Divine Mercy Parish
Founded 2005
Saint Stanislaus Church Founded 1890
Church of the Holy Cross Founded 1891
Saints Peter and Paul Church Founded 1899
“O God, your mercy knows no bounds and the treasure of your
goodness is infinite…”
July 26, 2015
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Prayer after the ‘Te Deum’ Hymn
Parish Office
233 Adeline Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08611
Phone 609-393-4826 ~ Fax 609-393-3538
Monday thru Friday: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Web Page
www.divinemercyoftrenton.org
Clergy
Very Rev. Dennis A. Apoldite, Pastor ~ Ext.101
Rev. Edward Kwoka, Parochial Vicar ~ Ext. 105
Rev. Thomas Kunnath, Parochial Vicar ~ Ext. 106
Rev. George Medina, Parochial Vicar ~ Ext. 102
Deacon John Grussler
Office Hours
Monday thru Friday 9:00am to 12:00 Noon
1:00pm to 3:00 pm
Staff
Mrs. Barbara Komendat
Administrative Asssistant ~ Ext. 100
Mrs. Rosemarie Micharski
Coordinator of Religious Education ~ Ext. 108
Mr. Wilfredo Benitez
Director of Maintenance
609- 393-4826
Natalie Megules
Director of Music Ministry and Organist
Mr. Darek Blaszczyk, Polish Organist
609-356-9012
Mercy House Outreach Ministry
Mercyhousetrenton@verizon.net
Holy Cross Center of Learning—609.882.4567
Mrs. Rose Anna Romanello, Coordinator
New Parishioners
Welcome to our Parish Community. Please register
at the Parish Office at your earliest convenience.
Chaplet of Divine Mercy
Together we pray the Chaplet fifteen minutes prior to
each weekend Liturgy. Please be sure to join us.
VOCATION TO PRIESTHOOD?
Email: Vocations@DioceseofTrenton.org
Weekend Schedule
Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM English
Sunday 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM English
12:00 PM Polish; 5:00 PM Spanish
Holy Days
Please see Mass Schedule
Daily Schedule
Monday through Friday 7:00 AM English
Friday evening 6:30 PM Polish; 7:30 PM Spanish
Sacraments
Reconciliation (Confessions)
Every Saturday from 3:30 to 3:50 PM, or by
appointment.
Spowiedź po Polsku
w każdy piątek od 6:00-6:20 PM
w każdą niedzielę od 11:30-11:50 AM
Sacramento de la Reconciliación
4:30 PM antes de las 5 PM Misa
(Spanish and English)
Baptism
First and third Sundays of each month during the
10:00 AM Mass or at 1:15 PM. A required Baptismal
Preparation Session for parents is held on the last
Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the parish
Office, 233 Adeline Street.
Please contact the Parish Office to register.
Marriage
Arrangements should be made at least one year prior
to the marriage. Please contact the Parish Priest.
Pastoral Care of the Sick ~ Anointing of The Sick
Please call the Parish Priest when serious illness
occurs or when the sick, aged, or incapacitated are
confined to home for an extended period.
Arrangements can be made to bring Communion to
those unable to get to church. After office hours and
on weekends, for an emergency sick call, please call
609-396-7254
First Eucharist ~First Reconciliation~
Confirmation
These Sacraments are administered to our
parishioners in connection with our Religious
Education Program.
Saturday, July 25
4:00 pm Philip DeVito req. Rosemarie Micharski
Sunday, July 26 Seventeenth Sunday
8:30 am John Caruso req. Lidia Sueszynski
10:00 am Danny Koval req. Mom, George & Chris
12:00 pm Zdrowie Bk Boze re Marcela
5:00 pm No Intention
Monday, July 27
7:00 am Stanley J. Kuriczkowski req. John & Zofia
Samojedny
Tuesday, July 28
7:00 am Deceased of Wiacek Family req. Family
Wednesday, July 29
7:00 am Marta Bralynski req. Cummings Ave Friends
Thursday, July 30
7:00 am Thomas (Red) Olszewski Anniv. Req.
Barbara Burrows
Friday, July 31
7:00 am Deceased of Fryc Family req. Maria Bielawski
6:30 pm Marie Buzinski req. John & Sofia Samojedny
7:30 pm No Intention
Saturday, August 1
4:00 pm Michael J. Szuter req. Ronald & Irene Szuter
Sunday, August 2
8:30 am Lawrence J. Gore req. Slovak Comm. Home
10:00 am Angelo M. Anastasio req. wife
12:00 pm Grace Browne req. Mother
5:00 pm No Intention
The Vigil Lights and Altar Breads for this week
July 26, 2015 are in memory of
Thomas (Red) Olszewski at the request of
Barbara Burrows
WEEKLY COLLECTION
The collection totals for July 18 & 19, 2015 was
$3,698.00. Your donations for the Maint. Fund was
$692.00. Thank you for you continued generosity.
World Meeting of Families Prayer
God and Father of us all, in Jesus, your Son
and our Savior, you have made us
your sons and daughters in the family of the
Church. May your grace and love help our
families in every part of the world be united
to one another in fidelity to the Gospel. May
the example of the Holy Family, with the aid
of your Holy Spirit, guide all families,
especially those most troubled, to be homes
of communion and prayer and to always seek
your truth and live in your love.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, pray for us!
PRAY FOR OUR SICK
Daniel Applegate, Ismael Báez, Joseph Bezinski,
Margaret Bliznawicz, Josephine
Caraballo,
Lillian Caraballo, Richard Caraballo, Florence
Cebula, Rosa Choz, Tim Cicon, Mark Cicon,
Fran Costantini, Mary DeBono, David DeLeon,
Sr., Delia
DeLeone, Al DelAversano, Shawn
Kevin Dempsky, Steven
Diefenbach, Linda
Donovan, Helen Falcone, Jennifer Fry,
Margaret Gadecki, Julia Gracioli, Theresa
Grover, Rose
Gruzlovic, Catherine Hager,
Amber Haux,
Alexander and
Marianne
Heyesey, Steven Hill, Fran Hrabchak, Andrew
Jacobs, Jean Janeczek, Arlene Jarzyk, Lee W.
Johnson, Richard A. Johnson, Carol Kirkland,
Ray Klama, Clara Krencicki,
Irene Lipson,
Kimberly Loffredo, Nicholas Loffredo, Anita
McIntyre,
Rosemarie and
Richard Malkin,
Marge Malczan, Adam Marut, Betty Marut,
Genevieve Marvuglio, Patricia Meisner, Nancy
Mirabelli, Edward Moeller, Carol Morris, Joanne
Murphy, Lorraine Novatkowski, Claire Pasierb,
Barbara Pela, Ralph Pela, Andrew Pitonyak,
Margaret Pregg, Bill Rafferty, Nancy Rafferty,
David Remboske, Jane Richart, Michael Rogers,
Shelby Rowe, William Scott, Mary Silhan, Lottie
Skwirut, Claire Sorce, Rita Szuter, Stephanie
Szuter, Beatrice Tylutki, Lynde Ugoretz, Cathy
Weber, Patrick Weber, Nicholas Wiener, Helen
Wnuk, Lucjan Wolinski, Larry Wooton, Mary Ann
Zaburski, Brother Robert Ziobro, Jonathan
Zdybel, Carol Zelak and those listed in the
Prayer Intention Book.
PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED
Marge Malczan, Richard Liedtka, Robert S.
Boardman, Walter Glazewski, Helen Nealon,
Anita Adamczyk, Grace Brown.
PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY
Please pray for our servicemen and women who
are in the Military and serving in the United
States or in the Middle East. May the Lord keep
them safe and may they return home soon.
OUR PRAYER NETWORK
Dolores can be reached at 609.499.3979. She is
available for all requests that will be lifted in
prayer by members on the prayer line.
THANK YOU !
The Altar Rosary Society would like to express
their sincere gratitude to the patrons, Fr. Dennis,
Ray Szul and staff, volunteers, and supporters
for making our June 14th Tricky Tray/Gift Card
Auction a successful event. God Bless you all
and thanks again!
R.C.I.A.
Do you know an adult, age 16 years and up who
would like to find out about what we believe? Do
you know anyone who has not finished the
Sacraments of Initiation, Communion and
Confirmation, and would like to?
Please
prayerfully consider who might be interested in
entering more fully into the Catholic faith and
invite them to join us for our “Inquiry session.”
The Sunday morning sessions are held from
10am to 11am. Please contact Fr. Dennis.
TRENTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY (TCA)
New Student Registration
Discover TCA – Walk through the front entrance
of both TCA’s Upper and Lower Schools and feel
the difference. Students smile with each other in
the hallway. Visitors are warmly greeted and
welcomed. Teachers and administrators know
the name of every student who passes by. We
are located in Hamilton Township with
transportation and financial aid/scholarships
available. Call today to arrange for a personal
tour. (609)586-3705. Or www.trentoncatholic.org
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
A Festival sponsored by the Trenton Council
#355 Knights of Columbus will be held on
Sunday Aug. 9, 2015, 6 pm to 10:00pm following
the 109th Mass and Procession honoring The
Blessed Virgin Mary. The event will be held at
Our Lady of the Angels/St. Joachim’s Church
with onsite parking. Donations are $10.00 per
person-open seating which includes a voucher
for one meal consisting of 1 platter or 1
Sandwich, 1 drink and 1 bag of chips. Addition
food tickets may be purchased at the festival.
NO entry tickets sold at the door. Tables of ten
may be reserved ($100.00). Food and soft drinks
available for purchase. For reservations please
call Rocco Zangrilli at (609) 209-5035 or the
Parish Office (609) 695-6089 prior to Tuesday
8/4/2015. All are welcome!
Saint Joachim and Saint Anne
In the Scriptures, Matthew and Luke furnish a
legal family history of Jesus, tracing ancestry to
show that Jesus is the culmination of great
promises. Not only is his mother’s family
neglected, we also know nothing factual about
them except that they existed. Even the names
Joachim and Anne come from a legendary
source written more than a century after Jesus
died. The heroism and holiness of these people,
however, is inferred from the whole family
atmosphere around Mary in the Scriptures.
Whether we rely on the legends about Mary’s
childhood or make guesses from the information
in the Bible, we see in her a fulfillment of many
generations of prayerful persons, herself steeped
in the religious traditions of her people. The
strong character of Mary in making decisions,
her continuous practice of prayer, her devotion to
the laws of her faith, her steadiness at moments
of crisis, and her devotion to her relatives—all
indicate a close-knit, loving family that looked
forward to the next generation even while
retaining the best of the past. Joachim and
Anne—whether these are their real names or
not—represent that entire quiet series of
generations who faithfully perform their duties,
practice their faith and establish an atmosphere
for the coming of the Messiah, but remain
obscure. This is the “feast of grandparents.” It
reminds grandparents of their responsibility to
establish a tone for generations to come: They
must make the traditions live and offer them as a
promise to little children. But the feast has a
message for the younger generation as well. It
reminds the young that older people’s greater
perspective,
depth
of
experience
and
appreciation of life’s profound rhythms are all
part of a wisdom not to be taken lightly or
ignored.
THE CHURCH ORGAN
The organ should be in working condition for this
weekend. Little by little the extraordinary projects
are completed. Thank you for your patience.
Anointing of the Sick
The Second Vatican Council says of this important Sacrament of Healing: “The Anointing of the Sick
is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death. Hence, as soon as any one of the
faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or age, the fitting time for that person to receive
this sacrament has certainly already arrived.” There is a belief, by many in the Church, that Anointing
of the Sick should only be performed and a priest only be called upon when death is imminent, but
the Church does not intend for this Sacrament to be a means of grace only to those who are dying. It
can be an important help in preparing and strengthening the faithful in that moment, but it is primarily
meant as a sacrament of faith and strength for the living. We no longer refer to this sacrament, no
matter how often you hear it referred to as such, as “Last Rites.” The Sacrament specifically meant
for those who face imminent death is Viaticum, Communion, food for the journey to eternal life, which
should be given if a person is able to receive it. While visitations by a priest, and the Sacrament of
Anointing of the Sick can be given in emergency situations, those who desire and need this
sacrament should not hesitate and wait for there to be an emergency before it is requested. The
Church even provides a list of those who should consider requesting this Sacrament. The list of the
faithful include those with serious illness, including mental illness, those facing surgery, weakened by
age, and even children who face serious sickness and can be strengthened by its grace. The priests
of our parish are happy to visit and provide the Anointing of the Sick for those who request it, and our
parish provides an emergency option on our voicemail system for times in which visitation is needed
immediately. However, we ask you, if a situation has already arisen that warrants this Sacrament, do
not wait until the last moment, because the irreplaceable grace and healing it provides helps to give
those who are suffering, strength in the face of illness and trial. May the divine physician give you the
grace of strength and healing.