Our Parish mission is to be a community of love, a family, that joyfully proclaims and bears witness to the Gospel, and that serves the poor and one another.
Mt 21, 28-32
Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people:
"What is your opinion?
A man had two sons.
He came to the first and said,
'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.'
He said in reply, 'I will not, '
but afterwards changed his mind and went.
The man came to the other son and gave the same order.
He said in reply, 'Yes, sir, 'but did not go.
Which of the two did his father's will?"
They answered, "The first."
Jesus said to them, "Amen, I say to you,
tax collectors and prostitutes
are entering the kingdom of God before you.
When John came to you in the way of righteousness,
you did not believe him;
but tax collectors and prostitutes did.
Yet even when you saw that,
you did not later change your minds and believe him."
Welcome to Christ the Redeemer Parish Mega Raffle 2023 – 25 Winners!
Our goal for the raffle will be to sell 2000 tickets which cost only $25.00 each. If all tickets are sold, the 25 winners will receive 1st $5,000; 2nd $3,750; 3rd $2,500 and then 22 runner ups $625 and the Parish will receive the other half of the winnings, which will be $25,000. This raffle will help us significantly with many of the cash required issues for the church especially where we have a diocesan assessment and property insurance bill of close to $500,000, so we need your help. The drawing will take place on October 8, 2023 at 3 p.m. a Christ the King School on 13th Street in Manville, NJ.
You can order tickets by calling the Parish Office at 908-725-0072, or by coming to the office located at 98 S. 2nd Street in Manville, NJ which is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday or order your tickets online at www.CTRManville.com . Once we receive your payment, tickets will be mailed to you within 7 days.
We wish you all the best of luck! May God Bless you!
Each Tuesday Weekly adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Weekly adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held EACH Tuesday immediately following the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions from noon to 9:00 p.m. beginning November 9. To ensure that there is always someone in attendance during the entire time, we are asking for 7 volunteers to commit to be present for a specific one-hour segment EACH TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. Since the Blessed Sacrament cannot be left unattended, each one-hour attendant will be responsible to be present at their selected time or secure a replacement. You can select the hour of your choice on the signup sheet in the church vestibule or call the parish office at 908-725-0072.
Gospel Reflection
On Wednesday of this week, click onto the parish’s webpage, as we have an important message for you taken from the readings for next Sunday’s Mass.
Mass Schedule
Weekend Mass Schedule
5:00 p.m. – Saturday Vigil Mass (English)
7:00 a.m. – Sunday Mass (Polish)
9:00 a.m. – Sunday Mass (English)
11:30 a.m. – Sunday Mass (Polish)
Monday – Friday Weekday Mass Schedule
8:00 AM Mass in Polish
11:00 AM Mass in English
The 2023 Bishop's Annual Appeal
I’m reaching out to you with my final request for the 2023 Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
As you know, much of the good work happening throughout the Diocese of Metuchen is dependent upon your generosity to the Bishop's Annual Appeal. Meeting our financial goal allows us to continue the vital ministries that serve thousands of people each day throughout our four counties. It is the generosity of our parishioners that allows the channels of God's grace to flow where it is needed most.
I humbly and ever gratefully invite you to prayerfully consider and renew your support for the ever-growing needs of our mission.
In the Eucharist, the Lord is present to us in a most intimate way; and yet we know that He is also present to us in a way that binds us all together as one body, the Body of Christ. The Eucharist is the lifeblood of the Church, a gift that is meant to be shared. What we receive from God, we are called to give to others. We give good public witness of our love for Christ in the Eucharist through our acts of charity, thereby keeping Christ’s presence alive in our world today.
The many pastoral needs that benefit from your generosity can be found on our website www.diometuchen.org/baa. Be assured that your gift is restricted for these specific ministries. In fact, working with our finance and legal team, I recently established a special foundation that legally guarantees that your gift can only be used for these purposes.
Your help is needed now more than ever, so please be generous as you can as we honor the Eucharist and are sent on mission in this great moment of service. Thank you for your prayerful consideration. Know of my heartfelt love and gratitude. May God bless you abundantly and may we never grow complacent in the awesome gift of the Eucharist that has been entrusted to us.
With renewed best wishes, I remain.
Most Reverend James F. Checchio, JCD, MBA
Bishop of Metuchen
Support the CTR Parish
Thank you for the contributions you have either mailed in or donated through the on-line giving. Please be generous.
This is just a reminder that our diocesan assessment and property insurance bills of $350,000 still have to be paid. Please take a step and give generously to these two collections. If possible, please increase your weekly offering by 20% or more.
PARTICIPATE in SYNOD ONLINE
Through the Church's Synod, Pope Francis wants you to participate in his Synod. The Pope wants to know how journeying together is happening today in your parish (or not). You can answer the Pope in one of the listening sessions throughout the diocese or online using the link:
Synod 2023 questionnaire
Please click on the Facebook or YouTube buttons to watch a livestream of the Holy Mass or for a recorded version afterwards (Please note that recorded Mass might be not available immediately).
9:00 a.m. - Livestream Sunday Mass
11:30 a.m. - Transmisja Mszy Św. Niedzielnej
A Memorial Mass will be live-streamed from Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (Christ the Redeemer Parish) in Manville, NJ. YouTube or Facebook
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)
In time of pandemic your donation makes a difference and is appreciated. As a church that seeks to serve, we wanted to provide you the convenience of being able to give the way you want, whenever you want. Donate and support CTR Parish. ONLINE GIVING is easy, convenient, safe. MAY GOD BLESS YOU!!! DONATION
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK
SEPTEMBER 20 2023
Dear Friends,
With summer behind us we are back on track with various ministries and committees once again being busy with pastoral work. There are a lot of parish issues/duties to be addressed and accomplished. Therefore, to succeed we turn to God to discern and implement the will of God for the Christ the Redeemer Parish. Even though at first sight all that we must do in the near future seems overwhelming, we are not intimidated, because we believe in Christ’s mercy and grace that will provide all that is necessary to fulfill God’s Plan for us.
I invite you to make plans to grow your spiritual life: firstly, to come with your family, friends, relatives and coworkers to celebrate the Sunday Eucharist; secondly, to give some serious consideration to join one of the several prayer groups/ministries of our parish congregation; lastly, to thank God today that His mercy and grace are readily available for all of us.
Let’s commit ourselves to moving forward with God and build the Christ the Redeemer Parish!
With prayer sincerely yours,
Fr. Stan
OBITUARY AND UPCOMING FUNERALS
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Freda J. Tarby
April 13, 1928 - September 15, 2023
Freda Tarby, 95, died on Friday, Septmber 15, 2023.
The visitation will be on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 from 4PM to 8PM at the Ketusky Funeral Home, 1310 Brooks Blvd., Manville, NJ 08835. The Funeral will take place on Thursday, September 21, 2023 8:00 AM from the Ketusky Funeral Home followed by a 9:00 AM Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (Christ The Redeemer Parish) in Manville, NJ. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Hillsborough, NJ.
Dolores Margaret (Rakauskas) DeFazio, 85, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ.
Relative and friends are invited to attend a viewing at Fucillo & Warren Funeral Home, 205 South Main Street, Manville, NJ 08835 on Sunday, September 17 from 1-4 p.m. Committal words and interment will take place at St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery at Cemetery Street and Pike Street, Archbald, PA 18403 on Monday, September 18, at 12:00 p.m.
In the face of death, the Church confidently proclaims that God has created each person for eternal life and that Jesus, by his death and resurrection, has destroyed death forever.
Christians celebrate the funeral rites to offer worship, praise and thanksgiving to God for the gift of life which has now been returned to God, the author of life. We pray for the person who has died - asking for the forgiveness of sin and the gift of everlasting life.
To make arrangements for a funeral liturgy, please contact the parish office at 908-725-0072
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to CHRIST THE REDEEMER PARISH via our ONLINE MEMORIAL DONATIONS system.
An acknowledgment of your donation will be sent to the family.
