Saint Joseph ROMAN CATHOLIC Church
973-383-1985
973-383-1985
Schedule of Masses Weekdays: Monday-Friday at 12:05pm
Weekends: Saturday (Sunday Vigil) at 5:00pm Sunday at 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am and 5:00pm
Sacrament of reconciliation Saturday at 4:00-4:30pm or by appointment
December 3, 2017
Our Parish Family is Served By
Weekly Mass Intentions
Father ST Sutton, Pastor 973-383-1985 - [email protected]
Father Alexander Londono, Migrant Ministry Fr. [email protected]
Father Edward Davey, Pastor Emeritus
Deacon Thomas Zayac Deacon Gerald Hanifan, retired
Linda Gorski
Director of all Faith Formation 973-383-8413 - [email protected]
Kelly Dachisen, Director of Music Ministry [email protected]
Anne Lundgren, Office Manager 973-383-1985 - [email protected]
Karen Glowatski, Office Assistant 973-383-1985 - [email protected]
Sharon Eltzholtz, Bulletin Assistant 973-383-1985 - [email protected]
Robert Lasser, Finance Administrator 973-383-1985
TRUSTEES OF THE PARISH Dorothy Bosi, George Hayek
and Gerard Woodring.
Saturday 12/2 5:00pm Oscar & Alcira Ortiz Vincent Capra
Sunday December 3rd
First Sunday of Advent
8:00am
9:30am
11:30am
5:00pm
Gail Leiser Madonna Kiley
Karen Morrison Joseph Berardo
Joey Savage Nicholas A. Marino
Father Stanley T. Nakowicz Christopher Charles Segarra
Monday 12/4 12:05pm Madonna Kiley
Tuesday 12/5 12:05pm Ronald Ambler Sandy Woodring
Wednesday 12/6 12:05pm Janet Lee-Meehan
Thursday 12/7 12:05pm Intentions of Connie Maiberger
Friday 12/8 12:05pm 7:00pm
Intentions of Father ST Thanksgiving to God
Saturday 12/9 5:00pm Henry Nick Pauline & Joseph Pompilio
Sunday December 10th
Second Sunday of Advent
8:00am
9:30am
11:30am
5:00pm
Sandy Patterson
Margaret & Herman Lanterman Domenick A. Ruggiero Sr.
Nicholas A. Marino Francis & Stella Covel
Virginia McCuen
First Sunday of Advent - December 3, 2017
The Sanctuary Lamp, which burns near the Tabernacle, is the reminder of our Lord’s
presence in the Most Holy Eucharist, burns this week in loving memory of:
And the hosts and wine, which will become the Holy Body and Precious
Blood of our Lord, were given in loving memory of:
Please remember in your prayers the following members of our parish family:
Ron Ayers, Fred Bender, Mary Benziger, Veronica Fernandez Burgos, Father Michael Burke, Father Angelus Croce, Penny Decker, Peter De Kleine, Jennifer DiNardo, John Fedash, Pat Fitzpatrick, Kathy Flores, Linda Flynn,
Eileen Fra, Deborah Haff, Susan Kadar, Jessica Kirby, Kerri Knight, Shirley Lavin, Bill Matulewicz, Jeff Matyas,
Freddy Middleton, Gen Muth, Mike Palumbo, Michael Polster, James Proulx, Olga Romeo, Linda Ross,
Alexia Russ, Michael Ryan, Christel Siro, Margherita Vass, Carol Youngman and Rita & Tom Zimich.
May the Lord give them His healing presence!
“Oremus Pro Invicem”
Weekly Remembrance
May they now be resting in the peace of the heavenly kingdom!
Monday, December 4
4:05pm Faith Formation (School)
6:50pm Faith Formation (School)
7:00pm Columbiettes (Community Center)
Tuesday, December 5
7:30pm Sacramental Meeting (Community Center)
Wednesday, December 6
10:00am Prayer Shawl Ministry (Parish Center)
6:00pm R.C.I.A. (Parish Center)
Thursday, December 7
1:00pm Legion of Mary (Parish Center)
Friday, December 8
Camp Auxilium set-up (Community Center)
Saturday, December 9
11:00am-5:00pm Camp Auxilium
(Community Center)
Sunday, December 10
3:00pm Squirettes (Community Center)
This week’s events
December 10, 2017
Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 2 Saint Peter 3:8-14
Saint Mark 1:1-8
The holiday season is now upon us and this is the time when many people want to “do
something” for those in need. While we truly appreciate this sentiment, I gently
remind you that “those in need” are in need all throughout the year. That is why we
collect food each and every week in our parish.
We are so grateful for those who bring food with them each week and once again encourage those who do
not, to think of the people who are less fortunate than we and truly are “in need” 52 weeks throughout the year. For many, our food pantry is a
haven between going without food and having some-thing to eat each day. We “can” make a difference
one “can” at a time. Thank you for your generosity and kindness.
PARISH WEEKEND DONATIONS
Food for the needy
Weekend readings
Christmas giving tree
SAINT PAUL ABBEY (on Route 206) has thousands of Christmas trees ready to choose ‘n’ cut 7 days a week (November 24th to December 23rd from 9:00am-4:00pm). There is also the Abbey Gift Shop with many items that make ideal Christmas gifts, including books, statues, jewelry and more.
Father has asked everyone who
has not participated in this
wonderful Christmas giving event
to please prayerfully consider
making the difference in the life
of a child or young adult who
would go without this year.
All gifts are to be returned UNWRAPPED
(with the angel attached) by
December 9th & 10
th.
They may be placed in the right side of the
vestibule as you enter the
front door of the church.
Thank you for your generosity
in helping make Christmas a joyful event
for these families in need.
Christmas trees
November 26 Collection $7,896
Online Giving $369
Total: $8,265
Remember our weekly goal is $10,000
Weekend Mass attendance: 733
What is Advent?
For many people who are not familiar with the Liturgical Year (see last week’s article) there may be some confusion about what the Advent season really means and why we participate in it. Some may think that the Advent Season’s theme is expectation and serves as an anticipation of the birth of Christ (Christmas). While this may be true, it is only part of the story. The word “Advent” (the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming”) is a translation of the Greek word Parousia. During the Fourth and Fifth Centuries in Spain and Gaul, Advent was a season of preparation for the Baptism of new Christians at the Feast of the Epiphany (January) which celebrates God’s Incarnation represented by the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus (Matthew 2:1), his baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist (John 1:29), and his first miracle at Cana (John 2:1). During this season of preparation, Christians would spend forty days in penance, prayer and fasting to prepare for this celebration. At first, there was little connection between Advent and Christmas. However, by the Sixth Century, Christians living in Rome had tied Advent to the coming of Christ. But the “coming” they had in mind was not Christ’s first coming in the manger in Bethlehem, but His second coming in the clouds as the judge of the world at the end of time. It was not until the Middle Ages that the season of Advent was plainly linked to Christ’s first coming at Christmas. Today, the season of Advent lasts for four Sundays leading up to the celebration of Christmas. At that time, the new Christian year begins with the twelve-day celebration of Christmastide, which lasts from Christmas Eve until Epiphany on January 6th (Advent begins on the Sunday that falls between November 27th and December 3rd). Advent symbolizes the present situation of the Church in these “last days” (Acts :17, Hebrews 1:2), as God’s people wait for the return of Christ in glory. The Church is in a similar situation to Israel at the end of the Old Testament: in exile, waiting and prayerfully hoping for the coming of the Messiah. Israel looked back to God’s generous past on their behalf in leading them out of Egypt in the Exodus and once again they called upon God to act for them. In the same way, the Church, during Advent, looks back upon Christ’s coming in celebration while at the same time
looking forward in eager anticipation to the coming of Christ’s kingdom when He returns for His people. It is in this theology, this way of thinking that the Advent hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” is the perfect song to be sung because it represents the Church’s cry during the Advent Season:
O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appears.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
While Israel would have sung the song in expectation of Christ’s first coming, the Church now sings the song in commemoration of His birth (Christmas) and also in expectation of His Second Coming in the future. To balance the two elements of remembrance and anticipation, the first two Sundays in Advent (through December 16th) look forward to Christ’s Second Coming and the last two Sundays (December 17th – 24th) look backward to remember Christ’s First Coming. Over the course of the four weeks, Scripture Readings move from passages about Christ’s return in judgment, to Old Testament passages about the expectation of the coming Messiah, to New Testament passages about the announcements of Christ’s arrival by John the Baptist and the angels. We would do well to reflect on the present violence and evil in our world as we cry out to God to make things right; to “put death’s dark shadows to flight.” Our exile in the present makes us look forward to our future Exodus. And our own sinfulness and need for grace should lead us to pray for the Holy Spirit to renew within each of us, that true and perfect image of Christ.
Mass of remembrance
Advent Christmas concert
Christmas Caroling
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The Don Bosco Collumbiettes
#7784 cordially invite you to
sing with them on Saturday,
December 16th at 4 local
nursing homes. The schedule is
as follows:
10:30am at Barn Hill
11:15am at Valley View
12 Noon at Ave Care
2:30pm at The Homestead
Bring a little joy to the residents and to yourself.
Sing at all four or just a few. Meet at the
homes parking lot 10 minutes before the time.
(I heard it from a reliable source, that Santa will
join us!). Merry Christmas!!!
Religious Retirement fund
Rachel’s vineyard retreats
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Father ST, Kelly Dachisen,
Cate Pasculli and Michael Shell
will present our Annual Advent
Christmas Concert here at
Saint Joseph Church
SAVE THE DATE!Saturday, December 16th
at 6:30pm.
Immaculate Conception
Those who lost loved ones this year
or in years past and would like their
names read aloud at our Mass of Remembrance on Thursday, December 21st at 7:00pm,
please call Kathy Modrow at 973-383-9942 or email her at:
[email protected] by December 14th.
Friday, December 8th is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary a holy day with the obligation
of attending Mass. Our Mass schedule will be:
12:05pm and 7:00pm
baptisms
Our Advent Wreath
C.h.w.c. mission trip
Christmas mass schedule
We are well under way planning our 2018 trip to the poorer suburbs of Boston, MA. Would you like to join this wonderful group as we go to help those less privileged than ourselves? We currently have only two spots remaining.
2018 CHWC Mission Trip Where: Groton, Massachusetts
When: June 24-30, 2018 We Are: Called to SERVE
Contact: Cathy Roy at 973-383-7662 $90 deposit needed ASAP.
http://heartworkcamp.com/
For many Christians, Advent wreaths are a favorite way to commemorate the month of December leading up to Christmas Day. The Advent candles (usually three purple or blue and one pink) demonstrate the difference between darkness and light. In the Bible, Christ is referred to as the “Light of the World” while sin is referred to as the darkness of humanity. As His Advent, or “coming,” draws nearer another candle is lit, with each candle dispelling the darkness a little more. Therefore, the Advent wreath helps us to spir-itually think about salvation history which surrounds the birth of Jesus (God becoming flesh) who comes to redeem the human race. SHAPE: The circular shape of the wreath represents God and His unending and unconditional love for us, which is without beginning or end. It represents a love that sent His Only –Begotten Son into the world to redeem us from sin. It also represents the unending of eternal life which becomes ours through faith in Jesus Christ. NUMBER: The Advent Wreath traditionally holds four candles which are lit, one at a time, on each of the four Sundays of the Advent season (each representing 1,000 years). The four candles represent the 4,000 years that humanity waited for the world’s Savior; from Adam and Eve to Jesus. The First Sunday of Advent symbolizes Hope with the “Prophet’s Candle” reminding us that Jesus is coming. The Second Sunday of Advent symbolizes Faith with the “Bethlehem Candle” reminding us of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. The Third Sunday of Advent symbolizes Joy with the “Shepherd’s Candle” reminding us of the Joy the world experienced at the coming birth of Jesus. The Fourth Sunday of Advent symbolizes Peace with the “Angel’s Candle” reminding us of the message of the angels: “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward All.” Some Advent wreath traditions also include a fifth white “Christ” candle, symbolizing the purity of Christ. This candle is lit on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. COLOR: More traditional wreaths use violet or purple colored candles. However, recently, a dark colored blue has been used (which distinguishes this time of year from the purple of Lent). Nonetheless, while this liturgical season is a time of prayer, penance and sacrifice, it differs from Lent with a more joyful tone and theme. Advent is the season where we spiritually wait in our “darkness” with hopeful expectation for our promised redemption, just as the whole world did before Christ’s birth and just as the whole world does now, as we eagerly await His promised Second Coming.
CONFESSIONS Saturday, December 16th (3:00-4:30pm)
Wednesday, December 20th (1:00-2:00pm)
CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24th
4:00pm (Family Liturgy in Community Center) 10:00pm (Midnight Mass in Church)
CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES
MONDAY, DECEMBER 25th 9:00 and 11:00am (both in Church)
Saint Joseph Parish Community
welcomes the newest members to the
Roman Catholic Church as they were
baptized on the following dates:
Saturday, November 11, 2017 Alivia Grace Paladini
child of Tiziana and Brad Paladini.
Sunday, November 19, 2017 Emily Jane Barrezueta
child of Janely and Christian Barrezueta
We congratulate their parents and look forward to seeing all of them each week
at Mass as their children “grow in age and wisdom!”
Police Officer John C. Samra
Gone but never forgotten!
Our Bulletin advertising
The way to make our bulletin printing successful is by securing advertisements from our parishioners
and supporters of our community. Do you have a small business
or would like to show your support of Saint Joseph Church?
Please contact Father ST at the Parish Center at 973.383.1985
or email him at [email protected]
ABBEY GIFT SHOP 289 Route 206, Newton
973-383-2092 Books, Rosaries, Statues,
Jewelry ,Crucifixes Tuesday-Saturday 9:30-11:45am 1:15-4:30pm, Sunday 1:15-4:30pm
Saint Joseph Church’s Cemetery Route 206 - Newton, New Jersey
Crypts and niches are still available in our Queen of Heaven Mausoleum (inside and outside)
For further information, please contact our Parish Center at: 973.383.1985
Smith-McCracken Funeral Home
63 High Street, Newton, NJ - 973-383-4600
Our Caring Staff of Funeral Directors Robert E. McCracken, Owner/Manager - N.J. Lic. No. 3640
Andrew Jorritsma, Director - N.J. Lic. No. 3860, Rachael Zeberl, Director - N.J. Lic. No. 5127 At Need Funerals - Prearrangement Consultation - Medicaid & SSI Funeral Trusts–Cremation Services-Monuments
www.smithmccrackenfuneralhome.com [email protected]
With thanksgiving to Almighty God and Jesus Christ the High Priest
for bestowing the gift of the Priesthood on Father ST Sutton December 7, 1995
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In
Loving Memory
of Lucy Sutton
Father ST, thank you
for such a nice dinner and thank you for all you do
for Saint Joseph Parish.
-A parishioner
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PHONE: 973.579.5700 FREE INITIAL FAX: 9793.579.0137 CONSULTATION
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Thank you Saint Jude
for your intercession!
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“God Bless all and thank you
for your support!”
Advent/Christmas Concert
Saturday December 16th at 6:30pm
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You are our true
shepherd and deserve all the best.
-Anonymous
Jennifer Meyler Sales Associate
Cell: 201.618.2293 [email protected]
Parish Member
Committed. Reliable. Trustworthy.
92 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
Office: 973.729.2700
We give thanks for all those in Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS personnel and First
Responders who serve and protect us with their lives.
God bless them
and their families.
10 East Clinton Street, Newton 973-383-9330
