The Parish Family of St. John Paul II 39 East 22 nd Street, Bayonne, NJ 07002-3753 Rectory 201-339-2070; Fax 201-339-3676 Email: stjp2church@gmail.com or staff@olmcparish.com Religious Education: reledstjp2@gmail.com Web: www.johnpaul2parish.com w Served by: Rev. Zenon Boczek SDS, Pastor Rev. Paul Dolinski SDS, Parochial Vicar Rev. Andrew Kujawa SDS, Parochial Vicar The purpose of the Salvatorian is to strengthen, to defend and to spread the Catholic faith everywhere insofar as this is committed to it by Divine Providence. Therefore, by exercising this ecclesiastical teaching function in word and writing, it intends to achieve the end that all people might know more and more the one true God and Him whom He sent, Jesus Christ. Kerry G. Fryczynski, Zofia Castellon - Trustees Agnes Barowicz, Parish Secretary Debra Czerwienski, Director of Religious Education Blanca Cisneros, Secretary of Religious Education WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday: 4:30 PM at St. Michael s Church; 5:00 PM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Sunday: 7:00 AM (Polish); 8:15 AM; 9:30 AM; 10:45 AM (Polish) & 12:15 PM; 9:30 AM (Italian) - St. Michael s Church WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday Saturday: 7:00 AM (English) & 8:00 AM, (Polish) [except Thursday] Tuesday 7:00 PM (English), Thursday 7:00 PM (Polish) St. Michael s Church 8:00 AM (English) Monday Saturday CONFESSIONS: Daily 7:30 AM, Saturday 4:00 PM PARISH OFFICE HOURS; Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Tuesday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 1:00PM to 6:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 1:00PM to 3:00 PM
SATURDAY, May 13, 2017 4:30 PM (SM) Mass for All Mothers, Grandmothers & Godmothers, Living & Deceased 5:00 PM - Mass for All Mothers, Grandmothers & Godmothers, Living & Deceased SUNDAY, May 14, 2016 7:00 AM; 8:15 AM; 9:30 AM; 9:30 AM (SM);10:45 AM; 12:15 PM All Masses for All Mothers, Grandmothers & Godmothers, Living & Deceased. MONDAY, May 15, 2017 7:00 AM For Parishioners 8:00 AM ++Helena, Alexandra, Julian, Adam Zielinski (Rodzina Zielinski) 8:00 AM (SM) +Karen Langan (Joseph Jarso Jr) TUESDAY, May 16, 2017 7:00 AM +Jan Kaczmarski (Krystyna Konopko) 8:00 AM +Josephine Miros (Loretta Horzepa) 8:00 AM (SM) + Salvatore Papanbrea (Maria Sevilla) 7:00 PM +Henry Bogdziewicz (Lou, Julie Usarzewicz & Family) 8:00 PM Memorial Mass: +Arianna Coviello WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2017 7:00 AM + Georgia A. Balint (Andrew J. Merkovsky) 8:00 AM +Józef Chmura (Koło Nowej Polonii / New Polish Community Circle) 8:00 AM (SM) + Elizabeth Norton THURSDAY, May 18, 2017 7:00 AM + Stanley Gniazdowski (Family) 8:00 AM (SM) + Clara Posluszny (Revelt Family) 7:00 PM ++ Zofia & Józef Szcześniak (Syn z rodziną) FRIDAY, May 19, 2017 7:00 AM ++ Maryanna & Joseph Dobies (Florence & Ed Dobies) 8:00 AM ++ Paweł & Stefania Zietek (Valeria Toczynski & Family) 8:00 AM (SM) Blessings for Marge SATURDAY, May 20, 2017 7:00 AM + William Lesiak (Peregrin Family) 8:00 AM + +Helen & Alexander Mager (Tom & Lorraine) 8:00 AM (SM) Living & Deceased Members of the Salvatorian Fathers 4:30 PM (SM) ++John & Mildred Gaynor (Carol) 5:00 PM +Frank Judowski (wife, children & grandchildren) SUNDAY, May 21, 2016 7:00 AM + Florence Florczak (Bayonne Pulaski Parade Committee) 8:15 AM +Ludmila Jozefowicz (Chris Durak & Family) 9:30 AM ++Helen & Gienia Hempel (Alina & Family) 9:30 AM (SM)+Pasquale Vartuli (Rosa Vartuli & Family) 10:45AM 72nd Anniversary of the Battle of Monte Casino (The Szyposzynski Family) 12:15 PM +George T. Knoop (Margaret Knoop) 1:15 PM Raffle tickets drawing Fifth Sunday of Easter Remember that you are never alone, Christ is with you on your journey every day of your lives! St. John Paul II To the world you are a mother, but to your family you are the world. Spiritual Offerings, May 14-20, 2017 SACRED HEART + John Miksza (Priests of St. John Paul II Parish) DIVINE MERCY CANDLE +Siwiec, Pogorzelski & Bitwinski Families BLESSED MOTHER CANDLE + Regina C. Ryan (Family) ST. ANNE CANDLE +Jean McKee (daughter Pat Suckiel) ST. FRANCIS CANDLE Special Intentions of the Oranchak, Miskura & Baldassarre Families ST. JOSEPH CANDLE +Josephine Mierzejewski (Marge) ST. JOHN PAUL II Waclaw Lapkiewicz (Granddaughter Pat Suckiel) ST. JUDE Health blessings for Marge ST. THERESA +Jean Romano (Family) Our Grateful Tithe to God: Sunday, May 7, 2017: Regular: $ 6,900.00 Maintenance: $ 3,136.00 We thank all our parishioners for their generous support of our parish! Bóg Zapłać! Grazie!
THIS WEEK Saturday Sunday, May 13-14, 2017: Mother s Day Communicating God s Word collection Monday, May 15, 2017: Family of Nazareth -7:00 PM Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Cub Scouts - 7:00 PM Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Eucharistic Adoration - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, St. Michael s Church Thursday, May 18, 2017: Boy Scouts - 7:30 PM Saturday Sunday, May 20-21, 2017: Raffle Ticket Drawing-1:15 PM Monday, May 22, 2017: Family of Nazareth -7:00 PM Have you purchased tickets yet? Please help your church! Drawing: Sunday May 21-1:15 PM 1st Prize: 35% of total, 2nd Prize: 10% of total 3rd Prize: 5% of total. Ticket Price $10.00 each. Please call the rectory to purchase tickets. Proceeds will be applied to Parish Expenses. Flowers for Blessed Mother s Altar Were offered in the intentions: 1. Blessings for Lynch & Lucci Families (Barbara Lynch) 2. 45th Wedding Anniversary Blessings for Ronald & Helen Venner O almighty and eternal God, Lord of both the living and the dead, Your tender mercy embraces all men foreknown to be Yours by faith and a good life. Through the intercession of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary our Mother, and of all the saints, grant Your merciful pardon to all mothers for whom we pray, whether they still are living in this world or have departed from this flesh into the world to come. Especially, dear Lord, grant the requests I now make of You for my own beloved mother. Happy Mothers Day Flowers for St. John Paul II Altar Were offered in the intentions of God s blessings for the Gosiewski Family. Parish picnic will be held on September 10th. This fun-filled event will feature great food, games for the kids, prizes, and surprises. It's a great opportunity to socialize with our pastoral staff and your fellow parishioners. Parish Picnic needs a lot of preparation. Please help us to organize this event. Meeting for those who are willing to help: Wednesday, May 24th at 6:00 PM at the Parish Center May is the month of Mary We have Marian Devotions each week. English language devotions take place after 7 PM Tuesday Mass. Polish Language devotions take place after the 7 PM Thursday Mass.
The best gift you can give your mother today is to pray a rosary for her, or even better, with her. They say there is no love like a mother s love. A mother loves her child simply because the child is. There is no question of the child earning his mother s love. He can do nothing for his mother, or even acknowledge her love. A mother s love for her child is absolutely unconditional. Jesus points to the source of all love in Gospel: As the Father loves me, so I also love you. If we are good sons and daughters of our mothers, who loved us unconditionally simply because we were born, we give our mother s love to another. If we are good disciples of Jesus Christ, who loves us with his Father s unconditional love, we give Jesus love to another. Because love has two dimensions, two stages. First, we receive love. St. John puts it like this: In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us. We have no love that is not first received; any love I give was previously given to me from another (my mother, my father, my friends, etc). And the first source of all love in the world is God. So: stage one is to receive love from God. But love must move to stage two, or it is incomplete and will die. Stage two is to give that love to another, to pass it on. If we just sit on the love given us, it dies. So Jesus says, remain in my love by keeping my commandments. If you love me, you will keep my commandments. Love received is not complete or effective if I don t give it away. I can t earn love, but I can give it away. What does this authentic love look like? Well, look at a mother. She gives her blood during a pregnancy. She gives her milk after the child is born. She gives her sleep for the first two years; she gives immense amounts of her time and her sweat and her attention to her child. And in giving, she receives, perhaps not immediately, but she receives love. It comes not always from the child, but always from God. Authentic love does not look much like what you see on television. It looks a lot more like what you see in your mother, and hopefully your father too. Which is why we love our mothers. You have taught us to love. You have given us the love you received from God, and have taught us to share it with another by your very sharing it with us. May we honor you, our mothers, by giving the love you have given us, even until it hurts. May we honor our Blessed Mother, who first received Love Incarnate, Jesus Christ, and then gave Him to us all. Preghiera per le mamme Ti preghiamo, o Signore: Per tutte le mamme che consumano la loro vita, giorno dopo giorno, a servizio dei figli, e serenamente affrontano il "terribile quotidiano", perchè trovino in Te il sostegno e la forza di continuare anche nei momenti di stanchezza e di sfiducia Per tutte le mamme che piangono gli errori e le cadute dei figli, e soffrono di sentirli lontani, perchè nella fede riscoprano il motivo vero della loro dedizione completa, anche nell'ora dell'abbandono, Per tutti i genitori che, distratti da molteplici impegni, rischiano di dimenticare che non si educa con le parole, ma con l'esempio e la coerenza, perchè trovino il coraggio di verificare la vita alla luce dell'esempio di Maria, Veglia, o Regina d'amore e di dolore, Benedici, o Maria, tutte le mamme, Fortifica,o Maria, tutte le mamme, Santifica, o Maria, tutte le mamme, Veglia sulle madri addolorate. Benedici le loro gioie e i loro dolori. Fortificale nella loro insostituibile missione. Santificale donando loro il Frutto del tuo seno. 1st Saturday Devotion: The Rose of Carmel prayer group dedicates the 1st Saturdays for recitation of the rosary and prayers to the Blessed Mother as requested in the apparitions at Fatima; and as Priests Saturday, offering prayer intentions for priests and vocations
Upcoming Change in Mass Schedule Beginning June 1, 2017 schedule for Saturday morning masses will change. Mt Carmel Church Saturday morning Masses: 7:30 AM - Mass in Polish Language 8:30 AM- Mass in English Language. No Mass in English at 7:00 AM Saint Michel Church No morning Mass on Saturday. All other Weekend and daily Masses remain unchanged. Thank you all so much for your participation in the life of this wonderful parish community May God bless you always. Fr. Zenon Boczek SDS Nabożeństwo majowe w języku angielskim - wtorki po Mszy św. o 7:00 PM. Nabożeństwo majowe w języku polskim - czwartki po Mszy św. o 7:00 PM oraz niedziele o 3:00 PM. Wszystkim Mamom w dniu ich święta składamy najlepsze życzenia! Niech Was Pan błogosławi i strzeże. Niech Pan rozpromieni oblicze swe nad Wami, niech Was obdarzy swą łaską. Niech zwróci ku Wam oblicze swoje i niech Was obdarzy pokojem!!! Niech Bóg okaże miłosierdzie Mamom świętującym ten dzień w niebie. Św. Andrzej Bobola urodził się w 1591 roku. W 1611 roku wstąpił do nowicjatu jezuitów w Wilnie, gdzie w kolejnych latach otrzymał solidną formację duchową i intelektualną w prężnie rozwijającym się zakonie. Studiował na założonej przez jezuitów Akademii Wileńskiej. Święcenia kapłańskie otrzymał w 1622 roku. Apostołował w Wilnie, Pułtusku, Nieświeżu, Warszawie, Łomży a następnie przez wiele lat w Pińsku. Spełniał funkcje przełożonego i wychowawcy. Zawsze starał się dbać o ubogich, wspierał chorych, odwiedzał więźniów. Będąc w Braniewie opiekował się biednymi. W tych odległych czasach wielu było opuszczonych chrześcijan, którzy byli jak owce nie mające pasterza! Ci, którzy mieszkali pod jednym dachem ze św. Andrzejem, podkreślali jego codzienną troskę o modlitwę, dobroć i pogodę ducha. Nasz Święty na co dzień doświadczał trudów misjonarskiej działalności. W ostatnim okresie swojego życia był zawsze w drodze. Spieszył się, jakby świadomy rychłej śmierci. Cały pochłonięty był misją głoszenia Ewangelii. Trwał w Chrystusie jak latorośl w winnym krzewie. Codziennie odprawiał Eucharystię uczestnicząc w tajemnicy Jezusowego Krzyża. Św. Andrzej ufał Jezusowi powierzając każdy kolejny dzień swojego życia, który był wypełniony głoszeniem Słowa i udzielaniem sakramentów świętych. Troszczył się o wychowanie młodzieży, pocieszał strapionych, niósł ulgę chorym. Nie zniechęcał się trudnościami podejmując coraz to bardziej odważne misje, nie bacząc na czekające go niebezpieczeństwa i przeciwności. Pozostał "duszochwatem" pomimo zacieśniającego się wokół niego kręgu nieprzyjaciół i wciąż narastającego zagrożenia dla życia. Za świętym Pawłem, pełen ufności, powtarzał: i w życiu i w śmierci należę do Pana! Święty Andrzej był rozpalony ogniem miłości, od którego zapalali się inni. W 1657 roku poniósł śmierć męczeńską całkowicie oddany Bogu w ofiarnej żertwie! Całe jego zakonne i kapłańskie życie było przygotowaniem na tę ostatnią zwycięską walkę! Czy pragnął męczeństwa? Wśród jezuitów w tamtych czasach takie pragnienie było dość powszechne. W tym okresie śmiercią męczeńską ginęło ich bardzo wielu w Europie (Anglia), w Ameryce (Kanada) i w Azji (Japonia). Święty Andrzej pozostał przy prawdzie Jezusowej Ewangelii będąc wierny własnemu sumieniu. Pragnął leczyć rany rozdartego brakiem jedności Kościoła. Nie złamały go nawet najokrutniejsze katusze, jakie mu zadawali rozwścieczeni Kozacy w Janowie Poleskim. Swoje męczeństwo przeżywał w duchu modlitwy zanoszonej przez Jezusa w Wieczerniku do Ojca: " aby byli jedno!". Ten święty to patron niewygodny! Niektórzy twierdzą, że jest za mało ekumeniczny! Nic bardziej błędnego! On jest świadkiem całej Ewangelii i przypomina nam, że Pan założył Jeden Kościół na Skale, na Piotrze! Ta miłość do Papieża sprawiła, że relikwie naszego męczennika po wiekach dotarły do dalekiego Rzymu, tak bardzo bliskiemu sercu świętego Andrzeja!