A Youth Car Wash was held on Saturday, August 25th from 10 am to 2 pm. The profit was $170. We thank all those who came to support the youth and volunteers who washed cars Dominic Porcoro, Julian Porcoro, Juliana Porcoro, Neil Kiame and in the morning Natalie and Michael Cyman. Fr. Joseph was the youth helper.
The annual Central Diocese Clergy Retreat and Conference took place from Tuesday, August 21st through Thursday, August 23rd at the Villa of Our Lady Retreat House, Mt. Pocono, PA.
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Our Adoration Society annual luncheon was held on Sunday, June 3rd. The luncheon recognizes and thanks all members for their service for the well being of our parish. New members are welcome to join. Please contact Penni at 973-768-7917 for more information or other members of the society.
Thank you to all who attended our Parish Picnic. Thank you to all who donated hot dishes, salads or desserts for the picnic. We all enjoyed it very much. We thank those who served in the kitchen. We appreciate the service of Sunday School teachers Mrs. Donna, Mr. Paul and Ms. Natalie for providing Face Painting and games for our children.
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śp. Loretta Offman, passed away on March 24th. She was a dedicated member of our parish beginning in Paterson before our parish moved to Woodland Park. She was a member of Moniuszko Choir and treasurer of the Daughters of Holy Cross for many years.
A funeral Holy Mass was celebrated on Wednesday June 13th. Loretta was buried alongside her mother, Josefa Offman at St. Nicholas Cemetery, 2 Terrace, Ave, Lodi, NJ. May she rest in peace.
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To the Very Reverend, Reverend Fathers and the Reverend Messrs., and my dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus our Lord:
¡Viva el mes de junio! That’s Spanish for “Long live June,” “Hurray for June.” Hurray, indeed! And welcome to the month of vocations in the Polish National Catholic Church: June is Sacred Vocations month for us. June is the month we focus on our great need for priests, and on the need for significant donations throughout the PNCC to be made to the Clergy Pension Plan.
Our need of priests is dire and critical, but I am nonetheless hopeful and optimistic. Even though no Polish National Catholic families have sacrificed even one of their men, young or old, to our altars in the past twelve years, (and it doesn’t look like any family will in the near future), I remain optimistic. Even though our seminary has been empty for that period of time, except for the occasional priest from another Church orienting himself there to work as a priest in the PNCC, I have good reason to hope because I have experienced God’s providence. Our parish in Denver was declining but was pulled back from the brink of closure by an Hispanic priest from Mexico and 90 people of Mexican heritage who now comprise the great majority of that parish. St Francis, Denver, is growing, and is enthusiastically PNCC, and is flying 18 young people and 6 adults to Convo 2018 here next month.
Because Father Alfonso Castillo needs pastoral help there, I enthusiastically agreed to review applications from priest friends of his in Mexico to provide assistance to him, and subsequently serve our American parishes desperate for priests. In our Diocese, two priests, in fine parishes, are retiring next year. I have no one to fill them. A priest in our Diocese is on three parishes in Jersey. Three priests are on two parishes each. And there are ailing and aging priests all over the place! And yet I am hopeful. So I say, ¡Viva México!
With the increase in aging clergy comes the need for our Clergy Pension Plan to support them all. We collect for this vital entitlement throughout the year and especially in the month of June. We need more capital to invest, the interest from which the pension payments are made. From age 70, a PNCC priest can look forward to a monthly check in the amount of $600; and his widow, a check in the amount of $300. Please be generous in this drive. And so I say, in my optimism, ¡Viva el Plan de Pensión del Clero! (Hurray for our Clergy Pension plan!)
I believe God is showing us a potential direction for the future of our Church; and that pathway seems to be presenting itself from south of the border. For the Methodist Church, that pathway is from South Korea, and for the Roman Catholic Church, from India among other sources. In light of all of this, Bishop Hodur has indeed blessed us with a most optimistic motto for our Church when he penned: A través de la Verdad, el Trabajo y las Dificultades ¡Venceremos!
Yours in Christ,
Bishop Bernard
To read the original version as a PDF file.
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On Memorial Day, May 28th four dozen of planted flowers, prepared by the Adoration Society of our parish, were delivered to the residents living at St. Joseph Home for the Elderly in Totowa, NJ.
Fr. Joseph Cyman, pastor along with Fran Cuccinello, a member of the Adoration Society and executive member of Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion in Woodland Park, together with youth from the parish, Natalie Cyman and Brianna Correa, were glad to deliver the plants. The Mother Superior, Sister Mary Thomas, with appreciation, accepted the donation on behalf of Little Sisters of the Poor. She said that residents would be happy to have these plants in their rooms as a token of our love and gratitude. The flowers will be given especially to the Veterans living there on their special Memorial Day as we remember and honor their brothers and sisters who sacrificed their lives for the freedom in our country.
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On the Solemnity of Holy Trinity, Sunday, May 27th we heard the commission of our Lord, Jesus Christ. He sent apostles to proclaim the good news, make disciples and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. We witnessed the fulfillment of the Gospel through the Sacrament of Baptism administered to Luciana Maria Aldas Pillasagua, the precious daughter of Angel Aldas and Wendy (Pillasagua); proud godparents were uncle and aunt: Gustavo Hualoto and Susana Aldas. We congratulate parents, godparents, family members and friends on this special occasion.
The Sacrament of Baptism is the foundation of our Christian faith, it is a gateway to life in the Spirit and the door that gives access to other sacraments. It regenerates us to a new life of grace, unites us with God, and makes us members of Christ’s Church. In baptism we are immersed into the life of Jesus – His death and resurrection.
We welcome Luciana as the newest member of our parish.
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On the Solemnity of Pentecost we witnessed the celebration of First Holy Communion administered to Roxanne Cadavid, Joseph Cadavid, Dominic Porcoro Jr., and Julianna Porcoro. We congratulate them and their families on this special day.
The new recipients of the Holy Eucharist are welcomed to participate in the life of the parish by serving as altar servers, and in the future, as lectors reading the Word of God.
The Holy Eucharist is Jesus Christ who is really present under the forms of bread and wine. In the Eucharist, Jesus Christ gives us Himself as a food for our souls. The bread and wine becomes the Body and Blood of our Lord during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass when the priest says words of consecration which Jesus used during the Last Supper: This is My Body… This is My Blood… (Catechism of the PNCC)
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Adoration Society members prepared three dozen of flowers for patients living at Care One, in Wayne, NJ on Saturday, May 19th. Thank you for your service and charity.
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We congratulate Dominic-James Porcoro Jr. and Julianna Theresina Porcoro on receiving the Sacrament of Baptism on May 15th. They are children of Dominic Porcoro and Jena Wramage. Proud godparents are Dennis Hoffmann and Jennifer Porcoro; Gustavo de Suoza Rocha and Michelle Porcoro-Marino.
The Sacrament of Baptism is the foundation of our Christian faith, it is a gateway to life in the Spirit and the door that gives access to other sacraments. It regenerates us to a new life of grace, unites us with God, and makes us members of Christ’s Church. In baptism we are immersed into the life of Jesus – His death and resurrection.
We welcome Dominic and Julianna as the newest members of the Church.
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