Rev. Nicholas Bozza, Pastor 375 Main Street, P.O. Box 730, Chester, New Jersey 07930

Coordinators of Religious Education:

Carla Fuscaldo, Dorothy Kudron, Terry Leing

Cynthia Vittitow— Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

Brian Flanagan — Confirmation

Kathleen Galdi — DRE

Music Minister: Joseph P. Tamburro

Youth Minister: Brian Flanagan

Mercy Minister: Cindy Zeis

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN: Gr. 1-8: Sun. 9:00-10:45 am (includes Mass)

Gr. 5-8: Sun. 5:00-7:00 pm (includes Mass)

Gr. 9-10: Sun. 5:50-8:15 pm (includes Mass)

CGS: Sun. 9:00-11:00 am OR Tues. 4:30-5:45 pm

Gr. K-8: Thurs. 4:45-6:00 pm

ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: RCIA: Sundays (September-Easter)

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 4:00-4:45 pm, Monday: 6:30-7:00 pm & on request.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: Please call the Parish Office anytime for communion calls or visitation

of the sick and elderly. Keep us informed so that we can be attentive to

those who are ill at home or in the hospital.

Parish Email: parish@stlchester.org

Parish Web Site: www.stlchester.org

Web Master: Joanne Franklin (908-879-6222)

Welcome Rosemary Lohrmann (973) 214-4806 Haiti Twinning Program Christine Colannino (201) 314-9824

Bereavement Resource Don Martone (201) 274-9723 Lectors John Kennington (908) 872-0575

Good Samaritans Patsy Soden (908) 879-3374 Eucharistic Ministers Loretta Stewart (973) 222-7492

Grocery Cards Jean Ward (908) 334-3442 Ushers Bob Holl (908) 876-3488

Moms & Tots Melissa Altieri (908) 797-0676 Music Minister Joe Tamburro (347) 213-0621

Arimathaea Arlene McDonald (973) 229-9697 Spanish Ministry Louis Villafane (908) 879-3032

Liturgical Environment Joanne Carr (908) 879-5543 Youth Minister Brian Flanagan (973) 946-8770

Women’s Cornerstone Lissette Howell (973) 975-7343 Altar Servers Chuck Feller (908) 768-2838

Men’s Cornerstone Don Scobell (908) 507-3145 Evangelization Bob Holl (908) 876-3488

Pastoral Adv. Board Jerry Frech (908) 377-2900 RCIA Jan Richards (908) 975-3555

Rosary Society Marie Holl (908) 876-3488 Respect Life Connie Wieczorek (908) 879-6453

Media Ministry Carla Fuscaldo (908) 879-7647 Barn Ministry Ed Wieczorek (908) 300-0098

Mary’s Moonflowers Karen Jones (973) 479-5271 Family Mass Social Marc McFeely (973) 222-9739

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Yohan Serrano

Permanent Deacon: William DeVizio

Trustee: Phil Guidone

Parish Secretary: Karen Jaworski

Accountant: Sharon McCann Business Manager: Bill McCormick

MASSES: Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:30 pm (Spanish), 6:00 pm

Daily Mass: Mon.-Fri. 8:00 am & 9:00 am, Sat. 9:00 am

Holy Day Vigil: 7:00 pm

Holy Day: 8:00 am, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm (bi-lingual)

Healing Mass: 7:00 pm every 3rd Tuesday of month. Rosary at 6:30 pm

BAPTISMS: Baptism Preparation Class: Please call the Parish Office to schedule.

Baptisms: Please call the Parish Office to schedule.

SPANISH BAPTISMS: Baptism Preparation Class: Please call the Parish Office to schedule. Baptisms: Please call the Parish Office to schedule.

MARRIAGES: Please contact the Priest/Deacon whom you wish to officiate at your

wedding one year in advance to arrange for Marriage Preparation

Sessions.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP: Every family moving into the parish is requested to register. If you move

to another parish or change your address, please notify the Parish Office.

St. Lawrence the Martyr Church SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2018

MISSION STATEMENT

St. Lawrence the Martyr Roman Catholic Church is a loving and welcoming

community of disciples of Jesus who invite you to join us in becoming

disciples of Jesus. As disciples, we are faithful to prayer, to listening to

God’s Word, to meeting with Jesus in the sacraments, to building community,

and to serving others.

Parish Office: 908-879-5371 Priests’ Home: 908-879-1901 Religious Ed.: 908-879-6714 Youth Minister: 973-946-8770 Fax: 908-879-7701

Parish Ministries and Ministry Facilitators

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INFORMATION NIGHT

OUR DIVINE MERCY PILGRIMAGE TO POLAND

MAY 13 - 20, 2019

We, as a parish, have made plans to visit Poland next May 13 - 20, in order to

visit sites related to the revelations regarding Divine Mercy and sites associated

with a number of Catholic saints. We will begin in Warsaw to visit the monas-

tery of Saint Maximilian Kolbe and the church where Blessed Jerzy Popielusz-

ko is entombed. From Warsaw, we will travel to the hometown of Saint Fausti-

na Kowalska, the secretary of the Divine Mercy. From St. Faustina’s birth-

place, we will visit the Jasna Gora, the site of the Shrine of Our Lady of

Czestochowa. From Jasna Gora, we will move to Krakow, one of the most

beautiful cities in Europe. There we will see the Shrine of the Divine Mercy,

the Cathedral and the birthplace of Pope John Paul II, and the salt mine under-

ground church. We will also make a visit to Auschwitz, the site of the martyr-

doms of Saint Maximilian Kolbe and Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (St.

Edith Stein). We will visit Nova Huta where the Communists collide with St. John Paul II and the Catholic

Church. Our pilgrimage offers us seven inspiring days!

On Thursday, November 15, we will hold an information night at 7 pm in our Church Hall. All are welcome

to hear more about our pilgrimage and be able to ask questions. Anne Breslin, our travel agent, will be with

us.

MARY: “IN THE END, MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH!”

This coming Tuesday, November 13, the Charismatic Renewal of the Diocese will have its monthly meeting

at 7:30 pm at St. Paul Inside the Walls in Madison. The speaker will be Sister Jane Albeln, SMIC, and her

topic will be Mary’s teaching to Lucia Santos, “In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph!” We all know

that we are in need of help from Heaven and Sr. Jane will inspire us with her teaching. You are invited to an

evening of praise, to hear Sister’s teaching, and to share faith and fellowship. ALL ARE WELCOME!

MANY THANKS FOR YOUR HELP WITH THE TRAILER FOR HAITI

On November 8, as I sat at my computer, I looked up to see a tractor trailer move up our parking lot on its

way to the port of New York, to begin its journey to Haiti. The trailer is loaded with “treasures” for our sister

parishes in Haiti. The “treasures” include clothing, wheel chairs, tables, and chairs, and other lightly used

items that will be a help to our brothers and sisters there. I want to thank Christine Colannino and her family

and the many volunteers who gathered to transfer these items from the classroom trailer to the container that

is bringing them to Haiti and Dufailly. Many thanks and God bless you for your generosity!

God bless.

Father Nick

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THIS WEEK

Sunday

• Classes - 9:00 am, 5:00 pm

Thursday

• Classes - 4:45 pm

Sunday

• Classes - 9:00 am, 5:00 pm

MEETINGS / EVENTS THIS WEEK

Monday

• Good Samaritans - 7:00 pm

Tuesday

• Tutoring - 4:30 pm

• Rosary Society - 7:00 pm

Wednesday

• Mary’s Moonflowers - 7:00 pm

• ESL - 7:30 pm

• Bold TNL - 7:30 pm

Thursday

• Moms & Tots -10:00 am

• Adult Choir - 7:00 pm

• Pilgrimage Information Meeting - 7:00 pm

Friday

• Divine Mercy Chaplet - 3:00 pm

Saturday

• Women’s Cornerstone Mini Retreat - 8:00 am-noon

Sunday

• Pancake Breakfast - After morning Masses

Friday-Sunday

• EmBOLDen Fall Retreat at Camp Tecumseh

WE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE SICK . . .

Kirsten Mumma, William Ware, Julio Carrera, Sebastian Quinn,

Sister Eucharia, Bishop Frank Rodimer, Father Eugene Romano,

Father Paul Knauer, Father Rafael Perez, Father Daniel Kelly, Fa-

ther Joseph Farias, Msgr. Richard Rusconi, Msgr. Peter McBride,

Deacon Hector Cassillas, Patrick John Moran, Ann Kelly, Lloyd

Matsamoto, Helen Crowe, Jane Alt, Patrick Pronio, Allison Spina,

Lesley Pawar, Tom Walsh, Steve Briggs, Brian Graham, Colleen

Saito, William Kelly, Mary Norwood, Mary Lanzara, Cade Feitel,

Carole Stessl, Dick Goodwin, Nicholas Brown, Jane Rufino, Kevin

Callahan, Judith Stampone, Paul Fitzgerald, Charlotte Poth, Colleen

Looby, George Serafin, Charlie Romano, Salman Javed, Joe Cillo,

Jerry Green, Mary Constantinople, Dan McGuigan, Daisy Hallock,

Ryan Menzel, Vincent & Giuliana Petane, Betty Macaluso, Doro-

thy Powers, Wesley Snawder, Tom Murray, Eidelia Jimenez Mar-

tinez, Mila Balicki, Consiglia Erdenberger, Arnold Family, Bonnie

Lieberworth, Barbara Drive, Jack Ratti, Finn Michael, Olivia Gill,

Teresa Smith, Frances Ferreri, Teresa Colamonaco, Baby Gianni

Mazza, Carol Mattone, Anna Birsilli Garich, Greg Villafane, Anne

Owens McGrath, Janet Courtland, Jack Arnold, Lily Barbero,

Hunter Barbero, Robert LeFrancis, Moire Riley, Brian Spring, Jim

Robertiello, Doug Blessen, Barbara Davis, Jim Kielley, Jimena

Garcia, Jorge Lombardo, Janice Thurston, Matt Adonis, Jim Balic-

ki, Bill Renzetti, Bill Pigot, Rosa Salgado, Vera Sax, David Gou-

lart, Christine Clark, Winnie Knapik, Kolbe, Paul Maurer, Joanne

Seiller, Gail Anderson, Phillip Heery, Frank Loprest, John Memora,

Buddy Black, Eileen Schiano, Annerys Castillo, Jesus Serrano,

Teresa Toro Penagos, Kitty, Susan Novick, Stephanie Gonda, Bob

Sircovich, Camille McQueen, Brayden Michael, Cassie Bollwork,

Julie Hasbrouck, Stanley Kudron, Michael Mooney, Ed Poto,

Thomas Kennedy

Please help us keep this list up to date! Call 908-879-5371

and let us know if a name should be added or deleted.

ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE

November 17-18

5:00 pm

CB – Julia

Katz

S1 – Justin

Katz

S2 – Aman-

da Katz

7:30 am

CB – Nick

Weah

S1 –

S2 –

9:00 am

CB Gretch-

en Higgins

S1 – Margo

Higgins

S2 – Kylie

Blackwell

11:00 am

CB – Ann

Hoye

S1 – Beth

Hoye

S2 – Mere-

dith Hoye

6:00 pm

CB – An-

drew Guido

S1 – Cole

Capuzzi

S2 – Curran

Capuzzi

You are born a MAN.

You become a KNIGHT.

Join Knights of Columbus today.

Visit: www.kofc.org/joinus

RECENTLY BAPTIZED

May God hold you always in the

palm of His hand.

Colette Rose Scobell, daughter of

Christopher & Lauren Scobell of

Bloomfield Avenue, Hoboken.

NEW TO OUR PARISH

We welcome you!

Maybelle Lincoln and her chil-

dren Rosemary and Robert of

South Road, Mendham.

Brian & Krista Arnold of North Road, Chester.

R emember to count your blessings.

HOSPITALIZED OR HOMEBOUND

Please let the priests know if someone is hospitalized or

homebound. Many would appreciate a visit and the op-

portunity to receive communion. Thank you for helping

us help others.

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ALL SOULS ENVELOPES

All Souls envelopes are available

at the entrances of the church if

you wish to take one. Please write

the names of your beloved depart-

ed on the lines provided. The en-

velopes, once donations are re-

moved, will be placed by the altar

for the month of November, the

month of all souls. Please do not put envelopes contain-

ing donations in the basket by the altar. Please use the

collection basket at Mass or mail to the Parish Office.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Come warm your belly and shake off

the chill with delicious, hot pancakes

served after all morning Masses on

Sunday, November 18, in the Church

Hall. Come for all-you-can-eat pan-

cakes, sausage, bacon and donuts in addition to the nor-

mal complement of juices and coffee. $5/ person, $10/

family. Best bargain in town! Tickets will be sold at door

only.

WOMEN’S CORNERSTONE MINI RETREAT

Saturday, November 17

8am - Noon

Join us for Mass, breakfast, speakers and fellowship!

All women are welcome!

RSVP not necessary, but appreciated:

marysmurphy@comcast.net OR 908-803-2240

THANK YOU: FAMILY PROMISE

A heartfelt thank you to all who helped host homeless

families enrolled in the Family Promise program at First

Congregational Church of Chester. Volunteers from St.

Lawrence parish helped in bringing dessert, dinner or

being hosts of the guest during the day, evening or over

night. Thank you to everyone who helped in any way!

Note: The next time families will be at First Congre-

gational Church is week of February 24, 2019.

THANK YOU: DIAPER & FORMULA DRIVE

Thank you to all who participated in our Knights of Co-

lumbus Diaper and Formula Drive to benefit local preg-

nancy crisis centers. As a result of your donations we

were able to supply Birth Haven (Newton), First Choice

Women's Resource Center (Morristown), and Lighthouse

Pregnancy Resource Center (Paterson) with the goods

that were donated. On behalf of these facilities, thank

you!

Bob Holl, Past Grand Knight, Blessed Mother Seton

Council #5410

BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL

Here I Am, Lord!

With the help of funding from the Bishop’s Annual Ap-

peal, Nazareth Village, our diocesan priests retirement

residence, has been a home for a number of our priests

over the years. These priests reside there while also serv-

ing parishes by celebrating Mass. The Appeal also helps

in providing financial support for the extraordinary

healthcare needs of our priests Your gift to the Bishop’s

Annual Appeal is a concrete way to acknowledge our

priests decades of faithful service to our Church. Please

make a gift to the Annual Appeal today as a way of

showing thanks. For your convenience, you can make an

online gift or pledge at www.2018appeal.org.

WE WERE ASKED TO ANNOUNCE

Tag Sale

Sisters of Christian Charity, Mendham, will be hosting a

CASH ONLY TAG SALE of furniture, cars, appliances,

farm equipment, parlor organs, and other household items on

Saturday and Sunday, November 17-18 from 8am-4pm, 350

Bernardsville Road, Mendham.

Assumption College for Sisters: Spring 2019 Schedule

January 7-May 8

200A Morris Avenue, Denville

www.acs350.org

Theology and Philosophy Courses

$510/course for credit $255/course for audit

For registration, call or e-mail by December 18:

973-957-0188 Ext. 106 academicdean@acs350.org

The College also offers a Certificate in Theological Studies

to a student who has earned a total of 30 credits in theology

and philosophy, including 24 credits in theology and 6 in

philosophy.

Loyola Day of Prayer

Come for an Advent Day of Prayer as we reflect on the theol-

ogy of hope, name hallmarks of hope, celebrate models of

hope, and pray with Jesus, our sacrament of hope.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Loyola Jesuit Center, Morristown, NJ

9:30am - 3:00pm

Cost: $40 Includes Breakfast and Lunch, Reconciliation and

Mass

Led by: Linda Baratte, Ph.D.

Register at www.loyola.org

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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 8:00 am - Thomas Comer, Jr.

9:00 am - Settimio D’Accordo

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2018

8:00 am - Ralph Bozza

9:00 am - Catherine Villane

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2018 8:00 am - Paul Babarik

9:00 am - Jenny Iannotti

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018 8:00 am - David Aschoff

9:00 am - Ralph Bozza

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2018 8:00 am - Charles Catalano

9:00 am - Ralph Bozza

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2018

9:00 am - Ralph Bozza

5:00 pm - William Miller

- Peggy Meyer

- Josepha Marie Cuttone

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2018 7:30 am - Ronald Shammas

- Ralph Bozza

9:00 am - Steve Keriakos

- Helen Lefand

11:00 am - Jeanne McCormick

- Cindy Kennington

12:30 pm - For the People of the Parish

6:00 pm - George Tensfeldt

- Rosa Herminia Echavarria

TITHING IS GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING.

Biblically a tithe means 10%. All are asked to consider

tithing and return 10% of our income to the Lord (5% to

the parish, 5% to God’s other charities) in gratitude. The

spiritual practice of tithing disposes us to make God first

in every area of our lives! The aim is to secure not the

tithe, but the tither. Not the gift, but the giver — for God!

Tithing Income November 4, 2018 $10,334.00

Tithing Income November 5, 2017 $11,695.00

Reflection: “I say to you, this poor widow put in more

than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they

all contributed out of their abundance; but she out of

her poverty has put in everything she had, her whole

living.” MARK 12:43-44

Jesus gets right to the point – we are all called to give

money to support the mission of the Church, regardless

of our circumstance. No gift is too small or insignificant!

Giving money to support the mission of our local parish

is a matter of our faith, just like praying and participating

in parish ministries. When you make a financial offering,

is it from your “first fruits” or from what is “left over”?

From Father Nick: “I want to thank all of you for the

sacrifices that you make for God and for our parish.”

A Testimony from a Member of Epiphany Church in

Plymouth Meeting, PA: “This is to thank you for the

spiritual and intelligent presentation of tithing. As a con-

vert to the Church, I knew of tithing as a child in the Bap-

tist Church. The African American Church in America –

built by freed slaves – could not have survived without

the Biblical practice. My financial resources are not

great, but I do intend to be certain to include my parish in

my giving.”

THE CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP

The core vocation in the Gospel of Mark is the vocation,

or call, to discipleship. Today’s Gospel passage provides

us with one last example of what the vocation to disciple-

ship means, and one example of what it doesn’t mean. A

destitute widow shows us that discipleship means follow-

ing Jesus’ way of service, even if it requires giving one’s

livelihood (or life). The scribes show us by their bad ex-

ample that discipleship should entail a vocation to extend

God’s care to those who are most in need.

In our reading from the book of Kings, another widow

and her son are close to death. They, too, give what little

they have, but they are rewarded by Elijah with food

enough for a year. And the reading from the Letter to the

Hebrews reminds us that Jesus sacrificed His life “to

bring salvation to those who eagerly await

Him” (Hebrews 9:28).

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The widow of Zarephath had only a

handful of flour and a little oil, but made a little cake for

Elijah (1 Kings 17:10-16).

Psalm — Praise the Lord, my soul! (Psalm 146).

Second Reading — Christ will appear a second time to

bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him

(Hebrews 9:24-28).

Gospel — This poor widow put in more than all the other

contributors (Mark 12:38-44 [41-44]).

MASS READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ti 1:1-9; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 17:1-6

Tuesday: Ti 2:1-8, 11-14; Ps 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29;

Lk 17:7-10

Wednesday: Ti 3:1-7; Ps 23:1b-6; Lk 17:11-19

Thursday: Phlm 7-20; Ps 146:7-10; Lk 17:20-25

Friday: 2 Jn 4-9; Ps 119:1-2, 10-11, 17-18;

Lk 17:26-37

Saturday: 3 Jn 5-8; Ps 112:1-6; Lk 18:1-8

Sunday: Dn 12:1-3; Ps 16:5, 8-11; Heb 10:11-14, 18;

Mk 13:24-32

NEXT HEALING MASS

Tuesday, November 20, 7:00 pm

(Rosary at 6:30 pm)

PARISH PILGRIMAGE “DIVINE MERCY PILGRIMAGE TO POLAND”

MAY 13-20, 2019

Father Nick Bozza will be the spiritual

director during a pilgrimage to Poland.

Throughout the program we will pray at

the Shrine of the Divine Mercy near

Krakow and visit sites of relevance in

the lives of Saint John Paul II, Saint

Faustina Kowalska, Saint Maximilan

Kolbe, St. Edith Stein, and Blessed

Jerzy Popieluszk as well as experiencing

the rich history and culture of Poland.

The cost of $3,350.00 per person (two in

a room)/$4,250.00 (single occupancy) includes round-trip transportation

from St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish to Newark International Airport,

round-trip economy airfare/ departure taxes/ fuel surcharges, 6 nights

hotel accommodations in Superior First Class Hotels, full breakfast and

dinner daily, private transportation with a professional tour manager, all

entrance fees, taxes and service charges, hotel baggage handling, tips to

the tour manager/ city sightseeing guides/ motor coach drivers.

A detailed brochure will be available in the Parish Office during the

week of November 12 or may be obtained by calling: Great Experienc-

es, Inc. at 201-825-3725.

STEWARDSHIP SAINT FOR NOVEMBER:

SAINT ALBERT THE GREAT

Saint Albert the Great was a 13th-century German Domini-

can priest, considered one of the most extraordinary men

of his age alongside Peter Lombard, Roger Bacon and

Saint Thomas Aquinas. His stewardship of the intellectual

life, his students and our life of faith is profound.

Born in 1200, near Ulm, Albert was the eldest son of a

powerful and wealthy German family. He was educated in

the liberal arts at the University of Padua, Italy, and against

his family’s wishes, joined the Dominican Order in 1223.

He earned his doctorate at the University of Paris and taught theology with much success in a

number of medieval German universities, including Cologne.

For a time Albert was the pope’s personal theologian and in 1260 was appointed bishop of Re-

gensburg, Germany, against his will. He remained for only three years before returning his

time and energy to teaching and writing in Cologne. He enhanced his reputation for humility

by refusing to ride horses. Instead, he walked back and forth across his huge diocese, keeping

with the rules of the Dominican order.

Albert’s influence on scholars is substantial. His fame is due in part to being the forerunner,

spiritual guide and teacher of Saint Thomas Aquinas. But he also composed an encyclopedia

containing treatises on almost every branch of learning known at the time. His work fills 38

volumes and covers subjects ranging from astronomy and chemistry to geography and philoso-

phy. His knowledge of science was considerable and for the age remarkably accurate. He also

displayed an insight into nature and a knowledge of theology that surprised his contemporaries

who named him “Magnus” (“the Great”) to recognize his genius. Albert even inspired a mysti-

cal school of theology among fellow Dominicans such as Meister Eckhart.

Albert participated in the Second Council of Lyons, France, in 1274, the fourteenth of the

Catholic Church’s 21 great councils (Vatican II was the twenty-first). On his way to the coun-

cil, he was shocked to learn of Aquinas’ death at age 49 and he publicly defended his former

student against attacks on the Catholicity of his writings.

After suffering from what is now thought to be Alzheimer’s disease, Albert died in Cologne on

November 15, 1280. He was declared a Doctor of the Church in 1931, one of only 33 individ-

uals bestowed that honor. His tomb is in the crypt of the Dominican church in Cologne and his

relics are in the Cologne Cathedral. His feast day is November 15.