Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. John Chang Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O’Brien Deacons Tom Cechulski, Sr. Charles R. Daye , Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Sr. Ann Norton, D.R.E. Linda Clayton Business Manager Deacon Gino Esposito Director of Music Emer O’Mahony Youth Ministry Coordinator Sister Ann Norton Phone Contacts Rectory—732-363-4200 Convent—732-364-2361 School—732-364-4130 Religious Education— 732-364-4137 Rectory Fax 732-370-3891 Rectory Office Hours: M-F 9:00-4:30 PM Second & Fourth Saturday 9AM—12:30 PM Baptisms: Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month,.

Weekend Masses: Saturdays: 4:00 PM Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12 noon, 5PM Daily Masses: Mon-Fri—7:20 AM & 12 Noon, Sat: 8AM

Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. Healing Mass –every third Tuesday at 7:30PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:45PM and before each Sunday Mass

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 16, 2017

Mass Intentions for this Week July 16, 2017

MONDAY 7:20 Pat Neidermeyer ............................. Mr. and Mrs. Bigg & Family 12:00 Priest Intentions TUESDAY 7:20 Maryellen Fagan .............................. Mr. & Mrs. William Hackett 12:00 Priest Intentions WEDNESDAY 7:20 Richard Savner, Sr. ..................................... Bob & Diana Morris 12:00 Int. of Fr. Vic .......................... Chickie & Richard Augustensen THURSDAY 7:20 Int. of John & Ruth Puglisi & Family…..Vic & Priscilla Lagdameo 12:00 Priest Intentions FRIDAY 7:20 Edna Morte…………………………………………………..Jovino Morte 12:00 Priest Intentions

SATURDAY………………………………….……………...St. Mary Magdalene 8:00 AM Int. of Marc Esposito ........................................ Mom & Dad 4PM George M. Walter ...................................................... Tom & Pat SUNDAY…………………………...…….Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 Henry Dodrill ................................................................... Family 9:00 For the People of the Parish 10:30 Monica Drumm .................................... Helen & Eric O’Doherty 12:00 Pat Neidermeyer ............................................... Barden Family 5:00PM Vincent Fusco ................. Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Napolitano, Sr.

Sanctuary Candle– Week of July 16, 2017

Int. of Fr. Vic Magdaraog……………………………….John & Alice Clark

Chapel Candles– Week of July 16, 2017 Special Intentions

Events for this coming Week– See our website www.stveronica.com

Sacrificial Offering Update

Last Week’s Offering: $15,059.00

Thank you for your continued support.

Readings for the Week of July 16, 2017

Sunday: Is 55:10-11; Rom 8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23

Monday: Ex 1:8-14, 22; Mt 10:34-11:1

Tuesday: Ex 2:1-15a; Mt 11:20-24

Wednesday: Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Mt 11:25-27

Thursday: Ex 3:13-20; Mt 11:28-30

Friday: Ex 11:10-12:14; Mt 12:1-8

Saturday: Ex 12:37-42; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18

Next Sunday: Ws 12:13, 16-19; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43

Pastor’s Notes

With the new changes in our youth programs developed

by Sister Ann, some important observations have been

noted.

We have required our Religious Education children to

attend Sunday Mass, a precept of the Church. If they

have excessive absences, they are removed from the

program because they are showing no commitment to

Jesus’ request to “Do this in memory of Me.” It is hoped

that in the future their spiritual maturity will develop to

commit themselves to Christ. Yes, there are a few

cheats. For example, some church goers have been

putting in the children’s attendance envelopes. May

God forgive them for abetting and cooperating in placing

our children and their parents into grave sin.

Since this new policy has taken effect, however, a more

positive result has happened. Many parents have

returned to the Church and there has been a significant

up-tick in parishioners trying to regularize their

marriages in the Catholic Church. I know many people

have either converted or reverted into the Catholic faith

by being exposed to the power of the Blessed

Sacrament.

In our Religious Education Program, as is also done in

our school, the children also are able to participate in

the Sacrament of Reconciliation on a regular basis. The

Religious Education Program meets Monday through

Thursday. To optimize a more frequent exposure to the

Sacrament of Penance, I will be moving

the Tuesday Healing Mass to First Fridays in

September. There will be no other evening Masses

during weekdays except for Holy Days of obligation. We

are also developing programs for middle school and high

school ages which, once matured will begin to use the

church on Friday evenings. It is also hoped that we can

develop young adult programs especially for those

college graduates who cannot find jobs so that they can

make use of their faith in finding employment. So far

the middle school and high school programs seem to be

growing significantly for nascent youth groups.

As you know each year our Bishop assigns a missionary

to come and speak to us in the hope of raising

desperately needed funds in foreign countries. An old

friend of mine, who was sent by Cardinal Spellman

during World War II to start what became Catholic Relief

Services, told me an interesting story. A very poor nun,

who spoke poor English, used to approach him each

year for crucifixes to give to her newly professed

sisters. These crucifixes were an important sign which

they wore on their habits. He would personally pay for

them, but over they years he was getting overwhelmed

with her requests for many crucifixes. He joked with me

that he was very happy to be moved back to the United

States to head the Catholic Relief Services because he

could not afford her any more. Well, this little nun be-

came St. Teresa of Calcutta.

Since I have come here to St. Veronica’s, I noticed that

whenever we have this annual mission collection, if the

mission priest is not well understood, he gets significant-

ly little in the mission collection. For example, our last

mission priest collected $4,092 while our collection for

the MOPs gained $9,448. I do have a good knowledge of

what this missionary priest is doing and what circum-

stances he is living under. He does not have a retreat

center or places for the poor to stay. He told me that

whenever he says Mass, always outdoors, an unexpected

wind sometimes blows all the consecrated Hosts off the

altar and onto the ground. Who really needs the money

more? Could Father Louis Raj be the next Mother Tere-

sa? We had a real missionary come here. He works in

the bush. He is uniting tribes to bring harmony among

peoples, the best way to keep ISIS out of the country

where he serves. I realize that getting on EWTN is a mod-

ern way of advertising, but I am quite sure it does not

reach the 4th poorest country in the world. I have per-

sonally witnessed poverty in the boondocks of the Philip-

pines. I spoke with nuns who fed their orphans first re-

sulting in their not eating sometimes for days. The early

stages of mission work is not only dangerous. It involves

big sacrifices. Another priest friend who taught moral

theology in Benin had to return to France after getting

sick. All the new seminarians, before their studies be-

gan, were brought to a cemetery and shown the graves of

missionaries who died shortly after their arrival from vari-

ous diseases when they came to bring the Word of God

to this nation.

Please be mindful that this is still going on and remem-

ber these hard working men and women who have dedi-

cated themselves to God in evangelizing people who

have never known about Jesus our Savior

Fr. Euk

Healing Mass

Come and join us in celebrating the

healing power of Jesus at the

healing Mass on July 18 at 7:30PM

All are welcome. It is good to pray

and sing with our brothers and sis-

ters in Christ. All are welcome.

OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE

Please Pray for Our Sick

Tom Lovito Lorraine Groh Marjorie Paulmann

Mark Stoughton Mia Castellan Baby Dylan Gallego

Connie Camilleri Rosemary DeFalco Diane Grad

Erin Haber Monica Noble Steven Hensle

Paula Baiga Diane Cudhedy Deacon John Franey

Bob Yuro Michael Connolly Joe Oates

Jane Oates Ann Donovan John Kerod

Robert Farrell Christine Clements John Rodrigues

Cathy Forman Ed Kelly Dennis Hayward

Kathy Hayward Claire Archer Christopher Hunt

Greg Mador Brayden Walton Victoria Burke

Robert O’Malley Sr. Karen D’Souza-Casiero Carl Lahetta

Gianna Faith Malen Kevin Corcoran Barbara Sewing

Rose Perrotta Sharon Calabria Nicole Kessner

Joanne Oates Carmen Devone Mike Kuris

Milagros Martino Susan Messina Francisco Masini

Don Ryder Katherine Scotto Shirley Alino

John Burke Retired Bishop John Smith

Carlo Ficara Erasmo Ninamango Ana Rivera

Judy Silagi Denise Worster Vinnie Gaglardi

Mary Ann Morelli Michelle Schultz Jean McAdam

Please Pray for our Parishioners Serving our Country: Sgt. Sean T. Curran Sgt. Brennan Six

PV2 William Wotton GSMI Sandro Farduchi

Sgt. Krystyna Cechulski Capt. Julio Collazos

S.R. Steven Brennan Sgt. Gregory Hiller

PFC Zackary Burkey LCDR Matthew W. Smith Sgt. Luke Wlodkowski 1st Lt. Robert F. Farrell

1st Lt. Ash Young Sgt. Paul Coyle

Sgt. Matt Myers

Baptism St. Veronica’s Parish Family wishes to

welcome those who have become

members through the Sacrament of

Baptism.

Dennis Patrick, son of Dennis & Victoria Mann

Connor Patrick, son of Brian & Aileen Wilson

Thank you for the gift of life.

Church and Chapel Sanctuary Candles

If you would like to donate a Sanctuary

Candle for a loved one, please contact the

rectory office (732-363-4200). Candles will

be in memory of or intentions of the named

individual for one week

(Sunday to Saturday) and announced in our

bulletin. Weekly Donation: Church Candle $15 Chapel

Candles $20 (2).

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Bishop’s Anniversary Blessing 2017 All couples celebrating their 1st, 25th or

50+ wedding anniversary during the 2017

calendar year are invited to gather with

family and friends to share the Eucharist,

renew your sacred wedding vows, and receive Bishop

O’Connell’s Episcopal Blessing. Anniver-

sary Couples from Ocean and Monmouth

Counties may register through their parish

to attend the Sunday,

October 8, 2017

Mass and Blessing at 3:00 PM at St.

Aloysius Parish in Jackson. Registra-

tion forms are in the rectory. Regis-

tration deadline is September 7th.

Our Lady Undoer of Knots

Please join us for the next rosary and novena to Our Lady

Undoer of Knots on Friday, July 20, 2017, at 6:30 PM in

the narthex of St. Veronica’s Church. All are welcome. If

interested, please call Sheila Maloney at 732-364-5566

so enough materials will be available. Thanks and we

hope to see you then!

Healing the Wounds of Abortion

Rachel’s Vineyard Post-Abortive Retreat The psychological and spiritual wounds of abortion can

be sharp, deep and crippling. You may feel a deep numb-

ness and may not be able to name the pain or recognize

any of the symptoms. It can also have a devastating im-

pact on the father or grandparents of the aborted child

and friend/s of the mother. You do not have to continue

to hide in shame and fear. Rachel’s Vineyard’s Retreat is

a chance to focus on this painful time in your life through

a supportive non-judgmental process, in an atmosphere

of confidentiality, understanding, and compassion. It is

designed to help both women and men experience the

mercy and compassion of God.

If you have suffered through an abortion and have isolat-

ed yourself from healing and forgiveness, you might con-

sider attending one of our retreat weekends. For more

information, contact Judy Warenkiewicz @ 732-536-

6871. All inquiries are strictly confidential.

Next scheduled retreat: August 25th – 27th, 2017

Pro-Life 20/20 PROJECT

Please join us for an information night to hear about an

exciting new pro-life initiative here in NJ called the

“20/20 Project” on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 7:00

PM at St. Catherine of Sienna Church Hall, 31 Asbury Rd,

Farmingdale, NJ. Guest speaker will be Christine Flaher-

ty, Executive Director of LIFENET. Please call Ann Hilker

at 732-239-4438 or email Mary Sillup

at mmsillup@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

Adoration Chapel "Trust all things to Jesus in the Blessed

Sacrament and to Mary Help of

Christians and you will see what miracles

are." St. John Bosco.

Unpredictable schedule? Subs needed

for this busy season of vacations. Please

sign up for one single hour on chapel bulletin

board….You do not need to be a registered adorer.

Hours Urgently Needed:

Sunday : 7AM, 12 noon, 5PM, 7PM

Monday: 1AM

Tuesday: 10AM

Wednesday: 3AM,

Saturday: 6PM

Weekend and Overnight Adoreres needed.

Contact Debbie drev514@aol.com or leave message 732

367-7750.

Registration for Religious Education AFTERNOON CLASSES will meet on Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday and Thursday from 4:30 PM until 5:45 PM for

grades 1-8. On Mondays at 4:30 – 5:45 PM, we also offer

Special Sacraments, Holy Innocents, and RCIC classes.

AFTERNOON WEE WISDOM CLASSES will meet on Mondays

and Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

MONDAY and THURSDAY EVENING CLASSES will meet from

6:30 PM until 7:45 PM for grades 1 to 8. Come into the

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE from 10 AM to 4:30 PM or

call Sr. Ann at 732-364-4137. ( Classes will be available

on a first come, first serve basis only). Remember Monday

afternoon fills up fast and is first come, first served.

NEW STUDENTS and students receiving Sacraments this

year (Gr. 2 and Gr. 8) MUST INCLUDE THEIR BAPTISM

CERTIFICATE WITH REGISTRATION.

Registration begins the week of June 5th and continues

until June 29th. The CCD office will close for 2 weeks and

then registration continues July 17th-August 30th.

We are also looking for catechists, aides, and hall monitors

for the 2017-2018 CCD year. Please email Sr. Ann

Elizabeth at sr.ann@stveronica.com if you are interested in

volunteering for any of these positions.

Pantry is Very Low Cold cereal (almost out), canned fruit, crackers, dry milk

spaghetti sauce, mayonnaise, jelly, peanut butter

Air Conditioner Replacement Campaign Goal- $200,000.00

To Date Donations: $16,385.00

Please continue to help reach our goal to replace the AC

system. Thank you to those who have donated and for

your continued support.

Mega 50/50 Raffle Dinner Dance. Tickets are now on sale at the

rectory.

Drawing will be held

on November 4, 2017,

6:00PM during a costume din-

ner/dance in St. Veronica Gym,

4215 Hwy 9, Howell, NJ 07731.

Family Night at BlueClaws Aug. 19, 2017

Game Time 7:05 PM

BlueClaws Vs Delmarva

Tickets: Game only: $10.00 adults, $8.00 Junior/Seniors

Southern Style Picnic and Game: $26.96 adults, $18.95

Junior/Seniors

RSVP by July 31st with check to St. Veronica Rectory

Marriage Con-Validation

Are you a Catholic who was married by the justice of the

peace or a minister of another denomination? As a mar-

ried couple, you have already made a commitment to

one another. Perhaps you’d like to consider taking your

marriage to the next level by inviting Jesus to dwell within

your relationship. If you feel ready to begin the process of

preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage in the Church,

or if you’d simply like to discuss your options, please call

Cheryl at the rectory, 732-363-4200, to set up an ap-

pointment with our Pastor.

Bus Trip to Blue Army Shrine 100th Anniversary of Fatima

Date: October 13, 2017

Departing from St. Veronica’s Church 6AM sharp

and departing St. Rose of Lima at 6:30AM sharp.

Cost: $28.00 (Due by August 15th)

Bring your own lunch.

Hosted by the Legion of Mary.

For more information call Tresa@732-462-5249 or

Helen @732-431-4811

Vendors Wanted Italian Festival: August 17 - 20, 2017

5:00 PM to 10 :00 PM, at the Church of Epiphany, 615

Thiele Road, Brick, NJ. It's our 17th year and we are big-

ger and better than ever. Why not be a part of Epipha-

ny's Italian Feast? Rides, Arcade, Food Court, Beer &

Wine Garden, Entertainment, Vendors, and Mary's Prayer

Garden. Free Parking and No Admission Fees.

OUR NEEDS