| Please continue to keep in your prayers the sick members, family and friends of our parish: Andrew Novielli, Aura Novielli, Daniel Gilligan, Patti Smith, Donna Sangastiano, Andrew Dalessio, Jeffrey Smith, Loretta Ware, Christine Sardella, Sandy Markham, Jimmy McGrath, John Armsby, James Santiago, Jr., Fred Hankerson, Esteban Corrales, Lottie Dziuba, Agnes May, Wanle Ojewale, Gerri Mastromonaco, Sabina Cassidy, Marie Levandowski, John Smith, John Kelly, Tajmool Ghany, Tommy Wilkinson In order for us to keep an up to date “Prayers for the Sick” list, all names will be removed at the end of each month, unless otherwise requested. Please call the Rectory at 201-436-0857 |
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| WELCOME BACK FESTIVAL Please save the weekend of September 20/21, 2008, following all of our Masses for St. Henry’s Welcome Back Festival. More information will follow… All ministry facilitators are asked to mark their calendars for this weekend. The Rectory Office is on Summer Schedule through Friday, August 29th: 9 AM to 5 PM each weekday |
| Religious Education NEWS… Our Religious Education is open, Monday through Thursday, 9 AM to 12 Noon and Tuesday evenings, 6 – 8 PM. REGISTRATION 2008-2009 Religious Education Program We will be accepting new and re-registration during July, Monday through Thursday, 9AM – 12 PM ONLY. You may also mail re- registrations to St. Henry Rectory, 82 W. 29th St., Bayonne, NJ 07002, Attn: Barbara Silvay/Marie Pope. If your child is new to our program, you are required to register in person. A copy of your child’s baptismal certificate is required. Registration fees: 1 child: $75; 2 children: $90; 3 or more children: $100. Our Sacramental fees are separate from our registration fees. If you have any questions, please call our Religious Education Office at 201-339-0319 and speak to Barbara or Marie. Attention ALTAR SERVERS: Please make sure that you check the website to know which Masses you have been scheduled to serve. We DO NOT mail the schedules, so it is very important to check the site. Thank you! |
| We would like to visit our parishioners who are in the hospital, but because of patient confidentiality laws, the only way we can know if someone is hospitalized is if someone informs us. Will you be going into the hospital? Do you have a family member in the hospital? Please call the rectory at 201-436-0857. |
| The SACRAMENTS for Adults RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) If you are interested in becoming a Catholic - St. Henry ADULT Confirmation Program - Are you 18 years or older? Do you desire the Sacrament of Confirmation or Eucharist? St. Henry Parish has an accommodating program available to help you complete the sacraments. Please call the Religious Education Center, 201-339-0319, for more information regarding both programs. |
| St. Henry PARISH CENTER & Pine Room (in the school) are available for RENTAL by parishioners for family celebrations. Call John O’Donnell, 201-240-0221 for details. |
| Faith makes all things possible – it does not make them easy. - Anonymous |
Thank You! Our Collection for this past Sunday was $6,010. The Collection for the Feast of the Assumption was $1,686 The children’s collection was $7 Thank you, once again, for your continued support and generosity! |
| YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE… If you are interested in bring up the Gifts at Mass, please touch base with the usher prior to Mass. |
| Coming Events.... |
| St. Henry Parish Registration Registration with St. Henry Parish is simple – drop by the rectory office and fill out a registration card. If you need to have a registration card mailed to you, or if you are not sure whether or not you are registered, call 201-436-0857. Remember, registration with your parish is one of the requirements if you wish to be a godparent or a sponsor for Confirmation. |
| PLEASE…! Parish Assessment Survey If you have not yet done so, we ask you to please complete and return your survey as soon as possible. We feel this survey is an important tool which will help us better serve the needs of our parishioners and identify any areas which we need to develop. It also gives our members a chance to express their views as we prepare for future growth of our parish. Additional copies may be obtained by visiting the parish website, www.sthenry.net or by stopping by the rectory office. Return your survey by placing it in the offering basket at Mass or bring it to the Rectory office. Survey results will be reported in the Fall |
| To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:11) “…a time to be born…” “a time to love…” “… a time to be born to eternal life...” Remember in your prayers those of our parish, family, friends and community who have recently died, especially Dolores A. Butter John Ortiz Remember in your prayers those of our parish, family, friends and community who have recently died, as well as those who have died in the service of our Country “…and a time for peace in all the world…” Pray for our servicemen and women at home and abroad |
| We have a selection of Bibles available for purchase. Stop by the Rectory office, or call 201-436-0857 to check availability. |
| Italian Chapel at Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception |
When the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was constructed in Washington, D.C., a number of chapels were erected to honor the many ethnic groups who have migrated to the United States. Sadly, there is no chapel to honor the Italians in the United States. I have joined the Italian Bishops of the United States to spearhead a drive to raise the necessary funds to construct the Italian Chapel of Our Lady of Pompei. The name highlights our Italian roots and commemorates our Italian heritage. If anyone wishes to make a donation to enable us to complete this worthwhile project, please make your check out to the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and send it to me at the rectory. If anyone wishes further information, please feel free to call me. - Bishop Donato |
| A Journey Along the Footsteps of St. Paul in Greece in the Year of St. Paul (commemorating the 2,000th Anniversary of his birth) MAY 15 – 24, 2008 Visit sites in Athens, Corinth and Ephesus, which St. Paul visited, as well as sailing through the beautiful Greek Islands with Fathers Benny Prado and Eric Fuchs. The per person cost of $2,800 – two in a room/cruise cabin, $3,800 – single room/cruise cabin will include: round-trip airfare/departure taxes and fuel surcharges, transportation in Greece by private motorcoach, 3 nights hotel accommodations, 4 night cruise, all meals (other than 1 dinner and 3 lunches), taxes and service charges, hotel baggage handling. Call Fr. Benny Prado at 201-659-2276 or Fr. Eric Fuchs at 201-436-0857, or Great Experiences at 201-825-3725 for detailed brochures. Reservations are limited and should be made early. |
| 2008 St. Henry Harriers “OLYMPIC SPIRIT”, a Hudson County Catholic grammar school league, conducts weekly running meets in the FALL and SPRING, which take place at the track in Bayonne Park. St. Henry CCD students are invited to join our Cross Country Team that will participate in races on Saturday mornings this Fall. All Parish Children are Welcome! The Cross Country races in the Fall are gradual stepped distances beginning at one quarter mile for the younger age groups and increasing for older grade children. Training has begun, and is scheduled for WEDNESDAY evenings, 6:30 PM, at the running track Practices will also take place once a week during the season. The focus of the activity is recreational and physical development. Participation is emphasized – not competition. All children will receive recognition. No special equipment is necessary. There is a fee of $10, to offset team tee shirts and meet costs. THE FIRST MEET IS SEPTEMBER 27TH at 10 AM ! Call AL LONG, 201-437-6798, with any questions or for more details |
| Rosary Society NEWS… The first meeting of St. Henry’s Rosary Society will be held on Tuesday, September 9th, with recitation of the Rosary at 7:30 PM, and the meeting immediately following. We will pay tribute to the Blessed Mother throughout the year, learning more about her special titles, beginning with her birthday (Sept. 8th). All the women of the parish are invited and encouraged to attend. The 2008-2009 Calendar and registration form will be available shortly. Thank you for your continued support - Eileen Broderick |
| Soon our young people will be heading back to their various schools…some near, others starting college, rather far. We wish them well, and we promise them our prayers for a successful school year filled with new discoveries and added challenges that will help form them into the needed leaders of tomorrow. May all those who teach also know our gratitude for their vocation that adds so much to the lives of our children. |
| ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC ACADEMY Tremendous progress is being made behind the scenes to prepare All Saints Catholic Academy for the upcoming school year. Painted classrooms and offices, enhanced lighting, new carpeting in the offices and elsewhere, wiring to bring Internet access to every classroom, and the installation of the new ASCA signage on the outside of the school are just a few highlights of the numerous maintenance projects that have been accomplished. An amazing amount of work in a short time! Of course, ASCA’s most valuable resource is its people. At this point, 461 students are enrolled from grades K through 8, and over 60 more children are in the three and four year old Pre-K programs. Sr. Eileen invited the faculty and staff to participate in two days of team building, professional training and nuts and bolts planning for the upcoming school year. ASCA is abundantly blessed in both the size of its enrollment and the quality of its faculty and staff. Please continue to pray in gratitude for All Saints Academy, for its students and teachers, and for all those people who are working so hard to make the school strong. Remember that orientation days will happen from August 26th through 28th, and the first Liturgy of the school year will be held on September 8th at 7:30 PM in St. Henry Church. |