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January 17, 2010 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time "Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now." Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs at Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him. - Jn 2:10-11 2009 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTSStatements will be mailed to all parishioners by January 31. Please call Pat Manfredonia @ 908-756-6524 or patm@stmaryswatchung.org if you have any questions regarding your statement. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS Our second graders are diligently preparing to receive the sacrament of reconciliation this month. Please remember them in your prayers. ICE CREAM SUNDAY - Safe the Date: January 24 from 11:15 – 12:30 p.m. in the parish center. Children of all ages are invited to come and make their own sundae! CAR LINE – SAFETY CONCERNS: Your child’s safety is always our priority. Recently, during pick-up at the end of religious education classes, several drivers have been passing stopped cars in line still waiting for their child to get into the car. Please remain in line and refrain from passing as a child may run out in front of you without looking. If you are in a hurry at dismissal time, please park your car in the lot and come to the classroom to get your child. Also, if your child does not exit the building in a timely fashion at dismissal, kindly drive around to the back of the line rather than holding other parents up while you wait. Dismissal Monitors January 2010 Wednesday: Jan. 20 Hayward (Kelly), Hayward (Andi, Hardy Jan. 27 Grieco, Glynn, Gajewski Sunday: Jan. 17 Murphy, Munley, Moszczynski Jan. 24 Monninger, Mendonez, Memoli (Sandy) J an. 31 Mattiassi, Martins, Malgieri MARK THE DATE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 ST. MARY’S AND WILSON MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN UNITY SERVICE. Details to follow. HOLY LAND TRIP MARCH 4-12, 2010 IT’S NOT TOO LATE! We have approximately a dozen parishioners that have signed up for the parish pilgrimage to Israel, March 4 to March 12. If you are interested in making this trip or have any questions, please contact Ann Breslin at 201-825-3725. PALMS FOR ASHES: Starting this weekend, please bring to the parish office your palms from Palm Sunday to be burned for use on Ash Wednesday, February 17. Thank You! IN AND AROUND OUR DIOCESE Wisdom Walk: A Spiritual Journey For Women in Church Ministry (Volunteer or Salaried) Wisdom Walk is a six-week spiritual journey for women involved in Church ministry desiring to deepen their spirituality. Participants receive a copy of Longing for the Holy, a new resource from RENEW International based on the gentle spiritual guidance and practical wisdom of Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, OMI. Mary Morrell, author, editor, speaker and catechetical consultant, will facilitate the sessions, which will be held in the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center. The date is February 11, from 7-9pm. Registration $30 includes book and refreshments. For info, call 732-562-1990 ext. 1624 or gmankowski@diometuchen.org STRESS IN YOUR MARRIAGE? Come to RETROUVAILLE, a program sponsored by the Family Life Office/Diocese of Metuchen, consisting of a weekend experience for couples with 6 follow-up sessions. Our next program is February 5-7 in the Hampton Inn, in Woodbridge. For further info, please call 732-562-1990 x 1624 or Tom & Pat @ 732-583-4468. CATHOLIC CENTER AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY (Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony) Please join in the celebration of the new home for the Catholic Center at Rutgers University on the site of the historic Convent at St. Peter the Apostle Church on Friday, January 29 at 10:00 a.m. The gathering will begin at the Church located at 94 Somerset St., New Brunswick and will be immediately followed by a Ribbon-cutting and Open House at the newly renovated Center which is adjacent to the Church. RARITAN VALLY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Raritan Valley Community College is announcing their spring and summer 2010 Youth Enrichment Program. You can view the brochure online at www.raritanval.edu/cce. If you have any questions, call 908-526-1200 ext. 8454 or email: rdunhamn@raritanval.edu OPEN HOUSE: Little Friends of Jesus Nursery School We are now accepting students ages 2 ˝ - 5 Yrs. Old. Our program expose children to: reading, library, math, computer, language arts, science, religion, art, music and physical education. We are located @ 1881 Washington Valley Rd, in Martinsville. We can be reached @ 732-667-5272 or visit littlefriendsnursery@gmail.com BAPTISM MAKES US CHILDREN OF GOD Underlines Sacrament as Foundation of Fraternity VATICAN CITY, JAN. 2010 With the sacrament of baptism, the faithful become children of God, and brothers and sisters with each other, says Benedict XVI. The Pope reflected on the sacrament of baptism last Sunday before praying the Angelus together with those gathered in St. Peter's Square. In the morning, the Pontiff had baptized 14 newborn babies in the Sistine Chapel, a tradition on the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. "With this sacrament," the Pontiff explained, "man really becomes son -- son of God. From that point the goal of his life consists in arriving at, in a free and conscious way, that which from the very beginning was his destination as man." Benedict XVI said the "basic educational principle of the human person redeemed by grace" is "become what you are." He explained: "Such a principle has many analogies with human growth, where the relationship between parents and children passes, through separation and crisis, from total dependence to the awareness of being children, to recognition through the gift of life received and to the maturity and capacity to give one's life. "Born to new life through baptism, the Christian too begins his journey of growth in the faith, which will carry him to consciously invoke God as 'Abba -- Father,' turning to him with gratitude and living in the joy of being his son." The Pope noted that baptism also provides for society the basis of brotherhood: "Fraternity cannot be established through an ideology, much less through the decree of just any power that has been set up. We recognize ourselves as brothers and sisters through a humble but profound awareness of being sons of the one heavenly Father. "As Christians, thanks to the gift of the Holy Spirit received in baptism, we have the gift and task of living as sons of God, and brothers and sisters, to be like 'leaven' in a new humanity, united and rich in peace and hope. "We are helped in this by the consciousness of having, besides a Father in heaven, a mother too, the Church, of whom the Virgin Mary is the perennial model." 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