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April 8, 2022
ST ANTONINUS CATHOLIC CHURCH
337 S. ORANGE ST, NEWARK NJ 07103
SaintAntoninusChurch@gmail.com ~ 973-623-0258
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What's happening at St Antoninus?
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√ THIS SUNDAY IS PALM SUNDAY, the beginning of Holy Week. See Holy Week schedule inside.
The Mass for Palm Sunday is at 10 am in the Main Church
(There will be NO 8am Mass)
Holy Hour with Confessions is before the Mass, at 9am.
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√ FRIDAYS OF LENT (One more to go!) tonight:
Holy Mass at 7pm, followed by Stations of the Cross.
Note: Zoom Rosary will be 6:30pm during the Fridays of Lent.
For those unable to come in person, here is the live-stream link for the Mass . Click here
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Sacramental Preparations at
St Antoninus
Call the rectory office to register or email at saintantoninuschurch@gmail.com:
Tuesday - Saturday 9-3pm
WEDDINGS. Contact the parish office one year in advance of the proposed marriage date.
INFANT BAPTISM. Expectant parents should call the office to register for the baptism of your baby. Most of our baptisms take place during Sunday Mass. Here is the Baptism application form. Click here to download, fill and email back to saintantoninuschurch@gmail.com.
CATECHISM CLASSES FOR CHILDREN - take place on Sundays, from 8:15am to 9:15am.
ADULT BAPTISM & other Sacraments of Initiation – call to register
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Reminders & Update
Daily Mass at 12 Noon - Tuesday to Saturday.
Intentions for Daily Mass are available. Note: One petition offering per Mass. Call or email to schedule petition offering. Please provide the name of the person and reason for petition and indicate if living or deceased.
Daily Rosary at 7pm on Zoom. (During Fridays of Lent, our Rosary is at 6:30pm)
Every Tuesday at 8pm, we have Scripture Study- in person & on Zoom ( following the 7pm Rosary, using same Zoom link). This is mainly focused on the upcoming Sunday Mass readings, based on the video series, "Mass Readings Explained" by Dr Brant Pitre, who is a renowned & insightful Bible scholar, followed by discussions led by our "household preacher" Fr Peter Okafor. More inside.
Come in person for our Midweek Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 8pm with Ken Julien leading the music ministry. Join us at 7pm for Rosary & Litanies. If you cannot come in person, join us on Zoom.! More info inside.
Come in person for our Divine Adoration Prayer Meeting at 3pm every Saturday. If you cannot come in person, join us on livestream. (On the actual date, search onYoutube: St Antoninus )
Every second Sunday of the month, Children’s ministry of the Liturgy of the Word during our 10am Sunday Mass in the rectory dining room led by Sr. Genevieve Okoro, DMMM. The children will come to Mass with their parents as usual and then they will be dismissed just before the readings begin and return during or just before the Offertory. This will NOT take the place of our ongoing Children's Religious Education Classes. Participation in this requires on-time arrival at the Mass.
Join our Cleaning Ministry which meets every second Saturday of the month to do a general cleaning of the Church. Call Doris Okolie at 347 748 5023, coordinator of this mission of love & fellowship.
More! See updated chart of schedule of our liturgies & ministries. Participate in our daily online Rosary, Eucharistic Prayer Meeting, Scripture Study, etc.
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Please consider making an offering to the Lord on behalf of St Antoninus, that we may continue our mission. See links inside. Thank you and God bless you!
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Holy Week starts this Sunday with Palm Sunday! See livestream links:
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HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE 2022
April 10- April 17
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Holy Saturday (4/16/22)- day of silence and expectation.
Silent vigil that starts after Jesus' death and burial on Good Friday and before his resurrection on Easter Sunday. There are no liturgies.
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Click here for a brief reflection on Holy Saturday.
"The Silence of the Tomb"
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EASTER SUNDAY MASS (4/17/22)
9:00 AM Holy Hour with Divine Mercy Chaplet & Novena
10:00 AM - Holy Mass
(NO 8 AM Mass)
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Easter Sunday Mass livestream link: |
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Divine Mercy Pilgrimage
(Saturday - 4/23/22)
Divine Mercy Pilgrimage
at the Divine Mercy Shrine in Stockbridge MA
Departure at 7am from St Antoninus parking lot.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (4/24/22)
Holy Mass: 8 AM & 10 AM
9:00 AM Holy Hour & Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Following Mass, Divine Mercy presentation and light lunch in the rectory.
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CONFESSIONS DURING LENT
Sundays: 9:00-9:45 AM (before Sunday Mass )
First Fridays: 2-5 pm
First Saturdays 2-3 pm
Other Saturdays : 3 - 4:30 pm
Holy Thursday: 10:30 PM to Midnight
Good Friday & Holy Saturday: 9:30 - 10:30 AM
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Watch this brief video:
Synod on Synodality - All You Need to Know (through Sketches and images)
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DIGITAL SURVEY- our initial Synodal activity
For those who did not have the chance to submit the brief synodal survey form last Sunday at Mass, you can do so digitally. Click here for a brief survey. Then download, fill and email back to
Thank you!
What is this Synod all about?
The word synod itself is Greek and literally means “a journey together.”
Synods are as old as the Church, and from the beginning were the chief way that the Holy Spirit guided the Catholic Church in making important decisions about faith and morals, and the Church Herself. In the early centuries of the Christianity especially, but at various times in later centuries as well, these universal synods or councils involved the bishops of the Church and addressed the most fundamental doctrinal, moral and ecclesial issues. These synods or councils were usually in response to some sort of crisis in the Church, particularly in terms of the truths of our faith not being properly taught in some circles.
Over time, with the most fundamental teachings of our faith being well established, synods became less common and when they occurred were concerned with the pastoral applications of those universal teachings. Recently synods have become more common and have focused on themes such as the family, the Eucharist, consecrated life, the role of the laity, youth, social justice, and the New Evangelization.
Theme of Synod 2023
This synod is a bit different from previous synods. It’s not so much about a “what” as a “how.” How are we journeying together as a Church? The preparatory document for the synod has phrased the fundamental question in this way:
A synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel, “journeys together.” How is this “journeying together” happening in your particular Church? What steps does the Spirit invite us to take in order to grow in our “journeying together?”
The role of all the faithful
We begin with our Catholic understanding of how the Holy Spirit works – that the Holy Spirit is active in unique ways in all members of the Church, be they pope, bishop, clergy, religious, or layperson. What is the Holy Spirit saying to us at this juncture of time? How does the Church as a whole discern the direction that the Holy Spirit is leading us?
The Diocesan Phase
The synod itself will meet in 2023. However, leading up to this event will be an extensive consultation process in all of the dioceses of the world. Now in this initial stage, parishes in the archdioceses will be holding listening gatherings with a wide range of people to share their experience of “journeying together.” We will be discerning where the Holy Spirit is leading us to grow in our “journeying together.” These gatherings are your opportunity to share your experience of “journeying together”, with the aim of helping in that discernment.
The destination of the input from the Diocesan Phase
The results of these listening gatherings will be compiled here in the Archdiocese, then forwarded to the Assembly of Western Catholic Bishops. The assembly will synthesize all of the reports from the various dioceses, then will forward it to the Secretariat of the Synod in Rome. This will help in the preparation of the working document for the actual synod proceedings in October 2023, which several bishops, representing all the bishops of the United States will attend.
The input and synthesis will also be shared across the Archdiocese in the spring of 2022.
From https://archgm.ca/synod-introduction/
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Celebrating Fr Joseph's birthday
Last Sunday, April 3, the parish celebrated our beloved pastor's birthday. Here is Fr Joseph's note regarding the synodal survey and his thank you note to those who came to celebrate his birthday:
Dear St A’s Family,
Thank all to those who participated in the Synodal survey on Sunday. If you forgot to turn in your response after the Mass, you can send it in via email at SaintAntoninusChurch@gmail.com . Download the survey digitally ( see previous section)
I would also like to thank you for blessing me with all the delicious food and joyful fellowship together after Mass as you pre-empted my birthday (by 3 days). Thank you too for the beautiful slide show in church. I wanted to get a picture with all of my fellow April birthday “siblings”, but I forgot.
I send out a special thank you to all those faithful volunteers who always jump in to help in some way, and thank you also to those who are the newest members of the parish who jumped in to help. You all warm this pastor’s heart in a very special way, regardless of the celebration.
I look forward to celebrating these holy days with all of you.
During the Easter Season, I also look forward to a followup tof our initial synodal survey through small group gatherings after Mass (with food of course) to get to know each other again post-covid, and dream a little about where we go from here at St A’s. Come Holy Spirit, show us the way!
In Jesus thru Mary & St Joseph,
Fr Joseph
Below, photos taken at last Sunday's birthday celebration . Thanks Eric and Don.
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PALM SUNDAY
Mass @ 10 AM
(NO 8 AM Mass)
9:00 AM Holy Hour in Rectory Chapel
The 10 AM Palm Sunday Mass will begin outside on the rectory front lawn, with the blessing
and distribution of palms and procession.
Come in Person!
Live-streaming only for 10am Mass
Or go directly to the links below:
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ADORATION livestream
@9am
Pls click
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MASS
livestream
@10am
Pls click
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Mass readings
Click on image.
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For our Sunday Bulletin, click image to read or download .
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Fr Chris Alar: "The Triduum Explained" |
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Lent is almost over.... 40 days of fasting, prayer, and sacrifice have passed in the blink of an eye. How do you feel? Are you puffed up with pride or weighed down by discouragement?
Today Fr. Mark-Mary offers a final word of encouragement to lean into the mercy of Jesus however you feel as we enter into Holy Week.
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Fr Mark Toups: "Stay in Love with Jesus this Holy Week "
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Every Wednesday night- our Holy Spirit midweek refreshment!
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COME IN PERSON!
Passcode: Rosary
One tap mobile
For audio only - phones +1 929 205 6099 US
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Scripture Study
We have added a video series by Dr. Brant Pitre to our Tuesday Night Scripture Study. Join us in person and on Zoom! Start with the Rosary at 7pm (Rosary every nite at 7pm), then the Scripture Study starts at 8pm.
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A note about Dr Pitre:
Dr Brant Pitre is a renowned & insightful Bible scholar.
What blessing it is to listen to Dr Pitre's study on the Mass readings, to " be instructed in the Old Testament background of the Gospel, the Jewish rabbinical tradition, the testimony and interpretation of the early Church Fathers, the Church's magisterial teaching, and the personal insights of a leading Catholic Scripture scholar.
Dr. Pitre makes the Scripture come alive, and his love for God's Word comes through loud and clear. He communicates profound insights into Scripture in a manner available to everyone, from the beginner to the accomplished student or scholar"
Fr. Miles Walsh, S.T.D.
The discussions following the video presentation is led by our own Fr Peter Okafor.
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Below: our "Hybrid" Scripture Class is now both in person and via Zoom. Join us every Tuesday night at 8pm.
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For those who can only join via Zoom, here is the link:
(Same link for Rosary & Prayer Meeting)
Just click
Passcode: Rosary
One tap mobile
For audio only - phones +1 929 205 6099 US
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Visit JESUS in the Most Blessed Sacrament!
Tuesday thru Saturday
9am to 8pm
Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel.
Could you not watch with me one hour?
Mark 14: 40b
Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel is open for personal visits with our Eucharistic Lord. Spend precious time alone with Jesus!
Register
To obtain the door combination, you will need to register simply emailing us at SaintAntoninusChurch@gmail.com Give your full name, tel #, and your address. This will give you an access to our security key pad.
Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
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Click here. For more detailed information on our schedules, including online links, click on image below.
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Please consider making an offering to the Lord on behalf of St Antoninus, that we may continue our mission. Thank you and God bless you!
We are accepting Zelle for online contributions.
All you need to do is enter on the Zelle info:
Name: St. Antoninus Catholic Church
Email: saintantoninuschurch@gmail.com
This means that you can open a Zelle account and put St Antoninus as a recipient.
When you sign up, please include your email or phone number. Thank you.
Other options for Offering:
You can click below to choose other convenient online options and methods for your donation.
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You also have the option to mail in your tithe:
St Antoninus Church
337 S. Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103
Thank you and God bless you!"
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973-623-0258
337 South Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103
Rev. Joseph A. Meagher (Pastor)
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