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Parish Office Staff

Clergy

Pastor: Rev. Msgr. John P. Hopkins

Deacons

Tommy Watts

Austin Lobo

Religious Education

Madeline Romano

madeline@margaretofscotland.org

Pastoral Associate

Sr. Catherine Charles, SND

srcatherine@margaretofscotland.org

Parish Support Staff Tina Maichle

tina@margaretofscotland.org

Lois Nowell

lois@margaretofscotland.org

General Information

parishoffice@margaretofscotland.org

Parish Life

Special Ministers of Holy Communion

Kathy Linsner: 302-832-1488

Lectors Lynn Woerner: 302-836-5206

Altar Servers David or Lisa Carey: 738-9530

Suzanne Kirk: 302-369-6443

Cantors & Choir

Tom Mucchetti: 610-220-2690

Mary Kate Newell: 302-521-7788

Margaret’s Song (guitar & choir) John and Patty Jacob: 302-388-0767

Ministry of Hospitality (Ushers) Tim Higgins: 302-836-1099

RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

Michael Felker: 302-834-8259

Parish Ministries

St. Vincent DePaul Society

Mike DeShaies: 302-365-5136

Knights of Columbus

Rob Szczerba: 302-836-5806

Pro-Life

Teri Dzik: 302-834-5590

Parent Bereavement Group

Irene Felker: 302-834-8259 Jean Brady: 302-738-5126

Prayer Line

Karen Kolek: 302-834-0225 ext. 108

Daughters of St. Francis de Sales

Susan Brubaker: 302-834-1671

Pastoral Counseling

Sandy Cooper: 302-738-4539

Bible Study and Faith Sharing

Deacon Tommy Watts: 302-834-5408

Boy Scouts

Steve Williams: 302-270-1383

Cub Scouts

Joe Musike 302-545-8149

Friends of St. Margaret (50 +)

Sr. Catherine Charles: 302-834-0225 ex. 105

St. Margaret of Scotland Football Team

Michael Klepacki: 302-229-2285

Golf Committee

Mike DeShaies: 302-365-5136

Mike Ryan : 302-283-1474

Church Cleaning Group

Barbara Coates: 302-838-7738

Gardening

Janet and Ed Tyczkowski: 302-832-1057

Nursery / Babysitting

Megan Januszka: 302-454-0112

Doughnuts / Refreshments after Mass

Cindy Sparco: 302-836-0385

Welcoming Committee

Trish Gerhart: 302-379-3869

Prayer Shawl

Sara Moss Starkey: 302-836-4008

Barbara Coates: 302-838-7738

Social Justice Committee

Bill Mitchell: 302-836-6006

Meg Kane-Smith: 302-836-3511

Women at the Well

Janet McGehean: 302-392-2236

Vocations

Francis Woerner: 302-836-5206

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Mass Schedule

Saturday: 5:30 pm

Sunday: 8:30 am & 10:30 am

Weekday: Mon., Wed., & Fri. 8:30 am

Holy Day: 8:30 am & 7:00 pm

Reconciliation: Sat. 4:30 pm

Rosary: Thurs. 7:00 pm

Mass Intentions December 14 8:30 am Thelma & Francis Golt

December 16 8:30 am Mary Desmond

December 18 8:30 am Charles Drane

December 20 5:30 pm Mildred Lodge

December 21 8:30 am Pauline & James Mahony

10:30 am Charles “Woody” Woodward, Jr.

Sacraments

Baptism Baptisms can be scheduled on most Sundays at noon

or during any of our Masses. If this is your first child

you are required to attend a class before the Baptism

can be scheduled. Call the office to schedule.

Reconciliation Saturday at 4:30pm or by appointment.

Matrimony Consult the parish priest at least one year before your

wedding date.

Rosary Recitation of the Rosary is held every Thursday

at 7:00 p.m. in the church.

First Friday Adoration Adoration is held from 9am - 10am

on the first Friday of every month. All are welcome to join us in

worshiping our Lord.

Devotions

Living the Paschal Mystery

Third Sunday of Advent

December 12 & 13, 2015

Welcome We would like to extend a warm welcome to the following

new parishioners to St. Margaret of Scotland Parish.

David and Melissa Mannering: Hannah

Eileen Gallucio

Congratulations to the following children and their families

who were baptized this past Sunday at St. Margaret of Scot-

land Church.

Adeline Rose Scott

God Bless you as you begin your faith journey.

Baptisms

When we go beyond ordering our lives around doing the min-

imal things—fulfilling the requirements of our state in life

and job or ministry—then we can seek the greater things, the

greater One. Our being baptized in the Holy Spirit means that

we already share in divine Life. Relationships to others take

on a whole new meaning because they give us the opportunity

to live like Christ did: for others. In our daily living we, like

John, point to the One who is to come by doing well what is

expected of us. Even more importantly, we point to the One

who is to come by being who we have become in Christ:

Presence of Christ for others; we ourselves are to be the

“mighty one” for others. Because of God’s indwelling, doing

for others and being like Christ collapse into one: whatever it

is we do, we always do so as bearers of Christ because we are

“in Christ Jesus”. For this reason—we are the presence of the

risen Christ for each other—nothing we do is small or incon-

sequential. Everything we do brings the Lord near to those

around us.

-Living Liturgy

Christmas Schedule 2015 Confessions

Monday, December 21

6:00pm– 7:00pm

Masses Christmas Eve

4:00, 6:00, 8:00 & 10:00 pm

Christmas Day

9:30 am

New Year’s Eve– December 31

Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God

6:00 pm

New Year’s Day– January 1

9:30 am

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Parish News

Advent Penance Service

St. Margaret of Scotland Church

December 13, 2015 at 7:00pm Regional Service: St. Margaret of Scotland, St.

Joseph’s Middletown and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parishes

with several priests available for confessions.

St. Vincent de Paul Food Closet Thank you for your generous donations to

satisfy the needs of the food closet. The

items that are currently needed are rice, velveeta,

pancake mix and syrup. Thank you for your

generosity in helping to feed and care for the commu-

nity. Thank you for your generosity.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The St. David Council #12842, invites men 18 and older to join us in

supporting the parish and the community through acts of service.

Please call Grand Knight Rob Szczerba for additional information at

302-836-5806 or e-mail rob129home@gmail.com.

From the Religious Ed Office:

RE Classes will close after class on Dec. 20 and reopen on

January 3. We hope to see all of our RE families at Mass

for the holy day of Christmas, as well as January 1, the Feast

of the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

RE Progress Reports will be sent home upon our return

from Christmas break. Parents are asked to review them with

their children, sign the report, and return it to the RE office,

via RE class, by January 30.

RE “Housekeeping”: Families with outstanding tuition pay-

ments for RE classes or Sacrament formation programs will

be informed by Jan 5. Please make every effort to have these

payments in asap. If your child is registered and enrolled in

any sacrament program for this year, we must have a copy of

the baptism certificate. Families will be notified if we do not

have a copy of this document on file.

Social Justice

The joys and hopes, the grief and anguish of the people of our

time, especially of those who are poor or afflicted, are the

joys and hopes, the grief and anguish of the followers of

Christ as well. Nothing that is genuinely human fails to find

an echo in their hearts.

~ Second Vatican Council, Gaudium et Spes, 1

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults If you want to or are thinking about joining the Catholic

Church now is the time to start. The RCIA team is presently

holding question and answer sessions. These are one on one sessions

set up for the convenience of the people interested in finding out

more about the process and the church. Please call Mike Felker at

302-834-8259.

Giving Tree Gifts for the Giving Tree are due back December

19/20. Please return gifts wrapped and with the

Giving Tree tag attached. We will also accept any items

that you or your children have at home that are new and no

longer needed. Our St. Vincent De Paul always welcomes

gift cards for groceries, gas and other merchants.

Retirement Fund for Religious Religious give thanks. “We cannot begin to repay all who contrib-

ute,” writes a Catholic sister. “So we pray to God, who is never

outdone in generosity, to reward you.” Heartfelt thanks for your

donation to last week’s collection for the Retirement Fund for Reli-

gious. May God bless you for your goodness!

Knights of Columbus

December “Family of the Month” Timothy & Jennifer Rooney and son Chase

Congratulations! Tim has taken the lead for the Knights of

Columbus parking fundraiser at the University of Delaware

Football games.

Collecting Coats for the Needy We are collecting gently used coats, hats,

and gloves for the less fortunate. There will

be a collection bin in the gathering space.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul thanks our

parishioners who donated turkeys, canned goods,

other food items, cash and supplemental materials

to this year’s Thanksgiving Food Basket project.

Your generosity along with the help of the Boy Scouts who

packed and donated food, Christ the Teacher School – Day of

Mercy food collection, as well as St. Margaret of Scotland

religious education classes that donated goods, allowed us to

provide Thanksgiving dinner for 37 families.

St. Vincent DePaul Society also thanks a very special young

girl, Kaitlyn, who used her hard earned allowance to buy in-

gredients to make candy cakes. She sold these cakes in our

church’s gathering space and donated the $48 she raised to

SVdP’s Thanksgiving Food Basket Project.

Leslie Deshaies

St. Vincent de Paul- St. Margaret of Scotland

A Note from the Pastor:

The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia sent a letter of

gratitude to our parish for making them feel warmly welcome during

there Fifteenth Annual Raffle.

Below is their list of Winners:

Marge Neeman, Mary Patricia Lynam, Teresa Buskin,

Sandy Bengardino, John McCabe, Maria Mac, Hugh

Donaghue, Helen Jacobson, OSF and Maureen Casey. A fellow parishioner, Carol Bailey,

has been generously making the

beautiful little girl Baptismal Bibs

used in the parish.

Her time of making them has come

to an end, and we would like to say “Thank you”.

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Community News

Christ the Teacher School

Our Regional Catholic School

For additional information visit

www.christtheteacher.org 302-838-8850

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Delaware / Maryland / Eastern Shore Does the way you live your life, and especially your marriage,

give praise and glory to God? Let God transform your marriage

relationship. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend is

scheduled for March 11-13 in Rehoboth Beach, DE. For more

information, visit our website at www.wwme-delmar.org or to

register for the weekend, please call Tony & Linda Massino @ 302-

220-9833.

Congratulations to the following parishioners who re-

ceived Honor Roll at St. Elizabeth High School.

First Honors Second Honors Jacob Cierniak John Obuchowski Ethan Downs Ryan Haggerty Mary Nottingham Madison Schulz Ryan Woodham

Christopher Szczerba

Serenity Retreat for Women Malvern Retreat House will host a weekend retreat for women af-

fected by the disease of addiction from January 8-10. Sr. Linda

Fischer will direct the retreat, which will be held in the retreat

house’s Family Life Center. To register, please visit malvernre-

treat.com/register or call 610-644-0400 for more information.

Longest Married Couple in the State

World Wide Marriage Encounter is recognizing the longest

married couple in every state. Nominate that special person

in your life today. Email: wwmelmc2015@gmail.com or call

321-613-5180 to nominate or for more details.

St. John-Holy Angels Lottery Fundraiser Looking for Christmas gifts for neighbors, teachers, etc.? St. John/

Holy Angels Lottery Calendars are $20 each with 90 chances to win

between $50 and $250! Only 1000 calendars will be sold! Sales run

through December 31. Winning numbers are based on the Delaware

State Lottery’s Play 3 night drawing from January 1 to March

31. Contact the Parish at 82 Possum Park Road (in Newark),

apress@holyangels.net, or (302) 731-2219.

Congratulations to the following parishioners

who received Honor Roll at Padua Academy.

First Honors Lauren Mellor Audrey Ostroski Jessica Bridge

Darby Deutsch Camila Moreno Theresa Keefe

Rebecca Miller Angelina Sawicki BrookeWallace

Caitlin Baxter Erin Haney Olivia Lundstrom

Second Honors Stephanie Duggan Brittany Leonard Meghan Stover

Quinn Krenzel Jennifer Lofink Lindsay Machamer

Ursula Dzik Catherine Gallo Rachel Mazzeo

Amber Owens Erin Desmond Abigail Duggan

Sydney Jones Camryn Kelly

With the Christmas holiday approaching, bulletins are sub-

mitted earlier then usual. I have listed the deadlines below for

submitting bulletin requests.

Requests due Dec. 16th for Dec. 27th bulletin

Requests due Dec. 22nd for Jan. 3rd bulletin

Catholic Charities Needs Your Help to Warm Up Winter As temperatures start to decline, Catholic Charities is prepar-

ing to Warm Up Winter for its most vulnerable neighbors by

collecting new and "gently used" blankets and other bedding,

coats, hats, and gloves at each of its office locations now

through the end of January 2016. Catholic Charities will

freely distribute donated goods through its various programs.

Donors can bring their coats and blankets to any of the fol-

lowing Catholic Charities locations and receive a tax deduc-

tion receipt: -Main Office, 2601 W 4th Street, Wilmington 19805, 302-655-9624

-Bayard House, 300 Bayard Avenue, Wilmington 19805, 302-654-

1184

-Thrift Store, 1320 E. 23rd Street, Wilmington 19802, 302-764-2717

-Marydale Retirement Village, 135 Jeandell Drive, Newark 19713,

302-368-2784

-Kent County Office, 2099 S DuPont Highway, Dover 19901, 302-

674-1600

-Sussex County Office, 406 S. Bedford Avenue, Suite 9,

Georgetown 19947, 302-856-9578

-Casa San Francisco, 127 Broad Street, Milford 19968, 302-684-

8694

-Seton Center, 30632 Hampden Avenue, Princess Anne 21853, 410-

651-9608

Staff at all locations will accept donations between the hours

of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. In addition,

the Wilmington Thrift Center accepts donations on Saturdays

between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

All donated blankets and bedding, coats, and other clothing

items should be clean, in good condition, and ready to

use. Keep in mind that Catholic Charities staff cannot clean,

mend, or repair items, and merchandise not fit for distribution

must be discarded at Catholic Charities expense.

The Jubilee Year of Mercy will begin on December 8 and the

faithful are encouraged to pilgrimage to Holy Doors of

churches throughout the world. St. Anthony Parish will be

traveling to the Holy Land in April of 2016 and will visit 2 of

the designated basilicas: Basilica of Gethsemane in Jerusa-

lem and the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The

pilgrimage will also include all of the major sites of Jesus life

and ministry from the Galilee to Jerusalem. St. Anthony par-

ish has been traveling successfully to the Holy Land since

2009 and has shepherded pilgrims with the utmost care and

safety. No one returns from the land where Jesus walked

unchanged by this once in a lifetime spiritual experience.

Please call St. Anthony Parish 215-646-4742 for more infor-

mation. Deposits should be received by January 3, 2016.

Breathe. Relax. Enjoy! Join the Family Counseling Center of St.

Paul’s and the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia at our Guest

Bartender fundraising event, “Serving up Cheer to Serve the Com-

munity!” on Thursday, December 17th from 5:30-9:00 PM, at The

Nomad Bar, 905 N. Orange St. in Wilmington (parking right across

the street). Music, entertainment, and food will be provided! For a

list of our Guest Bartenders and to RSVP, please visit

www.facebook.com/stpaulscounseling, or call 302-576-4136.

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READINGS FOR

December 13th— December 20th

December 13- Third Sunday of Advent

Zep 3:14-18a/ Phil 4:4-7/ Lk 3:10-18

December 14– Nm 24:2-7,15-17a: Mt 21:23-27

December 15– Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/ Mt 21:28-32

December 16- Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25/ Lk 7:18b-23

December 17– Gn 49:2, 8-10/ Mt 1:1-17

December 18- Jer 23:5-8/ Mt 1:18-25

December 19- Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/ Lk 1:5-25

December 20– Fourth Sunday of Advent

Mi 5:1-4a/ Heb 10:5-10/ Lk 1:39-45

Good News Listen to Catholic Forum every Sunday morning at 10:05

a.m. on WDEL 101.7 FM, 1150 AM and www.wdel.com. Next

Sunday, December 20th, tune in to hear the annual Catholic Forum

Christmas program featuring Bishop Malooly’s annual Christmas

message to the people of Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

For photos, information regarding upcoming guests, podcasts and

more, “Like” Catholic Forum on Facebook at www.facebook.com/

catholicforum.

Diocese News Are you Being Called to God? Through the prophet Zephaniah, God says “Fear not, O Zion, be not

discouraged! The Lord is in your midst!” Priests and religious sis-

ters and brothers spend their lives helping other people recognize

God in their midst. Are you ready to join them in their mission?

Call or write Father Norman Carroll, Diocesan Director of Priestly

and Religious Vocations (302-573-3113, vocations@cdow.org).

And be sure to visit our website: www.CalledByTheLord.com!

Marriage Moments In the spirit of Advent, practice “waiting on” your spouse to-

day. While waiting for your spouse to arrive, calmly remember the

good person you are awaiting (instead of stewing if he or she is

late). Or "wait on" your spouse in the sense of doing a favor for him

or her.

Parenting Pointers Children benefit from our ‘presence’ more than our

‘presents’”. During this Advent ponder the tone that time with your

family will take during this time before Christmas.

COORDINATOR OF PASTORAL CARE, SOCIAL SER-

VICES AND COORDINATOR OF ACTIVITIES

The Diocese of Wilmington/Catholic Charities is accepting

applications for the position of Coordinator of Pastoral Care,

Social Services and Activities at Marydale Retirement Vil-

lage, a HUD/Section 8 property for senior citizens in the

Newark area. Provides pastoral care to residents and their

families as needed and requested, encompassing supportive

and positive assistance to tenants. Knowledge and experience

with working with the elderly. Masters degree in Geriatric

Services, Pastoral Counseling or related fields preferred or

Bachelor’s degree with additional training such as Spirituality

or Diaconate studies. Candidates must submit to a Criminal

Background Check and have a valid driver’s license with an

insurable driving record. For more information or to apply,

see our posting on www.CareerBuilder.com

Eight Year of Mercy Holy Doors to be opened in the

Diocese on December 13, 2015. The Diocese of Wilmington will mark the beginning of the Extraor-

dinary Jubilee Year of Mercy with the opening of eight Holy Doors

located throughout Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore. On

Sunday, December 13, Bishop Malooly will open the Holy Doors

and celebrate Mass at Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Easton at 10:30

a.m. That day, Holy Door will also be opened at the Cathedral of

Saint Peter in Wilmington, Delaware; St. Joseph on the Brandywine

Church in Greenville, Delaware; Holy Spirit Church in New Castle,

Delaware; St. Elizabeth Church in Wilmington, DE; St. Margaret of

Scotland near Newark, Delaware; St. Ann Church in Bethany Beach,

Delaware; and Holy Cross Church in Dover, Delaware. Information

about the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy is available at a special

Vatican website – www.im.va. Diocese of Wilmington events that

are tied into the Jubilee of Mercy will be announced on the diocesan

website – www.cdow.org/mercy.

Help the Diocesan Vocations Guild encourage and support

vocations to the priesthood, religious life and the diaco-

nate. The Guild is raffling off a beautiful woodcut of The

Good Shepherd by Sister Mary Grace Thul, OP at their annu-

al Christmas dinner for priests and seminarians on January

10, 2016. Information about the raffle and about the Guild is

available at cdow.org/dvg.

Information Nights for the

Deacon Formation Program The Diocese of Wilmington welcomes applicants for a

new class of Permanent Deacons that will began for-

mation in June 2016. The five-year preparation program

consists of human, spiritual, academic, and pastoral

formation. Spiritual formation programs are held one

Saturday a month during the initial year of discernment. Academic

formation, beginning with the second year, takes place one weekend

a month from September to June. Applicants must be 60 or younger

when the program begins. Minimum ordination age is 35. Appli-

cants must demonstrate a zeal for service to God’s people; experi-

ence in some volunteer parish or diocesan ministry is preferred.

Information nights are scheduled from 7:00 to 8:30pm a the follow-

ing locations:

Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Church of the Holy Child

2500 Naamans Rd., Wilmington, DE 198010

Parish Activities Center (Education Wing)

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Holy Cross

631 S. State St., Dover, DE 19901

Early Learning Center (2nd floor)

Thursday, January 21, 2016

St. Francis de Sales

535 Riverside Drive, Salisbury, MD 21801

Mercy Hall

Wives of interested married men are invited and strongly encour-

aged to attend. The sessions will discuss the role of the permanent

deacon, qualifications for admission, and the formation process.

For further information and registration, please contact the Office

fro Deacons at 302-573-2390.