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Mass Intentions Scheduled Masses for the week of Dec. 31, 2017 Sat. 5:00pm Josephine Rhodes Sun. 7:30am Christmas Novena 9:00am Katherine E. Conroy 10:30am Jeanie Amodio 12:00pm People of the Parish NO 5PM MASS on New Year’s Eve

Mon. 8:00am Christmas Novena 9:00am Deceased of Silverman & McNally Family Tues. 8:00am Christmas Novena

9:00am Virginia Wesolowski Wed. 8:00am Joan Preisel

9:00am Anna Hall Thurs 8:00am Helen Obiji

9:00am Tom Eaton Fri. 8:00am Joseph Porcaro 9:00am Bob Thompson Sat. 9:00am Joseph Alcuri

Scheduled Masses for Sunday, January 7, 2018 Sat. 5:00pm Mary O’Shea Sun. 7:30am Sr. Madeline Desel, RDC 9:00am Dr. P. Marno Ruiz 10:30am Mary Ellen O’Shea 12:00pm Hugh & Margaret Ward 5:00pm Stella Guarnaschelli Scripture Readings for the Week Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6, 21:1-3; Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 or Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40 Monday: Nm 6:22-27; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Jn 1:19-28 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:29-3:6; Jn 1:29-34 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Jn 1:35-42 First Friday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Jn 1:43-51 First Saturday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-38

A Note from Fr. Quealy On behalf of Fr. Paul, the parish staff, and myself, I

wish to thank everyone for their gifts, cards and prayers during Christmas.

Special thanks to everyone who did so much to make Christmas at O.L.S. such a beautiful and

spiritually uplifting time for all of us.

All of you are in our prayers every day. God Bless, Fr. Quealy

Sunday, December 31 There is no 5pm Mass

Monday, January 1st

The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation this year

as it falls on a Monday.

~~~~~~~~ ~ CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS ~

The kindness of OLS Parishioners is truly heartwarming. Thanks to your generosity 70 children in families served by “Our Shepherds Flock” received Christmas gifts and over $4,500 in gift cards and monetary donations will enable these families to purchase Christmas dinner and daily necessities throughout the year. Special thanks to the OLS Seniors who contributed $500 in gift cards to Stop&Shop and ShopRite. On behalf of Sr. Alice Conrad, R.D.C. and those she serves, THANK YOU for helping us share the true spirit of Christmas with so many. Best wishes for a Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year! ~ The O.L.S. Ladies Guild ~

~~~~~~~~ Please Note: the amount of heat that is lost by way of the open doors in the church is enormous. If you are one of the last leaving the church, please close the doors.

“To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.” ~Saint Teresa of Avila~

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph December 31, 2017

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Pray for the Sick and Deceased

Lord our God, you give us strength and support in our frailty; turn with kindness toward: Pamela Ann Stackpole, Ann Grazioli, Paul Dunning, Joy Stingone, Larry Corum, Yolanda Perez, Jacqueline Gallagher, Sophia Napoli, James Cody, Roselle Williams, Lorraine Collins, Robert Robine, Michelle Delamonico, Jane Cotone, Lt. Col. Beau Riely, Robert M. Woods, Patricia Gallagher, Nick Bilangino, Vincent Soccodato, Damon Amadio, Daren Letterman, Anna Coppola, Americo Coppola, Frankie Delosso, Joseph Goldman, Maria R. Leite, Isabella Borga, Elaine Calcagni, Gianna Colao, Marie Robine, Dean Otto, Richard A. Grace, Mary Barile, Alex Jones, Betsy Myers, Ann Baker, Frank Tarone, Tony Cestone, Nancy DeCrescenzo, Rachel Coffey, Diane Kitson, Jon Podell, Anna Arias, Jane Peyton, Don Short, Norbeth York & Joan O’Grady.

We pray for all who have died, especially Frank Naso and Susan Fugarino, may they rest in peace.

Pray for our Military

Please fill out this form for anyone in your family presently serving in the armed forces and return it to the rectory. Name/Rank_________________________________ Lord, protect: Spec. Shayne Cipolla, Lt. Nicholas Selk, USN, SSG Anthony DiStefano, Lt. Col. James F. Corrigan, Jr., Lt. Col. Isaac Rademacher, Lt. Scott Childers, Col. James Frawley, LTC. Jim Riely, LTC. Beau Riely, PFC Zachery Basso,USMC, Col. Joseph A. Tirone, Cpt. Matt Woods, Pvt. Barry Marquez, Sgt. Travis Cipolla, Lt. Patrick Casey, Brian D. Martinez, USMC, Cpt. Daniel Wallet, Petty Officer 2nd Class David Aponte, Lt. Col. C. Brian Valentino, Pvt. Woody Stogel, Cpl. Christian Magnacca, Major David J. Zallo, Capt. Frank A. Rhodes,USN, AR Robert M. Martinez, Specialist Mark R. Martino, 2nd Lt. Michael Racicot, USMC, SSG Derrick Castleberry, Pvt. Victoria Janaskie, Lt. Kevin J. Barry, Jr. & Lt. Austin M. Rivera, ANG Please notify the rectory when any of the above names

should be removed from this list. ~~~~~~~~

Recently Parish Pay (electronic giving) was purchased by WeShare. All Parish Pay donors must verify their account in order to make changes to their donations. Please use the link below to the donor transition site to verify your information. Once complete, you will receive an email with a link to set your password. You may then use the WeShare site link below to login to your account or telephone WeShare at 1-800-950-9952 site link: www.churchgiving.com/?pc=bsq2ww20

This Week’s Events: Monday, 1/1: New Year’s Day – the office &

rectory are closed. Wednesday, 1/3: -Centering Prayer meets in the cry room after the 9am Mass Thursday, 1/4: -Knitters meet in the community room at 9:30am Hat count: 6,773 -Centering Prayer meets in the cry room at 3pm -Children’s choir rehearses at 4pm in the community

room -Adult choir rehearses at 7pm in the community room First Friday, 1/5: -Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament follows the 9am

Mass and concludes with Benediction at 11am -O.L.S. Volunteer day at the Open Arms Shelter – see

the sign-up sheet on the church bulletin board First Saturday, 1/6: The rosary is recited in the

church at 8:40am prior to the 9am Mass

The first collection on Sunday, December 24, 2017 was $8,752 and the Christmas collection to date is $51,936. Thank you for your generous support of our parish.

Liturgical Assignments for January 6/7

Sat. 5:00pm L: G. Hosey EM: E. Johnson, Jim Noonan Sun. 7:30am L: R. Mora EM: M. Jordan, M. Martin 9:00am L: A. Jordan-Duffy EM: B. Flooks, R. Ritacco 10:30am L: L. Shortall EM: M. Bellantoni, M. Devine, M. Fitzgerald 12:00pm L: A. Falcetta EM: M. Leone, C. Ryan 5:00pm L: R. Amadio EM: R. Connolly, Volunteer Westchester Right to Life Committee 914-232-1168

Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. Friday, January 19, 2018 Bus Trip Itinerary

6:00am: Bus #1 pick-up at St. John the Evangelist Church, 148 Hamilton Ave. in White Plains 6:20am: Bus #1 pick-up at Church of Don Bosco, 260 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 11:30am Drop off in vicinity of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. 4:00pm: Pick-up at Stanton Park, C St. & 4th St. NE 11:00pm+/- Bus #1 drop off at Port Chester, followed by White Plains. Bus #1 Information: Call Gerald Yeung 914-837-7008

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Dear Our Lady of Sorrows Parish and Friends, On behalf of the Boodle Brigade, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the outpouring of generosity and love you gave to our U.S. Soldiers this Holiday Season. With the help of the White Plains Community, The Woman’s Club of WP, the town of Stony Brook, LI (my sister, Bea Ann Swift Foster’s town) and most importantly, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, we were able to ship 170 packages to troops in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. We sent Christmas boodle to soldiers in 4 different units in Afghanistan, to Turkey, Japan and our packages were air dropped onto the USS Roosevelt aircraft carrier, which is part of a fleet carrying fighter jets near Korea. We also had our gifts sent to 5 United States domestic bases. We reached men and women Soldiers, Rangers, Special Ops, Fighter Pilots, Engineers and Para-Rescue soldiers who parachute into enemy territory to provide medical help to the wounded. Most importantly, our gifts went to soldiers who are on what is called the “tip of the spear”- they are engaged in fighting daily and have few comforts. One soldier was grateful to receive a pillow, as he had not had one for 3 months. O.L.S. school children sent fantastic letters and we sent boodle to 12 White Plains residents and friends who currently serve in the military. The majority of packages were distributed by Officers for their soldiers on Christmas Eve. I do know that one unit opened the holiday decorations and were thrilled. There are some bulk items remaining that will go out in January, per Boodle Brigade request. We raised over $4,000 which was used for flat rate and bulk shipping and to add needed gifts and items to the packages. Leftover funds are ready to send more boodle out in January and to send squeeze pops to units during the summer heat. If you are aware of a soldier to whom you’d like a gift package sent, contact me at mskibums5@aol.com or 914-400-5772. See the list (in the next column) of the many items that this great community contributed to these brave soldiers who will be away from home for Christmas. I know they will be grateful. You wonderful parishioners can relish the knowledge that you made many soldiers’ holidays a lot more joyful, because he/she knows that here at home, you are thinking about them and that you appreciate them. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and God Bless You All and our United States Military. Sincerely, Diane Martino (parishioner)

A PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

“They took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. He came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform the custom of the law in regards to him, he took him into his arms and blessed God, saying: ‘Now Master you can let your servant go in peace.’” How often we have attended a baptism, as parent, godparent, big brother or sister, relative or friend. Some assumed the role of Joseph and Mary, others that of Simeon, or Anna who prayed. Whatever our role, we are called to recognize the special presence of the Christ as they did. Joseph protected, Mary reflected, Simeon prayed and praised. We do too. Pope Francis in his exhortation ‘The Joy of Love’ provides a terrific teaching as we bring one year to a close and turn the page to a new year of grace. He says, ‘Family prayer is a special way of expressing and strengthening this paschal faith. A few minutes can be found each day to come together before the living God to tell him of our worries, to ask for the needs of our family, to pray for someone experiencing difficulty, to ask for help in showing love, to give thanks for life and for its blessings and to ask Our Lady to protect us beneath her maternal mantle. With a few simple words, this moment of prayer can do immense good for our families.’ As we hear of all the new year’s resolutions, may we see this as our priority.

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Boodle Brigade Summary of Items Shipped 180 Christmas cards & letters 175 Santa hats 55 Christmas stockings 40 water bottles filled with candy 200 candy canes, 20 pounds of candy, 40 Christmas

Pez, 70 Fidget Spinners 8 mini Christmas trees, 30 rows of ornaments, 72 bells 24 tins of homemade choc. chip & sugar cookies 600 nut bars 300 packs of wipes, 21 gift cards, 23 pounds of nuts, 105 razors, 211 bars of soap, 4 pillows, 3 sets of sheets, 8 bath towels, 60 washcloths, 75 pillow cases, 160 pairs of socks, 10 cases of toilet paper, 153 issues of Sports Illustrated magazines & 20 SI swimsuit calendars, 10 cases of hand & foot warmers, 40 cans of soup & chili, 350 Ramen & Cup O Noodles and much, much, more.