Saint Padre Pio Parish The Diocesan Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina

Church of Our Lady of Pompeii 4680 Dante Avenue Vineland, NJ 08361

Mass: Saturday, 5:00 PM

Sunday, 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM St. Padre Pio Novena/OLP

Thursdays 7:00 PM Mass & Novena 1st Thursdays

7:00 PM/OLP

Saint Mary

736 Union Road Vineland, NJ 08360

Weekdays Mon., 7:00 PM

Tues.-Friday, 8:15 AM First Saturday, 9:00 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday afternoon 4:15-4:45 pm Anytime by appointment

St. Mary School 735 Union Road Vineland, NJ. 08360

www.smrschool.org Phone: (856) 692-8537 / Fax: (856) 692-5034

Mr. Steven Hogan, Principal Mrs. Carol Kirchman, Advancement Director

Vineland Catholic Collaborative Felicia Navarro, Director of Life Long Faith Formation

llffvineland@comcast.net vinelandcatholic.org

Cathy DiAntonio, Coordinator of Children’s Sacraments reled@comcast.net

(609) 442-0475

Safe Environment Coordinator Barbara Bailey

4680 Dante Avenue Vineland, NJ 08361 www.pppnj.org 856-691-7526

Rev. Robert L. Sinatra, J.C.L., Pastor Rev. Alfred Onyutha, Parochial Vicar

Deacon Richard T. Sampson

ST. PADRE PIO PARISH

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Saturday, December 19th Vigil 5:00pm/OLP Margaret M. Lynd By Ron Rovegno Sunday, December 20th Fourth Sunday of Advent 7:30am/OLP People of the Parish Margaret Dobson By Daughter Jeannine Vincent James Mesiano By Andrew, Alice & Tim Kubiak Joan Smaniotto By Judy Fries Dorothy Caporale By Donna Marie & Howard Berchtold, Jr. Peter Sikking By Loving Wife & Family 9:00am/OLP Dallas Rehm By Mom, Dad, Savannah & Sisters 11:00am/OLP Rosemary Buono By Loving Family Monday, December 21st Late Advent Weekday 7:00pm/StM Joan E. Smaniotto By Dave & Elaine Monteleone Tuesday, December 22nd Late Advent Weekday 8:15am/StM Anthony DiRenzo By Rich & Andrea Cheli & Family Wednesday December 23rd Late Advent Weekday 8:15am/StM Thomas Ambrose By Loving Family Thursday, December 24th Christmas Eve 8:15am/StM Jeanette Ochetto By Keith & Dorothy Smaniotto 4:00pm/School Children’s Mass/Outside 4:00pm/OLP Names Held in Remembrance 6:00pm/OLP Names Held in Remembrance Friday, December 25th Nativity of the Lord 12:00am/OLP Names Held in Remembrance 9:00am/OLP Names Held in Remembrance 11:00am/OLP Names Held in Remembrance Saturday, December 26th Vigil/St. Stephen 5:00pm/OLP People of the Parish

Stephen J. Volpe By Mom & Dad Joan E, Smaniotto By Johanne Bylone Wolbur Olsen III By Lena & Joseph Provenzano Richard A. Fanucci, Jr. By Angelina Congdon Robert Tobolski, Sr. By Paula & Gary Steere John J. Kacy, Jr. By The Clergy & Staff of St. Padre Pio Parish Louis & Lucille Dalponte By Bob & Diane Sacco & Family Sunday, December 27th The Holy Family 7:30am/OLP Leonard Dolson, Sr. By Maria & Family 9:00am/OLP Peter Micheletti, Jr.

By Loving Family 11:00am/OLP Norma Jane Wright By Florence Kerr

Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all

things, and I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already

come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never permit me to be separated from You.

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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament/CLOSED Due to the current restrictions regarding group gatherings, there will be no public

adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until further notice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

STEWARDSHIP Stewardship Generosity “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” – LUKE 1:28

After Jesus, we look to Mary as an ideal Steward. Her entire life was lived in obedience to God’s call. Mary teaches us to live with joy for all we have been given. Just as the moon reflects the light of the sun, Mary reflects the light of Christ. Like Mary, we are called to reflect Christ’s light to the world through our gratitude and generosity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Is Our Lord Calling You To The Priesthood?

The Diocese of Camden is offering Discernment sessions for young men who feel they may have a calling to serve the Lord through the priesthood.

The sessions will be held at the Parish Offices of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 135 N. White Horse Pike, Lindenwold, N.J. The meetings begin at 2PM and end at

3:30PM. The following dates for the discernment group are: January 10, 2020 February 21, 2020

March 14, 2020 April 18, 2020

If you know of a young man who may be discerning a call to the priesthood, please encourage him to come out to attend these one or all of the above

sessions. You may also contact the Office of Vocations at the Diocese of Camden

The priest has the most important job in the world. He also has the most

powerful enemy trying to stop him from doing his work. Will you help him in his vocation?

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Christmas

Christmas is Advent realized, longing and hope and love fulfilled. On this day God has birthed the redemption of the world. On this day life and light

break through death and darkness, showing us the reality of a God who cannot be contained or sidelined, who will never stop pursuing His creation

so that they may be with Him.

Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace What words. What promise. For a little while, we wait for His coming. For a little while we may suffer and toil. But look at what He has done. Look at

what He is yet doing. Look at what He will always do. This is our God. He is not small or pitiless. He is not slow as we are too often guilty of believing. He is patient, giving time for us to hear and respond to the good news of

this child who redeems the world.

As we celebrate the birth of Christ, as Advent comes to a close, we do well to remember that Advent is the beginning. It signals the birth of Christ’s reign within us and in the world. The birth of His Son is so much more

glorious because this child grew to save us all. This child offers us the hand of God. It is up to us to reach back, to accept the offer. In Him is light and life. In His life and words, in His death and resurrection we can experience

Advent every day.

VINELAND, NJ

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Sacrament of the Sick: We are happy to administer the Sacrament to those at home or in the hospital. Please notify the rectory when a family member is ill and/or in the hospital. In cases of shut-ins or chronic illness, please arrange with the office for a member of the clergy or Eucharistic minister to make regular visits. You are an important part of our parish family and we want to make the Sacraments available to you

Sacrament of Baptism: Please contact the office.

Marriage: Please contact the office at least six months prior to date

New Parishioners: Please register at the Parish office, or online at pppnj.org

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Pray for the Sick May Our Lord bring healing & renewed strength to all the sick and bless those who care for them. Amen John Baron, Charles Bassler, Anne “Billie” Bergamo, Gary Bertonazzi, Vera Bertonazzi Merighi, Robert Bubel, Chris Burrows, Brenda Calabrese, Patricia Cavaliero, Charles Cestaro, Sr., Sherry Cestaro, Andrea Cheli, John Cheli, Cesarina Croce, Dee Dobson, Annette Domassi, Anne M. Dondero, Michele Feltman, Donald Fiocchi, Sr., Sue Fuentes, Tom Gallina, Tom Green, Jackie Gross, Mark Guglielmi, Howard Hammerstedt, Toni Infranco, Selden Irwin, Heather Kavanagh, Michael Killeen, Donald Kinkade, Dot & Beth Kostok, Leokadia Krawczyk, John LaGreco, Nina Lascari, Marie Lezan, Jim McMahan, Paulette Masino Emil Milano, Kathy Milano, Paul Milano, Sr., Paul Milano, Jr., Rita Milano, Victoria Milano, Larry Moratelli, Pauline Pace, Frank Pozzi, Jim Procaccino, Maria Procopio, Nancy Ratclisse, Tony Rehm, Mae Reilly, Patrick Reithmeier, Karen Richmond, Caren Ross, Trinity Ruga, Jessica Flaim Salerno, Weston Selby, Dorothy Smaniotto, Jim Smith, Sheryl Soboloski, Samantha Souden, Dennis Sparacio, Sharon Speziali, Tommy, Lena Torchia, Gene Vernacchio, Bobby Vanaman, Maryann Walz, Amanda Warren, Allison Winkler To have a loved one listed on the prayer list, please call the Parish office at 856-691-7526 or email us at prayers@pppnj.org. Names will remain on the prayer list for eight weeks unless requested. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

St. Mary School Calendar Raffle. 11 Weeks of Winning Cash.

Each week there are three prizes of $100, $50 & $50. The Grand Prize is $1,000, $500 & $250.

Tickets are $20/each and valid for all drawings. You can purchase your tickets by calling 856-692-8537 x324 or x330; at the St. Mary School Main Office - 735 Union Road, Vineland, NJ 08360.

Tickets are also available at the parish office. For information call 856-691-7526

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How do You Pray?

When you pray, do not do all the talking! Listen!

We are impolite when we pray, chattering, and mumbling all the time, but never giving God a chance to get a word in edgewise.

“Speak Lord, for Thy servant heareth.” (1 Kings {1 Sam.} 3:9).

If we keep pounding away with our hammers, how can the Divine Architect tell us how we ought to build?

Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

SANCTUARY LAMP/OLP

In Loving Memory of Dallas Rehm

Requested Mom, Dad, Savannah Sisters & Family

This candle burns perpetually as a reminder that

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SANCTUARY LAMP/ST. MARY’S In Loving Memory of Dallas Rehm

Requested by Mom, Dad, Savannah & Family Intentions may be placed by calling the

Parish office at 856-691-7526. This candle burns perpetually as a reminder that

Jesus is present. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The roses by the Tabernacle are in Loving Memory of

Deceased Members of the Stout, & Butt Families & Alan Dale

Requested by Kit Stout ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

St. Padre Pio Candle In Loving Memory of

Richard & Dorothy Soracco Requested by Daughter Sandra

Intentions may be placed by calling the Parish office at 856-691-7526

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My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio Parish,

It iz me! Batman, da rectory doggo. My daddo and I have been very busy getting ready for Christmas. And as u can seez, daddo has gotten a little crazy with the lights! But that is ok. I luvs the da lights, I luvs da music, I luvs da tree, ALL DOGGOS LOVE TREES! I LUVS THE SNACKOS! People haz been coming to the rectory every day to bring us cards and packages and snackos, and presents, and snackos. But I iz not happy, cause my daddo sayz I haz to wait til Christmas to open my presents. WHAT?! I haz been a good boy all year, ok, wait, except for that foxo incident, but gee whiz, I IZ A DOGGO! It guess it iz the same for all da hoomans. As Christmas gets closer we wait for the greatest gift of all, Jesus. Even though the days are shorter, it seems like Christmas will never come. I haz noticed that hoomans run around a lot this time of year. They seem very stressed. (Just a hint, stress can be relieved with snackos). With all that hoomans have to do, it is easy to forget that no matter how many gifts we get at Christmas, none can ever replace the greatest gift that God gave to us, His Son. And even though I nose I will get lots of presents on Christmas, my daddo is the best gift I ever gotted-ed. Merry Christmas and God bless us everyone. Batman, da rectory doggo

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

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ADULT & CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Children’s Choir Rehearsals: Tuesdays 6:45PM to 7:15PM/OLP The choir is open to all students in Grades 2nd through 8th. Adult Choir Rehearsals: Tuesdays 7:30PM to 9:00PM/OLP All Rehearsals CANCELLED until further notice Adult & Children’s Choirs CANCELLED until further notice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Look What’s Happening at St. Mary School 01/08/21: School Mass 9:00am; 12:00pm Dismissal (4th Gr. Hosts) 01/21/21: Toddler Story Time & Craft 10:30am – 11:30am 01/31/21: Catholic Schools Week Begins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CATHOLIC CHARITIES Diocese of Camden

Catholic Charities Vehicle Donation Program and Tax Deduction for 2020 It is now

close to the end of 2020, and Catholic Charities is asking you to check your garage, yard or other areas around your house for old vehicles. Please donate your vehicle(s) to the Catholic Charities (Diocese of Camden) Charitable Auto

Resources for Services (CARS) vehicle donation program. The CARS program accepts any type of vehicle, running or non-running, including cars, vans, SUVs, trucks, boats, mobile homes, motorcycles, golf carts, scooters, etc. Free towing

and an IRS tax deduction form will be provided for your vehicle donation. To donate your vehicle, call toll free: 1–877–586–9227, and PLEASE MENTION YOU

ARE DONATING YOUR VEHICLE TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES, DIOCESE OF CAMDEN, NJ. You can also donate your used vehicle online at:

http://catholiccharitiescamden.careasy.org/HOME.html There is still time for you to receive a tax deduction on your 2020 tax return, if you donate your unused vehicle

to Catholic Charities by December 31, 2020. All proceeds from the Catholic Charities CARS program benefit needy individuals and families in parishes, and throughout the six counties of South Jersey. Thank you very much for helping

those who are most vulnerable in our Diocese.

If you have any questions about this program, please contact Kevin Hickey, Executive Director at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden:

856-342-4104 /Kevin.Hickey@CamdenDiocese.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Welcome to Our Parish

The DePew Family Scott, Nicole, Gianfranco and Auriella

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The Inn and the Stable When human history shall have written its last word in the scrolls of time, the saddest line of all will be “There was no room in the inn.” There was room in the inn for those who bore on their breasts the screaming eagles of Rome. There was room for the daughters of the rich merchants of the East, there was room for all clothed in fine purple and soft garments, there was room for everyone-except the foster-father and the mother of the One who was to bring redemption to the world. And so, away from the inn and out to the stable they had to go, to a crude cave into which shepherds drove their flocks in storms. In that little haven, with manger beasts as companions, and at a central point between the three great civilizations of Memphis, Athens, and Rome, something happened-the only thing in the world that ever happened and mattered. That which happened was nothing less than Heaven being found on the earth as the cry of God cried out in the cry of a Child. A startling paradox indeed. When God came to earth, there was no room in the inn, but there was room in the stable. What lesson is hidden behind the inn and the stable? Anyone in the world would have expected to have found Divinity in an inn, but no one would have expected to have found it in a stable. Divinity, therefore is always where you least expect to find it. The world would have searched for the Babe in some palace by the Tiber, or in some gilded house of Athens, or in some inn of a great city where gathered the rich, the mighty, and the powerful ones of earth. But they would have been surprised to have discovered Him in a manger, laid on coarse straw and warmed by the breath of oxen, as if in atonement for the coldness of the hearts of men. No one would have expected that the One whose fingers could stop the turning of Arcturus would be smaller than the head of an ox, that He who could hurl the ball of fire into the heavens would one day be warmed by the breath of beasts, that He who could make a canopy of stars would be shielded from a stormy sky but the roof of a stable, or that He who made the earth as His future home would be homeless at home. No one would have expected to find Divinity in such a condition, but that is because Divinity is always where you least expect to find it.

Venerable Fulton J. Sheen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rejoice Always

Nativity of the Lord The people who walk in darkness will see a great light.

For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine. You will enlarge the nation of Israel, and its people will rejoice.

They will rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest and like warriors dividing the plunder.

For you will break the yoke of their slavery and lift the heavy Burden from their shoulders.

You will break the oppressor’s rod, just as you did when you Destroyed the army of Midian.

The boots of the warrior and the uniforms bloodstained by war will all be burned.

They will be fuel for the fire. For a child is born to us, a son given to us.

The government will rest on his shoulders and he will be called:

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

DECEMBER 20, 2020

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Collection totals for 12/13/20 & 12/20/20 will appear in 12/27/20 bulletin Weekly Collection (In Pew): 12/13/20: Weekly Collection Goal: $10,200.00 Monthly Collection: 12/13/20: E-giving monthly total / Nov. Total Monthly Collection Goal: $40,800.00 Candles: 12/13/20:

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01/05/21: Grandparents Association Meeting, Rosary Hall, 12:30PM 01/19/21: St. Joseph Society Meeting, Rosary Hall, 7:00PM 02/02/21: Grandparents Association Meeting, Rosary Hall, 12:30PM 02/16/21: St. Joseph Society Meeting, Rosary Hall, 7:00PM 03/02/21: Grandparents Association Meeting, Rosary Hall, 12:30PM 03/14/21: St. Joseph Society Chicken BBQ-Take-outs 03/16/21: St. Joseph Society Meeting, Rosary Hall, 7:00PM 04/13/21: Grandparents Association Meeting, Rosary Hall, 12:30PM 05/04/21: Grandparents Association Meeting, Rosary Hall, 12:30PM 06/01/21: Grandparents Association Meeting, Rosary Hall, 12:30PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy

of God, rest in peace.

Paul Abrams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

OFFICE CLOSED

The Parish office will close at Noon on Wednesday, December 23rd, and will reopen on Monday, December 28th at 9:00am.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

God Bless Our Women & Men in Service USAF: Stf. Sgt. Michael Rhodes, Sr.; Gen. Jennifer Hammerstedt, C4C Gabrielle Sangataldo, 2LT Rocco Sangataldo, Gen. Michael A. Fantini, Sr., Major Elizabeth Golden, AFC Rachel Wright Air Force National Guard: MSGT. Joseph R. Tolotti Army: Wes Jarrell; Col. Stephen P. Dondero, SPC Keith Harris, Jr., Pvt. S. Allen, John Caccia; Stf. Sgt. Special Forces/Medic Rusty Waymack; MSGT Timothy M. Dobson; WO2 Jason Heney; Stf. Sgt. Richard Rivera; SPC Michael Ruga; Sgt. James Conklin; Lt. Nicolette B. Pizzo. Navy: Chief Dennis Lloyd, CDR. Matthew Richmond, LTJG Alexandra Wismer Marines: PFC William F. Butler, III, Captain Christopher Kuhlen Caldwell; PFC Elton King, LCpl Michael Quinlan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Recommended Reading

Reading is a wonderful way to learn new & interesting things about a variety of subjects. Children especially, live what they learn. Check out the weekly

recommendations below.

The Contemplative Rosary By Dan Burke/Connie Rossini

Transform your Rosary from habitual recitation into profound contemplation

Overcoming the Evil Within By Fr. Wade Menezes

Learn how to overcome your shame of sin and surrender to God’s mercy

Riding the Dragon By Robert J. Wicks

10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging Times ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM DA RECTORY DOGGO

My dear parishionerz o St. Padre Pio Parish. It iz I Batman, da rectory doggo. This will be my 2nd Thanksgiving and Christmas that I get to spend with the greatest daddo in the world. As you all know, I am a

rescued doggo. That is something very special. It means that of all the other doggos in the galaxy, my daddo picked-ed me and gave me a home to call mine. I

would like 2 help the other doggos & catz at Beacon Animal Shelter find furever homes lik me!!!

Can u pleaz donate something from dis list o stuff? Thank you from Batman (da rectory doggo)

Dog Food (Canned & Dry) Cat Food (Canned & Dry)

Dog Treats (Small & Medium) Cat Treats (Crunchy & Soft) Toys that can be washed &/or Blankets(pre-washed)

disinfected Sheets(pre-washed) Leashes ( varied sizes) Collars (varied sizes)

Crate pads (varied sizes) Litter & pans Disinfecting wipes Bleach

Disinfectant spray Towels (Large) pre-washed Paper Towels Remember

It takes nothing away from a human To be kind to an animal

All donations may be dropped off at the Parish office Mon. to Fri. from

9:00am til 5:00pm. All monetary donations should be dropped off at the Parish office as well

Thank you for making a difference

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