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Welcome to St. Jude the Apostle Parish!
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RECORDED MASS
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BREAKING NEWSPLEASE USE: stjudehamburg.org for our website address: until further notice.
May 28, 2020 - DELAYED RE-OPENING
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As promised, I wrote a letter to our entire parish family on Tuesday. This letter contained fully detailed information on the Re-Opening of our parish. This past weekend, the Knights of Columbus helped prepare the entire facility for the faithful. They helped with mowing the lawn, removing hymnals from the Church, preparing seating that is social distanced in the Church and hall, and removed chairs from our meeting classrooms, to again create distance between people.
Last Friday night May 22nd, I received this letter from our Bishop:My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
President Trump stated earlier today that houses of worship should be considered essential services and be open for worship. We must act with careful consideration for health and public safety. We have already sent out guidelines mandated for the reopening of our churches. Now the time has come. I remind you: follow social distancing by maintaining six feet between every person in church; have hand sanitizers available for your people; insist on the wearing of face masks for those older than 2; figure out a way to have your church properly cleaned and sanitized after it has been used. I know that you will do your very best to protect your people's health and safety. The recent emails from the diocese on re-opening our churches will help you do this. These remain in effect. Reopen when you are ready to serve your parishioners with respect for their health and safety. For most parishes, this would mean opening no earlier than May 30. If you do not feel ready to reopen next weekend, then delay your opening for a week or two. Let your parishioners know when they can expect to worship in your church. At the same time, please remind your people that any person with symptoms of a fever or cough should remain at home. A person who has symptoms places everyone else in jeopardy.
I want to reiterate some other elements of our guidelines: Adjust the times of your Masses, if necessary, to allow enough time to clean your church after Mass. The dispensation from the obligation of Mass attendance continues for those unable to get to Church. We have to take care of each other. I am especially concerned about our older priests being vigilant about their own health. If you cannot obtain a priest for help at Mass, please seek the assistance from the office of Monsignor Mahoney or Monsignor Hart. God bless you for all you are doing to help others during this pandemic. We are not finished dealing with this scourge. Hopefully, opening up our churches will be a spiritual support to our people.
I know that you join with me in prayer for all those who have died from Covid-19.
May God have mercy on their souls.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D.
Apostolic Administrator
After receiving that letter, I was elated with joy, and happiness. I always believed that Churches are essential services as it is governed by the Bill of Rights. Finally, we can have Mass with people, and the faithful can once again worship in Church. Like you, I have been pained by the shutdown of our parish.
So, in my letter to our parish family, I stated with joy, we are Re-Opening our Church this weekend for Pentecost!
Then, I received this letter from the Bishop Tuesday night at 6:59pm:May 26, 2020 My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
We are all anxious to gather as a family of faith in our individual parish communities. We know that the process of reopening must be a gradual one. The most important things that we can do right now are to pray and to carefully plan for reopening.
In recent days, we were given the strong assurance that the Governor was going to announce this week that houses of worship could reopen with more than ten people, probably a percentage of the allowed seating capacity. Based on that information, we forwarded to all our parishes and institutions Guidelines for reopening churches so that everyone would be prepared.
We are still awaiting the Governor's announcement. We do have the benefit now of being well prepared to open our doors on very short notice. This readiness is thanks to the efforts of our clergy, religious, and lay volunteers.
Our churches are to remain closed until the date the Governor gives us public safety approval for gatherings of more than ten people in our churches.Sincerely yours in Christ,
+Arthur J. Serratelli
Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D.
Apostolic AdministratorSo, my dear friends, we are not opening the Church this weekend. The letter I have mailed to you still contains all the details necessary for the re-opening, except that we are not opening for Mass on May 30-31, and our Confirmation may now need to be pushed further back. Additionally, we will not be opening for daily Mass, funerals, weddings, or Baptisms until the Church is completely open.
This news hurts all of us, but I urge you as we celebrate Pentecost this weekend, not to give up hope, nor lose faith in God. This is the weekend that we celebrate the birth of the Church and discipleship, so we need God in the Holy Trinity now more than ever.
In celebration of Pentecost, and because we were originally planning to be open this weekend, I am inviting you to take part in the special opportunity for prayer and blessing. I am inviting the faithful to drive through the parking lot at the following times on Sunday:
9:30am- 10:30am Sunday
11:30am-12:30pm SundayI will have a temporary Altar with the Blessed Sacrament where you can spend a couple of minutes in prayer as you drive past the Sacrament, and then I will be blessing families with Holy Water as you drive to the next station, get out of your vehicle, and offer prayer.
This whole “drive thru” will be only a few minutes, but nonetheless, an opportunity for you to receive a blessing, and say a quiet prayer to our Lord.
Meanwhile, please continue to be understanding, and patient. As you know the COVID 19 Pandemic is an ever changing situation. Please join me in prayer that our Churches can reopen soon. I will continue to let you know ASAP through email, and by posting on our parish website. Additionally, please view our weekend Masses, and my daily YouTube videos. I will be doing one specifically about the current situation on Friday, May 29th.
Please know of my prayers for you. Be safe, and stay healthy.
In Christ,
Fr. Michael Rodak~~~~~~~~~~~
WHEN CHURCH RE-OPENS
THE FAITHFUL ABOVE 2 YEARS OF AGE SHOULD WEAR A MASK, AND WE ASK ALL PARISHIONERS TO CARRY THEIR OWN HAND SANITIZER.
PARISHIONERS WILL PRACTICE HEALTH PROTOCOLS SUCH AS SOCIAL DISTANCING. THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WILL BE ASSISTING THE FAITHFUL IN SEATING.
WE ALSO ASK PARISHIONERS TO WEAR RED AS WE WELCOME THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND THE BEGINNING OF THE CHURCH DISCIPLESHIP.
PLEASE BE ALERT TO FURTHER DETAILS OUTLINED IN A LETTER TO BE MAILED TO OUR PARISHIONERS ON TUESDAY, MAY 26TH.
MEANWHILE WE INVITE THE FAITHFUL TO VIEW THIS WEEKENDS MASS OF THE ASCENSION THAT YOU WILL FIND DIRECTLY ON THIS WEBSITE.
MAY WE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR EACH OTHER, AND FOR OUR PARISH AS THE DOORS WILL ONCE AGIAN BE OPENED TO WORSHIP GOD.~~~~~~~~~~~
Diocese will have new BishopI am pleased to announce that the Holy Father has appointed Fr. Kevin Sweeney as the 8th Bishop of Paterson. Bishop-Elect Sweeney is from Brooklyn where he has served for the last 10 years as Pastor. He has experience as a former Vocations Director, and served on administrative boards.Bishop-Elect Sweeney will replace Bishop Arthur Serratelli after his 16 years of service as Diocesan Bishop.There is no formal date for the ordination and installation because of the current Covid 19 virus.We thank Bishop Serratelli for his service, and will welcome Bishop-Elect Sweeney in the future. May we pray together for them as well as our parish, and diocese.Prayer for the Bishop-Elect
Good and gracious God, we stand on the threshold of a new time for our diocese. As we cross that threshold in thankfulness, we ask you to pour out an abundance of grace on our Bishop-elect Kevin Sweeney that he may faithfully assume his ministry among us and that, together with him, we may work for the building up of our local church. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Join Zoom Meeting (click here)We remind parishioners that there will be a parishioners Zoom session June 3rd at 7:00pm.Please press on the hyperlink above to be connected, and insert the password that was sent on Monday through the email.I am also asking for parishioners to go to my Twitter account, for the latest.
The You Tube videos are viewable under:The Twitter account is: Fr Mike for Faith 1, or Fr Mike for Faith and Hope.Fr Michael Rodak Twitter (click)
Please view and subscribe, and spread the message about St. Jude the Apostle beyond our parish boundaries on what we are offering to the faithful. Though we are unable to physically be together, we are united in a faithful communion. Letting others no matter where they live know about the Masses, and videos are great means to evangelize in these difficult days.Latest Covid 19-We urge everyone to follow the stay at home protocols as directed by the state and the CDC, and to always practice social distancing if you need to work, or go out. Together, let us pray for the end of the pandemic and that the end can be seen soon.Due to the different reporting times by the County and State, the numbers twitter.com/FrMikeForFaith1that we have been reporting have been different. Thus, we will no longer have a daily total listed on the website. For the latest information on cases by communities in Sussex County and those listed by the State, we advise you to go to the following two websites:
sussex.nj.US
covid19.nj.gov
Both websites are filled with information about testing sites, number of cases confirmed, and the latest about the virus.~~~~~~~
God bless,
Fr. MichaelLITURGICAL NEWS
I will continue to celebrate Mass for our Mass Intentions and include you in the Prayers of the Faithful/ The Mass I celebrate is in private. However, our weekend Mass is able to be viewed on our website by clicking on the picture below. I invite you to gather as a family to view the Mass each week. It includes music provided by our choir. I am very grateful to them for their willingness to serve in this capacity as a singer or playing an instrument at such a vital time. Our Music Director Vadim Ghin has done a good job working with them, as they are all enhancing our celebration of the Mass.
Again I thank MaryAlice Jansky for the work done to beautify the Church for our video Mass celebrations.
BULLETIN –
COMMUNICATION – At this very pivotal time, communication is essential. Please make sure that we have your current Email address and phone number. Due to the lack of funds, we will be unable to have further mailings because of the cost involved, thus our communication will be through email. Reach out to us for updates via this website and our bulletin.
Please exercise caution and be careful.
I would like to thank people for the kind compliments that I have received because of the Sunday Mass as viewed thru our web site. We will once again have Mass next week available to participate and view. I will keep you informed.
CCD classes are cancelled until further notice.
KOC Pasta Dinner postponed.
Please scroll down to read the message from Bishop Serratelli and the Prayer from Pope Francis.
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Worship With Us
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Mass Times
- Saturday: 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Sunday: 7:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 11:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- MonFri 8:45 AM EnglishEnglishEN
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HOLY DAYS of obligation
Vigil Mass for Holyday: 7:30 PM
Holyday: 9 AM
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Confession
- Saturday: 4:15 PM to 4:45 PM Penance Services as announced. May also call the Rectory for appt.
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ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
1st Friday - 9:15 - 10:30 AM
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New Bishop
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
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Catholic Schools in the Area
Catholic Academy of Sussex County
28 Andover Road
Sparta, New Jersey
Phone: 973-729-6125Reverend George A. Brown SchoolGrades Pre-K - 4
Pope John XXIII Middle School
Grades 5-7
Pope John XXIII Regional High School:
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YOUTH GROUP
SERVICE HOURS
9 th & 10 th Grade Confirmation students are reminded to meet the 30 hour Service requirement. -
St. Jude the Apostle Parent Page (Facebook)
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2019 CCD Registration Form
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Prayer of Pope francis
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SMOKE FREE
St. Jude's is a smoke-free facility.
Thank you for Observing our No Smoking Policy.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________CANCELLATIONS:
Please visit the website in case of cancellations due to inclement weather. Cancellations will also be announced on WSUS 102.3 radio.
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