OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA PARISH
120 Kosciusko Ave, South Plainfield, NJ 07080
9087561333 olcchurch@verizon.net
August 8 th , 2021
Eucharistic Adoration
Following 9:00AM First Friday Mass.
Miraculous Medal Novena Tuesday following 9:00AM Mass.
Baptisms
Every first Saturday of the month or by prior arrangement with the priest.
Confessions
Saturday at 4:00PM (or anytime upon request)
Marriage
Contact the parish office one year ahead.
Pastoral Visits to the Sick
Contact the parish office for Holy Communion and Anointing. Pastor
Rev. Peter Tran
In Residence
Rev. Keith Cervine
Pastoral Associate
Secretary
Sr. MariaGoretti Nguyen, SCC
Director of Music
Sharon Strack
Parish Council President
Michael Roman
Rosary Altar Society President
Marie Niemeyer
Social Concerns
Marge & Bob Ackerman
Parish Trustees
Barbara Koenig Thang Tran
MASS SCHEDULE
Daily: MondayFriday 9:00AM
Weekend: Saturday 4:30PM Vigil Mass
Sunday 8:00AM
10:30AM
1:00PM (Vietnamese)
Holy Day: 9:00AM
7:00PM 8:00PM (Vietnamese)
Parish Mission Statement
Our Lady of Czestochowa Church is a Catholic multicultural, multiethnic parish dedicated to Our Lady
of Czestochowa and La Vang. We are a living and loving community of believers seeking a deep and abid- ing faith in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. We depend on His love to guide and nourish us in our quest for holiness. Gathered around the Word of God and His holy sacraments, we are called to be witnesses of Him by our service to our people, our families, our neighborhoods and our world. We strive to provide a warm welcoming home for all the People of God.
EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME February 27 th , 2022
Parish Office
Phone: 9087561333 Fax: 9087568557
Email: olcchurch@verizon.net
Web: olcsouthplainfield.weconnect.com
Monday through Friday from 10:00am 3:00pm
Please schedule other times by appointment.
OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
120 Kosciusko Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
Lectors & Sacristans
WED. Mar. 2 Ash Wednesday
9:00am: Ellen DeckerLorys
12:15pm: Barbara Koenig 7:00pm: Andrea Kolodiy
8:00pm: Nguyen Duc Minh
SAT. Mar. 5 4:30pm Lector: Barbara Rhoads
Sacristy: Tim Morgan Eucharistic Minister: Tim Morgan SUN. Mar. 6 8:00am Lector: Janice Banaria
Sacristy: Barbara Koenig Eucharistic Minister: Patty Porzio SUN. Mar. 6 10:30am Lector: Janiel Cabot
Sacristy: John Bush Eucharistic Minister: Nguyen Duc
SUN. Mar. 6 1:00pm Lector: TNTT
Sacristy: Truong Tan & Le Toan
Eucharistic Minister: Truong Tan
February 26 through March 6
SATURDAY, VIGIL MASS 2 / 26
4:30PM + Charles & Catherine Volpe
req, Charles & Marianne Decker
EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 / 27
8:00AM + Michael Campanelli
req, Anthony & Cathy Pompilio
10:30AM + Dale Painton req, Sharon Strack 1:00PM + Cardinal Francis Nguyen Van Thuan
MONDAY, WEEKDAY 2 / 28
9:00AM + Dominic Lap Tran req, Family & Friends
TUESDAY, WEEKDAY 3/ 1
9:00AM + Richard Bittone req, Betty Muglia
WEDNESDAY, ASH WEDNESDAY 3/ 2
9:00AM + OLC Living & Deceased Parishioners
& Benefactors req, OLC Parish
7:00PM + OLC Living & Deceased Parishioners
& Benefactors req, OLC Parish
8:00PM + Cardinal Francis Nguyen Van Thuan
THURSDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY, ST. KATHARINE DREXEL, VIRGIN 3 / 3 9:00AM + William C. McGowan
req, his daughter Marianne Kenton
FRIDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY,
ST. CASIMIR 3 / 4
9:00 AM Joseph & Mary CicconeGod’s blessings on their 27
thwedding anniversary
req, Mario & Barbara Ciccone
SATURDAY, VIGIL MASS 3 / 5
4:30PM + Phillip J. Aiello req, Linda Pasko
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 3 / 6
8:00AM + Patricia Archutowski
req, the Archutowski Family
10:30AM + Donald Mercurio req, his wife Rita 1:00PM + Cardinal Francis Nguyen Van Thuan
OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ
Welcome to The Parish Family of Our Lady of Czestochowa
We at OLC welcome all new parishioners and are grateful to God for your presence. We want to include you in the activities and ministries here in all aspects of parish life.
Please drop by parish office and register with us! We would like to meet you. Please know that registering and using church envelopes makes it easier to provide any documen- tation you would need for sponsoring a child for Baptism or Confirmation or even to arrange a wedding! Thank you and looking forward to seeing you!
To register
: Please complete the Census Update/Registration form that can be found in the magazine rack in the vestibule of church or in parish office and drop off in collection basket or preferably in parish office.
Need a sponsor certificate:
Church law mandates that a sponsor for Baptism and Confirmation be an active Con- firmed Catholic. An active Catholic is a parishioner who is registered, attends Mass weekly, contributes to the support of the Church, is in a valid Catholic Marriage, and publicly leads a life compatible with Church teaching. We can only write letters of eligibility for parishioners who meet these criteria.Sacrament of Baptism:
Every 1st Saturday of the month. Please contact the Parish Office for all information.Sacrament of Marriage:
Arrangements must be made with priest one year in advance with one member of couple a registered parishioner for at least six months. A marriage preparation class must be taken.
Sanctuary Lamp Burning This Week For:
Living & Deceased Parishioners & Benefactors of Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish
req, OLC Parish
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
We pray that God will bless all of you for the gifts that you share with Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish.
You can mail your weekly envelopes to the Church. Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish
120 Kosciusko Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080
May God reward you and your family abundantly for your generosity and caring.
OLC CALENDAR
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Feb. 26 4:30PM Vigil Mass
Feb. 27 8:00AM Sunday Mass
10:30AM Sunday Mass
1:00PM Sunday Mass
in Vietnamese
Mar. 2 Ash Wednesday
A Day of Fast and Abstinence from Meat
9:00AM Mass & Distribution of Ashes
12:15PM Prayer Service
& Distribution of Ashes
7:00PM Mass & Distribution of Ashes
8:00PM Mass & Distribution of Ashes
(Vietnamese)
Mar. 4 9:00AM Holy Mass
& Eucharistic Adoration
5:00PM6:30PM Fish Dinners 7:00PM Stations of the Cross
Collection Report
February 19/20, 2022
Weekly Offering $ 3,157.00 Parish Upkeeps/ Utilities $ 1,083.00
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Every Friday of Lent
7:00 PM
REMEMBER
All Fridays during Lent are days of Abstinence from Meat.
Ash Wednesday & Good Friday: Day of Fast and Abstinence from Meat.
March 2
nd, 2022
A Day of Fast & Abstinence from Meat
9:00am Mass & Distribution of Ashes
12:15pm Prayer Service
& Distribution of Ashes
7:00pm Mass & Distribution of Ashes
8:00pm Mass & Distribution of Ashes (in Vietnamese)
LENTEN OBLIGATIONS
So that the Church of Metuchen may be spiritually one in common observance of Lent, the following days of fast and abstinence are to be observed by all Catholics of the Diocese who enjoy the blessings of good health:
1. The days of fast and abstinence are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
2. All other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence.
3. From the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday until the celebration of the Easter Vigil on the evening of Holy Saturday, the Easter fast should be observed so that, with uplifted and welcoming hearts, we may be ready to celebrate the joys of the Resurrection. This ancient tradition, intimately connected with the Rites of Holy Week and the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, is encouraged, especially in those places of baptizing catechumens at the Easter Vigil.
The obligation to fast applies only to Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59. To fast in the Catholic tradition means to limit oneself to one full meal during the day so as to experience hunger. The obligation of abstinence affects all Catholics who have reached the age of 14. Abstinence in the Catholic tradition means to abstain from meat. The obligation of fast and abstinence, as a whole, is a serious obligation. While failure to observe any penitential day in itself may not be considered serious, the failure to observe any peni- tential days at all, or a substantial number of them without good cause, would be considered a grave matter. Those unable to abstain for a valid reason on any given Friday of Lent are asked to perform some other penitential act, or to abstain on another day.
IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE
Let us remember all our departed brothers and sisters, especially Dianne Phillips and Joseph Hoang Hoa, asking God to reward them with joy and eternal peace.
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
Around the Diocese
O COME
LET US ADORE HIM
Join us for Eucharistic Adoration
on Friday, March 4
Right after 9:00AM Mass
Bring your family and friends
Let Us Pray for the Sick
Your continued prayers are needed for the chronically or seriously ill who are sick at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes.
Karen Costantino, Max Deshner, Shannon Hardy, Takara Kaczowski, Wayne Kaczowski, Dylan Magalong, Dean Maroney, Dolores Maroney, Nancy Marshall, Al Musmanno, Virginia O’Brien, Tanner Painton, Linda Pasko, Anthony Wolosowski, Salvatore Cirigliano, Trent Rhoads, George Wragg, Loretta Ribecca, Diane Gualano-Kuhn, Robert An- trim, Sofia Mancera, Mary Lewandowski, Dinh Kim Anh, Nguyen Minh Tam, Michelle Siwiec, Vu Minh Dang, Vu Chu- ong, Nguyen Vang Albert and Jessica Barretta.
Please contact the Parish Office if anyone from your family would like to be added or removed from our list or would like to receive Holy Communion (908-756-1333).
PRAYER FOR THE SYNOD
ON SYNODALITY
We stand before you, Holy Spirit,
conscious of our sinfulness,
but aware that we gather in your name.
Come to us, remain with us, and enlighten our hearts.
Give us light and strength to know your will, to make it our own, and to live it in our lives.
Guide us by your wisdom,
support us by your power, for you are God, sharing the glory of Father and Son.
You desire justice for all: enable us to uphold the rights of others;
do not allow us to be misled by ignorance or corrupted by fear or favor.
Unite us to yourself in the bond of love and keep us faithful to all that is true.
As we gather in your name may we temper justice with love,
so that all our decisions may be pleasing to you, and earn the reward
promised to good and faithful servants.
You live and reign with the Father and the Son, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
2022 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
Celebrating 40 Years
Continuing to Fan
the Flame of Faith into Service
By now you have received a letter from Bishop Chec- chio inviting your participation in the 2022 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. The diocesan ministries supported by the Appeal directly impact many of the parishioners here in Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish. Your gift provides formation opportunities for our catechists, youth and young adults. In the coming days, you will be receiving a letter from our pastor, Rev. Peter Tran, encouraging your participation. If you have yet to make your gift, please prayerfully consider doing so today by either returning your pledge card in the mail or going to the secure website: https://
diometuchen.org/BAA. Thank you for your support.
Rosary Altar Society Scholarship
The Rosary Altar Society is offering a $500.00 schol- arship to OLC high school seniors. Application forms are in the church vestibule and due date to submit is April 9. Any questions please contact Ann Marie 908
6700047.
Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Dinners
Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring the Fish Din- ners on
Fridays during Lent at Our Lady of
Czestochowa Church Hall. Time to pick up is from 5:00PM to 6:30PM. Thank you for your support.
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