Mar 13 - Saint James the Less

March 13, 2016
SAINT JAMES THE LESS PARISH
36 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 Phone: 732-521-0100 Fax: 732-521-8287 Email: [email protected]
Pastoral Staff
Reverend Michael Fragoso, Pastor
Monsignor John B. Szymanski, PA, VGE
Weekend Assistant
Kim Bohinski-Smith
Parish Catechetical Leader/ Pastoral Asst.
Patty Bisignano
Administrative Assistant
Deacon Patrick Smith
Parish Office Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm M-F
Website: stjamesthelesschurch.org
Daily Mass Schedule
Morning Prayer
Monday - Friday 8:15 am
Weekday Mass
Monday - Friday 8:30 am
Weekend Masses
Saturday: 4:00 pm
Sunday: 8:00 am, 11:00 am, 3:00 pm (Spanish) and 5:00 pm
Confession
Saturday: 3:00 pm
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
First Sunday of the Month at the 11 am Mass
October - May
Altar Rosary Society and Miraculous Medal Novena
First Thursday of the Month: 7:00 pm
Adoration
On Thursdays, Adoration will be held in the
Church from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. All are
welcome to come for any amount of time.
Adult Choir
Wednesday: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Spanish Choir
First Tuesday of the Month 8:00 pm
Music Ministry
Kevin Daly, Director of Music
Victoria Scheirer, Youth Choir
Knights of Columbus Council #6336
83 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg
First & third Monday of every month 8:00 pm
732-521-3366
St. James Columbiettes
2nd Thursday of every month
7:00 pm
Baptism: Parents who wish to have their child baptized need
to call the Rectory. Preparation classes are required and are by
appointment only. Baptisms will be held the first Sunday of
every month. Baptismal classes are held the second Sunday of
every month.
Sponsors and Godparents: If you are 18 years of age or
older, you must register as an adult and be confirmed in the
Catholic Church. If you wish to be a Sponsor for Confirmation
or a Godparent, you must be an active parishioner and
attending Mass.
Matrimony: Couples contemplating this Sacrament must
contact the Parish Office at least one year in advance. All
couples planning marriage must attend Pre-Cana classes or
Engaged Encounter.
Ministry of the Sick: Parishioners who are homebound and
would like to receive the Eucharist, please call the Rectory. If
you would like to have your name included on the Prayer List
in the bulletin, please call the Rectory.
RCIA: Adults inquiring about the Catholic Church with a
desire to become Catholic are invited to call the Parish Office
for more information about the Rite of Catholic Initiation of
Adults which begins in September and runs through the
following Easter.
St. James Cemetery
Mott Avenue, Monroe Twp
For more information please contact the Rectory
Food and Fellowship Soup Kitchen
Every Tuesday
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
St. James Parish Hall
Food Pantry Donation
First Sunday of every month
Parish Mission Statement
St. James the Less Parish is a Christian Community of the Roman Catholic tradition. Our Parish Community is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus, and as the people of God
are called to further the mission of Jesus. We will do this through the Word, Liturgy,
Sacrament, Music, Ecumenism, Evangelization, Religious Education of our Children, Prayer and the Honoring of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We will deepen our knowledge, skills and
understanding of our Faith. We will be Faith based. Above all, we will foster Love by example and serve the needs of others to work towards economic and social development for all
people.
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Please keep those who are sick in your prayers:
Gaetan Ames, Dolores Ball, Andrew Bianconano, Arlene Calabro,
Evelyn, Bruno Chmiel, John Compoli, Connie Conover, Gordon
Demetzky, Baby Emily, Sandra Dipierro Grubbs, Toni Hart,
Christine Harvey, Timothy Hilarczyk, Nikolai Hopkins, Gail
Houck, Julie Ico, Rosemarie Kolessar, Angelina Lasala, Connie
Lasala Venezia, Baby Sebastian Lattugga, Tanya & Matthew
Laudien, Elwood Linsky, Savira Londy-Eiben, Joanne Manfre,
Patsy Mannion, Michael Marano, Phyllis Mason, Jennie Martin,
Ray McCarthy, Baby Nicholas Merritt, Edward Migliore, Massimo
Migliore, Lily Mizzi, Evelyn Monte, Laurie Musumeci, Michael
Nichols, John Pariso, Marilyn Rohrbach, Joseph Sabatino, William
C. Sharp, Kathleen Sinclair, Veronica Starace, Jeanne Tobias
Stearn, Tommy Surace, Carmela Torres, Peter Vignolo, Brian
Walsh, John Walsh, Brian Ward, John Ward, Grace Wetzel and
Elizabeth “Betty” Zelasko.
Collections
Collection
2nd Collection
,
$ 9,362.00
$ 2,201.00
Stations of the Cross
Fridays at 7:00 pm
Spanish at 8:30 pm
The Bread and Wine that are being offered at
our Eucharistic Celebration this week are in
loving memory of Barbara & Linda
Narsavage.
This is a gift from Tom Narsavage & Family.
YOUTH GROUP NEWS
BLAST!
Believing, Living and Sharing Together
Youth Group News
Join us March 18th for a fun filled overnight to grow in
faith and love, and to learn what it means to be a
woman of God! Come for a night of games, movies,
snacks, and prayer. All women in grades 6-12 are
invited. Feel free to bring a friend. The women are
meeting in cafeteria at Immaculate Conception at 8:30
p.m.
What are my teenage years meant to be for me? A time
to play video games and goof off? Do you have what it
takes for something greater? Calling all men of God!
Men from the 6th-12th grade come to Guy’s Retreat on
Friday, March 18th from 8:30 p.m. –7:30 a.m. in the
rectory basement. Come for fun, food, discussions and
man up challenges!
For more information email
[email protected]
HYMNS:
Gathering: There's a Wideness in God's Mercy #488
Preparation: Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling #664
Communion: Loving and Forgiving #671; Center of My
Life #491
Recessional: Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days
#120
A Note from the Pastor
Fr. Michael Fragoso
Somebody asked me a good question, “Do we still have to do
our Easter duty?”
It used to be that all were expected to confess their sins in
Lent and receive Holy Communion at Easter. Church Law
has not changed but it needs some explanation.
For the Sacrament of Reconciliation the law states that when
one is conscious of grave or mortal sin it should be
confessed as needed but at least once a year. Grave sins
are those against the Ten Commandments and the Five
Precepts of the Church.
For example:
To love God with your whole being means not being
superstitious, going to mediums, astrology, witchcraft, etc.
To keep holy the Lords Day means going to Mass on Sunday
and Holy Days of Obligation.
To keep holy the Lord’s name means just that, not using the
name of Jesus in anger, frustration, out of spite or to swear
by frivolously. Solemn oaths for public office, testifying before
the court, are acceptable. The commandment says, “For the
Lord will not leave unpunished anyone who invokes his name
in vain.” (Ex 20:7)
Venial sins are those that are not as serious: hating
somebody so much so as to wish them harm is a grave sin;
but disliking them so as to not associate with them is a venial
sin. Another example is using abusive language in extreme
frustration versus to intentionally hurt someone.
While venial sins are not required to be confessed, Pope St
John Paul II would confess every day and one presumes
these sins to have been venial.
It’s a matter of trying to achieve holiness and perfection: “Be
perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Mt 5:48)
The idea of confessing during Lent was to be able to receive
communion worthily, that is without sin. St Paul wrote that
who receives Holy Communion unworthily calls judgement
upon himself (1 Cor 11:27-9).
As your Pastor it is my duty to bring this to your attention. It
would be much worse to bring more sin upon you by failing to
follow this simple step: confessing your sins so as to worthily
receive Holy Communion.
Since I see a lot of people receiving Communion on Sunday,
I assume they are going to the surrounding parishes for
confession.
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MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, March 14th to Sunday, March 20th
Monday
8:30 am
Lenten Weekday
Antolino & Trippe Families r/b
Grace & Tom Trippe
Tuesday
8:30 am
Lenten Weekday
Susan Allen r/b Margaret Hughes
Wednesday
8:30 am
Lenten Weekday
Joseph Picone r/b his Family
Thursday
8:30 am
Lenten Weekday
Albert W. Sikorski r/b
Walter & Fran Kologinsky
Friday
8:30 a.m
Lenten Weekday
Bryan Jeffries r/b The Family
Saturday
4:00 p.m.
Lenten Weekday
Frank Sosnowski r/b wife Corrine Sosnowski
Sunday
8:00 am
Palm Sunday
For the people of St. James
11:00 am
Ed Damiani r/b the Family
3:00 p.m.
Thomas Galarza r/b Prayer Group &
Divine Mercy
5:00 p.m.
Bruno Mecchi r/b Loving Friend of RCC
Champions for Catholic Charities
St. Patrick’s Day 50/50 Raffle
$100 per Ticket
2 Grand Prize Winners
Will equally share 50% of the gross proceeds.
Need not be preset to win.
By entering the St. Patrick’s Day Raffle, you are
helping our neighbors in need and you just may
bring home that “pot of gold.” The prize for last
year’s winter raffle was over $33,000 each for
two lucky winners. With your participation, we
are hoping for even greater success this year.
To request tickets, go to: http://diometuchen.org/
StPatRaffle
and complete the raffle flyer or call 732-5622438.
Drawing: March 17, 2016 – 12:00 Noon
St. John Neumann Pastoral Center
LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE WEEK/
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
March 14th: MONDAY/ LUNES
251: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62
Ps 23:1-6 Jn 8:12-20
March 15th: TUESDAY/MARTES
252: Nm 21:4-9 Ps 102:2-3, 16-21
Jn 8:21-30
March 16th: WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES
253: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95 (Ps) Dn 3:52-56
Jn 8:31-42
March 17th: THURSDAY/JUEVES
254: Gn 17:3-9 Ps 105:4-9 Jn 8:51-59
March 18th: FRIDAY/VIERNES
255: Jer 20:10-13 Ps 18:2-7 Jn 10:31-42
March 19th: SATURDAY/SÁBADO
543: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29
Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22 Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a
March 20th: SUNDAY/DOMINGO
37: Lk 19:28-40 38: Is 50:4-7 Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24
Phil 2:6-11 Lk 22:14-23:56 or 23:1-49
ChrismMass
Monday, March 21st
Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, Metuchen
7:30 pm
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Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski will celebrate the Chrism Mass
with the priests of the Diocese. At this Mass, the Bishop
will bless the Holy Oils which each parish receives for the
rites of anointing. Saint Ambrose [340-397] began this
custom-which we now call the Chrism Mass-in his
Cathedral in Milan. These Holy Oils, which are used to
sanctify the Faithful, have been channels of holiness for
centuries! The Oil of Catechumens is used to anoint the
chest of infants and hands of adults before their Baptism;
the Oil of the Sick is used on the forehead and hands of the
infirm in the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick; and
Sacred Chrism is used to anoint the head of the newly
baptized, the foreheads of confirmandi, the hands of a
priest at his ordination, the head of a bishop at his
ordination, and the altar and walls of new churches. At the
Mass, all priests make a Renewal of Commitment to
Priestly Service, recommitting themselves to their Bishop
and to their ministry to God and His People; the Bishop
and all Priests then ask the people for a pledge of their
prayerful support. All are strongly encouraged to join in
the ancient, grace-filled Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of
St. Francis of Assisi.
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Sacramento de la Confesión
Domingo 2:00 pm.
Intenciones para la Misa
Intenciones para la Misa , $10 cada Misa.
Alguien me hizo una buena pregunta esta semana, “¿Se debe recibir comunión en tiempo de Pascua?"
Es la ley de la Iglesia que los que hayan recibido la primera comunión reciban la Santa Comunión por lo menos una vez al año en
tiempo de Pascua.
Por eso es costumbre confesarse en tiempo de Cuaresma para recibir la Santa Comunión dignamente en tiempo de Pascua. Ley de la
Iglesia no ha cambiado.
La ley establece que se debe presentar al Sacramento de la Reconciliación cuando uno es consciente de pecado grave o mortal,
según sea necesario, por lo menos una vez al año. Pecados graves son aquellos contra los Diez Mandamientos y los Cinco Preceptos
de la Iglesia.
Por ejemplo:
Amar a Dios con todo el ser significa no ir a los espiritistas, la astrología, la brujería. Todo eso es superstición y creencias falsas.
Santificar el día del Señor significa ir a misa los domingos y fiestas de obligación.
Mantener santo nombre del Señor significa exactamente eso, no usar el nombre de Jesús en la ira, frustración, por despecho o jurar
frívolamente. Juramentos solemnes para un cargo público o para los que testifican ante el tribunal, son aceptables. El mandamiento
dice: "Porque el Señor no dejará sin castigo a cualquiera que invoca su nombre en vano." (Ex 20: 7)
Los pecados veniales son aquellos que no son tan graves: odiar tanto a alguien con el fin de desearle daño es un pecado grave; pero
el no gustarle con fin de no asociarse con ellos socialmente es un pecado venial. Otro ejemplo es el uso de lenguaje abusivo en la
frustración extrema, comparado con tener la intención de causarle algún daño.
No se requiere confesar los pecados veniales pero el Papa San Juan Pablo II se confesaba todos los días y es de suponer que esos
pecados eran venial.
Es una cuestión de tratar de alcanzar la santidad y la perfección: ". Sed perfectos como vuestro Padre celestial es perfecto" (Mt 5,48)
La idea de confesar durante la Cuaresma (es decir estar libre de pecado) era para poder recibir la comunión dignamente en tiempo de
Pascua. San Pablo escribió que quien recibe la Sagrada Comunión indignamente se condena a si mismo. (1 Cor 11: 27-9).
Como su pastor es mi deber traer esto a su atención. Sería mucho peor si cayera más pecado sobre usted por no seguir este sencillo
paso: confesar sus pecados a fin de recibir dignamente la Santa Comunión.
Por eso es importante confesarse aquí o en una parroquia vecina frecuentemente.
Ministry Schedule
Mass
Saturday
4:00pm
Sunday
8:00am
Lector
Week of March 19th/20th
Eucharistic
Eucharistic
Minister
Minister
Eucharistic
Minister
Altar Server
Grace Holmes
Marcus Pena
Emma & Kailee
Villiarola
Leonila Albinto
Joe Colamussi
Rose Corso
Julie Ico
Ed Moke
Tom Gibbons
Anne Mendoker
Pat Moke
Martin Villanobos
Tyler Dunn
Anthony Cioffi
Caitlin Smith
11:00am
Judy Pugliese
Carol Damiani
Irene Lesko
Monique
Mainville
5:00pm
Susanne Alvarez
Judy Chuisano
Elaine Slabinski
Kim Smith
Food and Fellowship
Soup Kitchen
The St. James the Less Food and Fellowship Soup Kitchen is opened! Meals will be made available for the needy
every Tuesday from 3:00-6:00 p.m. If you are in need please join us, or if you know of someone in need please let
them know about this ministry! Donations can be made directly to St. James Church with Food and Fellowship in
the memo. If you would like more information please contact Deacon Patrick Smith at 732-233-6970.
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St. James the Less Day!
St. James the Less is sponsoring a fundraiser
on:
Wednesday, March 16th
at
Ciro’s Ristorante.
When
you
present
this
bulletin
announcement, a 10% donation of your
purchase will be contributed to St. James the
Less. This will support the restoration of our
church pews and projects for the interior of our
church. Lunch, Dinner & Take Out 732-5211800...Enjoy a delicious meal during this
special week honoring St. Patrick and St.
Joseph.
Thank you for your support!
World Apostolate of Fatima, Blue Army
Shrine
Join us on Divine Mercy Sunday April 3rd
at the Blue Army Shrine located in
Washington, NJ. Celebrant is Rev. Ronan
Murphy who has given many missions,
retreats and conferences. 2:00 pm.
Confessions and Mass; 3:00 pm. Divine
Mercy Chaplet, Litany of Divine Mercy,
Veneration of the Divine Mercy Image;
Benediction and Veneration of the Sacred
Relic of St. Faustina. Shrine is located at
674 Mountain View Road, Washington, NJ
07882. For info: (908) 689-1700 Ext 210
bluearmy.com
HAVE YOU LOST A LOVED ONE?
When a loved one dies, our world is forever changed. For the
heart-broken, daily life is overwhelmed with sadness. The
simplest of tasks becomes a monumental challenge as our
minds and hearts are clouded with sadness, loneliness, fear
and possibly anger. If you are suffering over the death of a
loved one, The Immaculate Conception Bereavement
Support Group may help you during this painful time. Our
trained and caring facilitators will guide you on your journey
through grief beginning on Monday, March 28 at 7:30 PM in
the Rectory basement meeting room and will continue for the
next six Mondays. The rectory is located at 18 South Street,
Spotswood. Each session focuses on a stage of grief and
offers a safe haven during a difficult time. For information or to
register, please call the parish office at 732-251-3110 during
office hours or email [email protected].
**ATTENTION**
Our email address has changed effective
immediately to [email protected]
CHURCH PEWS FUNDRAISER
Thank you to all who purchased Palm Crosses and
gift cards this past weekend. This is a great start to
reaching our goal for Pew Restoration.
Gift cards to ShopRite and Stop & Shop in $25
increments will be available to purchase in the
Rectory during office hours and on the first weekend
of each month during all masses. If you have any
questions, please email Sandy Bohinski at
[email protected] or call 732-521-3012.
Vendors Needed
Our Lady of Peace Columbiettes,
North Brunswick, will host the 6th Annual
Indoor Garage and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 2,
2016 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. This year’s event is a
fund raiser for Lenny who is an Army veteran and is
wheel chair bound. Lenny needs a new pair of leg
braces to give him a new lease on life. We are seeking
your help by participating in the Indoor Garage Sale by
purchasing a table for $20.00. Deadline to purchase a
table is March 12, 2016. Please contact Janet Pinto at
732-236-1807 or [email protected].