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9 AM Daily Mass at St. Brigid Church Peapack
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Mass for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe
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Prayer for Our Country at Election Time
Loving God and Father,
watch over our country
in these times of confusion and apathy.
Keep us caressed in your merciful care,
even though we have failed to remain vigilant,
-- in respecting human life from the moment of conception
to the moment of natural death;
-- in recognizing all people as equal;
-- in recognizing the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Remain with us, Lord,
in the days ahead.
Protect us in our greatest needs.
Protect our protectors in their military service and civil service.
Protect our families; our neighborhoods;
our cities, states and nation.
May our flag fly high
and our prayers even higher,
touching the One who loves us the most -
keeping us safe and secure
for the spiritual battles yet to be won.
Give us leaders in our country
who, we pray, will respond generously
to your Divine Providence -
for the greater good
of all men and women who live in our land,
and for all generations to come.
Through Christ Our Lord,
Amen
© 2016 Reverend John G. Hillier
Censor Librorum Diocese of Metuchen
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Statement of the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey on the Reproductive Freedom Act
The Catholic Church believes and teaches that all human life is sacred from conception to natural death. For that reason, we, the Bishops of each of the dioceses in New Jersey, join in voicing the strongest possible opposition to the “Reproductive Freedom Act.”
Without minimizing other serious threats to human life and dignity evident in contemporary American society, the Catholic Church consistently maintains that “the threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority because it directly attacks life itself, because it takes place within the sanctuary of the family, and because of the number of lives destroyed.” (USCCB, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, “Introductory Letter,” 2020).
When informed of the text of the USCCB document early in 2020, Pope Francis observed that the right to life of the unborn “is the most fundamental right. This is not first a religious issue; it is a human rights issue.” (Pope Francis to American Catholic Bishops, USCCB Region IX, January 16, 2020).”
As the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey, we urge all Catholics and people of good will to reject this proposed legislative initiative in our state and to contact your State legislators to vigorously express opposition to its passage.
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R. Archbishop, Archdiocese of Newark
Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, C.M. Bishop, Diocese of Trenton
Most Reverend Dennis J. Sullivan Bishop, Diocese of Camden
Most Reverend Kevin J. Sweeney Bishop, Diocese of Paterson
Most Reverend James F. Checchio Bishop, Diocese of Metuchen
Most Reverend Kurt Burnette Bishop, Eparchy of Passaic
Most Reverend Yousif Habash Bishop of Our Lady of Deliverance of Syriac Catholic Diocese
October 5, 2020
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MASS AND DISTRIBUTION OF HOLY COMMUNION: November 28-29, 2020
Confessions:
Saturday 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
St. Brigid Parish Library (located in the Parish Center) or on the St. Brigid Church plaza (weather permitting) and by mutual arrangement.
Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 PM - St Brigid Church
with live streaming via website
Sunday Mass: 7:30 AM- St. Brigid Church
9:30 AM - St. Brigid Church
11:30 AM - St. Brigid ChurchSunday 10:30 AM Distribution of Holy Communion:
St. Brigid Church by St. Anthony of Padua near the brook. (Remember to wear face masks and put your car in PARK when receiving Holy Communion). Weather Permitting.
Daily Mass Schedule:
Monday-Friday
9 AM St. Brigid Church, PeapackPLEASE NOTE
If you feel sick or are aware that you are positive for the COVID 19 virus, please stay home and do not come to church. For those who are elderly or those with other health conditions, you may also choose to remain at home and watch the Mass on our website www.sainteb.org or on television (EWTN).
Please note that admittance to Mass will be based on a “first-come, first serve” basis and ALL are expected to wear personal face masks upon entering the church.
Please bring sanitizers to use for your personal space in the church.
Once you have arrived at your seat, please use personal discretion to distance yourself from others safely about 6 feet in every direction. Take note of designated sitting areas. Of course, this “distancing” does not apply to family members or those who accompanied you to church.
Missalettes and Hymnals have been removed as per Diocesan regulations to avoid multiple people touching the same book. There will be disposable worship aids with the readings available in the back of Church. Please discard after use.
It is also suggested that the congregation not sing so as to minimize the amount of breath/saliva expelled while in church.
Holy Communion will be distributed immediately following Mass. As you approach the sanctuary for Holy Communion, please allow 6 feet between yourself and the person in front of you. As you come up the aisle and arrive at the Communion station, please remove your mask when you are next to receive. When the host is placed on the palm of your hand and you receive Our Lord in Holy Communion, please place your mask back on. You may then leave the church in silence.
Until further notice, Altar Servers will not serve Mass. Hopefully their role will be restored soon.
If you wish to chat with friends and fellow parishioners, kindly make your way out of the church and speak outdoors.
Other miscellaneous directives will be added as necessary. Please pay attention to bulletin announcements as well as information sent via e-mails and on our parish website at www.sainteb.org.
Thank you,
Monsignor Puleo
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Pastoral Message on the 2019-2020 Financial Report
November 20, 2020
My dear friends in Christ,As we approach Thanksgiving I want to call your attention to the many blessings that our parish has been graced with even as we continue to deal with this horrific pandemic, an election that has caused national & familial rifts and the scandal of the long-expected McCarrick Report.
I wish to commend and thank the many parish organizations that have been vital this past year. The Knights of Columbus continue to be of great service to our parish by assisting with the preparation and the cleaning of the church between Masses and facilitating the drive-through reception of Holy Communion on Sunday mornings. The Daughters of Mary continue to meet on a regular basis and they have also helped us with sanitizing the church and contributing financially to the less fortunate within our parish.
Our religious education program currently has 169 students and 16 volunteers. Sessions are being held every Sunday (both remotely and in-person).
Our Book Club-Bible Study, Lectio Divina, and many other remote prayer meetings are ongoing. Eucharistic homebound visitation continues as well as many pro-life endeavors including our outreach Life Choices in Phillipsburg—Grandma’s House and the Sisters of Life. These and other projects help raise our awareness that our work on behalf of the unborn continues. Our support for many local charities and for our parishioners in need also continues.Thankfully, our daily Masses and weekend Masses have been well attended.
The Parish Finance Council at the very beginning of the pandemic wrote to each of you asking for your continued support for our parish. Thanks to the government Paycheck Protection Program we were able to help pay salaries for our staff, off-set the cost of utilities and keep the parish from falling into debt. Recently, the parish engaged in a “pandemic-relief-increase-giving campaign.” Currently we have all diocesan assessments and parish insurances paid. As well, we exceeded our Annual Bishop’s Appeal goal.
Over the past three years we worked hard to save money for some major parish projects. Coupled with some additional generous donors in the parish, we were able to install a new Heating/Air Conditioning system at Saint Brigid Church; a new roof for the Parish Center; three new sound systems (for the 2 Churches and parish hall) required by new FCC regulations; new flooring in the Parish Center library, prayer/meeting room and religious education office; and a new exterior ramp for Saint Elizabeth.
And so, as we approach Thanksgiving, I want to thank you ALL for your sacrifice, dedication and love for our parish. I also want to thank you for your assistance and love for me as your pastor over the years. I thank almighty God each day for sending me to this great and vibrant parish. I am grateful to you for your great faith!
In Christ Jesus Our Lord,
Rev. Msgr. Edward C. Puleo, Pastor
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For your Action ...
New Jersey Reproductive Freedom Act (RFA) S3030
Reproductive Freedom Act (RFA) S3030 was introduced in the New Jersey State Senate and has been referred to the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. The Assembly version of the bill is A4848.
If passed, the RFA would codify into New Jersey law the findings of Roe v. Wade, meaning that abortion would remain legal in New Jersey even if the case was overturned by the Supreme Court. It is unconscionable and perhaps unconstitutional to permanently prohibit future legislatures from amending a radical abortion law. The RFA would also strip safeguards and regulations on the abortion procedure, making New Jersey a more dangerous place for women and their unborn babies. Specifically, the following are key provisions of this bill:
- Establishes that a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the laws of this state;
- Permits abortion up until birth and partial birth abortion;
- Violates First Amendment provisions for religious freedom by forcing insurance providers, employers and subscribers to pay for procedures that violate their conscience;
- Eliminates New Jersey’s long standing conscience protection law for healthcare workers that do not want to perform or assist with abortion because doing so would violate their religious beliefs.
- The law also applies to non-New Jersey residents and encourages, by having such funding provisions, the attraction of more human traffickers to New Jersey to force women to have abortions;
- Allows non-physicians such as a physician assistant or certified midwife to conduct abortions and places vulnerable women at even greater risk of physical and mental harm.
For more information, visit: https://njcatholic.org/reproductive-freedom-act. To express your immediate opposition to this bill before it moves closer to becoming law, please contact your state legislators now to oppose this measure; here is an email for you to send to your representative(s):
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Dear (see below*):
As a New Jersey resident, taxpayer and faithful Catholic, I am writing to you, to adamantly oppose Bill numbers S3030/A4848. I believe these bills violate First Amendment provisions for religious freedom and advocate infanticide behind the protective cloak of Roe v Wade rights. We must protect all human life as God’s children and not support “choice” at the expense of a life! Please vote against these bills!
Sincerely,
Name
*Legislator representatives by District/location:
Peapack/Gladstone and Bedminster (District 23):
Senator Michael J. Doherty ---email is doherty@senatenj.com
Assemblyman John DiMaio----email is asmdimaio@njleg.org
Assemblyman Erick Peterson—email is asmpeterson@njleg.org
Far Hills (District 21):
Senator Thomas H. Kean, Jr-email is tomkean@senatenj.com.
Assemblyman Jon M. Bramnick-email is asmbranmick@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Nancy F. Munoz-email is asmmunoz@njleg.org
If your residence is not in the above Districts, you can follow the below links to identify your legislator representatives. Thank you!
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/abcroster.asp
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/municipalities.asp
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2020 Christmas Mass Schedule
Limited seating ... first come first serve
St. Elizabeth Church, Far Hills
*Seating capacity (in church) 40 people
St. Brigid Church, Peapack
** Seating capacity (in church) 60 people
(in St. Patrick Hall) 40 people
Christmas Eve, December, 24
St. Elizabeth Church, Far Hills
4 PM and 6 PM
St. Brigid Church, Peapack
2 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM, and 10 PM
Live Stream Mass at 2 PM will be available to view on the parish website and on YouTube throughout Christmas Day
Christmas Day, December 25
St. Elizabeth, Far Hills
10:30 AM
St. Brigid Church, Peapack
9:30 AM and 11:30 AM
Drive-through Distribution of Holy Communion
10:30 AM in St. Brigid Church parking lot weather permitting
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Vigil Mass
New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2020
St. Brigid Church, Peapack
4:30 PM
New Year’s Day January 1, 2021
St. Brigid Church, Peapack
9 AM and 10:30 AM
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Upcoming Opportunities....
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS
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FOOD DRIVE DECEMBER 5-6
Benefiting the Somerset County Food Network Food Pantry
Canned and Non Perishable items needed. Monetary donations accepted.
TURKEY ROUND UP---SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2020 -
Into the Breach - KofC
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Life Teen Video
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Music Reflection
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Catholic Prayers and Traditions
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2021 Mass Book Intentions now being accepted.
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Mass Intentions are now being accepted for the 2021. Please find a copy of the Mass request form here or pick up a copy in Church. You are requested to return your requested dates along with your donation to the Parish Office via mail or the collection basket at Church. You will receive a confirmation of your dates in the mail after the request has been processed.
Please include a phone number or e-mail in case there are questions.
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Print this form, complete, and return with your donation.
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Prayer for Peace
Jesus, Prince of Peace,
watch over your human family.
Keep us safe in your care.
When weighed down by threat and adversity
send your saints to intercede for us.
Into the world of politics, Lord, send your Holy Spirit,
our advocate, to breathe new life into those
whose lives have turned away from your prerogative
of authentic peace and justice.
Within the interior lives of citizens, Lord,
provide spiritual awakening and genuine ascent
to distinctive paths of virtuous living,
free from distraction, disturbance and dislike.
To those whose lives have turned from you,
rekindle in their souls and awaken in their minds
the joy of loving you and serving you.
Keep the path to peace foremost in their hearts.
Use every circumstance that is theirs
for your Divine purposes
so that peace will become a reality according to your designs.
Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
© Reverend John G. Hillier
June 2015
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News from the Diocese
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November 10
Statement on Holy See’s Report on Theodore McCarrick Most Reverend José H. Gomez Archbishop of Los Angeles President, United States Conference of Catholic BishopsRead More -
November 10
PISCATAWAY – Like Catholic dioceses across the nation and even around the world, the Diocese of Metuchen eagerly awaited the release of the Holy See’s findings of its investigation into disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick – and the report finally cameRead More
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Lives of the Saints for Children
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Discovering the Saints
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Today's Readings
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Coronavirus Prayer for CourageGod our Loving Father, comforter of the afflicted,
watch over us always, but most especially at this,
our time of urgent need.
With heavy hearts we cry out to you ...
We ask that you heal those among us
weighed down with the coronavirus.
Inspire with your holy wisdom —
our health professionals: scientists, doctors,
and all medical personnel.
Show special attention to our government officials:
nationally, internationally, and local.
Make them instruments of your love
as they seek to serve your people.
Lord and Giver of Life, trusting in your mercy,
we recall the prayer of your prophet Jeremiah:
"heal me, O Lord and I shall be healed;
save me, and I shall be saved” (17:14).
When fearful, grant us courage.
When uncertain, strengthen us.
In our sorrow, comfort us.
With hearts overflowing with love for you,
we surrender ourselves to your providential care,
and ask only that you consider our sincere request
to remain steadfast in your love — charitable to all
and faithful first and foremost in doing your holy will.
Through Christ Our Lord, Amen© Reverend John G. Hillier, March 10, 2020
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Join Fr. Hillier for the Corona virus Prayer for Courage
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Prayer~~Reflections~~Music
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Pray with Monsignor Puleo and Father Hillier
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Pastoral Messages
- 8/23/20 Monsignor Puleo Pastoral Message
- 7/25/20 Monsignor Puleo's Message
- 6/7/20 Msgr. Puleo Pastor's Message for Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
- 5/31/20 Monsignor Puleo Pastor's Message for Pentecost
- 5/10/20 Monsignor Puleo's Mother's Day Message
- 5/3/20 Monsignor Puleo's Pastor's Message 4th Sunday of Easter
- 4/19/20 Monsignor Puleo Message for Divine Mercy Sunday
- 4/12/20 Monsignor Puleo Message for Easter
- 4/5/20 Monsignor Puleo Message for Passion Sunday
- 3/29/20 Monsignor Puleo 5th Sunday of Lent 2020 Message
- 3/22/20 Monsignor Puleo 4th Sunday of Lent 2020 Message
- 3/17/20 Monsignor Puleo Pastor's Message on the Corona Virus
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Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel with Father Hillier
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Diocese of Metuchen Vocations Office
Jesus reminds us that there is no greater live than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends; if we do so our joy will be complete. Have you ever considered giving yourself to the service of your sisters and brothers as a priest or religious? If so, call the Vocations Office @ (732) 562-2453 or e-mail us at vocations@diometuchen.org. Or you can visit our website at www.diometuchen.org/vocations. Turn your life over to the Lord today.
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Prayer for Law Enforcement
God of justice, love and peace,
through the intercession of Saint Michael
patron saint of police and law enforcement,
safeguard all who work to keep us safe and unharmed.
Help those in uniform, charged with our protection,
to remain focused on their commitment to serve all people,
within our cities, towns, neighborhoods,
precincts and jurisdictions.
As advocates of our communities,
fill them with the best of virtues,
after the example of your Son, Jesus,
who came “not to be served but to serve” (Mark 10:45).
Loving Father of us all,
guide and protect these men and women
in the performance of their sacred duty,
they may be God-fearing and God-loving,
as they protect us and the fruit of our labor.
Through Christ Our Lord
Amen.© Reverend John G. Hillier
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Vatican YouTube
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News from the Vatican
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Bishop's Annual Appeal
Stepping Forward in Faith: Grace in ActionThrough your support of the Bishop’s Annual Appeal you help those in our diocese whose needs are the greatest — the poor, the homeless, and those struggling with illness or grief.
Donate
Among other needed pastoral ministries, your gift also supports the formation of seminarians and enhances the work of campus ministry through the Catholic Center at Rutgers University.
The Bishop’s Annual Appeal is a way to combine our resources to accomplish great things. Each person of our Diocese is invited to join us as we journey together with confidence and a renewed spirit, under the guidance of Our Virgin Mother of Guadalupe.
The many pastoral, educational and charitable ministries of the Diocese of Metuchen would not be possible without a generous contribution from every household. Please be as generous as your means allow.
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