THE PEOPLE OF GOD CALLED TO BE THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF

St. Cecilia Church 120 Kearny Ave., Kearny, New Jersey 07032

www.stceciliakearny.org ~ December 27th, 2020 ~ The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Rev. John E. Wassell

Pastor jwassell@stceciliakearny.org

Rev. Juan Carlos Velasquez-

Ducayin Parochial Vicar

jcvelasquez@stceciliakearny.org

Rev. Richard J. Mroz in Residence

Mr. Justo E. Aliaga Permanent Deacon

Mr. Arcadio A. Cordova

Permanent Deacon

Mr. Leonidas Aliaga Pastoral Associate

for Faith Formation laliaga@stceciliakearny.org

Ms. Margarita Rodriguez Faith Formation Assistant

Mrs. Donna Calcado

Administrative Assistant dcalcado@stceciliakearny.org

Ms. Victoria Hernandez

Music Director vhernandez@stceciliakearny.org

Mrs. Patty Martinez

Parish Secretary pmartinez@stceciliakearny.org

Ms. Maureen Harris-Coyle

Local Safe Environment Coordinator

mharriscoyle@stceciliakearny.org

Mr. Joseph Reese, Trustee Mr. Albertino Amaro, Trustee

Ms. Silvia Sanchez

Bulletin Editor bulletin@stceciliakearny.org

Cathedral Maintenance

Maintenance

The Community of St. Cecilia is served by: Parish Office Hours

Monday - Saturday

9am - 12pm

Sunday 10am - 1:30pm

Parish Ph. (201) 991 1116

Parish Fax (201) 998 4437

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/stceciliakearny

Young Adults: www.facebook.com/St-Cecilias-

YAC

Formed: www.stceciliakearny.formed.org

Parish Code: DQNKPN

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Parish Statement

We, the people of God called to be the Catholic Community of St. Cecilia, are a diverse and multi-cultural

community of believers, joined together by a common bond of love for our Lord Jesus Christ while preserving

the uniqueness and traditions of our ethnicity. With a united spirit, we strive to serve our Lord, His

Church, and our community through prayer, worship, ministry and evangelization, and to share our faith

and our talents in service to one another.

On behalf of Fr. John, Fr. Juan

Carlos, Fr. Dick, Deacon Justo,

Deacon Arcadio and Staff, we wish the

community of St. Cecilia a Blessed, and

Healthy New Year!

MASS SCHEDULE Monday-Friday 7:00 am and 12:00 pm-English

Tuesday 7:00 pm Español

Wednesday 7:30 pm Português

Saturday 8:00 am English

Saturday 5:00 pm English (Mass of Anticipation)

6:30 pm Español (Misa de Anticipación)

Sunday 9:00 am Português

10:30am English

12:00 noon Español

Baptisms, Bautismos, Baptismos

1o Domingo da mes as 1:30pm Português

2do Domingo del mes a la 1:30pm Español

3rd Sunday of the month at 1:30pm English

Contact Fr. Juan Carlos Velasquez at (201) 991-1116

x20, or jcvelasquez@stceciliakearny.org

Classes for Baptism are held the Saturday before the

Baptism at 12 Noon in the Parish Center. Parents

and Godparents are required to attend.

Reconciliation, Confesiones, Reconciliacao

Saturday: 1:00pm - 2:00pm in the Church.

Religious Education, including First Communion

and Confirmation (CCD) for children

Classes will take place remotely over Zoom on Sundays

from 8:45am-10am. Sacramental Prep classes will be on

the first Sunday of each month at 1:30pm via Zoom (for

all those within their two preparatory years of the

Sacrament).

Marriage, Matrimonios, Casamentos

Please call the priest at least one year in advance.

Por favor llamar al sacerdote un año antes de la boda.

Deven falar com o sacerdote com um ano de antecedencia.

Anointing of the Sick

Anointing of the sick, please call the Parish Center.

Unción de los enfermos, llamar al Centro Parroquial.

Unção dos Doentes, Por favor chamar Centro Parroquial.

To sign up to give online, go to:

www.stceciliakearny.org

or www.parishgiving.org.

FOOD PANTRY

The Community food Pantry is open

every Friday from 10:30am to 1:00pm at

the Presbyterian Church on the corner of

Kearny Ave. and Laurel Ave. We also

need donations of non perishable food

items to be distributed at the community

food pantry on Fridays. Also we will be needing

volunteers for preparations and distribution. All safety

precautions/wearing masks/social distancing – must be

observed if you want to help. Please contact Deacon

Arcadio.

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Mass Readings,

December 27th, 2020

First Reading: Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3

Psalm: 105 R/The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.

Second Reading: Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19

Gospel: Luke 2:22-40

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THE SICK: Luis Acevedo, Hilda Ajila, Marco Almeida, Margie Augusto, Vicente Avila Nuñez, Efausto Aybar, Naomy Bernales, Romulo Bernales, Fabricio Blancas, Joan Gresw Bobowski, Addie Boyd, Adrienne F. Brown, Ramon Caicedo, Cecilia Cappiello, Fanny Carmona, Barbara Carter, John Carter, Monica

Colon, Adolfo E. Coria, Alice Crist, Aquila Cruz Ricra, Lila Czaplicki, Gary Davila, Edward De Simon, Patricia Elson, Harold Faulk, Janette Faulk, Victor Ferdinandi, Florence Frederick, Yancey Garcia, Adolfo Gonzalez Sr., Lucilia Gorge, Sahara Goyenechea, Morgan Greco, Jason T. Gude, Stan Guziejewski Jr, Jay Harris, Edna Hasselwander, Juana Herrera, Ida Iccles, Charlie Ide, Roberto Jude, Kevin Kane, Luz LaBoy, Edna Leverock, Magdalene Lewandowski, Frank Lopez, Helen Macchia, Josh Maher, Erick Marrquin, Rosemary Martens, Roberto Matos, John McDonald, Molly McGovern, Linda McKenna, Julia Mendez, Emily Merrill, Honore Metzinger, Sherri Moorman, Natalie Morris, Kimberly C. Mossey, Kevin Murphy, Eleanor Narozny, Leon Narucki, Gabriel Navia, William Orr, Richard Miguel Ortiz, Andrea Ozovck, Estrabonia Perez, Frank & Bonnie Primavera, Brian

Rafttery, Isabel Ramilo, Maria Ressurreição, Rose Rivelini, Olivia Roach, Esperanza Rodriguez, Maria Rodriguez, Miguel Rodriguez, Jose Manuel Rodriguez, Jose R. Rodriguez, Piedad Rodriguez, Ernesto Rosabal, Elsy Ruiz, Eduardo Sanabria, Sarah Saraiva, Matilde Serrano, Francisco Silva, Priscila Costa Tuffner, Mariko Valente, Lisa Marie Van Egmond, Shayne Vaykovich, Madeline Verdinho, Heather Wharton, Cathy Wintjen, Gayle Wright, Victor Wysocki.

*Please notify the Office when a name can be removed from the sick list.

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The Sanctuary candle will burn

this week in the Church: People of the Parish

Requested by:

The Sanctuary candle will burn

this week in the Chapel for Priests of the Parish

Requested by:

The Bread and Wine is offered

this week for Maria Alice Caetano

Requested by: Maria Queijo

Remember in your prayers those who have died:

May they rest in God’s eternal embrace.

Masses for the Week of December 27th, 2020

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

Saturday, December 26

5:00pm +Carol J. Roche (Birthday Remem.)

6:30pm(S) +Maria Ramos & Ramón Yarleque

Sunday, December 27

9:00am (P) People of the Parish

10:30am +Francisco & Laura Violante

12:00pm (S) In Thanksgiving to the Holy Trinity

Monday, December 28

7:00am +Maty San Gabino

12:00pm +Rev. Msgr. Francis R. Seymour (2nd Anniversary)

Tuesday, December 29

7:00am +Pablo Alarcón

12:00pm +Ann Leone

7:00pm +Nhomi Esteves

Wednesday, December 30

7:00am +Souls in Purgatory 12:00pm +Thomas Ostroman

~ No 7:30pm Mass ~

Thursday, December 31

7:00am +Julio Guillermo Tamariz Cotos

12:00pm People of the Parish

(Vigil for Holy Day)

5:00pm In thanksgiving to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Friday, January 1, 2021

(Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God)

9:00am(P) People of the Parish

10:30pm +Dalmacio & Feliciana Benavidez

12:00pm(S) +Jorge Asencio

Saturday, January 2

8:00am +Souls in Purgatory

5:00pm +Madalena da Costa

6:30pm(S) +Carlos Villa

Next Sunday, January 3

9:00am (P) People of the Parish

10:30am +Maty San Gabino

12:00pm (S) +Marcelo & Deceased Members of Maisonet & Benitez Family

( P - Portuguese S - Spanish)

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-All classes will take place remotely over Zoom on Sundays from 8:45am-10am. Sacramental Prep classes will be on the first Sunday of each month at 1:30pm via Zoom (for all those within their two preparatory years of the Sacrament). We will reevaluate the possibility of meeting in person at the end of 2020. FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO WATCH CATHOLIC ON DEMAND PROGRAMMING ON WWW.FORMED.ORG. FREE PARISH CODE: DQNKPN.

-NO Religious Education classes Sunday, December 27,

2020 & Sunday, January 3, 2021 for the Christmas &

New Year’s holidays.

Wishing a Blessed, Healthy New Year to the

Teachers, Students and their Families.

-Sacramental Preparation Classes: Sunday, January

10, 2021 from 130pm to 2:45pm via Zoom.

Leonidas Aliaga | Pastoral Associate, Director of Faith

Formation | 949-354-1137

MASS BOOK FOR 2021

There is a limit of 12 Mass Intentions (5 Sunday Masses

and 7 weekday Masses.) Please stop by the Parish office

Monday - Saturday from 9am to 12pm & Sunday 10am to

1:30pm to reserve your intentions.

BONDS OF MARIAN LOVE

The Bonds of Marian Love virtual prayer

group will resume their regular Prayer

meetings every Friday evening at 7:30pm

Please contact Natalia Aliaga at (201)

951-1740 or Leonidas Aliaga at

(949) 354-1137.

Parents wishing to have their child baptized are requested

to contact Fr. Juan Carlos Velasquez at (201) 991-1116

ext. 20 or his email at:

jcvelasquez@stceciliakearny.org .

SUNDAY BIBLE REFLECTION

Family Life is sacred, but it is not without trial. Perhaps

this is the most important message we can learn from

today’s readings. If Jesus, Mary and Joseph can trip up

sometimes—can disconnect—then we shouldn’t find it

surprising when such things happen to us as well. And

parents everywhere (children, too) can probably relate

to—and take some solace in the Gospel’s account of Mary

and Joseph after Jesus explained whey he stayed behind in

the temple. They heard his words, Luke tells us, “But they

did not understand what he said to them” (Luke 2:50).

Amen! Nevertheless, Jesus does go home with them, and

continues to thrive under their care. World Library Publications

May you shine the light of Christ

In the New Year!!

The Parish Office will be closed Friday, January 1st, and

Saturday, January 2nd, 2021. will reopen Sunday,

January 3rd, 2021 from 10am to 1:30pm.

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Boletim em Português Boletín en Español

EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA

Todas las clases van hacer Online por Zoom

los domingos de 8:45am-10am. Las clases de

preparación para los Sacramentos serán el

primer domingo de cada mes a la 1:30pm

por Zoom (para los estudiantes en los dos años de

preparación para un Sacramento). En Enero 2021 vamos

reevaluar la posibilidad de reunirnos en persona. Si

tienen algunas preguntas, por favor contactarse con

Leonidas Aliaga, nuestro Director de Formación de Fé ..

NO habrán clases de Catecismo Domingo, Diciembre

27, 2020 y Domingo, Enero 3, 2021 por la Navidad y

Año Nuevo. Clases resumen Domingo, Enero 10, 2021.

No se olviden de asistir a la Santa Misa durante Adviento.

Ver el boletín para el horario.

-Los Cd’s & DVD’s de los estudiantes de la Primera

Comunión y Confirmación están disponibles en la oficina.

Leonidas Aliaga | Pastoral Associate, Director of Faith

Formation | 949-354-1137

Margarita Rodriguez | Faith Formation Assistant |

201-658-6493

FESTA DA SAGRADA FAMÍLIA DE JESUS,

MARIA E JOSÉ

A liturgia deste domingo propõe-nos a família de Jesus

como exemplo e modelo das nossas comunidades

familiares… Como a família de Jesus – diz-nos a liturgia

deste dia – as nossas famílias devem viver numa atenção

constante aos desafios de Deus e às necessidades dos

irmãos. O Evangelho põe-nos diante da Sagrada Família

de Nazaré apresentando Jesus no Templo de Jerusalém. A

cena mostra uma família que escuta a Palavra de Deus,

que procura concretizá-la na vida e que consagra a Deus a

vida dos seus membros. Nas figuras de Ana e Simeão,

Lucas propõe-nos também o exemplo de dois anciãos de

olhos postos no futuro, capazes de perceber os sinais de

Deus e de testemunhar a presença libertadora de Deus no

meio dos homens. A segunda leitura sublinha a dimensão

do amor que deve brotar dos gestos dos que vivem “em

Cristo” e aceitaram ser “Homem Novo”. Esse amor deve

atingir, de forma muito especial, todos os que connosco

partilham o espaço familiar e deve traduzir-se em

determinadas atitudes de compreensão, de bondade, de

respeito, de partilha, de serviço. A primeira leitura

apresenta, de forma muito prática, algumas atitudes que os

filhos devem ter para com os pais… É uma forma de

concretizar esse amor de que fala a segunda leitura.

Portal dos Dehonianos DIVINA MISERICORDIA

El Grupo de la Divina Misericordia se reune

todos los sábados a la 1pm en la iglesia en

Adoración al Santisimo. Todos son

bienvenidos!!

BAUTIZOS

Los Padres de Familia que desean bautizar

sus niños se les pide comunicarse con el

Padre Juan Carlos Velasquez. Por favor

comunicarse con el Padre al (201) 991-1116

ext. 20 ó su correo electrónico al:

jcvelasquez@stceciliakearny.org

para hacer una cita.

HORARIO DE OFICINA

La oficina está abierta al público de Lunes a

Sábado de 9am a 12mediodía y Domingo de 10am

a 1:30pm. La Capilla también está abierta

durante esas horas de oficina. CASAMENTOS

Deven falar com o sacerdote com um

ano de antecedencia.