The Parish Family of St. John Paul II

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, S.D.S., Pastor Rev. Paul Doliński, S.D.S., Parochial Vicar Rev. Andrew Kujawa, S.D.S., Parochial Vicar Rev. Mark DeStephano, S.J., Ph.D., Weekend Assistant 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 Dayle Vander Sande, Music Minister January 1, 2017 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 to Thursday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

4:30 PM (SM) + Mildred Maietta (Debby Mattiello) 5:00 PM + David Joseph Ryan (Children) SUNDAY, January 1, 2017 7:00 AM + Dolores Macon (Chris Durak & Family) 8:15 AM + Peter & Frances Lutostanski (Chris Durak & Family) 9:30 AM + Mary Goscinski (S&J Kleczynski) 9:30 AM (SM) + Onofrio, Charles & Viincent Calderone (Magdalena Alessi & Family) 10:45 AM + Marta Szydlowska (Family) 12:15 PM + Daniel Ahern (Wife & Sons) MONDAY, January 2, 2017 7:00 AM - For Parishioners 8:00 AM + rodziną Zòlkowski & Buczynski (Teresa & Family) 8:00 AM (SM) + Vicenta Otero (Manuelal TUESDAY, January 3, 2017 8:00 AM + Clara Ziobro (Regina & Helen) 8:00 AM (SM) + Souls in Purgatory (Manuela) 7:00 PM + John & Josephine Mierzejewski (Margie) WEDNESDAY, January 4, 2017 7:00 AM + Stanley Mokrzycki (Cynthia & Kirk) 8:00 AM + Alina Bobecka (Filipowicz Family) 8:00 AM (SM) + Sarah Augustin (Manuela) THURSDAY, January 5, 2017 7:00 AM + Heronim Czepielewski (źona) 8:00 AM (SM) + Jose Antonio Perez (Emanuela) 7::00 PM + o Boźe błogosławienstwo dla mojej rodziny (Jadwiga) FRIDAY, January 6, 2017 7:00 AM + Loretta Sheedy (Filipowicz Family) 8:00 AM - For health of Kaja Szudeja 8:00 AM (SM) + Josephine Miros (Jeannette & Sal Tagliareni) SATURDAY, January 7, 2017 8:00 AM + Memorial Mass 8:00 AM (SM) - Health Blessings for Krzysztof Babulenko (Friends) 4:30 PM (SM) + Elyse Kascik (M/M Mizrak) 5:00 PM + Alice Pyka (Wozniak Family) SUNDAY, January 8, 2017 7:00 AM - For Parishioners 8:15 AM + Marie Rachele Ambrosio (Gruenling Familyl) 9:30 AM + Helene Duda (BHS Guidance Dept.) 9:30 AM (SM) + Michele Sorbara (Wife & Family) 10:45 AM + Stanisław Toczynski (Valeria & Family) 12:15 PM + Franciszek & Bronisława Mocarscy (Alina z rodziną) The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God January 1, 2017 Hail, Holy Mother, who gave birth to the King who rules heaven and earth forever. Spiritual Offerings, January 1-7, 2017 OLMC SANCTUARY LAMP Blessings for Victoria (Love, Mom) SACRED HEART CANDLE + Hortense Iglesias, Birthday Blessings in Heaven (Olivia & Ken, Ronald & Ann, Hannah & Ronald) DIVINE MERCY (Eileen & Dave Ascough) BLESSED MOTHER CANDLE (Pat Suckiel) O.L. OF CZESTOCHOWA CANDLE + Dolly Macon (Evelyn Magarban) ST. ANNE CANDLE Special Intention ST. ANTHONY CANDLE + John Lisewski (Clara Durak & Family) ST. FRANCIS CANDLE Special Intentions of the Oranchak / Miskura / Baldassare Families ST. JOHN PAUL, II, CANDLE (Marek Milkowski) ST. JOSEPH CANDLE + John & Josephine Mierzejewski (Margie) ST. JUDE CANDLE Birthday Blessings for Pat Suckiel (Marek Milkowski) ST. STANISLAUS CANDLE Blessings for John & Julia Woolley (Pat Suckiel) ST. THÉRÈSE CANDLE + Steve Romano (Family) Our Grateful Tithe to God: Unavailable due to early transmission date We thank all our parishioners for their generous support of our parish! Bóg Zapłać! Grazie!

This Week Memorial Mass Saturday-Sunday, December 31 January 1 Solemnity of Mary Collection Maintenance Fund Monday, January 2, 2017: Archdiocesan Holiday Rectory Office Closed Wednesday, January 4, 2017: Eucharistic Adoration - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM St. Michael s Church Confirmation Class - 7:00 PM INSTALLATION MASS Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., will be installed as the sixth Archbishop of Newark on Friday, January 6th, at 2:30 pm at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. This is an historic event for us as he is the first member of a religious order to shepherd the diocese as well as the first member of the College of Cardinals. All the faithful are invited to the celebration of the Mass of Installation. The general, open seating will be on a first come basis with the Cathedral Basilica opening at approximately 11:00 am. Tax Statements for 2016 We will provide a statement of your 2016 donations to St. John Paul II Parish upon request. Please contact the rectory. Statements will be available after January 17th. Worldwide Marriage Encounter The search is underway for the Longest Married Couple in the U.S. Do you think you know who they are? Maybe it s your parents grandparents that nice couple who live down the street Nominating a couple is easy! Just send their names, wedding date and where they live and your contact information to: wwmelmc2017@gmail.com Nominations accepted until January 8, 2017 Winners will be announced February 2017 to Celebrate World Marriage Day. Nominate a couple you know today! + Irene Skowronski + John P. Durak + Henryk Stasiorek + Helen Sharp + Frances Zubel + Helene Duda + Andrzej Rutkowski + Dolores Macon + Leokadia & Antoni Kurpiewski + Joseph & Hattie Merkovsky + John & Hanni Iwasiuta + Halina & Stanley Karulski + Juan & Oscar Velazquez Support Group for Grieving Parents The needs of parents who have suffered the loss of a son or daughter are unique. The Office of Family Life Ministries of the Archdiocese of Newark sponsors support groups for Parents Grieving the Death of a Child. The groups are led by trained facilitators - parents who have personally experienced the death of a child. Groups meet at St. Thomas the Apostle Church Parish Center, 60 Byrd Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ, on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm (July and August is 7:00 pm) and at St. Peter the Apostle Church, Rectory Basement, 445 Fifth Avenue, River Edge, NJ, on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm. There is no fee to participate and pre-registration is not needed. Please call Lauren Egan at 973-497-4325 or email eganlau@rcan.org for further information. Are You Interested in Becoming a Citizen of the United States? Catholic Charities can help with completing your application N-400 at one of their FREE workshops. Free Consultations on the 1st and last Friday of the Month: 10 am 12 pm. Call 973-733-3516, Ext. 206 Benefits of Becoming a U.S. Citizen - Extended Travel Outside of U.S.A. - Vote on Elections - No Risk of Deportation To Become Eligible for Citizenship: - At Least 18 Years Old - Permanent Resident of 5 years or Married for 3 years to an American Citizen - No extended Period outside of America

January 1 The Story of Mary, Mother of God Mary s divine motherhood broadens the Christmas spotlight. Mary has an important role to play in the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. She consents to God s invitation conveyed by the angel (Luke 1:26-38). Elizabeth proclaims: Most blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? (Luke 1:42-43, emphasis added). Mary s role as mother of God places her in a unique position in God s redemptive plan. Without naming Mary, Paul asserts that God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law (Galatians 4:4). Paul s further statement that God sent the spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out Abba, Father! helps us realize that Mary is mother to all the brothers and sisters of Jesus. Some theologians also insist that Mary s motherhood of Jesus is an important element in God s creative plan. God s first thought in creating was Jesus. Jesus, the incarnate Word, is the one who could give God perfect love and worship on behalf of all creation. As Jesus was first in God s mind, Mary was second insofar as she was chosen from all eternity to be his mother. The precise title Mother of God goes back at least to the third or fourth century. In the Greek form Theotokos (God-bearer), it became the touchstone of the Church s teaching about the Incarnation. The Council of Ephesus in 431 insisted that the holy Fathers were right in calling the holy virgin Theotokos. At the end of this particular session, crowds of people marched through the street shouting: Praised be the Theotokos! The tradition reaches to our own day. In its chapter on Mary s role in the Church, Vatican II s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church calls Mary Mother of God 12 times. Other themes come together at today s celebration. It is the Octave of Christmas: Our remembrance of Mary s divine motherhood injects a further note of Christmas joy. It is a day of prayer for world peace: Mary is the mother of the Prince of Peace. It is the first day of a new year: Mary continues to bring new life to her children who are also God s children. Since that first Christmas day so many generations ago, the Church has carried the message of this story in the lives of the volunteers that we come to know as the saints. Some of these are named and celebrated with feasts and memorials, but most of the saints are more than satisfied with being the hands and feet, arms and legs of this mysterious and mystical body we call the Church. They are the volunteers of God s own heart, who seek to live the gospel and reveal the salvation of Emmanuel to the world. You are numbered among those saints. Your presence at the church makes you a part of the Church. The heart of God is within each of us and only seeks to expand the life of God to others. The Blessed Mother Mary was just a poor girl, but in her humility became the Mother of God. Joseph was just a poor carpenter, but in his faith he became the first teacher of the Messiah in the ways of faith. You may not believe there is a place for you among this great cloud of witnesses, but as the child in the manger smiled at the little drummer boy, he also smiles upon you. Now play your best for Him. On behalf of Fr. Andrzej, Fr. Pawel and myself, we would like to thank all who expressed your support and appreciation for our priestly ministries this past year and over Christmas. Your words, cards and other expressions of kindness are truly appreciated. Thank you for your support and prayers. We wish each of you and your families a Blessed New Year filled with God s continued graces and blessings. Fr. Zenon SDS Happy New Year May God be with you throughout the New Year. And fill your life with Comfort, Love and Cheer. May this day and the days ahead hold many blessings for you and yours. Happy New Year from Fr. Zenon, Fr. Andrzej, Fr. Pawel and the staff of Saint John Paul II Parish.

UROCZYSTOŚĆ ŚWIĘTEJ BOŻEJ RODZICIELKI 1 STYCZNIA Pierwszy dzień Nowego Roku to ósmy dzień od Narodzenia Jezusa. Według prawa żydowskiego każdy chłopiec miał być tego dnia obrzezany. W oktawę Bożego Narodzenia, dziękując Bogu za przyjście na świat Chrystusa, Kościół obchodzi uroczystość Maryi jako Matki Bożej, przez którą spełniły się obietnice dane całej ludzkości, związane z tajemnicą Odkupienia. Tego dnia z wszystkich przymiotów Maryi czcimy szczególnie Jej macierzyństwo. Dziękujemy Jej także za to, że swą macierzyńską opieką otacza cały Lud Boży. Poświęcenie Maryi pierwszego dnia rozpoczynającego się roku ma także inne znaczenie. Matka Jezusa zostaje ukazana ludziom jako najdoskonalsze stworzenie, a zarazem jako pierwsza z tych, którzy skorzystali z darów Chrystusa. Pragnienie zaakcentowania specjalnego wspomnienia Matki Bożej zrodziło się już w starożytności chrześcijańskiej. Kościół zachodni już w VII wieku wyznaczył w tym celu dzień 1 stycznia. Uroczystość Świętej Bożej Rodzicielki Maryi to najstarsze maryjne święto. Do liturgii Kościoła wprowadził je dość późno papież Pius XI w roku 1931 na pamiątkę 1500. rocznicy soboru w Efezie (431). Pius XI wyznaczył na coroczną pamiątkę tego święta dzień 11 października. Reforma liturgiczna w roku 1969 nie zniosła tego święta, ale podniosła je do rangi uroczystości nakazanych i przeniosła na 1 stycznia. Spośród szczególnych przywilejów Maryi na pierwszym miejscu trzeba wymienić Jej Boskie macierzyństwo, które w dzisiejszej uroczystości czcimy. Wszechmogący Boże, prosimy o błogosławieństwo Twoje na ten Nowy Rok. Nie wiemy, co on nam przyniesie, co nam w nim dasz. Jakie przeżyjemy w nim radości, jakie cierpienia? To wiesz tylko Ty, Ojcze miłosierny. Ty znasz początek, trwanie i kres naszego życia. Ty prowadzisz nas wszystkich przez czas do wieczności. Daj mi, Ojcze, trwać przy Tobie, iść wiernie drogą Twoich przykazań, abym poddany Tobie, w mocy Twojej spokojnie, pokornie i ufnie czynił to, co się Tobie podoba, co do mnie należy, i znosił to, co Ty ześlesz na mnie. Nie wiem, co mnie w tym roku czeka, ale to wiem na pewno, że tym, którzy Ciebie miłują, wszystko obraca się ku dobremu i to mi wystarcza. Ojcze, Ty kochasz Twoje dzieci. Niech rozpocznę ten rok w miłości Twojej. i pozostanę Ci wierny. Nie dozwól, aby cokolwiek odłączyło mnie od miłości Twojej. Kieruj mną według świętej woli Twojej W Tobie i w Twojej woli znajdę pokój, bo wola Twoja jest naszym pokojem, pokojem wiecznym u Ciebie.