Church of Saint Veronica

Masses are as follows:
• Wednesday evening Vigil at 8pm
• Thursday Masses at 7:20am, 12noon, 8pm

The Burning Bush Initiative – is a call to help the People of God to return to the Upper Room in adoration and intercession – to experience a Pentecost not only of a moment or a day, but a permanent Pentecost, according to the intuition of Blessed Elena Guerra who, at the end of the nineteenth century, urged Pope Leo XIII to lead the Church back to the Cenacle/Upper Room of Jerusalem, for the Church to be enlightened again and again and burn like a Burning Bush. It is a response to Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter, Novo Millennio Ineunte, “As this millennium begins, allow the successor of Peter to invite the whole Church to make this act of faith, which expresses itself in a renewed commitment to prayer.” This return is not a return in nostalgia, looking for the beginning experiences of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, but with a servant’s heart, a maturity, a heart knowing what it is to experience the power of the Spirit and His gifts in prayer, in united contemplation of the Eucharistic mystery.

 The Burning Bush Novena can be prayed during the 9 Days from Ascension Thursday to Pentecost Sunday. Click here for the novena prayers. 

Like to Share your Favorite Recipes?  This is for YOU!

We are collecting favorite recipes for a 50 Jubilee Cookbook. It will be published and sold as a fundraiser to support our celebration events.
We’d love to have recipes from many cooks so please add yours by going online at:
Website- www.typensave.com
User Group name is: Jubilee974 (case sensitive) Password: pickle029

Use the Recipe submission form or print out and leave in the Jubilee CookBook Box in the narthex. You can also use the order form on the back of the flyer provided in the Nathex if you prefer. The deadline for all submissions is May 20th, 2012. Bon Appetite!

On Sunday, June 10, 2012, we will express our gratitude and give tribute to our Pastor, Father Brendan Williams, on his retirement. We have been blessed to have Father Williams as our pastor for 33 years. There will be a Mass at 12:00 P.M. immediately followed by a reception in the school cafeteria. A Retirement Dinner Dance will be at the Mike Doolan’s  Restaurant in Spring Lake, NJ from 5:00 P. M. to 10 P.M.

There will be tables of 8 or 10. The price of each ticket is $60.00 per person. Please decide on what you want to eat when you purchase your ticket. Tickets will be on sale the weekends of April 21st , April 28th , May 5th and May 12th after all the Masses. Also beginning April 16th the tickets will also be on sale in the Religious Education Office, ask for Brenda, and at the Rectory, ask for Barbara. Any questions please call Brenda –732-364-4137

NO TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED WITHOUT PAYMENT

A 11 Day Pilgrimage Is Planned for Our Parish’s 50th Anniversary

To Fatima, Lourdes and Santiago de Compostela

Dates: October 30 – November 9, 2012

The Very Rev. Brendan Williams will be Our Spiritual Director and Leader

We will travel to Spain, Portugal and France. We will visit Lisbon in Portugal, Madrid, Salamanca, Avila, Zaragosta in Spain and then on to Lourdes in France. We will see the Spanish countryside, ancient capital of the kingdom of Aragon and the birthplace of the famous painter Goya. We will see the Royal Palace and the exquisite gardens that surround it in Madrid. In the walled city of Avila we will see where St. Teresa founded the order of the Carmelites. This is just a few places we will encounter on the pilgrimage.

Cost: Only $2,779.00 includes air fare, taxes & fuel surcharges

For a Brochure or if you have any questions, please call Brenda Heffernan at:
732-367-7952 (home) or 732-364-4137 (work); or email at: bheffernan@stveronica.com