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 [email protected]vinelandcatholic.org Cathy DiAntonio, Coordinator of Children’s Sacraments [email protected](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
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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
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 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 Monday, December 28th The Holy Innocents 7:00pm/StM Peter Tamagni By Loving Wife Tuesday, December 29th 5th Day within the Octave of Christmas 8:15am/StM Jerry Frankenfield By Loving Wife & Family Wednesday December 30th 6th Day within the Octave of Christmas 8:15am/StM Jeanette Ochetto By Walter Badaracco Thursday, December 31st 7th Day within the Octave of Christmas 4:00pm/OLP For An End to the Coronavirus Friday, January 1st Solemnity of Mary Mother of God/First Friday 9:00am/OLP For Peace in the World 11:00am/OLP Anna & Anthony Brigandi By Daughter Mary Ann Saturday, January 2nd Vigil/First Saturday 9:00am/OLP For the Parishioners, Friends and Benefactors of
St. Padre Pio Parish 5:00pm/OLP Stephanie Budge By Joe Mish Sunday, January 3rd Epiphany of the Lord 7:30am/OLP People of the Parish Sean Frazee By Steve Hogan David Myers By Clergy & Staff of St. Padre Pio Parish Loretta Flaim By Joan & Fred Richmond Velma Tonetta By The Tonetta Family 9:00am/OLP Rose & Joseph Cresci By Betty Cresci
11:00am/OLP In Thanksgiving for all prayers & gifts received in memory of our beloved son & brother Richard A. Fanucci, Jr. By Loving Family ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.
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 Forgiving Stewards The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
“…as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must forgive.” - COLOSSIANS 3:13 Forgiving is one of the hardest things for people to do. We can’t give what we don’t have. Through Stewardship, we need to receive God’s mercy and forgiveness first before we can give it to others. Go to the sacrament of Reconciliation and receive God’s mercy and forgiveness. Then, share the gift of forgiveness with someone – a family member, a friend or a co-worker. Pick up the phone or text someone right now.
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
Questions for the New Year 1. Is my family closer at the end of this year? 2. What is the biggest thing I have seen Jesus do in my personal life this year? 3. How has God used me this year in the lives of others? 4. Am I more in love with Jesus & more intimate with His Spirit than I was a year ago? 5. How did my faith get me through this past year? 6. Has my prayer life grown this past year? 7. What do I want to see God do in my life this coming year? 8. What areas of my life do I need to transform, reshape, or change?
May this New Year draw you into the abundant richness of Jesus more than you ever thought possible.
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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
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, Christine Cavaliese, 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, Brandon Shain, Shain & Gwaltney Families, 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 [email protected]. Names will remain on the prayer list for eight weeks unless requested. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
St. Mary School Calendar Raffle. 11 Weeks of Winning Cash / End Date 1/26/21
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
It iz me! Batman, da rectory doggo. This weekend, hoomans will celebrate the Feast of The Holy Family, and I iz very excited cause my daddo has asked me to tell all of my friends here at St. Padre Pio Parish what family means to me as the luckiest doggo in the world. Families come in all sizes, but families are special so it duz not matter what size family you belong to, small, medium or large. The Holy Family was small, there was Mary & Joseph & Jesus. They loved-ed each other very much & Mary & Joseph made sure Jesus always knew how much He was loved & they knew how much He loved them. The Holy Family shows us how important it is to share our love with one another. It is the same with doggos & catz. My daddo & I always lets each other know how much we luvs one another all the time. We do huggies, & kisses & wrestling, (I always letz him win). We cuddle on the couch, take lotz of walkos, and always share our snackos with each other. By the way, hooman snackos are much tastier than doggo snackos, just sayin. But sometimes I duz stuff that I should not do, likez BARKING at the mailman, the FedEx driver, the Amazon driver, the UPS driver, well, u getz the idea. And there was that 1 foxo incident. When that stuffs happens, daddo letz me know I am not acting like a good doggo & he corrects my behavior. (that means he makes me stop-RATS!) The most important thing to remember is that when we belong to a family, we are very lucky because, there is always someone who luvs us and will watch over us. Happy New Year to everyone & thankz to all who sent me snackos and gifts I LUVS ALL YOU GUYS!!!! Batman, da rectory doggo
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:
While the Christmas songs on the radio have greatly diminished and for many their Christmas trees have already been put away or discarded, the Catholic Church is still celebrating the feast of Christmas itself. The solemnity of Christmas, the highest level of feast day in the Church, lasts for 8 days, just like Easter. During this period we prayerfully reflect upon the impact of the Birth of Christ in our lives. On December the 26th, we celebrate St. Stephen, the first martyr of the early Christian Church. Today, we celebrate the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph and how we are called to echo their "Yes" to the will of God in our lives. Normally on the 27th we celebrate John the Evangelist, whose Gospel we listened to on Christmas Day - the Beloved Disciple that proclaims that Christ is the light that shines forth through the darkness of sin and death and that the darkness can never overcome the light! Monday is the feast of the Holy Innocents, the children who were killed as Herod the Tetrarch attempted to stop the birth of the Messiah. The Octave of Christmas ends on January 1 with our celebration of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. All these feast days help remind us of our mission as Catholic Christians, but our willingness to offer our lives over to God either with the entirety of hearts or even to the point where we are willing to shed our blood. After the Octave of Christmas ends, the Christmas season continues with the Epiphany (the coming of the three Magi who bring gifts to show Jesus as the great high priest, His prophetic mission and His role as King of the Universe) and ends with the Baptism of the Lord on January 10 as Christ gives the great witness of being baptized so that we might do so too. So even though the secular world may think Christmas is over, we know that it is just beginning! May the Christ Child fill us with HIs joy and may we share that joy with one another! God Bless! Fr. Rob Sinatra ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What is God’s Purpose for Family?
It is a matter of obedience to a call within a relationship with God that is supremely over all. The plan and purpose of the family
is to prepare every individual for a creative and spirit-filled life. In coming to know who we are in the family, we are better able to give
ourselves in loving service to others.
Holy Family of Nazareth, be a model of tranquility and harmony for all families.
Give powerful graces to husbands and wives, children and siblings, to overcome differences so they can build a common life
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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Parish office will close at Noon on Thursday, December 31st & and will reopen on Monday, January 4th at 9:00am.
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.
Virgin, Mother, Queen By Robert L. Fastiggi & Michael O’Neill
Encountering Mary in Time and Tradition
Lift Up Your Heart By John Burns
A 10-Day Personal Retreat with St. Francis de Sales
Fatima By Paul Senz
100 Questions & Answers about the Marian Apparitions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Holy Family It is safe to say that the focus of our Church’s attention leading up to the celebration of Christmas is the birth of Jesus. Even though this is one of the most important events in human history, we should never lose sight of the profound example God has given us in the life of the Holy Family…the very people who made the Nativity a reality. It is through reflection on the earthly life of Jesus, Mary and Joseph that we are able to learn unity, trust, sacrifice, obedience, faith & love to the fullness of its meaning. First & foremost, Joseph loved Mary. He accepted the news of her pregnancy with trust. In the face of ridicule & persecution, he vowed to love, protect, & provide for both Mary & her unborn child. Joseph’s deep sense of protection even led to he & Mary abandoning their home, fleeing on a donkey, & eventually welcoming Jesus to this earthly life in a cold, dark manger. How great his trust must have been! Although Mary’s acceptance of God’s perfect will & Joseph’s trust & resignation to the Divine Plan is beautiful, one cannot help but think it was a third decision, made by Joseph & Mary, that allowed the Divine Plan to be carried out. The third component was UNITY. There had to be a moment when the two of them looked into each other’s eyes & made an intentional choice to stand in unity rather than division. This is such an important lesson for marriages & families. There will come a time in all of our marriages where we will have to look at our spouse & children & make a choice to stand together & fight, or walk away in division. In order for families to meet trials & sufferings head-on, the husband & wife must be unified in their faith & belief in God’s providence. Joseph & Mary, armed with Christ in her womb, did this so perfectly. Mary could have said no to the Archangel Gabriel out of fear. Joseph could have walked away from Mary out of embarrassment. Instead, they both cooperated with God’s grace & came together in unity to carry out God’s plan for their life. Isn’t that what we are called to do? Each of our families are called to embark upon a unique journey, just as the Holy family did from the moment of their unified yes to God. As long as we carry Christ with us, we can conquer any challenge.
