The vision of St. Jude is to welcome everyone to become ONE Catholic family, with fullness of life, living the Paschal Mystery, in the Holy Spirit, with Mary as our companion.
Lent started Wednesday, February 14th. Highlights of Lent 2018 at St. Jude: — Fast and Abstinence Regulations — Stations of the Cross — Welcome Home to Healing (Sacrament of Reconciliation) — Silence Throughout Lent — Operation Rice Bowl — Best Lent Ever — St. Jude Communal Penance Service — Special Lenten Program — Anointing Mass
The St. Jude 2nd year Confirmation Candidates have come up with an alternative to giving up something for Lent: a calendar filled with suggestions for doing something positive each day during Lent. The suggestions are designed to promote peace, show love of others and enhance personal growth.
An invitation to experience the grace of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Confessions will be heard in all Diocesan parishes every Monday night during Lent from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.
Congratulations to Rosmery and Sergio Cruz. Last Sunday, February 18th, Bishop Serratelli welcomed them as Elect in Saint John the Baptist Cathedral, Paterson. They are no longer Catechumen and are now assured participation in the Sacraments at the Easter Vigil on March 31, 2018.
The 8th Grade St. Jude Parish Faith Formation class invites every member of the community to join us for a movie night. All proceeds from snacks will go to “Save The Children Charity” which is an organization that ensures refugee children are growing up healthy, educated, and safe. Date: Saturday, March 10th. Movie Time: 7:00pm until 9:00pm (please arrive by 6:45). Movie: Miracles from Heaven, Rated PG-13. The 8th grade class will be selling drinks, popcorn, and candy in order to raise money for charity.
Tuesday, March 20th, in the Parish Center. As in the past, the event will be catered by Tastefully British and there will be chicken as well as fish available. Take Out: 5:00 — 6:00pm, Sit Down: 6:00 — 8:00pm. Tickets after all Masses on March 3/4, 10/11, 17/18. For more details, click here.
Begins with 9:00am Mass. Followed by a hot/cold breakfast. Guest speaker: Rev. Jude Salus. Please join Fr. Salus as he presents an inspirational Lenten message in a 90 minute talk at St. Jude Parish, Budd Lake. The Day of Reflection will begin with 9:00am Mass followed by a full hot and cold breakfast. Fr. Jude will present a 90 minute talk from 10:30am – 12:00pm. The cost to attend is $15 per person. Tickets will be sold after all Masses in the Narthex starting February 10th and 11th. If you have any questions, please call Mike Sabella at 973-945-2822. Benedictine Father Jude Salus was ordained in 1975, is a former teacher and chaplain at Delbarton School, and is the former pastor at Notre Dame of Mount Carmel in Cedar Knolls. He retired in 2015. Father Jude is a dynamic speaker and you will definitely be spiritually enriched after the day.
13 days: Pilgrimage to Central Europe, including Poland, Prague & Vienna: September 17- 29, 2018. Spiritual Directors will be Fr. Michal Szwarc of Good Shepherd Parish, Andover, 973-862-1883, and Fr. Przemyslaw Gawlik of St. Vincent Martyr Parish, Madison, 973-998-1878. $3,495 per person Round Trip Air from Newark, NJ. Brochures are located in the magazine racks in the Narthex. Additional information is available at https://goodshepherdrc.org/pilgrimage.
Our Lord reminds us of the abundant blessings that come from a generous heart. “Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.” When you give your time, talent and financial resources to our parish, it strengthens our faith community in so many wonderful ways! Did you know that there are also opportunities to make a legacy gift to our Saint Jude Parish that will touch the lives of parishioners for generations to come? Please prayerfully consider remembering our parish in your will and estate plans. For more information, call our parish at 973-691-1561, Ext. 13 for further assistance and to discuss options that might work for you. Thank you so much for all you do for Saint Jude Church – now and in the future!
In Giving, We Receive If you have not yet responded to the 2017 Bishop’s Annual Appeal, there is still time to do so as the 2017 Appeal funds are used to support ministries and programs through the end of the diocesan fiscal year on June 30, 2018. Your gift is a great blessing and valued so we can serve Christ by serving his people. For your convenience, you can make an online gift at www.2017appeal.org.
PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR Remember us, O God; from age to age be our comforter. You have given us the wonders of time, blessings in days and nights, seasons and years. Bless your children at the turning of the year and fill the months ahead with the bright hope that is ours in the coming of Christ. You are our God, living and reigning, forever and ever. Amen. PRAYER FOR PEACE Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness; joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen. RESPECT LIFE PRAYER Heavenly Father, the beauty and dignity of human life was the crowning of your creation. You further ennobled that life when your Son became one with us in His incarnation. Help us to realize the sacredness of human life and to respect it from the moment of conception until the last moment at death. Give us courage to speak with truth and love and with conviction in defense of life. Help us to extend the gentle hand of mercy and forgiveness to those who do not reverence your gift of life. To all, grant pardon for the times we have failed to be grateful for your precious gift of life or to respect it in others. We ask this in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Morris Catholic High School is holding its 7th Annual Crusader Challenge 5k Run on Saturday, March 17, at 9:00 am at its Denville, NJ campus. Doors open at 7:30 am. Proceeds benefit the Morris Catholic scholarship and athletic programs and the Denville Public Assistance Fund. $25 registration fee up to March 9, 2018. $30 registration fee after March 9 and day of race.
Your spiritually adopted baby has been quite active since first conceived. Your baby’s brain, spinal cord, and nervous system are all developed. Its heart began to beat on the 21st day and is pumping blood through its own circulatory system. The mother can actually hear the baby’s heartbeat now on an ultrasonic stethoscope. It has developed all of his or her external features and internal organs. From this moment on, your spiritually adopted baby grows and refines his or her body and has everything needed to survive when born. Your baby is quite active in the womb and if the mother’s womb had a window, you could watch it squint, swallow, and move its tongue. The baby obtains the oxygen it needs through the umbilical cord. Your little baby now weighs about 6 ounces and has fingernails and eyelashes, has unique fingerprints which will remain unchanged throughout his or her life. Your baby’s taste buds are working as well as its hearing. There are no major bodily developments anymore. Your spiritually adopted baby is already well-formed, internally and externally. All the baby needs now is the time to grow and the mother’s tender loving care. Keep on praying for your Spiritually Adopted Baby and its mother.
The Fourth Annual Men’s Cornerstone Experience is to be held at Sacred Heart Spirituality Center in Newton, NJ starting on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 6 pm and ending on Saturday April 28, 2018 at 8 pm. Please mark your calendar. For more information, please contact Dan Fuller on 862-432-5221 or Kip Troeder on 973-903-1445. Men’s Cornerstone is a 26-hour experience with one overnight stay and no outside interruptions. It is a time especially for you to take a step back from your daily routine to reflect on what matters most. It is a simple gathering of ordinary men coming together for an extraordinary experience while growing in faith and friendship in a welcoming, non-judgmental environment.
There have been a number of inquiries as to how long the Liturgical Guidelines for the Flu Season should be in place in the Diocese of Paterson. Statistically, the number of hospital visits for the flu in New Jersey continues to rise during the month of February. Therefore, we are asking that these guidelines remain in place until further notice.
February 27th—Pope John XXIII, Sparta, NJ, from 7:00pm – 9:00pm. If you are a young man in high school or college, or even older, come join Bishop Serratelli and priests from the Diocese of Paterson for adoration, reflection, fellowship…and of course, pizza. For more information, please contact the Vocation Office at 973-777-8818, ext. 711.
We are pleased to announce that Online Giving is available to our parish family. Online Giving is a convenient and safe way to make a one-time or recurring donation. Getting started is easy—just visit our website Home page and click the Online Giving link. We recommend using Internet Explorer or Firefox. When you participate, your gift will be securely transferred directly into the parish bank account. And you won’t have to remember to write a check or stop by the ATM on your way to Mass! If you still want to place something in the offertory basket, just pick up one of our “I Gave Online” cards on your way into church (table by the missalettes in the Narthex) and use that at offertory time. As always, thank you for your support of our St. Jude community. TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR ONLINE GIVING We are not automatically stopping delivery of envelopes to those who have signed up for Online Giving. However, please be aware that if you wish to make all your gifts online and do not need envelopes anymore, it will save the parish printing and mailing costs. Please notify the parish office if you are willing to stop receiving monthly envelopes. Note that all our regular and special collections will be available for giving online. We appreciate your consideration.
Do you know an adult who has never been baptized, confirmed, or received First Eucharist? Is there a spouse or friend who has been pondering becoming a Catholic but needs a gentle nudge? Is there a possibility that you will be asked to become a godparent of a niece or nephew at Baptism or their Confirmation sponsor? Are you baptized but have had no religious education? Now is the time! The three sacraments of initiation, Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation, are required for a Catholic to be fully initiated into the Church. They are also required for someone to act as a godparent or sponsor for the Baptism or Confirmation of someone else. Our RCIA process is, above all, a tool of education and formation in the Catholic faith. Apart from preparation for the sacraments, anyone can join the classes to just brush up on Catholic teachings or to fill in the gaps on a particular topic. The Inquiry Phase of RCIA is due to begin in September. For more information, contact Deb at RCIA@stjudeparish.org or call the rectory.