MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK

Today, SUNDAY, December 8th 8:30 a.m. –People of the Parish

10 a.m.— John Oliver, Michael Kelsey, Alexander Paulis

12 Noon— Sally & Susie Kelly

Monday, December 9th 9 a.m. – Joseph Scarglato

Tuesday, December 10th 9 a.m. – Mary G. Trezza

Wednesday, December 11th

9 a.m.— James Vann

Thursday, December 12th 9 a.m. – Anthony X. Rodrigues

Saturday, December 14th

5 p.m.— Grace Smith

SUNDAY, December 15th 8:30 a.m. –Vincent (Jimmy) Pellicano

10 a.m.— Elaina Grace & Amelia Elizabeth Garofalo, Phyllis Desmonie

12 Noon— Louise McKeon

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013

Weekend of Dec 14th & Dec. 15th

SATURDAY, December 14th 5 PM: Msgr. Daniel A. Picciano

(Deacon Joe Maffeo preaching)

SUNDAY, December 15th 8:30 AM: Msgr. Daniel A. Picciano

(Deacon John Grebe preaching) 10 AM: Fr. Patrick Okafor

12 PM: Fr. Patrick Okafor

Altar Bread and Wine for the week of December 8th have been donated in loving

memory of Michael Kelsey,

requested by Aunt Linda and Uncle Rich

WEEKLY SACRIFICE for the PARISH Last Week = $8,234.00 # of Envelopes returned= 317 Last Week’s Expenses Paid = $9,803.00 Expense include: Salaries, Landscaping & Tree trimming for Church, Diaconate program-1st Qtr tuition, etc.

REMINDER…..We accept Credit Cards (Visa/MC/Discover/AMEX)

Next weekend, Dec 14/15th there will be a 2nd collection for CHRISTMAS FLOWERS

ATTENTION EM’s: EM sign up sheets for Christmas Eve and

Christmas Day Masses are hanging up in the

sacristy. Please sign up if you would like to serve.

REMEMBER A LOVED ONE MEMORIAL DONATIONS AVAILABLE for:

• Announced Masses • Bread & Wine— 1 week

• Missalettes - 1 month

• Flowers—1 week, Charcoal - 1 month

• 7-Day Sancolites—1 week

• Altar Candles—1 month

Contact the Parish Office to reserve your memorial.

FOR THE RIDE HOME First Reading: Is 11: 1-10 Second Reading: Rom 15: 4-9 Gospel: Mt 3:1-12

John the Baptist seems to be a believer in the

saying, "Actions speak louder than words." He tells

the religious leaders of his day "Give some evidence

that you mean to reform." John wanted everyone to

be ready for the Messiah: no excuses!

How are you getting ready for the Messiah? Are your

actions of justice, peace, and love speaking loud and

clear as you prepare for Christmas? Take a few

quiet moments and ask Saint John the Baptist to

suggest something just, peaceful, and loving that

you could do to prepare to celebrate Christmas as a

true follower of Christ.

2nd SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Check the Parish web site at: www.steas.org for updates.

TAKE AN ACTIVE PART AT MASS

Families are encouraged to bring up the gifts of Bread and Wine at Mass or help to light the candle on our Advent wreath. This is an excellent way to show your children how to take a special part in the Mass. Also, be aware that many new faces are appearing in the Youth Choir at the 12 Noon Mass and on the altar as servers. Keep up the good work!

HOME STUDY MATERIALS If you are doing home study for grades 3,4 or 5 and missed the November meeting, please stop by the office to pick up your child’s book and teaching materials. If you are unable to get to the Office during business hours, please call us at 737-8915 to make other arrangements.

LEVEL 1 PARENTS If you missed the December 2nd Parent meeting, please pick up handouts from the office.

CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

CONFESSIONS AND MASS SCHEDULE

PENANCE SERVICE

Monday, December 16 - 7:30 p.m.

CONFESSIONS Saturday, December 21

4:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 22 following 10 a.m. Mass

(No confessions Christmas Eve)

CHRISTMAS MASSES

Christmas Eve 4:00 p.m. (Church & Hall)

6:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.

Christmas Day

10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon

The following young parishioners have received Honor Roll status for the 1st

quarter at St. John the Baptist High School

Kathleen Curry

Marissa DeLaurentis

Mary Curry

Breanna Zariello

Nicholas Lamentino

Walter Michalski

Alexander Tarach

GREAT JOB!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013

6th ANNUAL SUPER BONANZA Dec 2013 $25 winners Sunday 12/1/13 # 02527 John Urbancik Mon, 12/2/13 # 01830 Joe Cirrincione Tues, 12/3/13 #09197 The Mott Family Wed, 12/4/13 #07539 Angela Wright Thursday, 12/5/13 #06980 John Schof Friday, 12/6/13 #15912 Gerald Delsandro Saturday, 12/7/13 #06166 Fran & Al Yoli

CONGRATULATIONS!

Prayer Blanket Ministry

Meetings are held on Saturdays from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Next meeting is December 21st.

New members are always welcome. Come join this exciting ministry—we create prayer blankets, lap robes, baby blankets, preemie hats, Christmas stockings, “pink scarves”, etc. and donate them to various organizations, nursing homes, etc. We also share ideas, patterns and

offer instruction for anyone wishing to learn to knit or cro-chet or brush up on their skills. For more information call the Parish Outreach. If you have yarn to donate, we

will gladly accept it and use it. Thank you!

Join Us With Mary When life got overwhelming and too big for us as children, we turned to our mother for support and guidance. As adults, we thank her for all she had done for us. Now we are blessed with the opportunity to turn to our Heavenly Mother Mary to ask for her support and guidance, and thank her for the many blessings she has given us. Every Wednesday after 9:00 AM mass (at 9:30), you are invited to join us as we pray the rosary to ask for her help and guid-ance and to thank her for her abounding love and in-tercession.

ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER? Many parishioners support St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in the weekly collection and we do not have them listed in our census. We would like to make sure you are given proper credit for your donations. Please fill in the bottom of this page and we will send you a registration form. ***You are not automatically registered if you received a sacrament in the parish, i.e. Baptism, Confirmation, Matrimony, etc. NAME__________________________________ ADDRESS________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

PARISH OUTREACH

As you can see, our Parish's Giving Tree is completed as we begin this Advent season

in preparing for the birth of Jesus and sharing His love with others. Please return all gifts by December 13th. Gifts do not have to be wrapped, just put them under the Giving tree with the ornament attached. There will be a special box for all of the returned gift cards. Please put your Gift card in this box with the ornament attached as well. Outreach will be prepar-ing Christmas baskets of food for all of the families served. Donations for this Christmas meal would be appreci-ated. If you would like to donate a store gift card, turkey or ham, please call Outreach at 737-4416. It is only through your kindness and generosity that our Parish can reach out and serve others in Jesus name. Thank you for all you do.

Part-time rectory cook needed to prepare dinner and do

weekly grocery shopping for Good Shepherd Parish in Holbrook Monday - Thursday. If interested, please call

Annemarie at the Church office – 631-588-7689

Are you or someone you know having family or interper-sonal problems due to drinking ALCOHOL and/or using DRUGS? CATHOLIC CHARITIES / Talbot House, a Chemical De-pendence Crisis Center, located in Bohemia provides with-drawal and stabilization services on a voluntary basis to males and females over the age of 18, who are seeking to stop and/or withdraw from alcohol and/or other drug use. The medical and clinical staff at Talbot House will assess the kind of care the person needs, to begin his/her journey in recovery. For more information, please call: 631-589-4144. Talbot House staff is available 24/7. Each call is confidential. Talbot House is a NO fee for service program.

2nd SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Position Announcement Position: Parent Services, Resource & Referral Coordinator Employer: Child Care Council of Nassau, Inc. 925 Hempstead, Turnpike, Franklin Square, NY 11010 Contact Phone: (516) 358-9250 Ext.13 Fax (516) 358-9287 Contact: Linda Showell, Director of Operation & Human Resources Mail, fax or email cover letter & resume. E-mail: lshowell@childcarenassau.org (use job title in subject line) Cc: childcare@childcarenassau.org Salary: $35,000 + depending on credentials with excellent opportunity for advancement Summary: Assist the Director of Parent Service in managing all activities related to child care resource and referral for working parents.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter We are searching for the Longest

Married Couple in the U.S. Maybe it’s your parents… grandparents…

That nice couple who live down the street…Nominations are accepted from

anywhere in the United States! Send nominations to:

dickanddiane66@bellsouth.net Nominate a couple you know today!

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Third Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

& Potluck Dessert Night

It is with great pleasure that the Family Activities Committee cordially invites one

and all to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Third Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and

Potluck Dessert

Date: Saturday , December 14, 2013

Time: Immediately following the 5:00 mass around 6:00

Please join us for a night filled with the Christmas Spirit. After

the 5:00 mass we will be gathering inside the church hall to

enjoy some traditional homemade and not so homemade desserts along with s

hot chocolate, coffee and tea. Then we will be lighting the tree located behind

the Church, and singing Christmas carols around the beautifully lit tree. Take a

little time out of the busy December schedule to get in to the Christmas spirit by

spending time with family, friends and fellow parishioners!

Do you have a favorite Christmas dessert that has become a tradition

in your family? if so, we’d like to try it. If you are interested in bring-

ing in one of your family’s favorite traditional holiday desserts, and

would like to share your recipe with others, please complete the form

located in the lobby and return it to the Recipe Form box located in the lobby by

Sunday, December 7th deadline in order to get into

the cookbook that will be distributed that night. Spread the cheer and bring all your family and friends to this

special Christmas event!! Everyone who brings in a

dessert will be entered in a raffle to win a beautiful

holiday baking basket filled with lots of baking

supplies and goodies.

7th Annual Christmas Raffle Update!!

We are off to a flying start this year.

The PRIZE MONEY is over

$3,000 and rapidly growing daily.

With your continued support, we can make this the best Christmas raffle yet!

Raffles will continue to be sold in the rear of the

Church after each Mass.

This is a major fund raiser for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.

Drawing will be held on Sunday, December 22 after the 12 Noon Mass.

You have to be in it to win it!!