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OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

Volume 4, Issue 30: July 23, 2017 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

the cathol ic community of

10 County Road Tenafly, NJ 07670 201.568.0545 www.olmc.us

Volume 4, Issue 30 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Pastor Reverend Daniel O’Neill, O.Carm. t - 201.568.0545 e - [email protected]

In Residence Reverend Emmett Gavin, O.Carm. e - [email protected]

Church Office Barbara Tamborini, Church Bookkeeper e - [email protected]

Mary Ann Nelson, Administrative Assistant t - 201.568.0545 f - 201.568.3215 e - [email protected]

Roxanne Kougasian, Secretary

t - 201.871.4662 e - [email protected]

Deacons Deacon Lex Ferrauiola e - [email protected]

Deacon Michael Giuliano e - [email protected]

Deacon David Loman e - [email protected]

Mission Development Elliot Guerra, Director t - 201.568.1403 e - [email protected]

Music Ministry Peter Coll, Music Director t - 201.871.4662 e - [email protected]

Religious Education Office Sr. Regina M. Chassar, SSJ, Director t - 201.871.4662 e - [email protected]

Confirmation Program Elliot Guerra, Director Justin Fernandez, Confirmation Staff t - 201.568.1403 e - [email protected] e - [email protected]

Academy

Kelly A. Koval, Principal t - 201.567.6491 f - 201.568.1402 e - [email protected]

Mary Ayoub, Academy Bookkeeper e - [email protected]

Lisa Knowles, Administrative Assistant t - 201.567.6491

Facilities Ed McElroy, Facility Director t - 201.906.4389 e - [email protected]

Staff Directory

Masses

Daily Monday – Saturday 8:30 AM

Weekends Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 NOON

Holy Days As announced

Sacraments

The Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 4:00 – 4:30 PM, or by appointment; please call the Church Office

The Sacrament of Baptism

The second Sunday of each month, except during Lent. Please arrange for Baptism at least two months in advance.

The Sacrament of Marriage

Please make an appointment with a priest or deacon at least one year in advance.

The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick

Please call the Church Office to request a visit from fr. Dan.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mission Statement

“We are the Roman Catholic Community of Our Lady of Mount Carmel based in Tenafly, New Jersey.

Our mission is the promotion of the holiness of life through the celebration of the Sacraments, the sharing of the Gospel

and the promotion of Catholic values. We offer pastoral care through ministries that provide education,

healing, spiritual growth and social outreach in the Carmelite tradition.”

“No matter who you are, no matter what you’ve done, no matter where you’re from, no matter where you’re going,

no matter how good or bad things seem, you are always welcome.”


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MOUNT CARMEL NEWS

FINDING A CATHOLIC CHURCH WHILE ON VACATION

Check out www.masstimes.org for Catholic churches in or near the area where you’re traveling.

“Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.”

– Saint John Paul II

Dear Brothers and Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Thank you for the wonderful celebration of Fr. Ashley and Fr. Michael’s 50th Anniversary of Ordination. We have all been blessed to know such fine men of Carmel. Special thanks to Meddy Hellman, Rose Ann Miglietta and Debbie Viar who planned, set up, shopped, prepared, hosted and cleaned up the great reception after last Sunday’s noon Mass and many thanks to all those who helped to make this a memorable occasion. Today we welcome our guests who will be living with us this week in the auditorium. Many have stepped up to provide this service to our homeless brothers and sisters. I am grateful to all of you and especially Elliot Guerra who has been chairing this service project for the past year and a half. You may have noticed that the south parking lot was closed when you came to Mass today. Our long-awaited repaving project is underway. Since I am writing this letter in advance once again, I am not able to state exactly how much work has been achieved in the week prior to your reading this. Please know this: The project has been approved by our Finance Committee, our Parish Advisory Board and the Archdiocese of Newark. We will repave the lot, repair the perimeter, remove the island and create seven new spaces as well as ease the constant congestion. The project might take up to three weeks to complete, therefore, please only use the north lot for weekday Mass parking and weekend Mass parking. I will have updates and more details to pass along in the next two weeks. I wish you a blessed summer and I thank you for being the Church family of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Sincerely yours in Christ and Our Lady of Mount Carmel,

fr. Dan [email protected]

• Upcoming Events

• Ministry Opportunities

• Letters of Gratitude Please check out today’s bulletin for details on these items and much more!

Mark your calendar for two upcoming benefit events. Please see page 7 of today’s bulletin for details.

PASTOR’S LETTER


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MASSES FOR THE WEEK

MONDAY, JULY 24th 8:30 Anthony Puccio req. The Antonucci Family TUESDAY, JULY 25th 8:30 Anthony & Elie Gentile req. Sr. Agnes & Sr. Helene

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26th 8:30 Ann Turigiano req. Her Grandchildren

THURSDAY, JULY 27th 8:30 Grgo Matesic req. Lino & Marianne Picinic

FRIDAY, JULY 28th 8:30 Biagio Hroncich req. Nick & Sandy Hroncich

SATURDAY, JULY 29th 8:30 John Tarabocchia req. Nick & Sandy Hroncich

5:00 Enzo Filippi req. Lou & Mary Vagnone

SUNDAY, JULY 30th 8:00 Ardith Leber

10:00 Roberta Meringolo req. The Leschner Family

12:00 Andrew Loman req. Carrie Schurmann & Andrew Lubienski

MINISTERS FOR JULY 29th & 30th

5 PM Servers – Mary Petito, Matteo Petito

Lector – Brad Moyer

Eucharistic Ministers – Tana Guan, James Brooks, Kathleen Wall, Mae Kenny

8 AM Servers – Alexia Celli, John Celli

Lector – Brenda Brunelle

Eucharistic Ministers – Tom DeAngelis, Pat White, Marianne Reilly, Rich White

10 AM Servers – Kailyn Cho, Banan Flynn

Lector – Fran Mladjenovic

Eucharistic Ministers – Wanda Ferrauiola, Patti Flynn, Gloria Zayas, Jeanne Nafash

12 NOON Servers – Samantha Rodriguez, Isabella Aberde, Malcolm Bermudo

Lector – Mary Beth Giuliano

Eucharistic Ministers – Maria Luppino, Gina Luppino, Marc Votto, Janet Doll

LITURGICAL

THE BREAD AND WINE This week the Bread and Wine are in memory of

Janina M. Clark requested by Her Loving Son, Michael W. Clark.

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THE SANCTUARY LAMP This week the Sanctuary Lamp is in memory of

Josephine and Anthony Suwara requested by The Kokosinski Family.

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REST IN PEACE Please remember in your prayers

Michael Mele and all the military men and women who have died this week.

The altar flowers this week are given by

The Durso Family in memory of

Ralph and Laura Durso.

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY – You’re invited to join our Liturgical Ministry! If you would like to serve as a Eucharistic Minister or Lector, please email Roxanne at [email protected] to sign up for one of these ministries! Training is provided and scheduling is done based on your availability and Mass preference.


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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

To register for Religious Education classes online…

Visit our website www.olmc.us and click on Learn – Religious Education – Registration.

Credit card payment can now be done online! On the registration form, just click on

‘You can also pay with credit card online here.’

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY – You’re invited to join our Catechetical Ministry. We currently need catechists on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:45 for the 2017-2018 school year. Tuesday religious education classes begin on September 19th. Classes end the beginning of May. Training is provided.

Team teaching is an option! We offer team teaching opportunities that allow you to either alternate with another catechist or teach alongside another catechist! The choice is yours!

For more information or to join our team of catechists, please contact Sr. Regina at 201-871-4662 or at [email protected].

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY – Students beginning in fourth grade are invited to become part of Our

Lady of Mount Carmel’s beautiful Altar Server Ministry to serve God and their Church.

Altar serving provides an opportunity to become more involved in the Mass and to meet other kids of varying ages serving together in this ministry!

Please contact Sr. Regina at 201-871-4662 or [email protected]. Training is provided and observation at Mass takes place prior to serving at Mass. Serving is on a rotating basis and is based on your availability.

The Religious Education Program is a curriculum of continuous religious instruction for students beginning in kindergarten and continuing each year through eighth grade. Class choices are Sunday mornings from 8:45 to 9:55 and Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 until 4:45. For more information, please give us a call at 201-871-4662.

About us…

Check out our NEW online registration form with online payment option!


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ACADEMY A Note from Elena Ugarte. . .

My cousin, Madre Doris, sent a THANK YOU picture to our school because she doesn’t speak English.

Toni Essman: Thank you again for your idea of helping my cousin’s mission. She and the girls are going to be very happy with all the new things they can get.

Benedetta Watros: Double thank you! You touched my heart with your generosity and filled my cousin and all the girls’ hearts with a big smile.

A big hug, Elena

Casa de la Divina Providencia, Peru

ACADEMY OFFICE SUMMER HOURS

Archdiocese to Institute New Testing Vehicle for COOP High School Entrance Examination

This fall, eighth grade students in Catholic elementary schools and public school students seeking admission to an Archdiocesan Catholic high school will take a new testing vehicle under the Cooperative Admissions Examination Program (COOP) to assist school staff in evaluating freshmen candidates.

The new version of the COOP exam is a comprehensive high school admissions guide that has been used extensively throughout the nation for over 50 years. The test, which is updated each year, provides each participating school with score reports highlighting details of performance of individual students.

Specific information about the dates and procedures for registering for the 2017 COOP exam will be available on the COOP website – http://njcoopexam.org.

CLOSED: Mondays and Fridays

OPEN: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9 AM to 12 PM

Wishing all our students

and their families a safe and enjoyable

summer!


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Please keep the following people in your prayers:

Bernadette Alvarado Rumi Kubo Max Bazzarelli Elon Lages Lima Brian Bingman Patricia McGlade Maria Capo Vito Moncello Pat Carrier Dottie Murphy Remedios De Guzman Kay Raphael Rachel Durso Anthony Salvatore Peter Gagne Helen Trembicki Lucas Harashima Giselle Velez Adam Kokosinski Kevin Walsh

We continue to pray for all those listed above. Please call the Church Office at 201-568-0545 if you have a loved one in need of prayers or if you would like to have a name removed from the above list.

WEEKLY RUNDOWN

An International Evening to Benefit OLMC’s Medical Mission

Check the parish bulletin and website in the coming months for more details!

“Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old,

the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God’s creation,

made in his own image, destined to live for ever,

and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.”

– Pope Francis

A Summer Concert

Where: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church When: Friday, August 11, 7PM

Wine and Cheese Reception to follow.

Concert is dedicated to Lucas Harashima

and his fight against pediatric brain cancer – DIPG.

Any donations will be greatly appreciated. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to support

Lucas’ medical treatments.

Food Entertainment Basket Raffle

50-50

SAVE THE DATE


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WEEKLY RUNDOWN

July 23rd – 30th, 2017

Family Promise of Bergen County and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church have teamed up to “open the doors of mercy.” There are many ways to help! Please email me, Elliot Guerra, at [email protected] or visit our website www.olmc.us and click on the Family Promise image for ways to volunteer or donate. Here are some ways to help:

Volunteer Shifts of volunteers are required to cook and serve dinner in the evening. We can also use volunteers in the morning to set up for breakfast. At least two volunteers must say overnight as per Family Promise regulations. Fr. Dan, Mr. Ed McElroy (OLMC Facilities Manager) and I have already taken three of the seven nights!

Donate We are filling our pantry with items for the families, for example luncheon meats, snacks and more. Also, while Family Promise provides beds, we need gently used or new linens and new toiletries.

Pray Please offer up the volunteers, organizers and families in your prayers during the time of service that the Spirit of God fosters within us a successful event. We understand people travel during the summer and if you are, we hope you enjoy your rest and ask that you continue to pray for us. May OLMC continue to be a place that “No matter who you are, no matter what you’ve done, no matter where you’re from, no matter where you’re going, no matter how good or bad things seem, you are always welcome.”

Fr. Dan has challenged us in the spirit of Pope Francis' call to "Open the doors of mercy!" After working for two years,

our opportunity has arrived! The OLMC community is opening its doors to working homeless families beginning this Sunday, July 23rd through July 30th, 2017 as part of the temporary housing program run by Family Promise of Bergen County. The families will be staying in our parish auditorium (Odyssey Theatre) this week. We are providing shelter, dinner, breakfast and supplying lunch. The families only eat and sleep here during the evening hours; during the day they work and their children attend daycare. "…the Holy Door will become a Door of Mercy through which anyone who enters will experience the love of God who consoles, pardons, and instills hope."

Source: www.usccb.org

“Imagine yourself always to be the servant of all,

and look upon all as if they were Christ our Lord in person.

And thus shall you do him honor and reverence.”

St. Teresa of Avila


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DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK

“Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”

Luke 11:28

Monday Exodus 14:5-18; Matt 12:38-42 Tuesday 2 Cor 4:7-15; Matt 20:20-28

Wednesday Exodus 16:1-5,9-15; Matt 13:1-9 Thursday Exodus 19:1-2,9-11,16-20b; Matt 13:10-17 Friday Exodus 20:1-17; Matt 13:18-23

Saturday Exodus 24:3-8; John 11:19-27

WEEKLY RUNDOWN

This week we observe the Feast of St. James, Apostle on Tuesday, July 25th. “St. James, known as the Greater, in order to distinguish him from the other Apostle St. James, our Lord's cousin, was St. John's brother. With Peter and John he was one of the witnesses of the Transfiguration, as later he was also of the agony in the garden.

The pilgrimage to St. James of Compostella in the Middle Ages attracted immense crowds; after the pilgrimage to Rome or the Holy Land, it was the most famous and the most frequented pilgrimage in Christendom. The pilgrim paths to Compostella form a network over Europe; they are dotted with pilgrims' hospices and chapels, some of which still exist.

St. James is mentioned in the Roman Canon of the Mass.” Source: www.catholicculture.org

Make a purchase at Metropolitan Plant & Flower Exchange valued at $50 or more and Metropolitan will donate $10 to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Tenafly.

Complete Form Below & Present at Time of Purchase Expires 12/31/17

*Cannot be combined with any other offers.*

Name_______________________________________________

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Order #___________ Total $__________ Date___________

2125 Fletcher Avenue 840 Route 17 North Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-944-1050 201-445-7101

Visit Metropolitan Plant & Flower Exchange or place an order by calling

1-800-METRO-13 www.metroplantexchange.com

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METROPOLITAN FARM is now open. 119 Hickory Lane, Closter, NJ 07624

201-767-0244

TODAY’S GOSPEL MESSAGE Matthew 13:24, 37-38

Sunday, July 23rd

“The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field…He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom.”

“As children of God, we are all ‘good seeds,’ blessed by God with the potential to accomplish much good in the world. We fulfill God’s plan when we share our talents and our financial gifts to help build God’s kingdom on earth. Through our stewardship we sow ‘good seeds’ on earth to ultimately help each other get to Heaven!”

Source: “Stewardship Bulletin Reflections.” Archdiocese of Newark Call to Stewardship (Summer 2017).


GIVING & GRATITUDE

“Dear Father O’Neill:

At this time I want to express my deep gratitude to you and all at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish for the outstanding success of

the Ladies’ Night Out Event for the benefit of Siena House Shelter held on May 12, 2017 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School.

Siena House received a check in the amount of $22,000, which was raised at the Event. I am overwhelmed at the amount of the check and on behalf of the Staff, mothers and babies of our shelter, I extend my deep appreciation to you and all those who made the night possible, especially the Women’s Siena Ministry Group led by Jennifer Schippert.

These ladies have been raising funds for Siena House for the past ten years, starting with three years of Garage Sales and then seven Ladies’ Night Out Events. Each year, they seem to do better than before! Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter and Mothers’ Day “Gifts of Love” have been poured out on our mothers and babies through their efforts and the generosity of your Parishioners.

Thank you, Father Dan, for making the school auditorium available to be used for the occasion. It was such a great space for all those wonderful ladies to enjoy such a spirited evening together.

May God continue to shower His abundant blessings on you and all those who have been so caring and generous to Siena House over all these years.

With gratitude, Sr. Mary Doris, O.P. Director”

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The account holder just needs to designate OLMC (listed in Amazon’s directory as “Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church”) as the recipient and start their browsing and do their shopping at smile.amazon.com. This website is identical to the regular site with the same pricing, and the account holder uses the same login and account information.

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