St. Mary of Czestochowa Church Established 1914

201 Vosseller Avenue Bound Brook, New Jersey 08805 REV. JOHN STEC, ADMINISTRATOR

Parish Office Website: www.stmarys-boundbrook.com Rectory Ph: 732-356-0358 e-mail: stmarybb1@verizon.net 732-384-5925 Fax: 732-356-5348

BAPTISMS: Every third Sunday of the month at 12:00. Parents are expected to attend Pre-Baptismal Classes. Arrangements to be made at the Parish Office. Only practicing Catholics may act as Godparents. MARRIAGES: Specific time is set for the celebration of marriage on Saturdays. The common Policy for all the Dioceses of New Jersey requires a period of preparation for the sacrament of Marriage, which includes sessions with the parish priest and attendance at either the Pre-Cana conferences or the Engaged Encounter Weekend. Therefore, arrangements are to be made at least one year in advance and before any social plans are finalized. FIRST PENANCE, FIRST EUCHARIST, CONFIRMATION: Though immediate preparation is given to children before receiving these sacraments, it is expected that children receive a Christian education within their family life, through formal religious education classes, and by attending Sunday worship services. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: Arrangements for Communion Calls to the sick at home may be made by calling the Parish Office. PARISH REGISTRATION: Our parish welcomes new members to our faith community. Catholic persons new to our area must complete a registration form and be interviewed by the pastor. Please call or stop by the Parish office to complete a registration form. We should also be notified if your address has changed or if you are leaving the parish..

SATURDAY EVE: 5:00 p.m. (English) SUNDAY MASSES: 9:00 a.m. (English) 11:00 a.m. (Polish) HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION: Vigil Mass: 7:00 p.m. (English) Holy Day: 9:00 a.m. (English) 7:00 p.m. (Polish) WEEKDAY MASSES - 8:30 a.m. (English) CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.; 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. DEVOTIONS: HOLY ROSARY: Monday - Saturday, 8:00 a.m. CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY: Mon. - Sat., 9:00 a.m. NOVENAS (To Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, St. Joseph and St. Jude Thaddeus) WITH BENEDICTION: Tuesday after 8:30 a.m. Mass PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 12, 2018

I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever.

— John 6:51

STRENGTHENED BY THE BREAD OF LIFE

Today we resume the “Bread of Life” discourse from John’s Gospel that began two weeks ago. He makes reference to the Jews’ ancestors who ate manna in the desert. These days we would think primarily of Israel wandering in the desert, but faithful Jews would also have known the story of Elijah that we hear today. Strengthened by food and drink in the desert, the an-gel of the Lord sends him on his forty-day and forty-night journey (the biblical number for a preparation time). Like the food given to Elijah in the desert, Je-sus tells his listeners that he is bread for the life of the world. It is very important that we not stop listening to Jesus after his promise of eternal life—a marvel-ous promise, but this “reward” is not the only reason we feast on the Bread of Life. We also come to the table to be made strong for the journey of mission, that the whole world might have life in the fullness of Christ. We are compelled, if we have eaten of the bread of life, to go forth in service to all.

First Reading - Elijah looked and there at his head was a hearth cake and a jug of water. Second Reading - Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love. Gospel - Jesus said, “I am the living bread; whoever eats this bread will live forever”.

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 - St. Clare, Virgin 8:30AM +Kim Anh Le & Nhu Le r/o Laura Han 5:00PM +Chester Rozitski r/o Jennie Yombrick SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 9:00AM Deceased Members of St. Mary’s Altar Rosary Society 11:00AM +Maria & Marion Karpinski r/o Granddaughter Jolanta Gnap and Family MONDAY, AUGUST 13 - St. Pontian, Pope &

Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs 8:30AM +Henrietta Spieczny r/o Bingo Workers TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 - St. Maximillian

Kolbe, Priest and Martyr 8:30AM +Marya Dylewski r/o Lorraine Deleski 7:00PM +Victoria Mitzen r/o Altary Rosary Society WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 -

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 9:00AM +Romeo Groppi r/o Wife & Family 7:00PM For our Parishioners THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 - St. Stephen of Hungary 8:30AM +Stanislaw Krawiec r/o Brother & Family FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 8:30AM +Giuseppe Orofino r/o Wife & Family SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 8:30AM +Joanne Zolandz 5:00PM +Elio DiRe r/o Theresa Groppi SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 9:00AM Deceased Members of St. Mary’s Holy Name Society 11:00AM Deceased Members of Lubartowicz Family r/o Fr. Leon

Pope’s Universal Intention: The Treasure of Families.

That any far-reaching decisions of economists and politicians may protect the family as one of the

treasures of humanity.

The Mass Book for 2019 will be open on Thursday, August 16 after the 8:30 AM Mass. Each person can schedule 1 Week-end Mass and 4 Weekday Masses. For a Weekend Mass, you are expected to bring the offertory gifts to the altar.

Please respect our policy ! - Fr. John

Weekend Schedule - August 11-12, 2018 Saturday, August 11 5:00 pm Lector Joe Pizzo ExM of The Eucharist Walt Urbielewicz* Martha Ptaszynski Frank Kolodzieski Sunday, August 12 9:00 am Lector Dawn Lanner ExM of The Eucharist John Todaro* Charles Ilsley Ed Hagan 11:00 am Lector Anna Grochocki ExM of The Eucharist Mark Litwinko

PARISHIONERS PRAYER LIST NURSING HOME/ASSISTED LIVING: Helen Chudy, Bernadine Hnasko, Jim Kilcoyne, Stephanie Lazarczyk, Anthony Lazarczyk, Adeline Melesurgo. HOMEBOUND: Mary Casey, Eugenia DiGiovanni, Walter Figel, Richard Freligh, Rose and DeMonte Guido, Catherine McLaughlin, Ann Pchola, Nora Specian, Florence Suk, Debbie Vance. NOTE: Please call the Parish Office (732) 356-0358 with the names of homebound, nursing home /assisted living or hospitalized parishioners.

A Nation That Kills Its Own Children Is A Nation

Without Hope - Pope John Paul II

There will be a discussion of Pope Francis' "Rejoice and be Glad" on the call to holiness in the modern world, led by Rev. Gregory Uhrig of the Diocesan office of Adult Formation. There will be 4 sessions Sept. 13,20,27, and Oct. 4, 9:30-11:00 AM at St. Joseph's Church 34 Yorktown Rd. Hillsborough. The cost is $5. for the discussion booklet. No regis-tration necessary.

Diocesan Eucharistic Adoration Eucharistic Adoration is now being held in the

chapel at the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, 146 Metlars Lane, Piscataway.

Adorers and intercessors are needed Monday through Friday, 9 to 11:45 a.m. Daily Mass is held at 11:45 a.m.

For information or to volunteer, call Laura Ferre-ras, (732) 529-7932. To submit a prayer request, call (732) 765-6445 or email: Adoration@diometuchen.org.

The Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven.

Wednesday, August 15 Holy Day of Obligation !

Masses will be held: Tuesday - 7pm (English)

Wednesday - 9 am (English) Wednesday - 7pm (Polish)

The Assumption of Mary into Heaven

Mary died because it was the will of God that she might be in all things like her Divine Son. Though death may be for many a dreaded ex-perience, it was not for Mary, because her heart was with her treasure - in heaven. Soon after her death, the body of the Blessed Virgin was reunited with her soul and assumed into heaven. We call it Assumption rather than as-cension, because she was assumed or taken up by her Divine Son. Our Lord did not allow the pure and sinless body of His Mother to suffer the decay that follows death. Another reason for the Assumption is that Sacred Scripture had foretold the triumph of Mary over sin: by her Immaculate Conception, she triumphed over original sin and by her Assumption she tri-umphed over death.

Be Happy Today . . . . . . . . . . . . Decide to be happy today, to live with what is yours – your family, your business, your job, your luck. If you can’t have what you like, maybe you can like what you have. Just for today, be kind, cheerful, agreeable, re-sponsive, caring and understanding. Be your best, dress your best, talk softly, look for the bright side of things. Praise people for what they do and don’t criticize them for what they cannot do. If someone does something stupid, forgive and forget. After all, it’s just for one day. Who knows, it might turn out to be a nice today.

INFORMATION SHEET

Church name & address: St. Mary of Czestochowa

# 511246

201 Vosseller Avenue

Bound Brook, NJ 08805

Contact person:

Diane Urbielewicz

Phone number:

732-356-0358

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