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First Sunday of Advent
This weekend's readings - bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112722.cfm
Live Stream on Saturday at 5:30 PM and available for playback afterwards
youtu.be/hlXIxtdyuVY
Permission to podcast / stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License M-401221. All rights reserved.
This weekend's readings - bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112722.cfm
Live Stream on Saturday at 5:30 PM and available for playback afterwards
youtu.be/hlXIxtdyuVY
Permission to podcast / stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License M-401221. All rights reserved.
Advent 2022
Advent 2022 begins Sunday, November 27, 2022.
Saint Valentine will continue the tradition of the Advent Giving Tree. This year it will again be online and in-person. Online donations can be made through RWJ Barnabas Health - Children's Hospital of NJ at rwjbh.org/NBItoydrive
There will be an Advent Breakfast on Saturday, December 3, at 9:00 AM featuring Father Paul Houlis, Chaplin of Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Handover NJ.
Bloomfield Catholic Parishes Advent Reconciliation Service is Monday, December 5, at 7:00 PM at Sacred Heart Parish.
Our Annual Christmas Concert and Carol Sing will be Friday December 9 at 7:00 PM.
See below for more details and events.
Saint Valentine will continue the tradition of the Advent Giving Tree. This year it will again be online and in-person. Online donations can be made through RWJ Barnabas Health - Children's Hospital of NJ at rwjbh.org/NBItoydrive
There will be an Advent Breakfast on Saturday, December 3, at 9:00 AM featuring Father Paul Houlis, Chaplin of Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Handover NJ.
Bloomfield Catholic Parishes Advent Reconciliation Service is Monday, December 5, at 7:00 PM at Sacred Heart Parish.
Our Annual Christmas Concert and Carol Sing will be Friday December 9 at 7:00 PM.
See below for more details and events.
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Thanksgiving Day Mass
This weekend's readings - bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112422-thanksgiving.cfm
Livestream youtu.be/LFPve2F6gMA
Permission to podcast / stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License M-401221. All rights reserved.
This weekend's readings - bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112422-thanksgiving.cfm
Livestream youtu.be/LFPve2F6gMA
Permission to podcast / stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License M-401221. All rights reserved.
Happy Veterans Day
Thank you to those who served our country in the armed forces.
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All Saints and All Souls
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Mass will be on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 12:00 Noon in the Church.
We won't be able to live stream the mass.
Devotion to the Saints, those holy men, and women, who have influenced the Church and the world, dates from the earliest ages of our Christian tradition and has been a source of inspiration and help for the People of God. The celebration of the Saints, according to the Fathers of the Vatican II acts “as a source of devotion and nourishment for personal prayer”. The veneration of the Saints has been and will remain an important part of the life of the Church. In fact, the Constitution on the Church of Vatican II speaks at great length about the veneration of the Saints. It views them as examples of faith and helpers to Church unity:
"When we look at the lives of those who have faithfully followed Christ, we are inspired with a new reason for seeking the City that is to come and at the same time we are shown a most safe path by which among the vicissitudes of this world, in keeping with the state in life and condition proper to each of us, we will be able to arrive at perfect union with Christ, that is, perfect holiness. In the lives of those who, sharing in our humanity, are however more perfectly transformed into the image of Christ, God vividly manifests His presence and His face to men. He speaks to us in them, and gives us a sign of His Kingdom, to which we are strongly drawn, having so great a cloud of witnesses over us and such a witness to the truth of the Gospel." Constitution On The Church #50
https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html
A link to all the Canonized Saints in our statues and stained glass is located on our website at
http://www.stvalentinechurch.com/saints-in-our-artwork.html
We celebrate all Saints, we also celebrate all baptized and the saints that live next door.
"I like to contemplate the holiness present in the patience of God’s people: in those parents who raise their children with immense love, in those men and women who work hard to support their families, in the sick, in elderly religious who never lose their smile. In their daily perseverance, I see the holiness of the Church. Very often, it is a holiness found in our next-door neighbors, those who, living in our midst, reflect God’s presence. We might call them “the middle class of holiness”."
Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20180319_gaudete-et-exsultate.html
All Souls DayMass will be on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 12:00 Noon in the Church. We especially remember those who passed into eternal life this past year in the parish. In the transept, a book of remembrance is available to write the names of your friends, family, or anyone else who have passed into eternal life. You may also use the All Souls envelope and place their names on that. The envelopes will be placed on the altar.
We won't be able to live stream the mass.
Devotion to the Saints, those holy men, and women, who have influenced the Church and the world, dates from the earliest ages of our Christian tradition and has been a source of inspiration and help for the People of God. The celebration of the Saints, according to the Fathers of the Vatican II acts “as a source of devotion and nourishment for personal prayer”. The veneration of the Saints has been and will remain an important part of the life of the Church. In fact, the Constitution on the Church of Vatican II speaks at great length about the veneration of the Saints. It views them as examples of faith and helpers to Church unity:
"When we look at the lives of those who have faithfully followed Christ, we are inspired with a new reason for seeking the City that is to come and at the same time we are shown a most safe path by which among the vicissitudes of this world, in keeping with the state in life and condition proper to each of us, we will be able to arrive at perfect union with Christ, that is, perfect holiness. In the lives of those who, sharing in our humanity, are however more perfectly transformed into the image of Christ, God vividly manifests His presence and His face to men. He speaks to us in them, and gives us a sign of His Kingdom, to which we are strongly drawn, having so great a cloud of witnesses over us and such a witness to the truth of the Gospel." Constitution On The Church #50
https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html
A link to all the Canonized Saints in our statues and stained glass is located on our website at
http://www.stvalentinechurch.com/saints-in-our-artwork.html
We celebrate all Saints, we also celebrate all baptized and the saints that live next door.
"I like to contemplate the holiness present in the patience of God’s people: in those parents who raise their children with immense love, in those men and women who work hard to support their families, in the sick, in elderly religious who never lose their smile. In their daily perseverance, I see the holiness of the Church. Very often, it is a holiness found in our next-door neighbors, those who, living in our midst, reflect God’s presence. We might call them “the middle class of holiness”."
Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20180319_gaudete-et-exsultate.html
All Souls DayMass will be on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 12:00 Noon in the Church. We especially remember those who passed into eternal life this past year in the parish. In the transept, a book of remembrance is available to write the names of your friends, family, or anyone else who have passed into eternal life. You may also use the All Souls envelope and place their names on that. The envelopes will be placed on the altar.
Please visit the following link to register you child/children for Faith Formation -
www.stvalentinechurch.com/faith-formation.html
www.stvalentinechurch.com/faith-formation.html
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Saint Valentine is launching a new system to help keep everyone informed about your parish. You can sign up by filling out the information below or using the link https://stvalentinechurch.flocknote.com/everyone
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Please see the one page walk through document.
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MASSES
Please wear masks and observe distancing while in Church. Weekends: Saturday at 5:30 P.M. Sunday at 8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. Noon Weekdays: Monday thru Saturday at 12:00 P.M. Noon in the Rectory Chapel. Rosary before 12:00 P.M. Noon Weekday Masses. Holy Days & Holidays: As announced in the Bulletin. RECONCILIATION (Confession) Saturdays at 12:45 P.M. Also by appointment. ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK www.rcan.org |
Served By:
Rev. Fr. Nnaemeka Andrew Onyemaobi Pastor (973) 743-0220 Rev. Fr. Dennis Reiff Retired, In Residence, (Pastor Emeritus of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church, Nutley, NJ.) Ms. Joan Luisi Parish Secretary Rectory: (973) 743-0220 Mr. Robert Bulkowski Parish Maintenance |
