The Parish of the Holy Cross 95 Nichols Road + Nesconset, NY 11767 + 631.265.2200 + www.pothc.org + www.facebook.com/pothcnesconset WE CELEBRATE EUCHARIST Monday—Thursday: 9:00 A.M. (Chapel) Saturday: 5:00 P.M. Sunday: 8:00 A.M. + 9:30 A.M. + 11:30 A.M. WE CELEBRATE RECONCILIATION Saturday: 3:45 P.M.—4:30 P.M. or call Father Michael for an appointment. WE CELEBRATE BAPTISM Baptisms are celebrated on the second and last Sunday of each month at 1 P.M. Please contact the Parish Office for more information. WE CELEBRATE WEDDINGS Couples should contact the Parish Office at least six months in advance of the proposed wedding date. LET ALL BE WELCOMED AS CHRIST! The Nativity of the Lord - December 25, 2016 Come and pray with us! “For today in the city of David a Savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord!” Luke 2:11
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The Parish of the Holy Cross
95 Nichols Road + Nesconset, NY 11767 + 631.265.2200 +
www.pothc.org + www.facebook.com/pothcnesconset
WE CELEBRATE EUCHARIST
Monday—Thursday: 9:00 A.M. (Chapel)
Saturday: 5:00 P.M.
Sunday: 8:00 A.M. + 9:30 A.M. + 11:30 A.M.
WE CELEBRATE RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 3:45 P.M.—4:30 P.M.
or call Father Michael for an appointment.
WE CELEBRATE BAPTISM
Baptisms are celebrated on the second and last Sunday
of each month at 1 P.M. Please contact the Parish
Office for more information.
WE CELEBRATE WEDDINGS
Couples should contact the Parish Office at least six
months in advance of the proposed wedding date.
LET ALL BE WELCOMED AS CHRIST!
The Nativity of the Lord - December 25, 2016
Come and pray with us!
“For today
in the
city of David
a Savior
has been born
for you
who is Christ and
Lord!”
Luke 2:11
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We are here for you!
Rev. Michael F. Holzmann Pastor
Ms. Ellen Fox Director of Religious Education
Mrs. Connie Calabro Mrs. Mary Anne Mc Culloch Co-Coordinators of Parish Outreach
Mr. Salvatore Finocchiaro Coordinator of Youth Ministries
PASTORAL TEAM
PASTORAL STAFF
Mrs. Jane Wirth Parish Secretary
Mr. Edward Guise Mr. Gerald Farrell Custodians
Mrs. Mary Inghilterra Weekend Sacristan
Mr. James Reiss Mrs. Mary Pannone Religious Education Secretaries ([email protected])
Dr. Vincent Mazurek Music Minister
Mass Intentions Schedule
Week of December 25th, 9 AM Mass
Mon. Victor Lamarque
Tue. George Rivera
Wed. John Bryan
Thu. Str. Ann Marie Dean
Saturday, December 31st, 5 PM Mass
Jane & John J. Daly, Sheryl McLellan, Lamarque
Family, Michael Paul Sena
Sunday, January 1st, Solemnity of Mary
8:00 AM Vincent James Scafa
9:30 AM Mary Jane James, Peter Hilser, John
Bryan Jr., Dorothy Grygo, Michael
Ficeto, John McGuire
11:30 AM People of the Parish
New Life in Christ New Life in Christ
Remembering our Sick
Please pray for those in our parish who are sick,
their families and caregivers:
Francis Metzgar Ben & Frances Monaco
Scripture Readings for January 1, 2017 + Numbers 6:22-27
+ Galatians 4:4-7
+ Luke 2:16-21
Celebrants for Next Weekend’s Masses
December 31st/January 1st 5:00 PM Fr. Michael
8:00 AM Fr. Michael
9:30 AM TBA
11:30 AM Fr. Michael
The Parish Office is closed on
Monday, December 26th,
for the Christmas holiday.
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Merry Christmas
As we all prepare for the coming of Jesus our King, we wish all our Catechists, students and their families as well as our fellow parishioners, a very Merry Christmas and blessings in the New Year.
Ellen, James & Mary
Merry Christmas!
Thank you to everyone who sent Christmas greetings and expressions of good wishes. In
all the ways you show your generosity, it is greatly appreciated. Your kindness fills us
with gratitude, for you are our greatest gift. As this year of 2016 comes to a close, we
pray that this coming year will be filled with peace in your hearts, in your homes and in
our world. We pray that we will all grow in love of God, and that we will find His joy in
by Father Michael Normally, I use this column to update the parish on news of the last week or to bring your attention to upcoming events. Some news items are very important; some tend to be light hearted and fun. But, this Sunday the focus of the day is the gift of the Lord Jesus. In many ways we hope that this day is filled with wonder, awe and joy. Often we associate those feelings with children on this extraordinary day. But, we also can hope for that same experience in the lives of adults. We know that Christmas does not magically make our lives carefree and happy. It is however, the realization that whatever our life circumstances are, we are not alone. Our God is with us. He gave us His only Son. May this day bring you and your loved ones joy and hope, whether you are in the midst of a great celebration or whether there may be a few challenges in your life. We share in a wondrous gift. May the presence of Jesus allow you to rejoice in the celebration of this great day. We wish you a blessed and holy Christmas.
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Could your personal finances use a tune up?
Did your Christmas spending go “haywire”?
The average family pays off $5,300 in debt and saves $2,700 in the first 90
days following the teachings of Financial Peace University.
Dave Ramsey’s
Financial Peace University
Tuesdays @ 7:15 PM January 24 – March 28, 2017
Financial Peace University (FPU) is a Christian based program rooted in scripture. It teaches
the basic principles of living in a financially responsible way. It offers specific guidance for creating a balanced budget, getting out of debt, saving for college and retirement as well as how to give.
In addition to these practical instructions many married couples find the lessons provide a wonderful opportunity for better communication and mutual decision making. It could be a “boost” for your marriage.
This is what parishioners who have previously taken the course had to say: “Be purposeful and have goals with your finances.”
“I wish I had heard about this stuff long ago.”
“After taking this class, I will be debt-free!”
“The diligent prosper.”
“Be prepared – know where your money goes. Save instead of just charging everything.”
“I now really think about how much things cost before impulse buying.”
“You can control your financial destiny.”
If you are interested:
Call the Parish Office to register by giving your name and an e-mail address.
You are asked to make a commitment to be present for all nine weekly presentations. If you are a couple, it is essential that both of you agree to participate.
Please Note: This program normally costs $99 per person/couple. Previous participants of the program as well as several “angels” have underwritten this cost. So, this opportunity is being offered Free of Charge! The class is limited, so please sign up quickly if you are interested.
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CHRISTMAS FLOWERS IN MEMORY OF...
RAYMOND ANZALONE
TOM & LENA MARTINO
JAMES PICKEL
CONLIN & PICKEL FAMILIES
RICHARD & JACQUELINE GOELZ
EDWARD CREAN
KNOX & HUGHES FAMILIES
SODA, FINAZZO & FRANCO FAMILIES
JOSEPH PELLECHI
ROGER WHITEHEAD
DOMINICK & MARY VERDI
SALVATORE ROSSELLI
M/M NICHOLAS LAMB
M/M WILLIAM MCQUADE
THOMAS BROPHY
CARMELA & MICHAEL TERRANOVA
THERESA & LUDWIG SCHWARZ
JEAN BROWN
ERNST MATTERN
ANN & JIM BRENNAN
MARILYN THOMAS
OLGA & HERMANN KUETHMANN
CAROL ADAMSKI
FORERO FAMILY
AMY JOST
OLYMPIA & PHILIP GILLESPIE
JAMES LECHNER
ARMAND CUTINELLA
VINCENT & ROSE CADOLINO
FRANK & HELEN SACCO
HAROLD YAGER
GASPAR & MARY LOMBARDO
MICHAEL & CARMELA TERRANOVA
THOMAS BROPHY
CRETELLA & DEPAOLO FAMILY
MR. O. DESANTO
M/M G. GARGIULO
GEORGE GROBLUSKI
BRUNO & SCHREIBER FAMILIES
VIRGINIA E NUNZIO DERISO
HEALY & DEWEEVER FAMILIES
NICHOLAS SVERCEL
MASANGYA & CELAURO FAMILIES
RAYMOND MCCARTNEY
HELEN NASTASI
THOMAS NASTASI
EVE MISTRETTA
JOSEPH MISTRETTA
CHARLES MISTRETTA
IDA CHAPMAN
CAROLINE PENNACCHIA
ANN DLUGINSKI
JOSEPH BABINGTON
GUY PLOURDE
MICHAEL & MARGARET KASCSAK
WILLIAM F. SHEA
DOROTHY & HAROLD KOHLER
LILLIAN CAPUANO
VITO CAMPANALE
NICHOLAS MAKOWICZ
ANNA & SABINO CERVONE
CONNIE & JIM MACLEESE
JOE MERLINO SR.
GARCIA FAMILY
M/M JOSEPH SKWAREK
M/M HANS KRAMER
ANTHONY JOHNSON JR.
ALBERT PISANO
FRANK, ANN & SEAN SLATTERY
FRANCIS R. MCCUTCHEN
ANNE & EDWARD RUDNICKI
DON DYER SR.
DOTTY BYRNES
SOKOL FAMILY
FRANZER FAMILY
JOSEPH RYAN D’AGOSTINO
ANNE & LARRY TSCHUMI
THOMAS S. WALSH
JOSEPHINE FERRARA
JOSEPH MCLEAN
THOMAS MCLEAN
WILLIAM MOULTON
JAMES EVANS
MALONEY & RAAB FAMILIES
ROBERT TALAY
JOHN TALAY
PHILIP & JANE SHANNON
JOSEPH & GERTRUDE KELLY
VINCENT SCHWARTING JR.
SHIRLEY BAAS-KASPERSKI
SANDRA SAFIANOW
MICHAEL & STEPHANIE LEVKO
JOHN M. & JOHN J. SULLIVAN
ANTHONY DEVITO JR.
YARNELL & KAUFMAN FAMILIES
SGT. MICHAEL FABRE
THERESA BIGOTTI
MARY CARROLL
ROSE PACIELLO
MARY BISSELL
LEONARD & CHRISTINA SESSA
ROBERT & JEAN BECK
J. RIVERA
KATHY RIVERS
MICHAEL J. & MARY A. TURANO SR.
JOSEPH & SARAH LAMARTINA
THOMAS & FREIDA DUNN
EDWARD J. CREAN JR.
PATRICK E. MCQUADE
CHARLES & IRENE SIMS
LAWRENCE & DOROTHY ZELTMANN
BERNARD CORNELL
ANN AGOSTINO
PAUL LOIACONO
TOM WALSH
VINCENT POSA
MARY & JOSEPH SULMASY
DOROTHY MOTTO
LINDA MARINO
HERBERT EANNACONE
ROSE & FRANK MARINO
JOHN EANNACONE
LAMPACH & GRAUS FAMILY
PETRIZZO FAMILY
SICIGNANO FAMILY
LEVANDI FAMILY
CORSITTO FAMILY
FORTE FAMILY
DEVITO FAMILY
TOMASZ MYSZKE
CARMEN & RUBEN VAZQUEZ
ANTHONY FRANGOISE
CALVIN JONAITIS
ELEANOR ROMERO
DOLORES SPICCIATIE
VICTORIA CASDIA
DAD
KATHRYNANNE PINKERTON
GIUSEPPE PELLITTERI
DUMINUCO & SOTTUNG FAMILIES
M/M CARDONE
ANDREW STERNET
GERTRUDE COGLIANO
JULIA MALEK
MARIAN COMMISSO
GIOVANNI & GENOVEFFA ZAGONE
NICASIO & ROSALIA BARATTA
FRANK & MARIE CAPOBIANCO
NICOLA & GIUSEPPINA MASTRANGELO
ANTHONY & ORNELLA CICERONE
MARY & DOMINICK IADANZA
JOHN MARTINI
JACK HARRIS
WILLIAM T. FORD
MASON & ROHAN FAMILIES
ANN & ED HAU
MARY & GENE CALHOUN
DYLAN WHITTINGTON
NICHOLAS DAGGER
MARIE & STEPHEN SCIARA
OUR PARENTS
ANN TRIFILETTI
PHIL SMITH
JAMES EAGERS
VITO ORLANDO
SCHOLL, SOKOL, JELINEK & EDWARDS
FAMILIES
ELAINE & TOM MCGOVERN
SCHNURR & BURSKY FAMILIES
M/M WALTER V. KUCZWAJ
LORRAINE M. HARRINGTON
RICHARD “COACH” HARRINGTON
CORNWALL & VERNI FAMILIES
DONALD STEVENSON
GERALD GRIFFIN
CHARLES INGHILTERRA
PATRICIA & FRANK MESSINA
JOHN PERSICH
GERALD MULDERIG JR.
MARIE & PETER GALLO
GEORGE & ELIZABETH STELLJES
JOSEPH PELLECHI SR.
SHARON SERPICO
MORENO & O’CONNOR FAMILIES
THOMAS & JULIA MORSELLI
ANTHONY & GRACE MARRAZZO
JOSEPH DELIO JR.
RICHARD P. CANALINI
ADA & NICHOLAS CANALINI
THERESA & ANTHONY CARACCIOLO
THERESA & ROCCO CAROFANO
VITO MINERVA
NORA SHEEHY
BEATRICE HOLST
GEORGE HOLST
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We were once again blessed with a tremendous response to our Christmas Angel project. Our struggling
households were so very grateful for the gift cards for their families. As parents and family members, we
can appreciate how good it is to provide for our children’s needs. By enabling these moms and dads to
do the same accomplishes so much more than just handing them a gift someone else has bought. They
can now provide in a way they couldn’t before.
This year we helped 87 families with clothing and toys for 318 individuals, including 122 children. We collected enough gift cards to provide each person with approximately $20 for clothing needs and an
additional $20 per child for their toy requests. Also, each household received a supermarket card to help
with their holiday meal. This means we collected and distributed about $9,000 in gift cards and
about $1,800 in supermarket cards.
Thank you so much for bringing the Light of Jesus’ Birth to those who struggle each and every day. You
are truly special ANGELS! Christ is born again every time we choose to give to another, walk with
another or empower another. In addition, the parish also provided gifts to the following agencies:
38 Gifts to our friends at Olsen’s Rest Home
28 Gifts to Mercy Haven
118 Toys to Pronto in Brentwood
47 Gifts to Talbot House
This is a phenomenal effort that requires many volunteers to accomplish. A very big “THANK
YOU” to angel cutters, shoppers, pantry stockers, sorting elves, gift deliverers, wrappers, card
writers, those who donated money, gift cards and special donations which helped us and our
families so much. We would also like to mention the Nesconset Chamber of Commerce who
provided Christmas food for 20 households serviced by Outreach, which was a huge help to us.
THANK YOU seems an inadequate way to express our appreciation. We wish you and your
families a Very Blessed Christmas!
Gratefully,
Mary Anne & Connie
AN OUTREACH CHRISTMAS THANK YOU!
DAVID MCKINLEY
PETER FILIBERTO
JOSEPH & JULIA PRIMERANO
ANTHONY & ANNA SFORZA
CZESLAW STANISLAWA KACPERSKI
ANN & ALFRED ZIMMERMANN
CAROL KLOETZER
JEANETTE FOY
FELIX KUST
CHARLES E. HANER
PERINO & ITALIANO FAMILIES
PEDRO BANAGUAS
PHIL DENOBREGA
MICHAEL FAHEY
DOROTHY & KATHERINE SCHNEIDER
JEAN & PASQUALE BASILE
HARTMANN & KLEIN FAMILIES
DAVID WILLIAMS
JOAN & SAL DIBERNARDO
CLIFF CANZONA
CLIFF LUTZ
LOGAN LUTZ
LILLIAN & PETER BECKER
MILDRED MALLINS
HENRY LUTZ
GRANDPARENTS OF ANTONIO & ROSA MARTINS
MARIE KOERICK
VINCENZA CASTRONOVO
MILDRED & BILL WILKINSON
ELEANORA, ANTHONY & JOE TROVATO
PEGGY & EDDIE SULLIVAN
GUILLERMO CAMPOS
JAMES REILLY
LIPNICKI FAMILY
HUMPHRIES FAMILY
DOMINICK, MARIE, LILLY & PAUL
MADELINE & JOSEPH CROWLEY
SISTER MARION SNOW
FOLEY-MULLIGAN FAMILY
SARA & JAMES CONNOR
MARY COTTER
WARREN COTTER
GEORGE RIVERA
TANINA & STANISLAW KULESZA
CZESLAWA WOLCZAK
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS IN MEMORY OF...
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Saturday, December 24th 4PM, 6PM & 10PM
CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES Worship Area
Sunday, December 25th 8AM, 10AM & 12 Noon
CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES Worship Area
Monday, December 26th
(The Parish Office is closed today.)
Saturday, December 31st 5:00 PM
SOLEMNITY OF MARY MASS Worship Area
Sunday, January 1st 8AM, 9:30AM & 11:30AM
SOLEMNITY OF MARY MASSES Worship Area ANOINTING OF THE SICK After 9:30 Mass Worship Area
MEETINGS THIS WEEK
YOUTH GROUP
Hi Everyone! Are you in high school? Do you want to make new friends as you play fun games and
activities? Do you want to build more of an understanding about yourself and your faith? If you
answered "Yes!" to any one of those questions, then you MUST check out the Holy Cross Youth Group!
You will be glad you did!
If you made your Confirmation, then come on down with a friend and check out the wonderful
opportunities the Youth Group has for you! We would love to see you! The Holy Cross Youth Group is
the perfect opportunity for you to continue to grow in your faith and build relationships with others in
the parish.
The Youth Group would like to wish everyone a blessed Christmas
and a Happy New Year!
So, if you are thinking about coming to the church to see what we are
all about… do it! You will not regret it. Come with a friend or family
member, and join us as we continue to grow in the endless love of
Christ.
If you have any questions or concerns, or if you are thinking about joining us and you would like more
information, then please do not hesitate to contact Sal Finocchiaro, Coordinator of Youth Ministries,
Bakers are needed to make baked goods for the Baptism of the Lord celebration which will take place at the Sunday, 11:30 Mass on January 15, 2017. This Mass honors those children who have been baptized in 2016. If you are interested in baking, please contact Nick and Diane Lombardo at 698-5930. Thank you!
