Sacred Heart Parish



Sacred Heart Parish “A Tithing Parish” Dover, New Jersey

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| | |WELCOME………… |

|Daily Scriptures & | | |

|Eucharists | |To all our visitors this weekend. |

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|December 20-27, 2015 | | |

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|FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT | | |

|Mt 5: 1-4a; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1: 39-45 | |Religious Retirement Fund |

|5:00 pm (Saturday) Kenneth Garris | |Religious give thanks. “We cannot begin to repay all who contribute,” writes a Catholic sister. “So we pray |

|8:00 am For the People | |to God, who is never outdone in generosity, to reward you.” Heartfelt thanks for your donation to last |

|10:00 am Emedio Visioli | |week’s collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious. May God bless you for your goodness.! |

|11:30 am The Mizzoni Family | |Attention All Ministers...from Travis Hubert |

|7:00 pm Edmund Rumanowski | |  The Lector Workbooks have arrived, and can be picked up in the Sacristy. I have begun taking names for |

| | |Christmas and New Year's signups. I know this is a little early, but I'm trying to avoid issues that we had |

| | |last year. There are numerous ways to sign up, email, phone, our website, or signing your name to the posted |

| | |sheets. You can contact me at my email travis_hubert@. |

|MONDAY – St. Peter Canislus, Priest and Doctor of | |Christmas is Coming |

|the Church | |Our Decorating Coordinator, Carolyn Friel, has ordered our poinsettias, wreaths and various decorations. All|

|Sg 2:8-14; Lk 1:39-45 | |she needs now is the “man/woman power” to transform our Church. Can you help? We sure can use extra hands,|

|7:00 pm Carmen Pennella | |especially for the cleaning. Questions? Please call the parish office at 973-366-0060. |

| | |Welcome All Senior Citizens: |

| | |ALL SENIORS 55 and over JOIN THE SACRED HEART LEISURE CLUB. |

| | |We invite all senior citizens to be part of this enjoyable group of people to socialize and engage in a very |

|TUESDAY | |vital part of our church. |

|1 Sm 1:24-28; Lk 1:46-56 | |We have various informative speakers, we enjoy a Christmas and Spring Luncheon along with other entertaining |

|8:30 am Jennie Panetta | |events throughout the year. |

| | |Our meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 11:30 am with coffee/cake in the Sacred |

|WEDNESDAY - St. John of Kanty, | |Heart Rectory Meeting Room. (Meetings will resume in January) |

|Priest | |Hoping to see you all our next meeting! Yearly dues are $15.00 (used for donations to our church at |

|Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Lk 1:57-66 | |Christmas & Easter). Interested? Please call Rita Nadilo, Entertainment Director at 973-361-0598. |

|8:30 am Rose DeGise | | |

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| | |“God’s Plan for Giving.....Tithing A Way of Life” |

| | |Collection total for December 13, 2015 |

|THURSDAY | | |

|Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Lk 1:67-79 | |$6,402.88 |

|8:30 am Joseph McCusker | | |

|5:00 pm CHRISTMAS MASS | |Last Year’s total at this time: |

|10:30 pm Christmas Carolls | | |

|11:00 pm CHRISTMAS MASS | |$6,336.00 |

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|NATIVITY OF THE LORD (Christmas) | | |

|Is 52:7-10; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 | | |

|8:30 am CHRISTMAS MASS | | |

|10:00 am CHRISTMAS MASS | | |

|11:30 am CHRISTMAS MASS | | |

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|SATURDAY – St. Stephen, The First | | |

|Martyr | | |

|Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Mt 10:17-22 | | |

|8:30 am Rose DeGise | | |

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|The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary | | |

|& Joseph | | |

|Sir 3: 2-6, 12-14; Col 3:12-21; Lk 2: 41-52 | | |

|5:00 pm (Saturday) Lewis Sommer | | |

|8:00 am Helen Taylor | | |

|10:00 am For the People | | |

|11:30 am Catherine & Frank B. Hoffman, Stephen & | | |

|Mary Zipko | | |

|7:00 pm Rose & Joe McDonnell | | |

|Sacred Heart School | | |

|For Rent | | |

|Call 973-366-0060 | | |

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|This Week in Our Parish December | |Weekly Reflections |

| | |“HIS WORD TODAY” by Rev. William J. Reilly |

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|TUESDAY – December 22 | | |

|6:00 pm Altar Server Training - Church | |THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT |

|WEDNESDAY- December 23 | |December 20, 2013 |

|6:00 pm Youth Choir – Church | | |

|7:00 pm Adult Choir – Church | |“Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, but who am|

| | |I that the mother of my Lord should come to me? The moment your greeting |

|THURSDAY/FRIDAY – December 24/25 | |sounded in my ears, the baby stirred in my womb for joy.  Blessed is she who |

|CHECK BULLETIN FOR CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE | |trusted that the Lord’s words to her would be  fulfilled.” |

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|SATURDAY –December 26 | |At this time of the year people fill the airports, travel the highways, and |

|9:00 am Confessions – Church | |spend time visiting relatives and friends. It is a time to come together to |

|SUNDAY – December 27 | |share special moments, life and love. |

|8:45 am No Religious Ed. this weekend. | | |

| | |How true it was with the visitation of Mary to the house of Zechariah and the |

| | |meeting of the two pregnant women. A special moment takes place with the |

|Parish & Community Bulletin Board: | |encounter of John and the unborn Christ.  We continually recite the recorded |

| | |words of Elizabeth when we pray the Hail Mary. We honor her with a scripture |

|Baptism Prep. Class  | |quote. Her question of awe and wonder follows… ‘But who am I that the mother |

|The great sacrament of Baptism makes us a child of God, welcomes us into the | |of my Lord should come to me?’  |

|Kingdom of Heaven and enables us to avoid evil, among other things.  What a great| | |

|gift.  In order to partake of this Sacrament a parent must be a parishioner and | |Pope Francis insists that to be a disciple, we must, like John, encounter |

|attend a preparation class.  Class is offered once a month and registration is | |Jesus. We find Him in history, but He lives history with us today. We too turn|

|required to take the class. Please call the office at 973-366-0060 or Alice | |to him, learn more about Him, and then we too go out to announce our |

|McKeever at 973-663-0201 or e-mail alicemckeeve@ to register.       | |experience to others. |

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|St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to Be Honored | |This is the joy of the gospel which we will celebrate before this week ends. |

|The Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth cordially invite you to join them for the| |Go back to the home of Elizabeth, listen to the conversation, reflect on its |

|Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Seton Associate Commitment Ceremony. | |meaning in our present day, in your home, and make this fourth week of advent |

|Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Holy Family Chapel, | |memorable. |

|Convent Station, NJ at 11:00 am, followed by a light lunch in the study hall of | | |

|the Academy of St. Ellizabeth. For more information call 973-290-5470. Rain date| | |

|info, please call 973-290-5478. | | |

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|Adoration | | |

|On the First Friday of each month, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, the Youth Group will be| | |

|hold an hour Adoration, Praise and Worship session in Church. Our next | | |

|“Adoration” will be held Friday, February 5th at 6:00 pm. Please join us! The | | |

|Sacred Heart Youth Ministry meetings are held every Friday at 6:00 pm in the | | |

|Youth Recreational Center. | |Vigil |

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| | |5:00 pm Christmas Mass |

|Protecting God’s Children | |(with our youth Choir) |

| | |10:30 pm Caroling by the Holy Rosary and |

|“If any person may have been abused by any priest, they should immediately | |Sacred Heart Parish Choirs |

|contact their local County Prosecutor’s Office and the Diocese’s Victims | |11:00 pm Christmas Mass (BILINGUAL) |

|Assistance Coordinator: Peggy Zanello at 973-879-1489. You may also be in touch | | |

|with either of the Diocesan Response Officers: Rev. Msgr. James T. Mahoney, | |Christmas Day |

|Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, 973-777-8818 Ext. 205 or Sister Mary | |8:00 am Christmas Mass |

|Edward Spohrer, S.C.C., Chancellor/Delegate for Religious, 973-777-8818 Ext. 248.| |10:00 am Christmas Mass |

|The entire text of the Policy of the Diocese of Paterson in Response to | |11:30 am Christmas Mass |

|Complaints of Sexual Abuse is available on the diocesan Web site: | | |

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| | |(No evening Mass on Christmas Day) |

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| | |Christmas Flowers: |

| | |All donations for flowers will be printed in next weekend’s bulletin. Because |

|FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT | |of early press dates, bulletins had to be done 2 weeks in advance. Thank you |

| | |for your understanding. |

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|First Reading: Micah 5:1-4a | | |

|Micah speaks of the ruler who will come from Bethlehem. He discusses how the | | |

|people of Israel will be saved from corruption and live in peace. | | |

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|Second Reading: Hebrews 10:5-10 | | |

|Paul describes to the Hebrews how Jesus came into the world and offered to do | | |

|God's will. We were saved through his sacrifice, the only offering sufficient for| | |

|the sins of the world. | | |

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|Gospel: Luke 1:39-45 | |Being Single, Being Faithful (35+) |

|Mary paid a visit to Elizabeth, whose baby stirred in her womb upon hearing | |Whether single by choice or by circumstance, we must live every “single” day |

|Mary's greeting. Elizabeth filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out, "Blessed are | |to the fullest. We can find fulfillment in Christ and his Church by embracing |

|you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb."  Elizabeth was deeply | |the opportunities in the Church for spiritual growth, meaningful service and a|

|overjoyed that the words God had spoken to Mary had now been fulfilled. | |sense of community. |

| | |Madison, Saturday, January 9 from 10:00 a.m.-noon |

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|Pizza with the Bishop | |Young Adult Mass (Ages 23-39) with Bishop Serratelli |

|If you are a young man in high school or college, or even older, come join Bishop| |All young adults between the ages of 23-39 are invited to pray together at the|

|Serratelli | |annual diocesan-wide Young Adult Mass with Bishop Serratelli. Mass will be |

|and priests from the Diocese of Paterson for adoration, reflection, | |celebrated by Bishop Serratelli at 5:30 p.m. followed by a young adult social |

|fellowship…and of course, pizza on the following dates: Each Night at 7:00 pm. | |with drinks and light food until 8:30 p.m. hosted by the Diocese of Paterson |

|Monday, February 1, 2016 – | |Office of Evangelization with hospitality provided by the St. Paul Young |

|Morris Catholic High School, Denville | |Adults. This is a great opportunity for all young adults in the Diocese to |

| | |come together in faith and fellowship to pray together and kick off the new |

|Thursday, March 17, 2016 – | |year. |

|Pope John Paul XXIII, Sparta | |Madison, Saturday, January 9 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. |

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| | |Reasons to Believe: Why the Catholic Faith Makes Sense |

|For more information, please contact the Vocation Office at 973-777-8818, ext 711| |Come hear what Catholics believe, why Catholics believe it, the personal |

| | |difference it makes, and how it makes sense in today’s world. Fr. Derek |

| | |Anderson, presenter. |

|Helping Hands | |Madison, Saturday, January 16 from 10:00 a.m.-noon |

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|The “Helping Hand Ministry” would like to extend a hearty thank you to all of you| |Catholicism from Scratch: Adam’s Apple (Humanity, Sin, and Grace) |

|who have donated to the cause. You have helped many who have no means to care | |A course in basic Catholicism for those who need a brush-up, those who missed |

|for their needs without your help. Many Thanks & Merry Christmas! | |it the first time around, or those who never heard it before. Fr. Paul |

| | |Manning, presenter. |

|Holiday Reconciliation Schedule | |Madison, Saturday, January 23 from 10:00 a.m.-noon |

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| | |Third Annual Catholic Trivia Super Bowl |

|Monday Dec. 21 8:00 – 9:00 pm | |Build your own five-person team and tackle multiple-choice questions on the |

|Tuesday Dec. 22 7:00 – 8:30 pm | |Catholic Faith! Rules: Only one priest, religious brother/sister, or |

|Wednesday Dec. 23 2:00 – 4:00 pm | |theologian allowed per team. Cost: $25.00 per team in advance, $30.00 at the |

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| | |Madison, Saturday, January 30 from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |

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|Youth ministry News | | |How Can We Serve You? |

| | | |Cómo Podemos Servirles? |

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|THE FOLLOWING IS SHARE’S UPCOMING | | |Name/Nombre |

|SCHEDULE: | | | |

|December | | | |

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|25 No Youth Group- Merry CHRISTMAS! | | |Address/Direccion |

|January | | | |

|1 Family Adoration @6:00 pm- Church, Go out to spend time with Family (Happy New Year) | | | |

|8 Basketball- Gym 6:00 – 9:00 pm | | |Telephone/Teléfono: |

|15 Volleyball- Gym 6:00 – 9:00 pm | | | |

|22 Soccer- Gym 6:00 – 9:00 pm | | |Check/Marque: |

|29 Glow in the Dark Capture the Flag- Gym 6:00 – 9:00 pm | | | |

|February | | |New Registration |

|5 Adoration @6:00 pm- Church, followed by Lenten Retreat | | |Nueva Registración |

|10 ASH WEDNESDAY | | |Address Change |

|12 Valentine’s Day Celebration- Gym 6:00 – 9:00 pm | | |Cambio de Dirección |

|19 Sports- Gym 6:00 – 9:00 pm | | |I want to receive collection envelopes |

|26 Laser Tag in Gym- ALL Ages and Friends Welcomed! | | |Yo quiero recibir los sobres para la donación |

| | | |I am registered with the parish but do not receive|

| | | |envelopes |

| | | |Estoy registrado en la Parroquia, pero no he |

| | | |recibido mis sobres. |

|Save the date! | | |Other/Otro |

|Next, special Christmas training for altar servers, will be held on: | | | |

|Tuesday, December 22nd, at 6:00pm, in the Church. | | | |

|We ask all altar servers to attend this training. | | | |

|God bless you! | | | |

|“Serve | | |- Please cut out this form and place it in the |

| | | |collection or Rectory mail slot. |

|the LORD | | |- Favor de cortar este formulario y ponerlo en la |

| | | |colecta o el buzón de la Rectoria. |

|with gladness!” | | | |

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|(Ps 100, 2) | | |For all those who have recently died: |

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|For more information please contact deacon Kris (liwarskikrzysztof@) or 973-366-0060. | | | |

| | | |For those who are ill: |

| | | |Dominick Bella; Lucy Black; Natalie Bruning; |

| | | |Maureen Coleman; John Dodge; Robert & Margaret |

| | | |Esposito; Peggy Frazer; Jerry & Roseanne Jones; |

| | | |Kelly; Madeline Nicole Laba; Rusty McKenna; Kelly;|

| | | |Joan Mills; Solange Menna; Lucia Pintos; Sondra |

| | | |Poolas; RAE; Betty Ruiz; Catherine Ruiz; Samantha |

| | | |Saltarelli; Travis Savoy; Dr. Anthony Scillia; |

| | | |Denise Sloan; Cindy Stocky; Margarita |

| | | |Suarez;Corey Tracy; Bill Wiggins; Jordan Yaros; |

| | | |Kathy Yermal; Santiago Zapata |

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Memorial Candles for This Week

Sanctuary Candle: Edward Riviello rq. wife, Mary Anne

Divine Mercy Candle: Mary & Paul Roessler rq. Betty & Lou Mizzoni

Sacred Heart of Jesus: Deceased Members of the DeGise Family rq. The

Family

Our Lady of the Eucharist: Frank Sivisky rq. The Sivisky Family

Sorrowful Mother: Anna, Carmella & Rose rq. Sisters

St. Joseph: Olympia Dente rq. Marie Richards

Christ the King: Sam & Concetta Saporitola rq. The Sivisky Family

Altar Wine: Anthony Grandinetti rq. wife, Ruth and Family

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

It has been the custom here at Sacred Heart Parish to memorialize loved ones at Christmas time through a donation toward the flowers and greenery that decorate our Church during this holy season. A list of all intentions will be available at Christmas. We ask that your intention be printed below.

IN MEMORY OF/SPECIAL INTENTION OF:

DONATED BY:

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