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, Weekend Assistant 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 August 26, 2018 Our Lady of Czestochowa 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, August 25, 2018 4:30 PM (SM) ++ Anna & Stanly Godfrey 5:00 PM + Adele Grywalski (family) SUNDAY, August 26, 2018 8:15 AM + Melania Budna ( Son, Henry & family) 9:30 AM + Thomas P. Manaois ( Cresenica Manaois & Ato Family) 9:30 AM (SM) + Frank Inzitari (Frank & Annina Sette) 10:45 AM 47th Anniversary Blessings for Agata & Marion Wronski 12:15 PM + Grzegorz Ksepko (Slowikowski Family) MONDAY, August 27, 2018 7:00 AM + Msgr. Anthony Tralka (Chris Durak & family) 8:00 AM + Msgr. Anthony Tralka 8:00 AM (SM) Holy Spirit (Moez Pierre-Louis) TUESDAY, August 28, 2018 7:00 AM + Henry Porawski (Sophie Vanderbeck) 8:00 AM + Winnie Mikelski (Charlie & Gloria Smith) 8:00 AM (SM) + Franca Savinelli (Rachel Del LaRosa) 7:00 PM + Gabriel Hughes (Magda, Gwen, Grace & Gail) WEDNESDAY, August 29, 2018 7:00 AM + Joseph Rogozewski ( wife Terry) 8:00 AM + Stephanie Kurpiewski (sisters) 8:00 AM (SM) + Elizabeth Norton THURSDAY, August 30, 2018 7:00 AM + Theresa Pietruszka 8:00 AM (SM) For Parishioners 7:00 PM + Jennifer Galloway (loved mam & dad) FRIDAY, August 31, 2018 7:00 AM + Billy Firenze (friends) 8:00 AM + Wieslaw Zielinski (Wojnikiewicz family) 8:00 AM(SM) + Franca Savinelli (Mr. & Mrs. Mario Spinelli) SATURDAY, September 1, 2018 7:30 AM + Anna Zwyracz (Alice Zwyracz) 8:30 AM Memorial Mass (see page 4) 4:30 PM (SM) + Lisa Marinelli McBride (Silvia) 5:00 PM + Esther Alvarez ( Urszula Kowalczyk) SUNDAY, September 2, 2018 8:15 AM + Roman Kaniewski ( wife & children) 9:30 AM ++ Halina & Stanley Karulski (Wendy & family) 9:30 AM (SM) St. Michael (Devoti Arenese) 10:45 AM ++ Roman & Irena Budny (K. Budny & family) 12:15 PM + Charles Gorecki (Wysocki family) Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time August 26, 2018 Strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. Make straight paths for your feet, that what is lame may not be disjointed but healed. Hebrews 12:12-13 Spiritual Offerings August 26 - September 1, 2018 SANCTUARY LAMP Birthday blessings for Mary Chomicz (Bl Sacrament of Adoration group) ALTAR BREAD AND WINE + Richard E. Gonsiewski (Amanda Kline) SACRED HEART CANDLE Special Intentions DIVINE MERCY CANDLE God is my Refuge, Protection & Strength BLESSED MOTHER CANDLE + Melania Budny ( D & K Budny) ST. ANNE CANDLE + Mary Oldakowski (Dave & Eileen Ascough) ST. ANTHONY CANDLE + Wieslaw Zielinski (Slicner family) ST. JOHN PAUL II CANDLE + Patricia Downes (Carol) ST. JOSEPH CANDLE ++ Dolores & Joseph Lapkiewicz (Pat Suckiel) ST. JUDE CANDLE + Raymond Marchel ( Pat Suckiel) Our Grateful Tithe to God: August 19, 2018 Regular: $5,688.00 Mission Co-op: $3,207.00 We thank all our parishioners for their generous support of our parish! Bóg Zapłać! Grazie!
Saturday-Sunday, August 25-26, 2017 Air Conditioning Collection Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Eucharistic Adoration - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, St. Michael s Church Saturday-Sunday, September 1-2, 2017 Eastern Europe Collection MEMORIAL MASS +Aleksander Lyp + Eleonore Posluszny + Carlos Jamie +Mary Peregrin + Sean Brow +Henryk Stasiorek + Josephine Suczewski + Mario Szemiot + Monika Wypich + Estelle Klimansky + Cecilia Mikula + Margaret O Brien + Tessie Zebrowski + Lucie Wojtkiewicz + Geraldine Kmec + Stella Rajkowski + Josephine Walichowski + Lottie Morgan + Dolores Macon + Annelies Vogl + Roman Kaniewski +Eugene Czekajlo + Ida Aloi Scarfone + Richard E. Gonsiewski + Walter Rajkowski + Teddy Rajkowski + Sophie Wasilewski + Jean Olszewski ++ Antonio & Ralph Scarfone + Herminio Raul Martinez Velazquez ++Leokadia & Antoni Kurpiewski ++Halina & Henryk Stasiorek ++Helene & Joseph Duda ++Josephine & Edward Suczewski ++ Wanda & Czesław Brzostek ++ Anna & Joseph Kmec ++ Helen & Andrew Rajkowski The Azione Cattolica Italiana is having a trip to Sight & Sound Theatres Lancaster, PA, December 8, 2018. A timeless story of relentless love: Jesus. The trip includes bus ride, a family style Lunch at Good and Plenty Restaurant. Theater ticket is $140. Leaving from Saint John Paul II Parish at 9 AM and returning at 7 PM. Call: Elisabetta: 201 858 2069 Rachel: 201 310 6607 Lucia 201 858 8582 Classes begin on September 23 at 9:15am Confirmation classes start October 3 at 7pm If you have not register please do so by downloading the registration form from: www.johnpaul2parish.com and return it to the rectory with the appropriate fees. Please complete and submit a form for each child. IF YOUR FAMILY IS NOT REGISTERED AT ST. JOHN PAUL II PLEASE FILL OUT "PARISH REGISTRATION FORM " FROM THE WEBSITE AND RETURN TO THE PARISH OFFICE. Covenant House Dove Learning Center is in need of lots and lots of school supplies, with backpacks being the number one priority. Pens, sharpies, crayons, colored pencils, glue sticks color construction paper, loose college ruled paper, USB drives, Journals, notebooks, post-it, binders, etc. are some of the supplies needed. You may drop off the items to the Newark Crisis Center, 330 Washington Street, Newark, NJ
HOSPICE TRAINING COURSE Do you want to do volunteer work that really makes a difference in the lives of the terminally ill an their families? Hudson Hospice will be holding its Fall Volunteer training. The purpose of this training is to make the volunteer comfortable when visiting a patient/family at a time that is often very fragile emotionally. The classes begin: September 18, 2018 end October 9, 2018. The sessions are held on fourth consecutive Tuesdays Morning Session: 10am-12noon Evening Session: 7pm-9pm Address: 93 Clerk St., Jersey City. For further information please call Sister Carol at (201)433-6225. The Hudson County Serran Society will visit on Saturday, September 8th, attending the 8:30am Mass. We will follow the mass with light refreshments and use the time to meet with parishioners to discuss our goals as Serrans advocating or vocations. Please Join us and learn how everyone can through prayer and acts of mercy the growth of vocations. Rozpoczęcie roku szkolnego w Polskiej Szkole im. Władysława Reymonta w Bayonne, rozpocznie się w sobotę, 15 września 2018 r. Mszą Świętą o godzinie 10:00 AM w kościele Matki Bożej Szkaplerznej. Po Mszy Św. około godziny 10:45 AM rejestracja uczniów i spotkanie z nauczycielami w budynku szkolnym. Po więcej informacji proszę dzwonić : (201)779-9634 oraz psbayonnenj@yahoo.com Our Lady of Czestochowa Saint Luke the Evangelist, according to tradition, is believed to be the original artist of this painting in which Mary is depicted holding the Christ Child. This sacred picture, enshrined and venerated at the renowned Marian Shrine in Poland, was first brought from Jerusalem through Constantinople and was bestowed to the Princess of Ruthenia. It was brought to Poland in 1382 through the efforts of Ladislaus of Opole who had discovered it in a castle at Belz. To ensure its protection, he invited the Monks of Saint Paul the First Hermit from Hungary to be its guardians. From this time onward, the historic records of the painting are documented and authenticated by the miracles associated with the painting. In 1430, a devastating attack on the Polish Shrine resulted in tragic losses and the damaging of the holy picture. To this very day, despite the attempts to repair the damage, the slashes on the face of the Virgin Mary are still visible. The foundation of the Monastery and Shrine in Czestochowa began with a small wooden church. Subsequent development (1632-48) led to the construction of the present day basilica and defense wall which surrounds the sacred buildings. Under the heroic leadership of the Prior of the Monastery, Father Augustine Kordecki, the Shrine withstood the attacks of the Swedish Invasion of 1655. This great victory proved to be a tremendous boost to the morale of the entire Polish nation. As a result, King Jan Casimir, in 1656, made a solemn vow proclaiming the Mother of God to be the "Queen of the Polish Crown" and the Shrine of Jasna Gora to be the "Mount of Victory" and a spiritual capital for Poland. During the years of Poland's partition (1772-1918) the Shrine of Jasna Gora became a vibrant link for the Polish people with their homeland. The holy painting enshrined at Czestochowa beamed as a lighthouse of hope during the painful years of national hardships and defeats. Following the restoration of national independence in 1918, pilgrimages to the Polish Shrine grew in number and size. As World War II ended, a nation devastated by the scourges of war drew new strength and courage from the Shrine to rebuild and recover from the war. Today the Shrine of Czestochowa in Poland attracts millions of worshipers and tourists who come to honor the miraculous image of Our Lady of Czestochowa.
Uroczystość NMP Częstochowskiej, obchodzona 26 sierpnia, ściśle związana jest z sanktuarium maryjnym w Częstochowie, w którym od końca XIV wieku otaczany jest wielką czcią obraz Bożej Rodzicielki. Pochodzenie obrazu, osnute legendami, pozostaje dotąd niewyjaśnione. Prawdopodobnie pochodzi ze wschodu i stanowi typ ikony Panagia Hodegetria, czyli Najświętsza Przewodniczka. Jasnogórski wizerunek Maryi bardzo przypomina bizantyjską ikonę z końca X wieku, znajdującą się w rzymskiej Bazylice Matki Bożej Większej. Obraz Matki Bożej do Częstochowy sprowadził Władysław Opolczyk, książę opolski, syn Bolesława II księcia Opolskiego, z zamku w Bełżcu gdzie cieszył się szczególnym kultem wiernych i umieścił w ufundowanym przez siebie klasztorze, do którego sprowadził z Węgier ojców paulinów. Obraz bardzo szybko zasłynął cudami. W roku 1429 król Władysław Jagiełło w liście do papieża Marcina V pisał o tym miejscu, że na Jasnej Górze koło Częstochowy dzieją się często tajemnice licznych cudów. Jasna Góra powoli stawała się głównym ośrodkiem kultu maryjnego w całej Polsce i zarazem duchową stolicą naszej Ojczyzny. Obraz przedstawia Maryję z Dzieciątkiem Jezus na ręku. W 1430 roku miał miejsce napad na klasztor i częściowe uszkodzenie obrazu. Jakby na przekór wydarzenie to przyczyniło się do rozwoju kultu Matki Bożej z Częstochowy, zwanej także Czarną Madonną. Z czasem klasztor na Jasnej Górze stał się twierdzą obronną stawiającą czoło najazdowi szwedzkiemu w 1655 r. Najazd na klasztor nastąpił już po wybudowaniu umocnień zewnętrznych w tym wałów, co w zasadniczy sposób wpłynęło na skuteczną obronę. Obrona klasztoru lotem błyskawicy rozeszła się po całym kraju i jak później opisywał Henryk Sienkiewicz, duch tego zwycięstwa pozwolił uwierzyć narodowi w ostateczne zwycięstwo. Papież Pius XI, w roku 1931 ustalił obchód święta na 26 sierpnia. Cztery lata później zatwierdzono specjalne teksty liturgiczne przeznaczone na święto Matki Bożej Częstochowskiej. Od 1956 roku święto obchodzone jest w całej Polsce. RUCH RODZIN NAZARE- TAŃSKICH Jest to międzynarodowy katolicki ruch apostolstwa rodzin, którego celem jest uświęcenie członków poprzez pogłębienie życia Ewangelią w oparciu o wspólnotę życia z Chrystusem w codzienności, naśladując Maryję. Jeżeli pragniesz włączyć się w to dzieło, chcesz pogłębić swoje życie duchowe i wiarę zapraszamy na spotkania w poniedziałek o 7:00 PM (od 17 września 2018) w górnej salce w centrum parafialnym. Spotkania poprowadzi ks Łukasz Kleczka SDS Sulla pena di morte Il Papa Francesco, nell udienza concessa in data 11 maggio 2018 al sottoscritto prefetto della Congregazione per la dottrina della fede, ha approvato la seguente nuova redazione del numero 2267 del Catechismo della Chiesa cattolica, disponendo che venga tradotta nelle diverse lingue e inserita in tutte le edizioni del suddetto Catechismo. Pena di morte 2267. Per molto tempo il ricorso alla pena di morte da parte della legittima autorità, dopo un processo regolare, fu ritenuta una risposta adeguata alla gravità di alcuni delitti e un mezzo accettabile, anche se estremo, per la tutela del bene comune. Oggi è sempre più viva la consapevolezza che la dignità della persona non viene perduta neanche dopo aver commesso crimini gravissimi. Inoltre, si è diffusa una nuova comprensione del senso delle sanzioni penali da parte dello Stato. Infine, sono stati messi a punto sistemi di detenzione più efficaci, che garantiscono la doverosa difesa dei cittadini, ma, allo stesso tempo, non tolgono al reo in modo definitivo la possibilità di redimersi. Pertanto la Chiesa insegna, alla luce del Vangelo, che «la pena di morte è inammissibile perché attenta all inviolabilità e dignità della persona», e si impegna con determinazione per la sua abolizione in tutto il mondo.