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The Franciscan Sisters of St.Bernadette will be at our parish on Mission Appeal Days August 10-11, 2024 to speak about the Mission Appeal for Orphans Educational Fund in Tanzania, East Africa
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RESPECT LIFE RAFFLE – Aug 17-18 and Aug 24-25
Sold prior to and after all masses. Raffles $10.00 each.
1st Prize 2025 Volvo XC40 AWD SUV value $44,595.00
2nd Prize Shoprite gift card value $1,000.00
3rd Prize Shoprite gift card value $750.00
4th Prize Shoprite gift card value $500.00
Drawing at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Bridgewater on November 22, 2024. Winner need not be present. Proceeds will benefit New Jersey Right to Life, the state’s oldest and largest pro-life organization, dedicated to protecting all human life from conception to natural death.
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Faith Direct- Contributions to Our Parish made easy.
Making plans for the summer? Make sure to plan for your offertory as well! When your summer travels take you away from Sunday services, eGiving lets you continue to support our church and the ministries you cherish. You can sign up from your computer, smartphone or tablet, and set up a recurring donation or make a one-time gift.
Recurring gifts sustain our parish through the busy summer months. You'll provide us with consistent support, even if you're away on a Sunday, so the programs, services, and ministries that mean so much to our community will never miss a beat.
You can sign up online at Home - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - Faith Direct or call Faith Direct customer service at 866-507-8757.
There are also pamphlets available on the table in the church lobby.
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by Parish News
If you have been watching The Chosen, you know the streaming release of Season 4 has been delayed. It is only available to churches for viewing right now. Please join us to watch a new episode each Tuesday at 7 pm in the RE classrooms beginning May 21 through June 11. Please let Colleen Huber know if you would like to join us so we can plan accordingly.RE@stelizabethschurch.org
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by Kevin Gaffney, RCIA Instructor
1st Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11.
2nd Reading: Corinthians 12:3b-7,12-13.
Gospel: John 20:19-23.
Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11.
This Sunday we reflect on the readings for Pentecost. Pentecost Sunday celebrates the Holy Spirit coming to the apostles. With Jesus now being ascended to the father, the apostles (disciples) find themselves alone yet again in a dangerous world. Jesus told them that they would receive a helper, which will be the holy spirit.
Pentecost has its roots in a Jewish holiday tradition. Shavuot was celebrated fifty days after Passover. It was an offering during the Festival of Weeks. They celebrated their “first fruits” of the new harvest to God. The people do so in remembrance of the Mt. Sinai event
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by Ray Martinelli
Good morning. Today is the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord! Today is celebrated as a feast of Jesus’s ascending to heaven and concludes the Easter season. The past 80 days of Lent and Easter seem to have gone by so fast. As I look back on these days there has been so much that has changed. I am excited to continue throughout the year with a renewed faith!
Our first reading reminds us of being baptized with the Holy Spirit. We also are told to wait for the guidance from the Holy Spirit; admittedly that waiting part is difficult for me. Another part of this reading I enjoy is the Apostles are asked why they are looking for Jesus in the sky and are reminded He is now in Heaven. This Lent and Easter I made an effort to focus on the Holy Spirit and to become closer to God through asking for the Holy Spirit to enter me and guide my heart closer to Jesus. I was not certain what to expect, but in reflection I am pleasantly surprised at the transformation in my life. One part I am happy to share is the ability to “let go” of more things. I do not focus on controlling things based on my expectations, but I look for the joyous gifts and signs God has for me in the daily ongoings of life. It is quite far from where I had been not so long ago. Have you felt the Holy Spirit grow in you? Take a moment to reflect, were there blessings you received that you may not have immediately realized?
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by Spark Teen Ministry
Market Street Mission Basic Need Drive
Help SPARK Teen Ministry change the lives of others, one person at a time. Market Street Mission, in Morristown, helps homeless men struggling with addictions to get clean, find permanent homes, and learn employable skills, all while participating in their Christ Centered recovery program. We will help support these men getting back on track, by providing them with some basic needs, so their focus can be on their own personal growth. Join SPARK in collecting items from the list below from June 2-9,2024. Labeled boxes will be in the Community Room for your convenience. You shine the light of Christ when you give of yourself. Many thanks for your constant generosity!!
The following are in great need:
Men’s flip flops (M-XL),Dixie paper bowls and plates, Dove Bar Soap, Men’s Deodorant
Men’s Razors, Men’s Shaving Cream
Mesh Laundry Bags, Toothpaste/Mouthwash
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by Parish News
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton “Right to Life” serves the Parish Community by providing pamphlets in the Lobby.
Parishioners join our Right To Life e-mail/phone tree for Action Alerts on pro-life issues as directed by the Diocesan Respect Life Office.
Annually for one weekend, we conduct the New Jersey Right To Life Respect Life Raffle.
Locally, members often join with Morris County Right To Life at weekly prayer vigils events Including 40 Days For Life during Lent and in the Fall, as well as the annual March For Life in Washington, DC, and the New Jersey March For Life on Thursday September 26, 2024 in Trenton, NJ Events are posted on at: http://morriscountyrighttolife.org/
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by Lisa Cooper
First Reading
In Acts chapter 10, Peter tells Cornelius, who had fallen at his feet, “Get up. I myself am a human being.” Though Peter was “The Rock” and our first Pope, he didn’t feel worthy enough to have someone bow to him. He failed just as we do. Like Peter, we are not any more worthy than anyone else. We should ask God for forgiveness when we fail and strength to do better in the future.
We also should be welcoming of others. Later in the chapter it says “The Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the word.” The Jews were surprised that the Gentiles were included as well, but Peter said, “Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit even as we have?” We are called to evangelize out into the world, spreading the Word of God to everyone. Through our actions and sharing of our Faith, we can welcome others into the Church.
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by Pat Eagleson
Readings: Acts 10:25-26, 34–35, 44-48; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17
The first reading:
In Acts 10:25-26, Peter encounters Cornelius who falls at his feet in reverence. However, Peter stops him, saying “Get up stating that he himself is just a man” This highlights Peter's understanding that he is not to be worshipped but to direct reverence to God alone. Verses 34-35 portray Peter's realization that God shows no favoritism but accepts people from every nation who fear him and do what is right.
Verses 44-48 describe the Holy Spirit coming upon Cornelius and his household, evident by them speaking in tongues and praising God. This demonstrates that the Holy Spirit is not limited by cultural or ethnic boundaries but is freely given to all who believe in Jesus Christ.
The second reading:
In 1 John 4:7-10
The passage starts with an exhortation to love one another, highlighting that love comes from God and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The passage continues by contrasting love with its absence, stating that whoever does not love does not know God because God is love. The pinnacle of the passage is found in verse 9, where it declares the ultimate demonstration of God's love: sending His only Son into the world to provide salvation for humanity.
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by Steve Niblett
5th Sunday of Easter Reflection
Today is the fifth Sunday of Easter. In the first reading, Acts 9:26 - 31, we hear about Saul who wants to become one of God’s disciples. The other Disciples are scared of Saul because he was known to be someone who attacks and murders Christians. Barnabas had to explain to the Disciples that the Lord had spoken to Saul. Once Saul encounters the Lord, Saul is changed and now speaks out boldly in the name of Jesus. Saul’s eyes have been opened and he understands who Jesus truly is. The Apostles have learned to trust Saul because Saul now understands that without Jesus he can do nothing.
The second reading, John, 3:18 - 24, advises us to keep all of God’s commandments and do what pleases God. We should believe in the name of his son, Jesus Christ, and love one another as Jesus has taught us. If we continue to follow his directives, we are living our lives as God has requested.
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by Spark Teen Ministry
PASTA DINNER TO BENEFIT BIRTH HAVEN hosted by SPARK Youth Ministry and The Teen Advisory Board, May 18, 2024 @6:30pm-8:30pm
Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of even the littlest among us? On May 18, 2024 @6:30pm-8:30pm in the Knight of Columbus Hall, join our Teen Ministers for a Pasta Dinner Fundraiser in support of Birth Haven, Newton, NJ. In October, Birth Haven’s home was badly damaged in an accidental fire and they are still trying to rebuild. As you sample some delicious items donated by local merchants and prepared by our own SPARK and TAB Teens, you will help them in the rebuilding process! All proceeds will be donated directly to Birth Haven. We need you to help us do God’s work! Tickets will be available after weekend masses beginning on April 27-May 18, 2024 and at the door on the day of the dinner. Cost of the tickets is $15/person or $40 for a family of 4. Thank you and may God Bless you!
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by Richard de la Fuente, Faith Sharing Ministry
In the 4th Sunday of Easter’s Gospel reading, Jesus Christ reveals Himself as the Good Shepherd: “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). On Good Friday, Jesus laid down his life on the Cross to save us from sin and death: “He humbled Himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross” (Philippians 2:8). After His resurrection, the Lord entrusted to the Church the continuation of His mission as the Good Shepherd, thrice asking Peter if he loved Him, and thrice commanding him as a sign of that love to: “feed my lambs…tend my sheep…feed my sheep” (John 21:15-17).
The assurance of the Good Shepherd’s love and care for His flock is probably the reason why the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd was popular among the early Christians, who faced cruel persecution from political and religious powers. The image of the Good Shepherd is one the most represented in the art of the Christian Catacombs in Rome. One such image is described as “…inspired by the parable of the Lost Sheep. Christ is thus represented as a humble shepherd with a lamb on his shoulders as he watches over his little flock that is sometimes made up of only two sheep placed at his sides” (Vatican Website, Christian Catacombs).
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by Joseph P. DeMaria
The universe changed when Christ was born into the world more than two millennia past. It changed radically with His resurrection on that first Easter Sunday as did our world when we celebrated that event three weeks ago.
More than being happy people during a happy season, we are people of joy living in a joyful season. And how so? Lent was not a happy, nicey-nicey, cheerful and upbeat time, but one of tumult, when the worst tendencies of human evil manifested themselves with Christ’s crucifixion on Good Friday. But beginning with His resurrection on Easter Sunday, joy rose to the forefront. Joy being that overwhelming state of fullness despite having experienced the devastating feeling of emptiness.
We all know the emptiness we feel because of our sins. The harm, the destruction of relationships, the guilt of our sinning. In Acts 3, Peter explains how all the Gods of the Old Testament, the wrathful Gods, take glory in Jesus. And how Jesus has revealed a forgiving God and by following Him our sins will be wiped away. Our emptiness, sometimes in an instant, will be filled with the fullness of joy.
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by Candace Niblett, Adoration and Rosary Ministries
This Sunday we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday.
In order to fully understand what Divine Mercy is all about, we need to look at the history of Divine Mercy.
Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, chose to give this message to Sister Faustina. Our Lord asked Sister Faustina to tell the whole world of his unfathomable Mercy. Jesus promised to defend throughout their lives all those who would proclaim HIS Mercy to everyone that they would meet. Jesus asks us to be reflections of him through love and Mercy. He reminds us to be merciful towards others, especially towards sinners. Love everyone out of love for Jesus.
Sister Faustina states that she saw Jesus dressed in a white garment with one hand raised in blessing and the other hand was touching his garment. From under the garment came two rays of light, one red and the other pale. Jesus asked Sister Faustina to paint this picture of Him with the words “Jesus I trust in You.” The pale ray symbolizes the water that cleanses our soul, the red ray symbolizes the blood which gives new life to our soul. Jesus wants us to know that he loves us with a never ending love.
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The Ministers of Hospitality are responsible for ensuring a welcoming and comfortable environment for the Celebration of the Eucharist and other ceremonies. Assignments are once or twice a month (depending on staffing). Duties include greeting worshippers, taking collections, seeing to an orderly Eucharist reception, dispersing weekly bulletins, etc. Ministers of Hospitality are required for all Masses. The typical duties of a St. Elizabeth's Usher as described by one of our own ushers: Greet parishioners as they enter the church.
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Since the stop of our Parish Food Pantry, all your donated food items have gone to support our neighbors using the Mt. Olive and Roxbury Food Pantries. Thank you to the Knights of Columbus for continuing this ministry by selflessly dropping off our parish donations on a weekly basis. Our SPARK Teens were able to see first-hand the needs of the MO Food Pantry during our Summer Mission Days. The stock on shelves and in refrigerators/freezers had diminished severely. They are in desperate need of basic pantry staples going into the winter season.
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Special thank you to Anita Kochis for the beautiful plantings at the front driveway, entrance to the church, assisted by John Batsch, who decorated in front of the church building and the interior décor of the church. We are blessed with your design talent that transforms our church during the Holy Days and appreciative of all who assisted in gathering supplies.
Thank you, to all our ministries:
Ushers, Eucharistic ministers, lectors, and
Deacon, to make our Holy week and Easter liturgies run smoothly. To Candace and Steve Niblett and Alice and Don Campbell who beautifully decorated the Chapel for the evening Adoration on Holy Thursday. A special thank you to the choirs and music ministry who provided the beautiful music, tying together The Word in a way that touches our heart and soul.
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by Parish News
The Legion of Mary holds meetings at Saint Michael’s Church in Netcong on Thursdays at 7pm. For more information contact:
Magda Molano (570) 807-3851
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Join us on Zoom to Pray the Rosary Monday-Fridays, beginning at 6:00pm. Email Candace Niblett: Candace.Niblett214@gmail.com for information to dial into zoom. You may also email Candace to request a prayer for special intention.
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