The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Vincent de Paul 250 Bebout Avenue Stirling, New Jersey 07980 Phone: (908) 647-0118 Fax: (908) 647-5992 Parish Office—908-647-0118 In an emergency call 973-222-0720 Parish website: stvincentschurch.org Parish email: [email protected]PASTORAL STAFF Fr. A. Richard Carton, Pastor [email protected]Elena Bird Zolnick Director of Sacred Music 907-953-0128 [email protected]Vincent G. Clarke, Organist 908-647-4926 Sr. Krystyna Dziadkowiec Pastoral Associate [email protected]Sr. Elsa Jeronimo, C.S.JB. Director of Social Outreach [email protected]Deirdre Nemeth Director of Religious Formation 908-647-0421 [email protected]Amilee Beer Youth/Confirmation Coordinator 908-295-8104 [email protected]Peter O’Neill, Deacon 908-647-7258 [email protected]Parish Trustees Alan Tangreti Timothy Wallisch PARISH OFFICE STAFF Vera Castagna Parish Secretary Maria DeLuca Religious Formation Secretary Teri Kesselmeyer Technology and Communications Mary Woods Parish Finance Coordinator We are a Catholic community rooted in the Eucharist and committed to the poor. Sunday Mass Schedule (Vigil Mass) Saturday —5:00PM Sunday 8:30AM, 10:30AM and 6:00PM Confession: Saturday at 4PM or other days by appointment. Weekday Mass Schedule 8:30AM Monday-Saturday “It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass.” St. Padre Pio
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The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Vincent de Paul 250 Bebout Avenue
Stirling, New Jersey 07980 Phone: (908) 647-0118 Fax: (908) 647-5992
December 24th and 25th The Nativity of the Lord Page Two
SUNDAY COLLECTION REPORT
The weekend of December 17th and 18th Total amount in envelopes: $9,496 Loose: $2,604 Online Parish Pay: $2,830 Total Offered: $14,930 Parish Debt Reduction $2,895
“It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” St. Teresa of Calcutta
MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY December 26th
Saint Stephen, Martyr 8:30AM Stephen Delia, Sr. and Jr. (Living) Karen C. Takacs Christine Dos Santos
TUESDAY December 27th Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
8:30AM John Calabro (Living) Jacob Ho John Seylaz
WEDNESDAY December 28th The Holy Innocents, Martyrs
8:30AM Holy Souls in Purgatory Nina Hajjar
Salvatore Caggiano
THURSDAY December 29th Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr
8:30AM David “Duke” Dorsi Bernard Nowak Suzanne Cutler
FRIDAY December 30th The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 8:30AM John McMonagle Deacon Bill Wagner
Magdalene Thomas
SATURDAY December 31st Saint Sylvester I, Pope 8:30AM Jerry Hachey Bob Gallic, Sr.
Anthony LaRezza
Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God 5:00PM People of the Parish (Vigil) Mary Smith John J. Burke SUNDAY January 1st 2017 8:30AM John McMonagle
Grace Edith Ruggerio Deceased priests and religious
who served the parish
10:30AM Peter Rizzi Deacon Bill Wagner Dominic Carton Duke and Lena Dorsi 6:00PM Edward G. DeFabio Linda Finnegan Givi Trauwaert-Moyersoen
As a Spiritual Gift for Christmas each family of the parish has been enrolled in 900 Masses offered by Missionary priests throughout the world beginning on Christmas Eve. You should have received a Christmas card in the mail informing you of this gift.
Daily Mass Readings Monday
Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Mt 10:17-22
Tuesday 1 Jn 1:1-4; Jn 20:1a, 2-8
Wednesday
1 Jn 1:5—2:2; Mt 2:13-18
Thursday 1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:22-35
Friday Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Col 3:12-21
Mt 2:13-15, 19-23
Saturday 1 Jn 2:18-21; Jn 1:1-18
The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, December 26th in observance of Christmas.
The office will also be closed on Friday, December 30th and Monday, January 2nd
in observance of the new civil year. In the case of an emergency please call
973-222-0720
ONE SOLITARY LIFE ……. HAS CHANGED EVERYTHING.
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He was born in an obscure village
The child of a peasant woman He grew up in another obscure village Where he worked in a carpenter shop
Until he was 30 He never wrote a book He never held an office
He never went to college He never visited a big city
He never travelled more than 200 miles From the place where he was born
He did none of the things Usually associated with greatness He had no credentials but himself
He was only 33 His friends ran away
One of them denied him He was turned over to his enemies
And went through the mockery of a trial He was nailed to a cross between two thieves
While dying, his executioners gambled for his clothing The only property he had on Earth
When he was dead He was laid in a borrowed grave
Through the pity of a friend Nineteen centuries have come and gone
And today, Jesus is the central figure of the human race And the leader of mankind's progress All the armies that have ever marched
All the navies that have ever sailed All the parliaments that have ever sat
All the kings that ever reigned put together Have not affected the life of mankind on Earth
As powerfully as that one solitary life.
Merry Christmas…… as we celebrate the gift of the One who has given true value and meaning to every life, may God bless you with increased faith, hope and joy. Prayer filled best wishes for God’s choicest blessings in 2017. Peace, Fr. Richard
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Nancy Alfano Anthony Alia The Andrews Family The Aroneo Family The Bernardo and DiPaola Families Christopher Bowman Buziak and McMonagle Families John G. Cahill Mr. and Mrs. J. Callery The Cerulo and Mosca Families Thomas Chesney Barbara Cicalese Gino Cicchetti Nora Coletta John B. Conant The Cornejo Family Jean L. Cosentino Jack Costanzo The Critelli and Slockbower Families The Dede and Juliano Families Edward and George DeFabio James and Angelina DeLuca Connie DeMizio Joseph P. Devlin Raymond Diehl Baby Luke Dos Santos Serafim and Felicidade Dos Santos Walter and Julia Dreyer Alice and Peter Dunigan and son Peter The Engemann and Huesch Families Peter Errico Raymond Faiola Thomas and Nancy Fallon Anthony Falzarano Katie Falzarano Tony Fama Celedonio Fernandez Carmel and Louis Ferraro Patsy Filippone and Patricia Filippone O’Neill The Filoramo and Stenger Families John Joseph Flanagan The Flynn Family Marilynn Fogarty Josephine Forte The Fronapfel and Zawatski Families Lillian and Andrew Gale Bob Gallic, Sr. Frank Gamba and the Tenore Family Frank and Jessie Giacumbo
Charles Gildea Cornelius Gildea Brian Gillespie Mr. and Mrs. V. Giordano Franco Giusti and Family Great Grammy The Gobel and Higgins Families Camilo Granados Elias Granados Flavio Granados Maria Granados Dominick and Mary Grillo Thomas A. Hall, Sr. Ann and Harry Harkin Elizabeth Mary Heeney August and Elisabeth Herrmann Lee Hieber Richard and Dorothy Hildebrand Robert and Nancy Hogan Joseph and Helen Horincewich The Houck and Fabian Families Jacob and Dina Iselborn Rick Kelley The Kilroy and Morris Families Mary and Walter Koczela William C. Kvench Rose and Jack Lalli Walter L. Lang Walter W. Lang Evelyn and Barbara LaRose Vickie and Andrew Laura Joe and Vickie Lawler John Lehnert The Leone and Sinagra Families Anthony and Rosina Long Mr. and Mrs. Walter V. Macomber Salvatore and Elisa Malanga The McCardle Family John McDonough The McLaughlin Family Eugene McMahon The Melillo and Arpaio Families Joseph and Mariangela Milazzo The Alfred Mills Family Len Murphy Frank M. Nagle Carole Nelson Anna May and Charles Nyquist The Ochrymowych Family
Christmas Memorial Flowers 2016
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THE STORY OF DIVINE MERCY
A DVD series by Fr. Michael Gaitley will be presented on Sundays beginning on January 15 in the Library following each Mass. Coffee, tea and pastries are served. Come and enjoy fellowship and then watch the amazing story of Divine Mercy unfold through the dramatic history of Poland,
the messages of St. Faustina, the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima and the powerful witness of St. Maximilian Kolbe. Also, Sr. Krystyna will lead 7 sessions of a “Quick Journey Through the Bible” on Wednesdays at 9:30am to 11am in the Library beginning January 11.
Paul Orlando Mr. and Mrs. Mario S. Ortolani Oster and Gallagher Families The Paganelli and Kober Families Ben and Mark Palumbo Rita and Michael Pavlo Kieran Pillion Mary and Andrew Pisansky The Pniewski and Quinn Families Emilio Pollera Wilson Ribon George Rohal, Sr. Martha Rose Peter Rossi Dominick and Elizabette Russillo George and Lucille Russo Jeanne and John Ryan The Salgado Family Paul Scanlon The Schubauer Family Cormac and Kathryn Scott The Scrudato Family James Sebold Semler, Silva, D’Aloia and Orlando Families Najeebe Shahade Catherine Silva Don and Marge Smith Ivan and Clara Smith Karen Sohl Josephine Spinelli John and Anne Stack The Steger and McDonald Families Helen Stolz Patrick and Eileen Sullivan The Syrotiuk Family The Tangreti and Filannino Families Tom and Evy Theoclitus Camille Tonto and Nick Tonto Givi Trauwaert Joseph Tremarco Jean and Dennis Vance The Van Clief and Salvo Families The Vicendese Family Mario Vollero Llyod Vreeland Deacon Bill Wagner Eleanor and Walter Willwerth John and Helen Wisniewski Grace Yannunzio
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
Those who serve in the military: Nick Ragazzo, Stephen J. Campbell, Sean Milde, Frank Fasano, Marcia Fernandes, Richard Lister, Eric Leverone, Jay Donato, Frank Messina, Eileen Murphy, Peter Giovanni, John E. Siedler IV, and Alex Slevens.
Those who are ill:
Bill Wallisch, Helen Marie Kravitz, Linda Russell, Beatrice Patti, Aileen Oster, Nanci Gamba, Elizabeth Early, Serenity Rose Apuzzo, George Thoms, Richard Sherer, Maple Young, Kevin Shea, Helen Munro, Larry Hebert, Larry Oster, Lou Aroneo, Msgr. Patrick Brown, Jack and Maria Bickel, Mary Keller, Dorothy Paul, Ruth Ann Rahe, George Armenti III, MaryAnn Paster, Anne Galdieri, Terry McCloskey, Patricia Caruso-Minicozzi, Susan Holmes, Pat Moran and Eric Binner.
Those who have died to this world Requiescat in Pace
May all the faithful who have departed this world
rest in your eternal peace. Amen
VOTIVE CANDLES The Votive candle before the statue of the
Blessed Mother is in memory of Irene Diane Gerdau.
The Votive candle before the statue of
St. Joseph is in memory of Rev. John J. Corcoran
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READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY
St. Vincent de Paul Parish will have a bus going to Washington DC for the March For Life on Friday, January 27. Please mark your calendar and pick up a flyer in the narthex or at the Parish House.
The cost is $20 for teens and seniors and $25 for adults. Please contact Danielle Dill for more information 908-578-2712.
Faith Formation for 1st through 8th grades resumes on January 8th. We will begin with Eucharistic Adoration immediately following the 10:30AM and 6PM Masses in the church. Fr. Richard will provide a catechesis on Eucharistic Adoration and lead all in adoring Jesus through prayer,
song and meditation. This is an important opportunity to contemplate the amazing gift Jesus gives of Himself in the Eucharist to each one of us. Each session will be one hour. All parishioners are invited to attend.
GETTING READY FOR SUNDAY
Join Fr. Richard for a deeper insight into the Scriptures for Sunday Mass. Let the texts come alive for you by gaining an understanding of their context and the culture within which they were written. Discussions are on-going every Thursday at 2pm to 3:30 pm and repeated from 7:30pm to 9pm in the Pastoral Center Library. We will not meet Thursday, December 29th. Sessions resume on Thursday, January 5th.
BOOK CLUB SERIES WITH SR. ELSA
Mondays from 9:15am to 10:45am join Sr. Elsa’s Book Club series in the Pastoral Center Library. Come and participate with Sr. Elsa as she leads the discussion from Praying with Women of the Bible featuring women from the Old and New Testament. Every Monday a
different woman from the Bible will be discussed utilizing scripture, prayer and raising questions from our own lives. The Book Club will not meet on Monday, December 26th or January 2nd. Sessions resume on Monday, January 9th.
NEW ADOPTION LAW December 31 is the last chance for women who gave their children up for adoption to be made aware of the change in the adoption law of New Jersey. They can receive more information by calling 866-649-8726 ext. 582.
MARCH FOR LIFE 2017 First Reading: Numbers 6:22-27 The Lord told Aaron to bestow his blessings on the Israelites. God wanted them to know that by invoking his name they would be blessed by him.
Second Reading: Galatians 4:4-7 Paul describes how through Jesus’ birth, we have been delivered from the laws that exiled Gentiles from God’s community. Through Jesus, the Gentiles became God’s adopted sons and would receive the same blessings that the Jewish converts had been promised.
Gospel: Luke 2:16-21 The shepherds went to Bethlehem to see Jesus and immediately understood all that they had been told about him. They praised God for what they had seen, and Jesus was given the name that the angel had chosen for him.
CHILDREN’S FAITH FORMATION
2017 CALENDARS Our parish calendars are behind schedule in arriving. We will be receiving them within the next two weeks. Please look for them in the narthex and help yourself to a new 2017 Catholic Calendar.
