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Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Church
75 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927
Parish Office: (973) 538-1358 Fax: (973) 538-7403
www.ndcarmel.com
December 27, 2015
EUCHARIST Saturday: 12:10 p.m. & Sunday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Monday - Friday: 12:10 p.m and 5:00 p.m.* Holy Day Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Holy Day: 6:45 a.m., 12:10 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. An additional 7:15 a.m. Mass celebrated during Lent, Monday - Saturday. *No weekday 5pm Mass from June 1st through Labor Day. BAPTISM: Please call the Parish Secretary to make arrangements. MARRIAGES: Arrangements to be made with priests/deacons.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays 12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. or call to see one of the priests.
MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA & BENEDICTION Monday: 7:30 p.m.
SICK CALLS Please contact Fr. Paddy, Fr. Mariusz, or Maria Caivano. For hospital visits; for Communion for the homebound, contact Dick White at 201-280-8943.
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Friday from 7:00 a.m. thru 7:00 p.m.
Jean Pankow Pastoral Associate, Ext. 122
Maria Caivano Parish Secretary, Ext. 100 [email protected]
Cristina Folan Communications Support,
Ext. 105 [email protected]
Jim Keefe Music Director, Ext. 109
Marilyn Zarzycki Director Faith Formation /
Confirmation, Ext. 121 [email protected]
Diane Byrne, Middle School Religious Ed. Coordinator
Ext. 111 [email protected]
Karen Calabrese Parish Bookkeeper, Ext. 106 [email protected]
Parish Trustees Mary Kochan: (973) 540-8302 Frank DiSessa: (973) 267-8263
Pastoral Council President Paul Cocco: (973) 271-2623
Rev. Paddy O’Donovan Pastor, Ext. 101
Rev. Mariusz Gajewski Parochial Vicar, Ext. 103
Deacon Joe Quinn, Care of Sick/
Faith Sharing Groups (973) 476-8562
Deacon Dave Collins, RCIA/ PACT
(973) 884-0258 [email protected]
Deacon Al Fanelli, Youth Ministry, Prayer Renewal
(973) 428-8304 [email protected]
Deacon Henry deMena, Bereavement/Pre-Cana
[email protected] On Twitter @DeaconHdM
Deacon Vic Lupi, Funeral Prep/ FOCCUS - (973) 538-4642
Deacon Joe Harris, Social Justice - (973) 984-7913
Deacon Ron Forino, Baptism Prep. - (973) 887– 2963
NOTRE DAME OF MT. CARMEL, CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ Our Parish Mission Statement We are a welcoming Catholic Christian community alive in the faith! Through Baptism, we are called to become the heart, the hands and the voice of Jesus. We do this through Eucharist, liturgical celebrations, prayer, and nurturing parish ministries, “That in all things God may be glorified.” (Rule of St. Benedict)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2015: St. Stephen 5:00 Alice & Daniel Leyhan by Alice & Eamonn Long Paul & Lucy Cottone by their family SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015: The Holy Family 7:30 Elizabeth & Stephen Galaida by their family Anthony & Mary Molee by their family 9:00 Richard Wheeler by the Krisiewicz & Giovanelli Families Christine Wolf by Julieann & Ward Miller 10:30 Celia Cherasia by the Lupi Family The Daniele & DiSessa Families by Frank & Louise DiSessa 12:15 Arthur Falgione by his family Timothy Mondello by your cousins MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2015: The Holy Innocents 12:10 Mr. & Mrs. Jose Ramos by their daughter Mercedes Mario & Maria Spino by the Aquino Family 5:00 Georgina & Grace Palmieri by the Pepe Family Special Intentions of Fr. Jude Salus by Eda & Mario Tiberi TUES. DEC. 29, 2015: Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity 12:10 Edward Kelsey by his wife & family Rose Wisolmerski by Mary & Chet Kochan 5:00 For the Special Intentions of a Friend Rose Wisolmerski by Dave & Marge Collins WED., DEC. 30, 2015: Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity 12:10 Dolores Santora by Richard & Kim Ziemski John Madryga by the Casale Family 5:00 Jacqueline Fahey by Paul Cocco Linda Fahey by Paul Cocco THURS. DEC. 31, 2015: Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity 12:10 Special Intentions of Nina & Richard Kovacs by a friend Intentions of our parishioners by Fr. Paddy & Fr. Mariusz 5:30 Dorothy Goding by her family Patrick McPherson by Alice & Wayne Demikoff FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2016: Solemnity of Mary 12:10 David Dwyer by MaryAnn Fisher Intentions of Fr. Jude by Bill & Jackie Van Woeart 5:30 Pasquale Ippolito by the Garcia Family Dennis Dischler by Maria Cascio SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2016: Sts. Basil and Gregory 12:10 Angelina Liptak by Jeff & Claire Hanf Mary Tomney by Theresa & Bob Kerekes 5:00 Rose Wisolmerski by the Ferramosca Family Margaret Newton by Al & Rosa Fanelli SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2015, The Epiphany of the Lord 7:30 Eileen DeCoursey by Peggy DeCoursey Arthur Plantamura by Elaine Green & Pauline Reidda 9:00 Josephine Derrico by the Andolino Family Pat Rasmusson by Rosa & Al Fanelli 10:30 Jay McLaughlin by Paul Cocco Rose Wisolmerski by Vic & Nancy Lupi 12:15 Drew DeCoursey by Peggy DeCoursey Anthony Marcantuono, 30th anniv. by the Luciani Family
GOD’S GIFT FOR GIVING
Collection (12/19 - 12/20/15) Will be reported next week Same collection last year $18,684.00
Christmas Collection Will be reported next week Christmas Collection last year $
Sanctuary Lamp will burn for Andrew Raquet by Kristine & Frank Scerbo
Mother of Compassion Lamp will burn for Intentions of Fr. Jude, OSB by the Pinnes Family
St. Benedict Lamp will burn for Intentions of Fr. Justin Capato, OSB by Paul Cocco
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Thursday: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Friday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12
Altar Linens: Agnes Loughlin
To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven …
… a time to be born …
… a time to heal … Sarah Comacho, Dom Condosta, Joy Cowan, Julie DeFillipps, Mary Esposito, Angela Dominy, Mary Esposito, Ron Ferraiuolo, Judith Graham, Babe Hand, Owen Hudson, Josephine Iacullo, Maryann Johnston, Richard Koch, Sandra Lastella, Sophia Lopez, Liz Madden, Susan McCormack, Christine McLoughlin, Eileen Pankow, Debra & Lonnie Perryman, Joe Polise, Kim Ponce, Meredith Raquet, Lori Ann Rizzuto, Paul Rizzuto, Patricia Sarno, Robin Smith, Bill Waller, Mary Weigh, Gerry Wyhopen
... a time to die … Vincenzo Cianci, Norbert Charron, Dorothy Doyle
... a time of great joy …
It is not easy to entrust oneself to God's mercy, because it is an abyss beyond our comprehension. But we must! ... "Oh, I am a great sinner!" All the better! Go to Jesus; He likes you to tell him these things! He forgets. He has a very special capacity for forgetting. He forgets, He kisses you, He embraces you and He simply says to you: "Neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no more.” (Jn 8:11)
(Pope Francis)
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
FAMILY LIFE Family life is sacred, but it is not without trial. Perhaps this is the most important message we can glean 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 why 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 back home with them, and continues to thrive under their care.
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COME TO OUR PARISH PASTA DINNER Saturday, January 16, 6:00pm, in Our Parish Hall
Grab your family, friends and/or neighbors and join us for this awesome parish family event! The cost $5 per person / Max. $20 per family. Includes: Salad, Pasta, Meatballs, Italian Bread, Dessert & Beverages, plus entertainment!
Make your reservations now by submitting the form below, or stop by the table in our Gathering Space the weekend of January 2 & 3, after any of our weekend Masses.
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Family Pasta Dinner – Saturday, January 16, 2016
Please return this portion with your check. Place in collection basket or bring to Parish Office.
Please make checks payable to: Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Church
Name: ____________________________________ Phone:__________________________ Email Address: _____________________________ # Adults, plus children 8 yrs. old and up: _____ @ $5 each # Children (under age 8): _____ free Total (max $20 per family): $_______
MEN'S CORNERSTONE XVI: "SEND DOWN THE FIRE"
Men of our parish and community, join us for Men's Cornerstone XVI, Friday evening, January 29 & Saturday, January 30, 2016. Cornerstone is a unique retreat designed to provide participants an opportunity to revitalize and deepen their spiritual lives. The retreat lasts approximately 26 hours, beginning on Friday evening at 6:30pm, and ending with a Closing Mass on Saturday evening at 7:30pm.
All participants are provided sleeping accommodations at the parish, which helps ensure the spiritual continuity of the experience for everyone involved.
Register online at www.ndcarmel.com. Registration donation: $50 For further information visit our website (click on the “Are You Hungry?” button and select Adults).
A SPECIAL THANK YOU FROM THE ANTIOCH 69 TEAM
We are so grateful to our parish family and friends who generously offered their time, talent, monetary donations, love and prayers, in support of our Anti-och 69 retreat. These gifts helped make the week-end the powerful faith journey it was, bringing some very special teens closer to Christ.
OUR ND CHRISTMAS CONCERT: WHAT A BLESSING!
All who came out for our Christmas Concert on December 13 were treated to the most glorious performance! The considerable gifts of our Adult Choir, Teen Choir and Joyful Noise combined to delight our full church with a beautiful repertoire of carols. Music Director, Jim Keefe, and Teresa Elko, who directs our Teen Choir and Joyful Noise, were maestros extraordinaire, drawing the talents and energy out of their choirs and musicians with skill and grace.
Two special highlights of the concert included a piano solo by special needs parishioner, Michael Puzio, who warmed the hearts of everyone with “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays.” Finally, Fr. Paddy and a talented friend who just relocated from Ireland brought down the house with their duet of “O Holy Night.”
To wrap up the concert, Fr. Paddy led everyone in singing the classic carol, “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.”
Great thanks to our Music Ministry for sharing their talents, gifts and faith as we journey toward the birth of our Savior!
Did you miss the concert?
You can still share in the joy! We have posted pictures and video of on our website at www.ndcarmel.com (click on News), and also our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ndcarmel. Please note that you do not have to have a face book account to view our content — but if you do have an account, be sure to like our page!
—————— CALL TO ACTION ————— Throughout the Year of Mercy, our parish family will be
actively engaged in this important commemoration! How will YOU be called to participate?
December 27, 2015
FAITH FORMATION/RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DATES TO REMEMBER Sunday - December 27
7:30am, 9am, 10:30am 12:15pm Mass 1:30 pm Service Project
Monday - December 28
12:10 pm & 5 pm Daily Mass 12:40 Anna League Senior Luncheon 7pm Rosary/Novena 8:30 pm AA
Tuesday - December 29
12:10 pm & 5 pm Daily Mass 6 pm Guatemala Outreach Reunion 7 pm Centering Prayer 7:30 pm Contemplative Living
Wednesday December 30
12:10 pm & 5 pm Daily Mass
Thursday - December 31
New Year’s Eve
Parish Offices Closed
12:10 pm Daily Mass 10:30 am Centering Prayer 5:30 Vigil for the Feast of Mary, Mother of God
Friday - January 1 New Year’s Day Parish Office Closed
7am—7pm Adoration 12:10 pm & 5:30 pm Masses for the Feast of Mary, Mother of God 11 am Overeaters Anonymous
Saturday - January 2
12:10 pm Daily Mass 12:45 pm Reconciliation 2:30 pm 8th Grade Care One Service 5 pm Sunday Vigil Mass
Sunday - January 3
7:30am, 9am, 10:30am, 12:15pm Mass 9 am PreK—5th Faith Formation 9 am Special Needs Faith Formation 9 am & 10:30am Shepherd’s Call 10:30 am K—5th Faith Formation 5 pm L1 Confirmation Session 7 pm L2 Confirmation Session
For the latest view of our parish calendar, please visit us at www.ndcarmel.com
CONFIRMATION NEWS and INFORMATION
Confirmation Class Sessions for Levels 1 and 2 meet Sunday, January 3, 2016.
Level 1 meets from 5-6:30pm Level 2 meets from 7-8:30pm
May your New Year’s celebrations be filled with hope, peace and love!
Gentle reminder: All Faith Formation classes resume the week of January 3.
BE IN HIS PRESENCE
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Fridays, 7am-7pm
In our St. Benedict’s Chapel
DO YOU HAVE AN AILING LOVED ONE WHO NEEDS SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT?
If your loved one is scheduled to be hospitalized, or is currently in the hospital, and would like to see a
priest or a deacon, call us at 973-538-1358, ext. 100.
Do you have a homebound family member, or do you know someone, who would like to receive Eucharist? Please contact Dick White at 201-280-8943
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS & LECTORS
1st Quarter 2016 Mass assignment schedules are now available on our website. Rosters have been emailed directly to all ministers. If you do not have online access or have difficulty accessing the schedule online, please stop by our parish office to pick up a paper copy.
Bless you for your time and dedication to these ministries!
YOUNG ADULT PARISHIONER BRINGING MERCY THROUGH OUTREACH MISSION IN ECUADOR
Dana Cavanaugh will embark on a service mission to Ecuador this January! She will be working alongside doctors and nurses at mobile health clinics to provide medical care to the local impoverished community. “I feel so grateful to be able to embark on this journey to Riobamba. As a nursing student having a great interest in public health, I aim to give myself, my education, and my resources to those who have not been allotted the same opportunities. For this reason, this service trip means so much to me.” To find out more about Dana’s journey and/or offer your support, please visit www.gofundme.com/danacavanaugh.
On a lighter note...
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
MARCH FOR LIFE Friday, January 22, 2016
For anyone wishing to participate, we will have a bus leaving our ND parking lot at approx. 6am and returning back to ND around 9:30pm. Thanks to the generosity of our parish family and the Knights of Columbus, the transportation cost is only $5/person for the one day trip. If you would like to register, please fill out the form below, place it in an envelope with your payment and drop in the collection basket or bring to our parish office. We will also have sign-ups in our Gathering Space the weekend of January 9/10 & 16/17. If you have any questions, please contact Rosa Fanelli at 973-428-8304. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MARCH FOR LIFE 2016 - Friday, January 22, 2016
Name:_____________________________________________
E-mail: ____________________________________________
Home Phone: _______________________________________
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HAPPENING AT ST. PAUL INSIDE THE WALLS
Being Single, Being Faithful (35+): Whether single by choice or by circumstance, embrace opportunities for spiritual growth, meaningful service and a sense of community. Saturday, January 9, 10am -noon.
Young Adult Mass (Ages 23-39) with Bishop Serratelli: Young adults (23-39) join us for this annual diocesan-wide Young Adult Mass at 5:30pm, followed by a social with drinks and light food until 8:30pm. A great opportunity for all young adults in the Diocese to come together for faith and fellowship. Saturday, January 9 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Reasons to Believe: Why the Catholic Faith Makes Sense: Come hear what Catholics believe, why Catholics believe it, the personal difference it makes, and how it makes sense in today’s world. Fr. Derek Anderson, presenter. Saturday, January 16, 10am—noon.
Catholicism from Scratch: Adam’s Apple (Humanity, Sin, and Grace): A course in basic Catholicism for those who need a brush-up, those who missed it the first time around, or those who never heard it before. Fr. Paul Manning, presenter. Saturday, January 23, 10am—noon.
Please go to www.insidethewalls.org for more information and to register.
“IRONY: WHENEVER I TRY TO LIVE FOR ME I END UP LESS HAPPY”
A Reflection from Chris Stefanik
It seems logical enough to think that making my own needs the center of my attention would increase my chances of achieving happiness. But life keeps teaching me otherwise. Those days when I wake up and ask, “How can my wife be a better spouse?” (or worse, when I decide to tell her what I’ve come up with),
aren’t my best days! But the days when I wake up, spend time in prayer, and ask the question: “How can I make my wife the happiest wife on earth?”…those are the days I end up being the happiest husband on earth.
It’s a simple formula, really (it’s amazing how long it takes me to grasp things that life teaches me every day). When I pour myself out and choose to be a servant to others, I end up being full inside. When I don’t, I end up being empty. The problem is that millions of years of evolution have given me a brain the default for which is self-preservation. It’s natural. But Jesus invites me to more.
So how do I get my heart to turn inside out? It all starts with asking the right questions. Are you lonely and asking yourself why the acquaintances
you have lack what it takes to be an intimate friend? Are you wondering why your co-worker is such a jerk? Are you nervous about who is going to sit by you in the
cafeteria today?
Try asking these kinds of questions instead: How can I be the friend I wish I had? How can I be a blessing to my cantankerous co-worker? Who is sitting alone in the cafeteria that I can sit by?
An approach to your day this way might not solve all your problems, but it will fix your biggest problem: your attitude.
“Do nothing from selfish ambition, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves…Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus…he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave” (Philippians 2).
There’s no surer recipe for happiness! Now that’s irony. Stop thinking about it, and go do it. God bless you!
Source: www.reallifecatholic.com
JOB BOARD
Looking for a job? Check out our Community Job Board available on our website at www.ndcarmel.com. New postings are added on the site as we become aware of them.
Do you have a position to fill? Please let us know! Send a message with the job description and contact information to: [email protected].
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wanted: Villa Walsh Academy, located in Morr istown, NJ , is looking for part-time school bus drivers. Interested candidates must possess a CDL with both the passenger (P) and school bus (S) endorsements. Most trips are late afternoon/early evening. There are also some weekend trips available. Please contact Jen Fleury, Athletic Director, at [email protected] or call 973-538-3680 x145.
SHEPHERD'S CALL: Making Mass time count - for you AND your little one!
Shepherd's Call gives parents the opportunity to attend 9am or 10:30am Sunday Mass without distractions, while their little ones (18 months through 3 years of age) are offered in our Youth Ministry Room a safe environment of loving Christian care and spiritual nurturing. For more information, please visit our website at www.ndcarmel.com, or contact Norma Jahl at [email protected] or Kelli White at [email protected].
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INFORMATION SHEET CHURCH NAME: Notre Dame of Mount Carmel BULLETIN NUMBER: 656100 Date of Publication: Sunday, 12/27/2015 Number of Pages Transmitted: Cover + 4 text pages + this page = 6 Special Instructions: Please call Maria @ 973–538–1358 x100