Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. Vicente Magdaraog Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O’Brien Deacons Tom Cechulski, Sr. Charles R. Daye , Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Sr. Ann Norton, D.R.E. Linda Clayton Business Manager Deacon Gino Esposito Director of Music Emer O’Mahony Youth Ministry Coordinator Deacon John Franey Phone Contacts Rectory—732-363-4200 Convent—732-364-2361 School—732-364-4130 Religious Education— 732-364-4137 Rectory Fax 732-370-3891 Rectory Office Hours: M-F 9:00-4:30 PM Second & Fourth Saturday 9AM—12:30 PM Baptisms: Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month,. Weekend Masses: Saturdays: 4:00 PM Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12 noon, 5PM Daily Masses: Mon-Fri—7:20 AM & 12 Noon, Sat: 8AM Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. Healing Mass –every third Tuesday at 7:30PM Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:45PM and before each Sunday Mass Third Sunday of Advent December 11, 2016
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St. Veronica Church 4215 Route 9, Howell, NJ 07731 732-363-4200 www.stveronica.com
Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. Vicente Magdaraog Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O’Brien Deacons Gene F. Moir, Sr. James Littlefield Tomasz Cechulski Charles R. Daye Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Brenda Heffernan, D.R.E. Lauren DeMaio, C.R.E. Parish Administrator Leonard P. Weg Director of Music Nancy Condardo Director of ACTS Deacon Tom Cechulski Bozena Cechulski Coordinator of Youth Ministry Deacon John Franey Phone Contacts Rectory—732-363-4200 Convent—732-364-2361 School—732-364-4130 Religious Education— 732-364-4137 Cafeteria—732-364-9455 ACTS Office—732-364-2936 Fax 732-370-3891
Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. Healing Mass –every third Tuesday at 8PM.
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 4:00 to 4:45PM or call to schedule an appointment with a priest.
Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. Vicente Magdaraog Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O’Brien Deacons Tom Cechulski, Sr. Charles R. Daye , Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Sr. Ann Norton, D.R.E. Linda Clayton Business Manager Deacon Gino Esposito Director of Music Emer O’Mahony Youth Ministry Coordinator Deacon John Franey Phone Contacts Rectory—732-363-4200 Convent—732-364-2361 School—732-364-4130 Religious Education— 732-364-4137 Rectory Fax 732-370-3891 Rectory Office Hours: M-F 9:00-4:30 PM Second & Fourth Saturday 9AM—12:30 PM Baptisms: Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month,.
Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. Healing Mass –every third Tuesday at 7:30PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:45PM and before each Sunday Mass
Third Sunday of Advent December 11, 2016
Mass Intentions for this Week December 11, 2016
MONDAY…………………………………………………….…...Our Lady of Guadalupe 7:20 Anthony Maddi ............................................................... Family 12:00 Sue Wurzler ........................ Sisters in the Spirity Prayer Group TUESDAY……………………………………….………………...St. Lucy, v. & m. 7:20 Colleen Guimes .........................................Jack & Fran McGuire 12:00 George Howlett ................................................ Joan E. Family WEDNESDAY……………………………….….St. John of the Cross, pr. & dr. 7:20 Int. of Fr. Vic Magdaraog 12:00 Int. of Richard & Lynda Samaha THURSDAY 7:20 Marlene Maroldi……………………………….....Jack & Fran McGuire 12:00 Mary P. Gorman…………………………………………………….Family FRIDAY 7:20 Carol Walling……………………………..……………...Husband, Brian 12:00 Anna Healy……………………………………………...Seperac Family
SATURDAY 8:00 AM Dorothy McInerney ..................................... Cybulski Family 4PM For the People of the Parish SUNDAY ………………………………………...………………Fourth Sunday of Advent 7:30 Anna Healy……………………………………………….………..Wittstruck Family 9:00 Ronald Richards ........................................... Christine Pandolfo 10:30 Zdaniecki & McNally Families .................................... Children 12:00 Andrew Lynch ................................................ Maria Rodrigues 5PM Richard Dolan ............................................. Bernadette Massey Sanctuary Candle– Week of December 11, 2016 Int. of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tortorice…………………….……Mom & Dad Chapel Candles– Week of December 11, 2016 Rosemary DeFalco…………………….………………………....Rose DeFalco
Events for this coming Week– See our website www.stveronica.com
Sacrificial Offering Update
Last Week’s Offering: $16,132.00
Parish Pay for November: $5932.00
Thank you for your continued support.
Readings for the Week of December 11, 2016
Sunday: Is 35:1-6a, 10/Ps 146/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11
Monday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Jdt 13/Lk 1:26
-38 or Lk 1:39-47
Tuesday: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/Ps 34/Mt 21:28-32
Wednesday: Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25/Ps 85/Lk 7:18b-23
Thursday: Is 54:1-10/Ps 30/Lk 7:24-30
Friday: Is 56:1-3a, 6-8/Ps 67/Jn 5:33-36
Saturday: Gn 49:2, 8-10/Ps 72/Mt 1:1-17
Pastor’s Notes
The brutality of the Assyrians against the Jews was
indescribable. As you read today’s passage from Isaiah,
recall the pictures that we have seen from Nazi death
camps of people looking out through barb wires with no
hope. The Assyrians were the first to build concentration
camps. Even today we can recall similar camps. History
seems to repeat itself. Isaiah is presenting hope for the
future of Israel. For us Christians we see even a greater
hope as we await the Second Coming and the formation
of the New Jerusalem, where all those who suffered on
this earth will be restored into wholeness and be under
the protection of God Himself. Isaiah’s prophecy
foretells a collective restoration.
Last week’s gospel showed an expectation of John the
Baptist’s Messiah. John was expecting a punishing
leader who would right the wrongs of the oppressors and
hypocrites. Now John is silenced in prison and is
puzzled about the activities of Jesus. Jesus is not what
John expected. Jesus’ response to John’s messengers
gives John a totally different insight into the
Messiah. Jesus’ miracles and teachings give evidence
to what other prophets had foretold, but not with
militancy. This made Jesus a stumbling block to the
Jews who were expecting a strong political leader. We
could say that Jesus burst their bubble. The New
Testament is now disclosed and has begun. Jesus
presents a deeply personal restoration of souls, one at a
time.
Jesus asks the followers of John the Baptist why they
were going out to see Him. What was attracting
them? It seems to be His holiness and humility along
with the message that all of us are waiting for. What a
compliment Jesus gives John, “There has been none
greater than John the Baptist.” Then Jesus goes on to
tell us what it will be like living in the New
Jerusalem. John’s greatness on this earth pales in
comparison to the one who enters the Kingdom of
Heaven by “the skin of his teeth.” Imagine what John’s
greatness will be like in Heaven. Yes, there are rewards
for living the way Jesus will present us when He gives His
Sermon on the Mount. May our Christmas not be ruined
by the false hopes of consumerism.
Fr. Euk
“The blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are
cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised.” Jesus has
quite a résumé. When asked whether or not he is the
long awaited Messiah, Jesus replies with this list of his
credentials as proof of his position. These signs and won-
ders speak volumes, to be sure. But perhaps the most
interesting line on the list is his concluding one, “the poor
have the good news proclaimed to them.” Why does he
count this among his litany of miracles? What is so re-
markable about sharing good news?
Perhaps Jesus included this element of his work--the
preaching of good news--to remind his followers that the
physical healings were not the ultimate goal of his mis-
sion. Rather, the spiritual healing that comes from hear-
ing the good news of salvation is what Jesus was really
about. The “poor”--which in a sense means all of us sin-
ners, trapped by the poverty of the sins that enslave us--
are freed by Jesus’ message of a loving God who wants
to bring us into his kingdom. Our poverty is erased by his
richness. His mercy “undoes” our sin and we are invited
to become the children of God who share in the glories of
his heavenly abode.
Sometimes it’s tempting to just want the visible miracles.
But the invisible ones--the conversions that take place in
the silence of the human heart--are truly the more im-
portant works of God. Such interior transformation is
what leads us to eternal life; even a physical cure won’t
last for eternity--death still comes at some point. But the
really good news is that this miracle of conversion is
available to all of us. And this season of Advent is the
perfect time to let God work his miracles in our hearts.
CHRISTMAS CANTATA Dear friends in St. Veronica Parish,
This year, the Senior Choir will offer a Cantata entitled
‘The Living Light’, a dramatic musical presentation by
Ruth Elaine Schram, which celebrates the birth of Christ
our Savior and explores the inner thoughts of the people
who participated or witnessed the miraculous events of
the first Christmas. The Cantata will be presented at
9:30PM on Christmas Eve, before the 10PM High Mass.
We hope that attending ‘The Living Light’ will enhance
your Christmas experience.
Scripture Meditation
OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE
Please Pray for Our Sick
Tom Lovito Lorraine Groh Marjorie Paulmann
Mark Stoughton Vinny Placanica Mia Castellan
Michael Kuras Susan Termine Connie Camilleri
Erin Haber Kathy Pfeifer James Addiego
Paula Baiga Kinsey Beaton Beto Huayllasco
Joseph Neglia Richie Brown Diane Cudhedy
Eugene Binkowski Vita O’Kane Nancy Petroccione
Ryan Dickerman Kasey Seymour Bonnie Yuro
Carl LaLetta Bob Yuro Michael Connolly
Diane Hines Christopher Zoas Jackie Sewing
Joe Oates Jane Oates Ann Donovan
Jean Mc Adam Carmen DeVone Estrella Katzer
Ralph Scarabino John Rodrigues John Kerod
Robert Farrell Christine Clements Antoinette Ferrara
Cathy Forman Ed Kelly Dennis Hayward
Ross Johnson Denise Bergeron Kathy Hayward
Claire Archer Vincenzo Centineo Greg Mador
Brayden Walton Victoria Burke Robert O’Malley Sr.
Maryann Gularek Karen D’Souza-Casiero Mary Althaver
Debbie Mossa Kevin Corcoran Barbara Sewing
Please Pray for our Parishioners Serving our Country: Sgt. Sean T. Curran Sgt. Brennan Six
PV2 William Wotton GSMI Sandro Farduchi
Sgt. Krystyna Cechulski Capt. Julio Collazos
S.R. Steven Brennan Sgt. Gregory Hiller
Corp. Ethan Bolger PFC Zackary Burkey
Sgt. Luke Wlodkowski 1st Lt. Robert F. Farrell
1st Lt. Ash Young Sgt. Paul Coyle
LCDR Matthew W. Smith
Baptism
St. Veronica’s Parish Family wishes to
welcome those who have become members
through the Sacrament of Baptism.
Ethan Andy, son of Justin & Kathryn Haber
Hudson Robert, son of Justin & Kathryn Haber
Thank you for the gift of life!
HOME ENTHRONEMENT OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS The parish of St. Veronica’s invites and encourages all
families and those living alone to enthrone the Sacred Heart of
Jesus in their homes. If you are interested in the Home Enthronement of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, please
contact Joan and Hu Mador at732-367-2565 to make
arrangements.
Church and Chapel Sanctuary Candles If you would like to donate a Sanctuary Candle
for a loved one, please contact the rectory
office (732-363-4200). Candles will be in
memory of or intentions of the named
individual for one week (Sunday to Saturday)
and announced in our bulletin. Weekly Donation:
Church Candle $10 Chapel Candles $15 (2).
Christmas Baskets Vincentians will be preparing Christmas Food baskets on
December 18th. Therefore, please make any food
donation (nonperishables) by Dec. 11th to the narthex.
Any monetary donation should be marked “Christmas
Basket” and placed in the poor box. Thank you for your
generosity.
The winners of the NJ Right to Life raffle are: NER
1st PRIZE – Volvo
Barbara Ellis, Bedminster
2nd PRIZE - $1,000 Shop Rite GC
Vince Giallorenzo, Wyckoff
3rd PRIZE - $750 Shop Rite GC
John Corcoran, River Vale
4th PRIZE - $500 Shop Rite GC
Dan Zorovich, Allentown
Christmas Wafers
Christmas Wafers are available in the rectory.
Cost: $5.00
Our Lady Undoer of Knots Please join us for the next rosary and novena to Our Lady
Undoer of Knots on Friday, December16, 2016, at
6:30 PM in the narthex of St. Veronica’s Church. All are
welcome. If interested, please call Sheila Maloney at
732-364-5566 so enough materials will be available.
Thanks and we hope to see you then!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!
CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR CHILDREN Join us for Food, Games and Fun as we celebrate our
Savior's birth.
Date: Sunday January 1 st
Time: 1pm-4pm
Place:St Veronica Cafeteria Cost: Free
Each family is invited to bring an unwrapped baby gift
that will be donated to a crisis pregnancy center.
(diapers, clothes, food)
Please respond by Dec 26 with number and ages of chil-
dren attending to help us plan activities. Space is lim-
ited. For more information or to respond, call Jo-Anne
Adoration Chapel "During our Holy Hour those in most need of His Mercy are stamped and marked with the Precious Blood of Jesus. This includes those who are to die that day." (From Letters to a Brother Priest) Hours most needed: Monday 1 am, 7 am, 4 pm Thursday: 8 am Friday: 7 pm Sunday: 11 am, 5 pm no adorer Contact Debbie [email protected] or leave message 732 367
7750
Shop Amazon Smile Shop smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate to St.
Veronica Church. Support us and find all of your holiday
essentials including gifts, decorations, and more. You
shop, Amazon gives. When searching for charitable
organization, type in St Veronicas Church (must have
capital letters)
Holy Communion Flow Plan
Because of the increase of attendance, Holy Communion
will only be distributed in the front of the Church. On Dec.
16 &17 parishioners will be asked to approach the Ministers
of Communion from the center aisle and return by the side
aisle
Donated Kenmore Ultra Bake gas stove in excellent condition.
Contact rectory.
Needed– Diapers for Catholic Charities Catholic Charities of Lakewood is in
