July 4th
July 4th
July 4th
July 4, 2010 a long time religious believers-to say nothing of those who
May I never boast except in the cross do not believe-have struggled with the question of what
of our Lord Jesus Christ. valve to assign human activity. One solution is to consider
— Galatians 6:14 it a means to an end: do good here and now for the sake of
a reward in heaven. Another solution passes over the
READINGS FOR THE WEEK question of an after life: do good here and now for the sake
Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22; Mt 9:18-26 of making this a better world. Vatican Council II points to a
Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13; Mt 9:32-38 third solution. It recognizes that human activity is valuable
Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Mt 10:1-7 both for what it accomplishes here and now and also for its
Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9; Mt 10:7-15 relationship to the hereafter. But, more important, it
Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Mt 10:16-23 stresses not only the discontinuity between here and now
Saturday: Is 6:1-8; Mt 10:24-33 and hereafter, but also the astonishing fact of continuity.
Sunday: Dt 30:10-14; Ps 69 or Ps 19;
“The harvest is rich but the workers are few; therefore ask the
Col 1:15-20; Lk 10:25-37
harvest –master to send workers to the harvest.” Luke 10:2
UPCOMING EVENTS
Our Stewardship of Treasure for 6/27/10
Soup Kitchen Ministry
amounted to $6,301.00
On Sunday, June 20th, we served 150 meals at Mother Our Children’s Collection = $8.00
Teresa's. Many thanks to all who participated. Our next Second Collection for Franciscan Friars = $1,891.00
date is Saturday, July 17th at Eva's, and we are serving
hot dogs, baked beans and iced tea. Please remember to place Our Lady Queen of Peace
If interested, please call Mary Flanigan at 973-458-9602. Parish in your Will. Those who generously did this in the
TRICKY TRAY NEWS past have helped us to stay out of a heavy debt.
Our annual Tricky Tray will take place once again this
year on Oct. 22, 2010 in OLQP auditorium. The doors will JULY 2010 OLQP CALENDAR
open at 6:00 pm. Drawings will begin at 7:30 pm. [email protected]
MARK YOU CALENDARS! The committee is looking SUNDAY 7/4 INDEPENDENCE DAY
for baskets and new items for donation. Please bring
the donated items to the rectory. Thank you for your MONDAY 7/5 OFFICES CLOSED
support in making this fund raiser a success.
TUESDAY 7/6 9:30am Legion of Mary
AAA Update: Our 2010 AAA goal this year is Rectory will close at 4pm
$40,655.00. To date we have pledges of $47,711.00 - 7:30pm RCIA
THANK YOU! Even though we have made our goal in
pledges, we ask that if you have not yet made your WEDNESDAY 7/7 Rectory will close at 4pm
pledge please do so. We will receive a rebate based 7:00pm Family Choir
on a percentage of the amount we bring in over our 7:30pm Alive in the Spirit
goal. Last year that rebate check was in the amount Scouts
of $3,500, which went into our parking lot fund.
THURSDAY 7/8 7:00pm Spiritual Life Committee
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: 7:30pm Bingo
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Rev. John M. Ballweg, Alexander Troisi Cisneros, Close at noon
Ceil Cooney and Alfred Pontillo.
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Frank Alexander, Lloyd Bartels, William Bergmann,
Ruth Bonday, Cathy Burch, Helen Dunleavy, Gudrun Hagele,
TEMPORARY OFFICE SCHEDULE
Doris Honkisz, Carmine Inga, Tom Loizzi, John McQuade, Please note: WE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JULY 5TH.
Jonathan Mechan, Betsy Merz, Virginia Mary Minihan,
Steven Monahan, Marilyn Montemarano, Kay Moran,
Elizabeth Morrell, Christine Napoli, Julius Nemes, Our summer Rectory hours will begin on
Doris Neumann, Thomas Niemczyk, Florence Paolella, Friday, July 2nd through Friday, Sept. 3rd inclusive.
Maria Revilla, Fran Ruffino, Lois Schutz, Brenda Schwarz,
Bernice Stavola, Mariano Terdoslavich, Barbara Tropia, During the summer season
Domenica Trovini, Linda Underkoffler, Dr. Robert Valgento our Rectory will close at 12:00 noon on Friday
and Theophil Wasielewski.
and reopen at 9:00 am on Saturday.
If you have a family member who is in a nursing home or rehabilitation Our regular hours will resume after Labor Day.
center, please notify the Rectory so we can arrange to visit them.
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For the rest of the summer, the Pastor's column will not be 60TH ANNIVERSARY NEWS
published each week. The regular weekly column will resume
in September. Mark This Year's Calendar - November 7, 2010
Our 60th Anniversary Gala will begin with Mass at 3 pm
celebrated by Bishop John Flesey, D.D.. Mass will be
As we celebrate this Independence Day and thank followed by a reception from 5 - 9 pm at the Hasbrouck
Almighty God for all the freedoms we as a nation have, I Heights Hilton. Good food, fun, fellowship, and great
take this opportunity to thank Theresa Taylor and dancing with a fabulous live band.
Marianne Tracey for organizing the parish’s contingent in
the Maywood 4th of July Parade. Ticket orders for the dinner/dance are due by September
15th. There are only 250 tickets available, so be sure to
Thank you to everyone who participated! get your order in soon.
Love, The order forms for both the Journal Ad and the tickets are
Fr. Larry available in the church vestibule, in the Rectory office, and
can be downloaded from our website.
(Click on the word "Gala".)
The Gala Committee is looking for prizes. If you would like
to donate something such as Hotel or condo stays,
vacations or trips, spa treatments, sporting event tickets,
theater or concert tickets, jewelry (we have a man's watch),
restaurant certificates, electronic equipment, etc., please
contact Susan at the parish center (201-845-9566).
Gala Journal
Please consider taking out a journal ad to commemorate
PRAYER FOR PEACE - Mary, Queen of Peace, save us all, who the parish's 60th anniversary.
have so much trust in you from wars, hatred, and oppression. Make Journal ad forms can be located at the back of the church.
us all learn to live in peace, and educate ourselves for peace, do
what is demanded by justice and respect the rights of every per- "Reflections from the Pew" - Be part of our Gala
son, so that peace may be firmly established. Amen Journal.
Pope John Paul The Gala Committee is also looking for brief comments and
reflections regarding OLQP to be published in the
We invite all our Parish Community to write a note / letter Journal. You can e-mail them to Paul Hom at
to our soldiers overseas. We pray that they may be safe. [email protected]
Keep Matthew DeBonis, Carolyn Rocco and all the soldiers or drop them off in the Sunday collection basket. Please
in your prayers. include contact information with your submission.
Cpl. Matthew DeBonis Carolyn Rocco
3/7 PSD Unit 41570 24 EFIS
FPO AP 96427-1570 APO AF 09309
FINALLY! FRONT
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MEMORIALS - Parishioners are now invited to memorialize
a candle burning in front of the Blessed Mother and the
candle over the Tabernacle in memory of a loved one. These
are in addition to the present Memorials of the altar bread,
Dates July 4th through July 11th, 2010
altar wine and the altar candles. Donations for each of these
Sunday - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time will be $15.00 per week and the Memorials will be for one
week each.
July 4th 8:00 am Eleanor Mayer
MONTHLY MEMORIAL MASS
10:00 am Anita Mangeri
Our next monthly Memorial Mass will be offered on Saturday,
12:00 pm Francesco Andrea Ferrigno July 31st at 8:30 am. As you may remember, we will have a
Monday - St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Priest Memorial Mass each month. This will be offered in an effort
to accommodate anyone who desired a specific date in the
July 5th 8:30 am People of the Parish month but was unable to obtain the same. The offering for
Tuesday - St. Maria Goretti, Virgin & Martyr this remembrance will be $5.00. All names will be listed in
the Bulletin.
July 6th 8:30 am Deceased Members Memorial Mass - Saturday, July 31st, 2010 – 8:30 am
of Parodi / Zambelli Families
Gift Bearer at Mass - If you would like to be the gift bearer
Wednesday
at Mass, please let one of the ushers know. We encourage
July 7th 8:30 am Roselia & Michael Kelly the family members of the person for whom the Mass is
intended to act as gift bearer.
Thursday
July 8th 8:30 am Mateo Odonich & Family HELP! Sometimes we feel like our
Friday - St. Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest & Martyr, lives are at risk as we walk through the parking lot.
and his Companions, Martyrs Please slow down as you enter our premises and as you
drive to your favorite parking space. Thank you!
July 9th 8:30 am Maria Mikulich & Family
Saturday - BVM
July 10th 8:30 am Tom Griffith Make a donation to help the purchase of our new organ!
Adopt individual keys to help out!
5:00 pm Pauline Di Ambrosio
61 STOPS LEFT @ $100 Each
Sunday - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
174 KEYS LEFT @ $200 Each
July 11th 8:00 am Thomas Griffith
28 PEDALS LEFT @ $300 Each
10:00 am Edward Vadala
VOLUME PEDALS - SOLD OUT!
12:00 pm Burrell Oughton
You can make a donation in your name, make a group
donation, or make it in memory of a loved one!
MEMORIALS When we have enough to buy our new organ, those who
Altar Bread - for Billy Fischer by Pat & Mike Valle donated will have their donation on a plaque that will be
hung by the music area. See Steve Taylor on the weekends,
Altar Wine - Tom Griffith by Eileen
the rectory during the week, or drop off the below in the
Altar Candles - For Robert De Feo by Camisa Family
collection basket on the weekends. As of 5/30/10 we have
Sanctuary Lamp in Memory of Francis (Beedly) Graziano $27,656.00 in our Organ Fund toward our goal of
by Mary & Bob Romano $60,000.00.
Blessed Mother Candle for Pat Mistretta
ADOPT A KEY
by Barbara Grimes
Part of Organ Price # purchased Total
Note: Please remember the Altar Bread, Wine and Candles can be
memorialized by calling the Rectory. 201-845-9566 Stop $100
Key $200
MASS TIMES - Traveling this season? Going away for
vacation? No need to miss Sunday Mass! An electronic Pedal $300
ministry offers Catholics, especially travelers and those on Volume Pedal $1,000 SOLD OUT!
vacation, information on where to find a parish for Mass or
other worship services. Go online: www.MassTimes.org. Write here what you wish to appear on the plaque:
The website offers the address of a parish, contact ___________________________________________________
information and, if available, a particular parish’s website.
See you in church! We would also ask you to consider that Your Name: _________________________________________
our operational expenses here at OLQP go on even while
you are on vacation. Please remember us! Phone: _____________________________________________
PARISH MEMBERSHIP:
New Parishioners are requested to register in the Parish as soon as possible. Please notify the Parish office
of any changes in address and phone number.
Name ___________________________________ Check
Address _________________________________ ______ I wish to receive a registration form
Town ___________________________________ ______ I have a change of address
Phone # _________________________________ ______ I am moving out of the parish
Please cut out and return to the Parish Rectory or place in the basket.
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