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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

Patricia Golt

parishoffice@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

Lectio Divina

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

Tony Olkewicz: 302-832-9513

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 15 8:30 am Bob Hessey

December 17 8:30 am Margaret Hopkins

December 19 8:30 am Mildred Lodge

December 20 5:30 pm William Murphy

December 21 8:30 am Roger & Clarina

Guerrieri

10:30 am Deborah Boyle

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. The next Baptism Class is scheduled for

January 26, 2015 at 7:00pm in the parish office. 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

This is what it looks like when God comes: like Mary, we are

surprised; our emptiness (barrenness) is filled; the Holy Spirit

overshadows us; our own life-time habit of yes to God pops

out from us and with ease when we have practiced our yes

over and over in our daily living. As with Mary, God’s

coming and our yes to it changes us for life. The gospels say

little about Mary: she bore and gave birth to the Messiah, she

was the mother who helped him grow in wisdom and grace,

she was with him during his ministry, she stood at the foot of

the cross when he was dying. Yet this is enough to know that

Mary’s yes to God carried far beyond the initial events of

conception and birth. Her own everyday living bore out her

continual living in and openness to God’s Presence. So it is

with us. Our everyday living must proclaim that God is

present to us and fills us. “How can this be?” Because we

are blessed in Christ, adopted as God’s own children, chosen

and destined to exist “for the praise of his glory”. The effect

of God’s Presence to us is just as astounding as God’s coming

to Mary. All we need to do is believe that we, too, are

extended God’s fullness of grace. We are faithful to that

grace when we say yes to God’s will in our everyday lives.

-Living Liturgy

Living the Paschal Mystery

Third Sunday of Advent

December 13 & 14, 2014

We would like to extend a warm welcome to the follow-

ing new parishioners to St. Margaret of Scotland Parish:

Michael Breslin

Nicola Mosca & Lidia Aguilera Diaz

John and Lauren Reinholt

Matthew and Christina Baker

Welcome

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Parish News

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 dry milk, gravy and toothbrushes. Thank

you for your generosity in helping to feed and care for

the community.

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 robsellsprint@gmail.com.

From the Religious Ed Office: There will be no Religious Ed classes December

21, 23, 28, 30. Classes resume on January 4 &

6. Progress reports will go home with all RE students on Jan-

uary 4 & 6, along with the January/February RE Newsletter.

Confirmation: Orientation for Parents and All candi-

dates. Sunday, January 25th at 6:30pm

Christmas Giving Tree

The Christmas giving tree tags have all been taken

from the tree. Please bring your wrapped gift into

church and leave under the tree or drop it off at the

parish office before Dec. 17th. The tag that was

taken from the tree should be attached to the gift.

The Next Place parent's bereavement group will be

collecting new hats of any size or style for the annual "hat

tree" benefitting children in the fight against cancer at A.I.

duPont Hospital. There will be a basket in the lobby of the church

through December 19th.

Congratulations to the following Salesianum High

parishioners who received Honors during the first

quarter:

Principal's List First Honors Matthew Brown Matthew Baxter

Noah Carpe Trace Doordan

Stephen Ryan Jacob Duggan

Luke Szrama Agostino Paesano

Matthew Ryan

Second Honor John Sinko

Michael Casini Robert Snyder

Colby Corrozi Connor Tuozzolo

Garrett Enslen Joshua Willey

Brandon Ferrell

Andrew Gallagher

Carter Hartley

Aidan Kelly

Daniel Palese Social Justice Today’s reading from Isaiah is a clear proclamation about

justice. It reminds us that justice is essential to the spirit of

God.

God wants the poor to hear glad tidings.

God wants the broken to be healed.

God wants to free those in captivity.

God wants a year of jubilee – a year of God’s favor toward

the poor.

Retirement Fund for Religious Thank you! “We cer tainly call you fr iends because

of the way you care for our retired members,” writes a

religious brother. Your gift to last week’s collection

for the Retirement Fund for Religious benefits some

35,000 senior sisters, brothers, and religious order

priests. May God bless you for your generosity!

St. Margaret of Scotland Men’s Retreat On the weekend of January 30th- February 1st, 2015, Men

from Saint Margaret’s will make their annual retreat together

at the Malvern Retreat House. This year’s scheduled Retreat

Directors will be: Fr. Len Peterson, Fr. Michael Callaghan.

Malvern is the oldest and largest Catholic retreat house in the

U.S., accommodating up to 400 overnight guests with private

rooms, delicious meals, and guidance in spiritual reflection.

Jim Fitzsimmons, President of Malvern spoke of the experi-

ence; “What has sustained Malvern throughout its 100-year

history is the never-ending, very personal desire of men and

women to spend time in God’s presence, away from the dis-

tractions and demands of the world. We continue to be an

important spiritual resource because people never lose the

desire to get close to God. We look forward to continuing this

experience into the next century.”

We hope that you would consider coming with us this year

and enjoy what we have found to be an enlightening, soul

fulfilling experience. We will have a table in the gathering

space on the weekend of December 20-21, or you can call

Deacon Tommy Watts at (302) 218-1415 for more details.

Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve

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

Christmas Day

9:30 am

New Year’s Eve

Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God

6:00 pm

New Year’s Day

9:30 am

The Parish Office will be closed for the

Christmas and New Year Holiday:

Dec. 24th, Dec. 25th & Dec 26th

Dec. 31st, Jan. 1st and Jan. 2nd

We will be open on Dec. 29th and Dec. 30th

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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 God gave us the greatest gift of love when He sent His son to

redeem us. He asks us to love one another as He loves us.

Take the time to grow deeper in love with God, your spouse

and your family at a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Week-

end. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is

February 13-15, 2015 in Rehoboth Beach, DE. For more

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

to register for the weekend, please call Dave and Cyndi Ger-

mack @ 302-220-9833.

Retweet This... For the past three years, the Youth Leadership Team of the Diocese

of Wilmington has composed short reflections of the daily readings

during Advent, which are posted through the Twitter feed of the

Office for Youth & Young Adult Ministry. These 140-character

“tweets” offer a young person’s perspective on the daily readings,

and how these readings are integrated into our life of prayer and

worldly living. Please follow the CYM Twitter feed and share with

your followers these daily reflections of our young Church. The

CYM Twitter feed is @cdowcym.

Chesapeake City Ecumenical

Association (CCEA) Gala

Jan 24, 2015, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Schaefer’s Banquet Facility: 208 Bank Street, 21915 Tickets: $40 per person, $45 after 1/10/2015

You are invited to join us in celebrating the CCEA 23rd An-

niversary. We are proud of our contribution to the community

which would not be possible without your generosity. The

Gala will include dinner, silent auction, music, book signing,

entertainment, 50-50 raffle, raffle of a beautiful trunk restored

by Ralph Young and handmade quilt by a local artist.

Tickets are available on-line at www.ccea4u.com.

Tickets are available at the following Chesapeake City busi-

nesses:

Belle Connell's Emporium - 222 Bohemia Ave

CCEA Complex 227 Basil Ave

Chick's - 98 Bohemia Ave

Schaefer's Restaurant - 208 Bank Street

Town Hall - 108 Bohemia Ave

VFW - 304 Basil Ave.

Tickets are also available at the following Elkton business:

Elkton Florist - 132 Main St

Tickets for this event will make a nice Christmas gift for

someone who has everything and at the same time you will be

helping someone in our community.

Proceeds benefit the charitable works for the CCEA

Advent Penance Service Sunday, December 14th: 7:00pm

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Bear

Youth Basketball

The Wilmington Tigers AAU basketball club is

seeking boys and girls for their upcoming AAU

season. Information about registration, tryouts and

AAU basketball can be found at www.wilmtigers.com.

Eighth Annual Women’s Retreat The women of Saint John Neumann Parish invite you to their eighth

annual women's retreat on January 23, 24, 25, 2015 at the Dunes

Manor Hotel in Ocean City. The entire cost of the weekend which

includes three meals on Saturday, one on Sunday, snacks and materi-

als is $242 for a private room, $175 per person for double occupan-

cy, $155 for triple and $100 for the four meals and not staying over-

night. Our retreat director this year is Mrs. Elizabeth Skorup. The

title for the retreat will be "Well Done Good and Faithful Servant:

Fitting Mary into a Martha Schedule". There will be presentations,

time for personal prayer and reflection, as well as small group shar-

ing. All reservations must be confirmed by December 22, 2014. For

more information or to sign- up for the retreat, please call Kathy,

410-641-6662 or e-mail kmundie@mchsi.com.

Calendar Lottery Fundraiser Need a last minute idea for Christmas gifts and stocking

stuffers? Purchase a St. John/Holy Angels Lottery Calen-

dar. 90 chances to win. No duplicate numbers. Only

1000 calendars will be sold! Calendars are $20 each and can be

bought until December 31. Winning numbers are based on the

Delaware State Play 3 night drawing from January 1 through

March 31. For more information contact the Parish Office at 82

Possum Park Road, Newark, DE 19711 or contact us at

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

The Charism of Unity: The Focolare Movement: The

Global Effort for Universal Brotherhood Speaker: Stanislao Esposito

at Jesus House Prayer and Renewal Center

Saturday, March 7, 2015 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $35.00 in Advance - $40.00 at the door.

Price includes a Continental Breakfast and Lunch

Jesus House Prayer and Renewal Center,

2501 Milltown Road, Wilmington, DE 19808

Call 302-995-6859 to register or visit us on line at:

jesushousecenter.org

Rediscover the Love in Your Marriage! The Retrouville Marriage Program offers help for struggling

marriages. Tens of thousands of couples have successfully

saved their marriages by attending a Retrovaille weekend and

the six post sessions that follow it. Retrouvaille is not just a

social gathering or series of seminars, but rather a way to

rediscover and rekindle the loving relationship in your mar-

riage. The next program begins on the weekend of February

13-15 at the Family Life Center in Malvern, PA. For

more information, or to register for our upcoming weekend,

visit our website at www.HelpOurMarriage.com or call 1-800

-470-2230.

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READINGS FOR

December 14th— December 21st

December 14– Third Sunday of Advent

Is 61:1-2a, 10-11/ 1 Thes 5:16-24/ Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

December 15– Nm24:2-7, 15-17a/ Mt 21:23-27

December 16– Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/ Mt 21:28-32

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– Is 7:10-14/ Lk 1:26-38

December 21– Fourth Sunday of Advent

2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12,14a,16/ Rom 16:25-27/ Lk 1:26-38

Good News

Listen to Catholic Forum every Sunday

morning at 10:05 a.m. on 1150AM WDEL and

www.wdel.com. Next Sunday, December 28th, tune in to

hear an interview with Fr. Richard Veras, author of the book,

“Jesus of Israel: Finding Christ in the Old Testament.” For

photos, information regarding upcoming guests and more,

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

catholicforum.

Diocese News

Bring It Home December 14, 2014

In this weekend’s readings, an angel appears before

Mary bearing good news. As you light your fourth can-

dle on your Advent wreath, Bring It Home by talking

about the angels in your life. What messages from God

have you received each day? Who has shared Good

News with you? How have you shared Good News with

others this week?

Marriage Moments It's almost here - Christmas of course. It's easy to

feel pretty frantic and busy at this time of year.

We want to get a nice gift for our spouse, the kids, who-

ever, decorate, etc. Take some time out today. It needn't

be long; just a pause. Look at each other and be thank-

ful.

Parenting Pointers How do you feel about the way you spend Advent

and the Christmas holidays? Are you comfortable with

the customs and pace you’ve adopted? Don’t be a vic-

tim. Set your own pace. Don’t be so busy being Martha

that you forget to be Mary to your child.

You can worry about the priest shortage in our

Church today – or you can do something about it –

join the Diocesan Vocations Guild. The Guild is open

to Catholics from within or with ties to the Diocese of

Wilmington who pray for, encourage and support the

bishop, priests, religious, deacons and seminarians of

the diocese. The objectives of the Guild are achieved

through prayer, service and the affirmation of the im-

portance of the priesthood, diaconate and the religious

life to the mission of the diocese. For more member-

ship information, contact Mary Ann Peirson at 302-573-

3113 or mpeirson@cdow.org.

Catholic Charities can provide support to

unaccompanied minors that have arrived

in Delaware from Central America and the families that

are sponsoring them. In addition to making food and

clothing available, Catholic Charities can link minors in

need of legal representation with free legal services. For

more information, call Catholic Charities. In New Cas-

tle County, call 302-655-9624, in Kent County call 302-

674-1600, and in Sussex County call 302-856-9578.

Are You Being Called by God? Through the ministry of priests, deacons and religious women

and men, the Lord brings glad tidings to the poor, proclaims

liberty to captives and announces His favor to all who would

follow in His ways. Is God calling you to serve His people

through a religious vocation? If you think so, please call or

write Father David Kelley, Diocesan Director of Priestly and

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

Be sure to visit our website: www.CalledByTheLord.com!

Regional Bereavement Support Series

“Seasons of Hope” If you are experiencing the grief that follows the death of

loved one, you may be interested in this eight week program.

Seasons of Hope is a Catholic support program for the be-

reaved searching for hope and healing. The program is cen-

tered on Jesus Christ and grounded in the healing wisdom,

traditions and practices of the Catholic Church. Seasons of

Hope was created by nationally recognized hospice care and

bereavement specialist, M. Donna MacLeod. Weekly ses-

sions follow the same simple format and flow with a topic

and comforting blend of commentary, scripture, prayer, sim-

ple group exercises, faith-sharing and Catholic tradition. Par-

ticipant journals are provided for use in group gatherings and

home journaling. This program is not meant to take the place

of or provide therapy/counseling. Seasons of Hope will be

offered at St. John the Beloved Parish in Wilmington every

Thursday morning from 9:30-11:30 January 8 through Febru-

ary 26, 2015. A fee of $8.00 will cover the cost for program

materials. For more details and a registration brochure please

contact the Office for Marriage & Family Life at 302-295-

0667.