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. Piotr Hałdaś SDS, Parochial Vicar Rev. Andrzej 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 Dayle Vander Sande, Music Minister March 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, March 24, 2017 4:30 PM + Les Kuchler (family) 5:00 PM + Ethel Skowronski (Daughter Barbara) SUNDAY, March 25, 2018 8:15 AM +Andrew Liga (wife Rosa) 9:30 AM ++John, Josephine & Margie Mierzejewski 9:30 AM (SM) + Roberto Senande (Mommy & Daddy) 10:45 AM ++ Leopold & Marianna Stankiewicz (D. Budny & family) 12:30 PM + Walenty Dabkowski (daughter Sophie) MONDAY, March 26, 2018 7:00 AM + William Lesiak (Tom, Brian & David Magarban) 8:00 AM ++ Aleksander, Jerzy i Maria Kurasz (Wanda & Zygmunt) 8:00 AM (SM) + + Mr. & Mrs John Kuzma (Ruane & McCurnin families) TUESDAY, March 27, 2018 7:00 AM + John Bukovecky (Wysocki family) 8:00 AM + Aleksandra Gryczkowski 8:00 AM (SM) + Peggy Rocco 7:00 PM + Thomas Bock -first anniversary (Eileen & Joe Broderick) WEDNESDAY, March 28, 2018 7:00 AM + Walter Baker (Florence & Ed Dobies) 8:00 AM ++ Wladyslawa i Jan Jankowski (córka z rodziną) 8:00 AM (SM) + Kalvin Liming (Mattiello family) THURSDAY, March 29, 2018 No Morning Masses 8:00 AM - Morning Prayer - Polish 7:00 PM Mass of the Lord s Supper - For Parishioners FRIDAY, March 30, 2018 Good Friday-No Masses Celebrated 7:00 AM Morning prayer -English 8:00 AM-Stations of the Cross (Polish) Liturgy of the Lord s Passion : 3:00 PM -English -Italian - Mt. Carmel Church 7:00 PM - Polish - Mt. Carmel Church Mt. Carmel Church open for Adoration until 11:00 PM SATURDAY, March 31, 2018 No Morning Masses Celebrated 7:00 PM Easter Vigil ( Intention Envelopes) For Parishioners SUNDAY, April 1, 2018 6:30 AM Resurrection Mass, 8:15 AM,9:30 AM 9:30 AM (SM),10:45 AM 12:15 PM: All Masses for Parishioners Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 25, 2018 Christ Jesus humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:8 Spiritual Offerings March 25-31, 2018 SANCTUARY LAMP ++ Siwiec, Bitwinski & Chmiel families (Siwiec family) ALTAR BREAD AND WINE + Ethel Skowronski (daughter Barbara) INFANT OF PRAGUE CANDLE ++ Rozciszewski & Susek families (family) SACRED HEART + Stanley Duda (loving family) DIVINE MERCY CANDLE + +Concetta Palsits (Betty) BLESSED MOTHER CANDLE First birthday blessings for Kathryn Lucci (Grandma & grandpa Lynch) ST. JOHN PAUL II CANDLE + Elizabeth Duda (loving family) ST. JOSEPH CANDLE + Giuseppa Nolfo (Filippa, Ludo & Maria) ST. STANISLAUS CANDLE Special intention Because of an early transmission of our bulletin, the collection report from last week will be listed next week. We thank all our parishioners for their generous support of our parish! Bóg Zapłać! Grazie!
Saturday-Sunday, March 24-25, 2015: Easter Flowers Collection Sunday, March 25, 2018 Rosary Society meeting -12:00 noon Monday, March 26, 2018 Ruch Rodzin Nazaretańskich - 7:00 PM Tuesday, March 27, 2015: Seniors -12:00 Noon Cub Scouts - 7:00 PM Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Eucharistic Adoration - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, St. Michael s church Thursday, March 29, 2015: Collection for Retired Priests Rectory Office will be open until 12:00 Friday, March 30, 2015: Holy Land - Good Friday Collection Rectory Office Closed Saturday, March 31, 2015: Blessing of Food in Church: 9:00 AM; 11:00 AM; 1:00 PM; 3:00 PM Easter Vigil: 7:00PM-Mt. Carmel Church Saturday-Sunday, March 31 - April 1, 2018: Easter Collection Sunday, April 1, 2018: No CCD Monday, April 2, 2018: Rectory Office Closed SAVE THE DATE The 36th Annual Citywide Rosary Society Communion Breakfast will be held April 15, 2018. St. John Paul II Parish at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church will be the host parish this year. Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 am followed by a sitdown luncheon at The Chandelir. Members, as well as non-members, of the Rosary Society are invited to attend. Ticket price is $37. If interesed please call Mary Ann at (732)887-5946 or Evelyn at (201)736-8794 Easter Flowers Collection This Sunday we have our Easter Flowers collection. The money helps us to decorate our beautiful church in the glory of Christ s Resurrection. Archdiocesan Annual Appeal Your gift to the Archbishop s Annual Appeal is a part of your personal commitment to Christian Stewardship: Giving thanks to God by returning a portion of the blessings God has given you. Your gift is a concrete example of being a good steward of God s gifts. As missionary disciples, we seek to answer the Lord's call each day. Christian stewardship is one way we can respond to the Lord's call, as well as, assist our Church in serving those entrusted to its physical and spiritual care. Through the Sharing God s Blessings Annual Appeal, the Catholic community of the Archdiocese of Newark comes together in support of ministries and programs which provide social, educational, and spiritual support throughout Essex, Bergen, Hudson, and Union counties. We hope you will join us again in support of this important effort. The Bayonne Pulaski Parade Memorial Committee is happy to announce that Kenneth Kopacz has been selected as the 2018 Marshal of the Bayonne Contingent for the 81st annual Pulaski Day Parade. All are invited to attend the sashing brunch to be held in Kenneth s honor at the Chandelier Restaurant on Saturday, April 14, at 11:30 a.m. To purchase tickets, call Ann Dworzanski 201-436-2244 or Joanne Kosakowski 201-823-0718 The St. John Paul II Society recently awarded five $1,000 scholarships to parish youth, to assist their parents with paying tuition at Catholic high schools. We thank everyone who attended our fund raisers an contributed to our Society. Because of your generosity, the Society could grant these scholarships and pursue our mission of supporting parish youth
SPRING FROLIC The members of the Friends of St. Francis Organization extend an invitation to our community to attend their annual dinner party on April 7, 2018 in the St. John Paul II Mt. Carmel Parish Center at 6:00 p.m. The event will benefit the Felician Sister Mission an the Bayonne Food Pantries at four parishes. The fundriser will feature a hot buffet, dessesrts, refreshments, entertainment, raffles and prizes. Tickets are $25 for adult and $10 for youth. For reservation contact Cindy Macon 201-467 -7982 or Evelyn Magarban 201-823-2893. "What is Palm Sunday?" Palm Sunday is the day we celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, one week before His resurrection. As Jesus entered the holy city, He neared the culmination of a long journey toward Golgotha. He had come to save the lost, and now was the time this was the place to secure that salvation. Palm Sunday marked the start of what is often called Passion Week, the final seven days of Jesus earthly ministry. Palm Sunday was the beginning of the end of Jesus work on earth. Even as the coatless multitudes waved the palm branches and shouted for joy, they missed the true reason for Jesus presence. They could neither see nor understand the cross. That s why, as [Jesus] approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God s coming to you. It is a tragic thing to see the Savior but not recognize Him for who He is. The crowds who were crying out Hosanna! on Palm Sunday were crying out Crucify Him! later that week. Lenten Confessions Wednesday, March 28 7:00-8:30 PM Mt. Carmel Church Confessors in: English, Polish, Italian Come Prepare Your Soul for Easter! Holy Thursday, March 29 Rectory Office is Closed At 12 pm No Morning Masses Mt. Carmel Church. 8:00 AM - Morning Prayer - Polish Church open all day for private prayer 7:00 PM - Mass of the Lord s Supper (Tri-Lingual) Church open for Adoration until 11:00 PM Good Friday, March 30 Rectory Office is Closed No Morning Masses; Day of Fast & Abstinence (One full meal, no meat) 8:00 AM - Station of the Cross - Polish Liturgy of the Lord s Passion 3:00 PM English- Italian 7:00 PM Polish Mt. Carmel Church open for Adoration until 11:00 PM Holy Saturday, March 31 No Morning Masses 7:30 AM Morning Prayer - Polish, 8:30 AM Morning Prayer English Blessing of Easter Food - Mt. Carmel Church: 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM; 3:00 PM 7:00 PM - The Easter Vigil Mass Easter Sunday, April 1 6:30 AM- Mass of the Resurrection with outdoor procession (Polish) Mt Carmel Church: 8:15 AM English; 9:30 AM English; 10:45 AM (Polish) & 12:15 PM English 9:30 AM (Italian) - St. Michael s Church Easter Monday, April 2 Rectory Office is Closed Masses: 7:00 AM - English, 8:00 AM -Polish 8:00 AM-English (St. Michael Church), 7:00 PM - Polish
Szósta niedziela Wielkiego Postu nazywana jest Niedzielą Palmową, czyli Męki Pańskiej, i rozpoczyna obchody Wielkiego Tygodnia. W ciągu wieków otrzymywała różne określenia: Dominica in palmis, Hebdomada VI die Dominica, Dominica indulgentiae, Dominica Hosanna, Mała Pascha, Dominica in autentica. Niemniej, była zawsze niedzielą przygotowującą do Paschy Pana. Liturgia Kościoła wspomina tego dnia uroczysty wjazd Pana Jezusa do Jerozolimy, o którym mówią wszyscy czterej Ewangeliści, a także rozważa Jego Mękę. Dzisiaj odnowiona liturgia zaleca, aby wierni w Niedzielę Męki Pańskiej zgromadzili się przed kościołem, gdzie powinno odbyć się poświęcenie palm, odczytanie perykopy ewangelicznej o wjeździe Pana Jezusa do Jerozolimy i uroczysta procesja do kościoła. Podczas każdej Mszy św., zgodnie z wielowiekową tradycją czyta się opis Męki Pańskiej (według relacji Mateusza, Marka lub Łukasza - Ewangelię św. Jana odczytuje się w Wielki Piątek). W Polsce istniał kiedyś zwyczaj, że kapłan idący na czele procesji trzykrotnie pukał do zamkniętych drzwi kościoła, aż mu otworzono. Miało to symbolizować, iż Męka Zbawiciela na krzyżu otwarła nam bramy nieba. Niedziela Palmowa, czyli Męki Pańskiej, wprowadza nas coraz bardziej w nastrój Świąt Paschalnych. Kościół zachęca, aby nie ograniczać się tylko do radosnego wymachiwania palmami i krzyku: " Hosanna Synowi Dawidowemu!", ale wskazuje drogę jeszcze dalszą - ku Wieczernikowi, gdzie "chleb z nieba zstąpił". Potem wprowadza w ciemny ogród Getsemani, pozwala odczuć dramat Jezusa uwięzionego i opuszczonego, daje zasmakować Jego cierpienie w pretorium Piłata i odrzucenie przez człowieka. Wreszcie zachęca, aby pójść dalej, aż na sam szczyt Golgoty i wytrwać do końca. Chrześcijanin nie może obojętnie przejść wobec wiszącego na krzyżu Chrystusa, musi zostać do końca, aż się wszystko wypełni... Musi potem pomóc zdjąć Go z krzyża i mieć odwagę spojrzeć w oczy Matce trzymającej na rękach ciało Syna, by na końcu wreszcie zatoczyć ciężki kamień na Grób. A potem już tylko pozostaje mu czekać na tę Wielką Noc... To właśnie daje nam Wielki Tydzień, rozpoczynający się Niedzielą Palmową. Wejdźmy zatem uczciwie w Misterium naszego Pana Jezusa Chrystusa... Confessione Quaresimale Mercoledì 28 Marzo dalle ore 7:00-8:30PM Nella chiesa della Nostra Signora del Monte Carmello. Ci sarà possibilità di confessarsi in Italiano, Inglese e Polacco. Vieni a preparare la tua anima per le feste di Pasqua. La Settimana Santa è la settimana nella quale si celebrano gli eventi di Fede correlati agli ultimi giorni di Gesù, comprendenti in particolare la sua Passione, Morte e Risurrezione. Inizia con la Domenica delle Palme, e culmina nella celebrazione della Pasqua. Il solenne Triduo Pasquale della Passione, Morte e Risurrezione di Cristo viene aperto con la Messa nella Cena del Signore, nella quale si ricorda l'ultima Cena di Gesù, la istituzione dell'eucarestia e del Sacerdozio ministeriale, e si ripete il gesto simbolico della Lavanda dei piedi effettuato da Cristo nell'ultima Cena. Al termine l'eucaristia viene riposta nell'altare della Reposizione, davanti al quale i fedeli permangono in adorazione. Il Venerdì Santo è il giorno della morte di Gesù sulla Croce. La Chiesa celebra verso le tre del pomeriggio la solenne celebrazione della Passione, divisa in tre parti: La Liturgia della Parola, con la lettura del quarto canto del servo del Signore, dell'inno cristologico della lettera ai Filippesi e della Passione secondo Giovanni. L'Adorazione della Croce. La santa Comunione con i presantificati. Il Sabato Santo è tradizionalmente giorno senza liturgia: non si celebra l'eucaristia, e la Comunione ai malati si porta solamente ai malati in punto di morte. Nella notte si celebra la solenne Veglia Pasquale, che è la celebrazione più importante di tutto l'anno Liturgico. In essa: Si celebra la Resurrezione di Cristo attraverso la liturgia del fuoco: al fuoco nuovo si accende il cero pasquale, che viene portato processionalmente in chiesa. La liturgia della Parola ripercorre con sette letture dell'antico Testamento gli eventi principali della storia della salvezza, dalla Creazione del mondo, passando attraverso la liberazione del popolo d'israele dalla schiavitù d'egitto, fino alla promessa della Nuova Alleanza. L'Epistola proclama la vita nuova in Cristo risorto, e nel Vangelo si legge il racconto dell'apparizione degli Angeli alle Pie donne la mattina di Pasqua. Segue la liturgia battesimale, nella quale tutti i fedeli rinnovano le promesse del proprio battesimo, e vengono battezzati, se ce ne sono, i catecumeniche si sono preparati al Sacramento. La Liturgia Eucaristica si svolge come in tutte le Messe. I riti della Settimana Santa sono celebrati con solennità e allo stesso modo in tutte le chiese del mondo cristiano.