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Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time 10/20/19

This Sunday’s Gospel Lk 18:1-8, is about prayer, and a lesson in persistence. A widow is pressing a judge to give her justice against an adversary. The judge neither feared God nor respected any human being. Despite this lack of fairness, the judge, in the end, breaks down and grants the widow’s request. While the parable seems to present prayer as nagging God for what we want, that reading misses the point. God is not like the judge in the parable, worn down by requests and coerced to respond. The key is found in the description of the judge as corrupt and unjust. Since God can be neither, we must understand Jesus to be saying that if even an unjust judge responds to the persistence of the widow, how much more so will God listen to our prayers.

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Clergy Schedule

Clergy Schedule – October 19-20, 2019

5:00pm Fr. John Tarantino; Deacon Ray Latour

7:30am – Fr. John Tarantino

9:30am – Fr. John Tarantino; Deacon Rich Reck

11:00am-  Fr. George Dudak; Deacon Rich Reck

The Parish Office will be closed Monday October14th in observance of Columbus Day. The building will be locked after the 9:00am Mass.

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Physical Therapist Speaks to Women of Faith

Marissa Valle, PT, DPT, a physical therapist at Sportscare in Cedar Knolls, spoke to the Women of Faith on October 10^th. Her excellent presentation covered the causes of falls in the aging population and, most importantly, what we can do to avoid falls and protect ourselves while staying active.

Marissa reminded us that as our bodies slow down, we must keep moving to strengthen our muscles and to keep our joints flexible. But she explained how we should modify our movements by being more aware of our surroundings and to accommodate our slower reflexes, alertness and possible reduction in peripheral vision. Her assistant, Monica Ochoa, demonstrated some safe exercises to do in place so we can move more easily in and outside the home.

When we fall and break a bone or a joint, we are seriously incapacitated for a time. We must first prevent falls if we can, and if we can't, we must be prepared to call for help or help ourselves when we do fall. Marissa reminded us to have some device such as a cell phone with us so we can call if we need help. If we have fallen and feel able to move, there is a recommended way to get up. Monica showed how to carefully roll over, rise up on our knees, crawl to a stable chair, and pull ourselves up enough to turn to sit in the chair.

Catholic School Open Houses

                                      
Morris Catholic High School! – Come to an Open House on Sunday, October 6, from 2 to 4 pm and Wednesday, October 23, from 7 to 9 pm. Visit our campus, meet our faculty and coaches, and learn about student life directly from our Student Ambassadors. Register at: www.morriscatholic.org/OpenHouse/

Oratory Prep School - We invite you to our Open Houses on Sunday, September 29th, from 1-3 pm and on Thursday, October 24th, from 6:45-8:15 pm. Oratory Prep is located at 425 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ. No RSVP necessary. For further information, call 908-273-1084 - Ext. 1 or visit us at www.oratoryprep.org.

 

Mary Queen of all Nations Missionary Alliance (MQAN)

SUNDAY,  NOVEMBER 3, 2019 (5 to 9 PM) Mary Queen of all Nations Missionary Alliance (MQAN) will be celebrating their 35^th Year  Anniversary with a Dinner/Dance Fundraiser at the Madison Hotel in Convent Station. MQAN was awarded the Caritas Award in 2013 from Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Paterson

 Honorees are Msgr. John Hart, Pastor Assumption Church,  James Gannon, Morris County Sherriff, and Sister Jo Mascera, Chaplain-Retired, Morristown Memorial Center-Atlantic Health.

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Returning Catholics

If you are a Catholic who has been away from regular Mass attendance, please know you are most welcome to join us at any of our worship services and parish functions.  Should you like more information about our parish or should you simply want to talk about coming back home, contact our Pastor Fr. John Tarantino,  at 973 895-4224.