Saint John Paul II Parish 39 East 22 nd Street, Bayonne, NJ 07002-3753 Rectory 201-339-2070; Fax 201-339-3676 Email: stjp2church@gmail.com Web: www.johnpaul2parish.com Served by: Rev. Zenon Boczek SDS, Pastor Rev. Pawel Dolinski SDS, Parochial Vicar Rev. Lukasz Kleczka 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. Kenneth Woolley, Zofia Castellon - Trustees Agnes Barowicz, Parish Secretary Blanca Cisneros, Director of Religious Education Dayle Vander Sande, Music Minister November 25, 2018 WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday: 4:30 PM at St. Michael s Church; 5:00 PM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Sunday: 8:15 AM; 9:30 AM; 10:45 AM (Polish) & 12:15 PM; 9:30 AM (Italian) - St. Michael s Church WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday Friday: 7:00 AM (English) & 8:00 AM, (Polish) [except Thursday] Saturday: 7:30 AM (Polish) & 8:30 AM (English) Tuesday 7:00 PM (English), Thursday 7:00 PM (Polish) St. Michael s Church 8:00 AM (English) Monday Friday CONFESSIONS: Daily from Monday to Friday 7:30 AM, Saturday 8:00 AM and 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, November 24, 2018 8:30 AM + William Lesiak (John & Mark) 4:30 PM (SM) + Louis Milan ( Carol & Cliff Rockwell) 5:00 PM + William Bartosiewicz (Irene) SUNDAY, November 25, 2018 8:15 AM ++ William & Dorothy Lesiak ( family) 9:30 AM ++ Lajewski Family) 9:30 AM (SM) ++ Giuseppe & Lucrezia Demasi ( Rosa Gerace) 10:45 AM ++ z rodzin Piekarewicz, Nawrocki i Kluczyk ( Helena Nawrocka) 12:15 PM + Tessie Zebrowski (Pat & Joe Mirabella) MONDAY, November 26 2018 7:00 AM ++ Steven & Marion Lukas & family ( Dolores) 8:00 AM + Christopher Ciupa (Lidia & Margaret Pieczurko) 8:00 AM (SM) ++ Bill & Gertrude Rider (Vicki Goluch) TUESDAY, November 27, 2018 7:00 AM + Marion Szemiot (Terri Rogozenski) 8:00 AM ++ Czeslawa & Stanislaw Pawlowski (Corka Danuta z rodzina) 8:00 AM (SM) + Buziak Family 7:00 PM + Lt.. Michael Rosciszewski (family) WEDNESDAY, November 28, 2018 7:00 AM + Marion Szemiot (Obolewicz Family) 8:00 AM + Aleksander Lyp (Wanda Czepielewska) 8:00 AM (SM) + Vincent P. Pasluszny (Revelt Family) THURSDAY, November 29, 2018 7:00 AM + Eleonore I. Posluszny (Vuolo Family) 8:00 AM (SM) For Parishioners 7:00 PM + Marion Szemiot (Filipowicz Family) FRIDAY, November 30, 2018 7:00 AM + Daniel A. Galdon (Andrew J. Merkovsky) 8:00 AM ++ Weronika & Bronislaw Czajka (Sister) 8:30 AM (SM) + Joanne Goluch (Victoria Goluch) SATURDAY, December 1, 2018 7:30 AM + Tadeusz Stępień (Lyp family) 8:30 AM Memorial Mass 4:30 PM (SM) + Emilie Tibone (Edward Timoldi) 5:00 PM + Gladys Bajor (Lenny & Diane) SUNDAY, December 2, 2018 8:15 AM + Vincent Suckiel (wife Pat) 9:30 AM + Barbara Cuny (Pat Suckiel) 9:30 AM (SM) ++ Andrea & Michalina Gerace (Rosa Gerace) 10:45 AM Birthday Blessings for Thomas Wronski (Mother & Father) 12:15 PM + Louis Milan (Friends) Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Sunday November 25, 2018 Thy kingdom come, O Lord! A kingdom of truth and life, a kingdom of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love and peace (Preface). Spiritual Offerings November 25 - December 1, 2018 SANCTUARY LAMP ++ Helen & Andrew Rajkowski (Granddaughter Barbara) ALTAR BREAD AND WINE + Walter Rajkowski (Niece Barbara) INFANT OF PRAGUE CANDLE + Bill Petryck ( Fall family) SACRED HEART CANDLE + Teddy Rajkowski (Niece Barbara) DIVINE MERCY CANDLE + Sophie Wasilewski (niece Barbara) BLESSED MOTHER CANDLE + Stella Rajkowski (niece Barbara) O. L. OF CZESTOCHOWA CANDLE + Jean Olszewski (niece Barbara) ST. ANTHONY CANDLE + Mary Betkowski (Brother Stanley) ST. JOHN PAUL II CANDLE +Cecilia Mikula (niece Barbara) ST. JOSEPH CANDLE + Stanley Toczynski (wife, children & grandchildren) ST. JUDE CANDLE + Lottie Morgan (daughter Barbara) ST. STANISLAUS CANDLE Special Intentions Due to early deadline for submission of the bulletin, the collection amount is not available. It will be reported next week. We thank all our parishioners for their generous support of our parish! Bóg Zapłać! Grazie!
Saturday - Sunday, November 24-25, 2018 Envelope Collection for Christmas Vigil Mass Sunday, November 25, 2018 Closing ceremony of the Eucharistic Days (40 hours) - 4:00 PM No CCD classes Monday, November 26, 2018 Ruch Rodzin Nazaretańskich - 7:00 PM Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Seniors-12:00 Noon Cub Scouts - 7:00 PM Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Eucharistic Adoration - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, St. Michael s Church ST. JOHN PAUL II PARISH CHRISTMAS TRICKY TRAY LUNCHEON Saturday, December 1, 2018 11 am-3 pm Parish Center East 22nd Street, Bayonne, NJ MEMORIAL MASS +Aleksander Lyp + Eleonore Posluszny + Carlos Jamie + Sean Brow +Henryk Stasiorek + Josephine Suczewski + Marion Szemiot + Monika Wypich + Estelle Klimansky + Alfred Czarnecki + Cecilia Mikula + Margaret O Brien + Tessie Zebrowski + Lucie Wojtkiewicz + Geraldine Kmec + Stella Rajkowski + Lottie Morgan + Dr. Jennifer Ann Betkowski + Dolores Macon + Annelies Vogl + Roman Kaniewski +Eugene Czekajlo + Ida Aloi Scarfone + Richard E. Gonsiewski + Walter Rajkowski + Teddy Rajkowski + Sophie Wasilewski + Jean Olszewski + Mary E. Betkowski ++ Antonio & Ralph Scarfone + Herminio Raul Martinez Velazquez ++Leokadia & Antoni Kurpiewski ++Josephine & Edward Suczewski ++ Anna & Joseph Kmec ++ Helen & Andrew Rajkowski Tickets will be sold at the Rectory (Mon-Thur. 9am-4pm (Tues. 9am-6pm), (Fri. 9 am-3 pm). Outside office hours Call 201-436-2023 (please leave a message with name and phone number) Tickets $25 per person (Adults only) Youth Scholarships Available The St. John Paul II Society is offering scholarships to parish youth who are attending Catholic high schools. The student s family must be registered and contributing (as evidenced by contribution envelopes) parishioners of St. John Paul II parish. To apply, please contact Rob Durak at 201-424-7904. Application deadline is November 30. Applicants who are awarded scholarships will be notified.
Many people would like to have their loved ones remembered at Christmas Midnight Mass. We have a beautiful custom at Mt. Carmel: Open listing of Intentions at Midnight Mass. You have a special envelope in your envelope package for this purpose. Please just write the names of your loved ones on the special green (Christmas Vigil Mass) envelope and they and your personal intentions will be placed at the feet of Baby Jesus in the church Nativity Scene. You may place the envelopes in any collection or mail them to the Parish Office. GIVING TREE You are invited to share the spirit of Christmas by giving new, unwrapped Christmas gifts for children and adults of all ages which will be donated to the family of our Parish St. John Paul II. Drop off gifts by Dec. 13. If you are in need or know someone in need of a Christmas gift please contact the rectory at 201-339-2070 by Dec. 3. The Bouquets of flowers of the Main Altar November 25, 2018 Were donated: 1. In Loving Memory of Stanley Toczynski ( Wife, Children and Grandchildren) The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Formerly referred to as "Christ the King," was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of man's thinking and living and organizes his life as if God did not exist. The feast is intended to proclaim in a striking and effective manner Christ's royalty over individuals, families, society, governments, and nations. Today's Mass establishes the titles for Christ's royalty over men: 1) Christ is God, the Creator of the universe and hence wields a supreme power over all things; "All things were created by Him"2) Christ is our Redeemer, He purchased us by His precious Blood, and made us His property and possession; 3) Christ is Head of the Church, "holding in all things the primacy"; 4) God bestowed upon Christ the nations of the world as His special possession and dominion. Today's Mass also describes the qualities of Christ's kingdom. This kingdom is: 1) supreme, extending not only to all people but also to their princes and kings; 2) universal, extending to all nations and to all places; 3) eternal, for "The Lord shall sit a King forever"; 4) spiritual, Christ's "kingdom is not of this world." November 30 th - Saint Andrew, Apostle Andrew was Saint Peter s brother, and was called with him. As [Jesus] was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is now called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. At once they left their nets and followed him (Matthew 4:18-20). John the Evangelist presents Andrew as a disciple of John the Baptist. When Jesus walked by one day, John said, Behold, the Lamb of God. Andrew and another disciple followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, What are you looking for? They said to him, Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are you staying? He said to them, Come, and you will see. So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day (John 1:38-39a). Little else is said about Andrew in the Gospels. Before the multiplication of the loaves, it was Andrew who spoke up about the boy who had the barley loaves and fishes. When the Gentiles went to see Jesus, they came to Philip, but Philip then had recourse to Andrew. Legend has it that Andrew preached the Good News in what is now modern Greece and Turkey and was crucified at Patras on an X-shaped cross. Da gran tempo si è usato comunemente di chiamare Gesù Cristo con l'appellativo di Re, per il sommo grado di eccellenza, che ha in modo sovraeminente fra tutte le cose create. In tal modo infatti, si dice ch'egli regna nelle menti degli uomini, non solo per l'altezza del suo pensiero e per la vastità della sua scienza, ma anche perchè egli è Verità, ed è necessario che gli uomini attingano e ricevano con obbedienza da lui la verità; similmente egli regna nelle volontà degli uomini, sia perchè in lui alla santità della volontà divina risponde la perfetta integrità e sottomissione della volontà umana, sia perchè con le sue ispirazioni influisce sulla libera volontà nostra in modo da infiammarci verso le più nobili cose. Infine Gesù Cristo è riconosciuto «Re dei cuori», per quella sua carità che sorpassa ogni comprensione umana, e per le attrattive della sua mansuetudine e benignità; nessuno, infatti, degli uomini fu mai tanto amato e lo sarà in seguito al pari di Gesù Cristo. Tutti perciò devono riconoscere ch'è necessario rivendicare a Cristo- Uomo nel vero senso della parola il nome e i poteri di re; infatti soltanto in quanto è uomo si può dire che abbia ricevuto dal Padre la potestà e l'onore del regno, perchè come Verbo di Dio, essendo della stessa sostanza del Padre, non può non avere in comune col Padre ciò ch'è proprio della divinità, e per conseguenza egli su tutte le cose create ha il sommo e assolutissimo impero.
Uroczystość Jezusa Chrystusa Króla Wrzechświata Our Parish's annual Eucharistic Days (40 hours) take place in November 23 25. The closing ceremony will be Sunday, November 25 at 4:00 PM Main Celebrant The Most Reverend Manuel A. Cruz Vespers and Benediction. There are many hours available for Eucharistic Adoration. In particular, we will have all night Adoration: Friday night from 8:00 PM until Saturday 7:15 AM. Saturday from 9 AM 4:45 PM Saturday: 6:00 PM until next day Sunday: 12:00 PM to 4:00PM 4:00 PM Prayers and closing Adoration Please sign up this weekend for an hour during that night or for one of the other adoration times. Come spend an hour with the Lord Jesus. W klasztorze św. Katarzyny na górze Synaj znajduje się pochodząca z VI w. po Chr. ikona Chrystusa Pantokratora, czyli Pana wszystkiego, Sędziego Wszechświata. W postaci Chrystusa zostało wyeksponowane oblicze: żywe i naturalne. Jednak najbardziej znaczącym elementem twarzy są oczy. Zdają się pełne zadumy, miłości i miłosierdzia. Emanują pokojem i jednocześnie budują w wiernym przekonanie, że dla Boga nigdy nie jest się kimś anonimowym. Jezus na ikonie prawą ręką błogosławi, a lewą przytrzymuje zamkniętą księgę. Chrystus, który zasiada na tronie, jest otoczony światłem, jasnością i chwała Boga. Obok Jego tronu stoją owce i kozły, czyli ludzie, którzy za życia żyli miłością i ci, dla których brak miłość stał się życiową normą. Nie wystarczą zatem słowa, choćby nawet brzmiące najpiękniej. Chrystusowi chodzi o konkretne uczynki, a przed wszystkim o dostrzeganie człowieka potrzebującego. Emerytowany papież Benedykt zauważa, iż miłość bliźniego jest drogą do spotkania również Boga, a zamykanie oczu na bliźniego czyni człowieka ślepym również na Boga (DCE 16). Uroczystość Chrystusa Króla Wszechświata, która kończy rok liturgiczny, uświadamia nam, że istotą królestwa Bożego jest miłość. Jezus Chrystusa przyszedł na ziemię, aby objawić nam miłość Ojca. W tym planie miłości każdy człowiek ma swoje wyjątkowe i niezastąpione miejsce, jako oryginał. Niestety, wielu czyni tak, że pod koniec swojego ziemskiego życia wygląda jak marna kopia. Powód? Brak życia miłością na co dzień. Tylko miłość jest twórcza i wyzwala w nas to, co najlepsze, najszlachetniejsze. Warto więc nieustannie przypominać sobie, że pierwszym zadaniem człowieka wierzącego w miłosierdzie Boga, jest realizacja go w czynie. Dopiero na drugim miejscu jest słowo, a na końcu modlitwa. Dlatego jak mówi Jezus gdyby dusze umiały gromadzić sobie skarby wieczne, nie byłyby sądzone uprzedzając sądy moje miłosierdziem (Dz. 1317).