv airport and land

transportation First Class Hotel accommodations Daily full breakfast and dinner Daily Mass Professional Scripture Guided Tours (all site

entrance fees ) Renewal of marriage vows at Cana for couples Renewal of baptismal vows at the Jordan River Baggage handling and hotel taxes

For more information, call Fr. Roy at 201-261-0148 or by email at rbregaspi@gmail.com