THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT - DECEMBER 15, 2019
CHRISTMAS 2019
Confessions will be heard: Monday, December 16 from 4:00 to 8:00pm Friday, December 20 from 4:00 to 6:00pm
Saturday, December 21 from 3:45 to 4:45pm
We will follow the regular weekend Mass schedule on Saturday, December 21 and Sunday, December 22.
Christmas Mass will be celebrated:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 4:00pm (Church)
4:00pm (John S. Burke Catholic High School)
6:00pm 8:00pm in Spanish
Midnight with music for congregation, choir, organ and brass
+ + +
The prelude will begin at 11:30pm.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25 8:00am
10:00am 12:00pm
There is no evening Mass on Christmas Day.
We will follow the regular weekend Mass schedule on Saturday, December 28 and Sunday, December 29.
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 is the SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD,
a holy day of obligation. Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 31 at 5:00pm
and on Wednesday, January 1 at 9:00am and 11:00am.
THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST 71 Murray Avenue, Goshen, New York 10924
(845) 294-5328 - www.sjegoshen.org
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The Church of St. John the Evangelist 71 Murray Avenue Goshen, NY 10924
(845) 294-5328 www.sjegoshen.org
The Sunday Eucharist
Saturday 5:00pm 6:30pm (Spanish) Sunday 8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm 5:00pm
The Eucharist is celebrated on weekdays in the chapel: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30am
Wednesday at 5:15pm, followed by adoration until 9:00pm
Saturday at 8:00am
Sacrament of Penance (Confession) Saturday, 4:00 - 4:45pm
Thursday before the first Friday, 4:00 - 4:30pm
Sacrament of Baptism The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the first and second Sundays of the month at 1:30pm. Couples who are awaiting the birth of a child are invited to contact the par-ish office to schedule an appointment with one of the priests.
Sacrament of the Sick
The sacrament of the sick is available to anyone who is acutely or chronically ill, or suffering the effects of age. Please speak with one of the priests.
Fr. George Hafemann Fr. Anthony Giacona
Fr. Joseph Komonchak Fr. Anthony Amponsah
Fr. Trevor Nicholls Deacon James Faulkner
Deacon William Castellane
St. John School Kindergarten through Grade 8
Mrs. Linda Power, Principal (845) 294-6434
www.saintjohngoshen.org
St. John’s Religious Education Program Kindergarten through Grade 8
Mrs. Cathy Fife, Coordinator (845) 294-6847
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December 7/8, 2019 $11,252
Thank you for your continued generosity!
In your prayers, please remember all the souls in Purgatory.
READINGS FOR DECEMBER 15 - DECEMBER 22, 2019
Sunday: Is 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11 Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9; Mt 21:23-27 Tuesday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Wednesday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Thursday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Friday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Saturday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Sunday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24
Liturgical Assignments for the weekend of December 21/22
EMHC Lector 5:00 p.m. T. McCartney M. Giglio 6:30 p.m. M. Deleon 8:00 a.m. N. Carey G. Roeder 10:00 a.m. M. Iaquinto E. Dorian 12:00 p.m. T. Urato A. Palazzola 5:00 p.m. C. Quinn G. Whelan
ST. JOHN’S
GIVING TREE
All gifts are due back this weekend. Please attach the ornament securely on the gift. The gifts will be distributed first thing Monday morning. As always, thank you for your continued generosity! Without your support and kindness, none of this would be possible.
On Thursday, December 19 in McCaffrey Hall; doors open at 5:00pm and
games start at 6:45pm. Team #4
RCIA—Adult Catechism classes will meet on Wednes-days at 7:00pm. If you or someone you know would like to become Catholic, please speak with or email Fr. Giacona at [email protected].
Please join us in praying the Rosary every Sunday at 7:30am, before the 8:00am Mass.
Now that the doors between the narthex and the church proper are in, and the narthex is wired for sound, it can serve one of its intended purposes – namely, a place for parents with small children who may need a respite during Mass. That means that everyone else should be inside the church for Mass. Think of the narthex the same way you would the front hall of a home; you wouldn’t hang out in the hall for a fine meal that’s rightly enjoyed in the dining room. If you’d like a scriptural parallel, read Matthew 22:1-14. Along the same lines: before the lavatory is completely up and running, watch this space for “catechesis of the comfort station.” Faithfully your priest, Fr. George Hafemann
St. John School will present its CHRISTMAS CONCERT this Wednesday, December 18 at 6:30pm in McCaffrey Hall. Everyone is welcome!
CALENDARS FOR 2020 are available at the back of the church. They are a generous gift to the parish from the Donovan Funeral Home. Thanks to Joe Donovan, Mark Johnston, Cory Johnston, June Cannariato, and the staff!
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BULLETIN SICK LIST We will place names in the list for a period of six (6) weeks. If you wish the name repeated you must sub-mit a new form. Requests will be accepted only from the sick person or an immediate family member; please include the relationship with said person. I would like my name entered in the Bulletin Sick List and give my permission.
NAME (print)_________________________________ _____________________________________________ SIGNATURE, RELATIONSHIP & TELEPHONE #
In your prayers, please remember Tiffany Adams, Sophie Bayno, Claire Boyle, Barbara Brown, Harriet Cifuni, Frances Cifuni, James Cully, Carol Crisman, Jo DeLuca, Daniel P. Daly, Jr.,
Susan Davis, Peter Giordano, Sandy Greene, Winnie Hubner, Jim Iaquinto, Ann Jacobs, Christine Katz, Eric Katz, Anne Kuznetsky, Olivia Lipnicky, Sydney Lundgren, Kim Martin, James McArdle, Jim McGarry, Caroll McGrath, George McLaughlin, Paul Messina, Lisa Missalidis, Fr. Francis Nash S.J., Michelle O’Neill, Shawn Peck, Jennifer Mary Purcell, Lidio Quaranta, Margaret Savage, Marianne Saviello, Edith Schuster, Kathie Siebold, Ryan Siebold, Liliana Sudarto, Lauren Velez and all those in need, that they may recover through the healing power of Our Lord.
Fr. George invites parents of teens (or those on the verge of the teenage years) to one of two gatherings. The first will be on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at 7:00pm; the second will be on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 9:00am – both in the Parish House (67 Murray Avenue). The purpose of these informal get-togethers is to share ideas and brainstorm how we can best serve the teens in our parish.
For many years, we have had a high school youth group, which met one Sunday a month. Over the last two years or so, most of our active participants have gone off to college, so this is an ideal time for us to assess what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, and how we might do it better or differently.
This is the first in what we envision will be a multi-step process. That’s why we’d like to dialogue with parents, a key group of “stakeholders”; after all, without paren-tal support, we’re stopped before we start. If you’re not able to make either session, Fr. George would be happy to set another time to meet; just say the word.
Mariapolis Luminosa Nativity Display Each Christmas, throughout the month of December, Mariapolis Luminosa in Hyde Park displays over 200 Nativity scenes from 50 countries at the Chiara Lubich Conference Center. The display runs from December 7 through December 29 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Suggested donation: $5 per person. For more infor-mation, go to www.focolare.org/mariapolisluminosa, or call (845) 229-0230, ext. 127.
This year, we’d like to invite everyone in the parish to help prepare our “second home” – the church – for Christmas. In addition to setting up trees, assembling the indoor and outdoor crèches, and placing the poin-settias, certain areas could use a good dusting and straightening up. We will gather on Monday, December 23 at 6:30pm; anyone and everyone is welcome, for as little as long as you’re able to stay. Lest we not enjoy some reward for our labors, we’d also invite each person or family to bring a plate of their favorite Christmas cookies, for sharing afterward. (we’ll make the hot chocolate.) we’ve set up a SignUp Genius, only to be sure we have a minimum number of helpers; it’s available on the parish website, the parish Facebook page, and in Fr. George’s weekly Flocknote.
We have a faithful corps of ushers who assist each week with various tasks at Mass, including the taking of the collection. With Christmas not too far off, we would like to be sure that each of our eight Masses is accounted for. To that end, we’ve set up an additional SignUp Genius at which you can commit to assist, whether you’re a regular usher or not. The link is on the homepage of the par ish websit e (www.sjegoshen.org), as well as on our Facebook page.
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