SUNDAY COLLECTION FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DEC.

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1 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DEC. 22, 2013 VIGIL MASS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, :30pm +George H. Ritz, Jr., Leocadia A. Zomzinsky, Chester J. Zomzinsky, Margaret A. Pisano, Baby Zomzinsky & Dorothy Esposito -Marion, George, & Michael Kelly FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DEC. 22, :00am +Helen Kandrach -family 10:00am +Josephine Antico Lucille D Aiuto 11:30am +Zofia Switala -Mirka & John Demianczyk 5:30pm +Genevieve Dziekan -Nancy Magda and family MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2013 (St. John of Kanty) 7:00pm +Grzegorz Moczulski -wife and children TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, :00am +Frank Skiba wife and children TUESDAY, DEC. 24 CHRISTMAS EVE 4:30pm For Parishioners Midnight For Parishioners CHRISTMAS DAY WED,, DECEMBER 25, (The Nativity of the Lord) 8:00am For Parishioners 10:00am For Parishioners 11:30am For Parishioners NO 5:30PM MASS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2013 (St. Stephen,The First Martyr) 7:00am +Piotr Zygadlo siostra z rodzina FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2013 (St. John the Apostle & Evangelist) 7:00am +Jan & Joanna Mycek Mary Mycek SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2013 (St. Peter Canisius) 8:00am For Parishioners VIGIL MASS, SAT. DECEMBER 28, 2013 (The Holy Innocents, Martyrs) 4:30pm +John J. Madura -family SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 (The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, & Joseph) 8:00am +Philip J. Mongillo, Jr. -niece, Barbara Jean Garofalo 10:00am +Joseph Rut and son, Wesley -wife and mother 11:30am +Peter Symochko -Gail Chaffee & Arlene Skiba 5:30pm +Stanislaw Kuna zona and syn SUNDAY COLLECTION December15 Offertory: $1729 Christmas Flowers: $2697 Christmas Day Second Collection.. The second collection at the Christmas Masses is for your gift to the parish. An envelope for this collection was mailed to every registered household. If you did not receive the mailing, you may pick up a gift envelope at the back of the church to use in the second collection. Every gift is appreciated! SANCTUARY LAMP INTENTION The living flame of the Sanctuary Lamp, signifying the Eucharistic presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, is offered in Loving Memory of Al Bauer from the family. The offering for the Sanctuary Oil Lamp is $15 for the week. PRO-LIFE ROSES 1. In memory of Fr. Ron on birthday (Dec. 26) from Henry, Sande, children, and grandchildren. 2. In loving memory of Donald Linane on Christmas from wife and daughters. 3. In loving memory of my sister and brother, Joyce and John Stochmal, on the anniversary of their Christmas Eve birthday, fondly remembered and deeply missed from Marianne & Michael Heffernan. 4. In loving memory of Joseph Wasikowski, Jr. (12-21) with love always from wife, Irene, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 5. In loving memory of our dear parents, Katherine & George Prokopovitsh from daughters, Elizabeth Laurella and Barbara Kindle. 6. In loving memory of Vin Laurella (the holidays aren t the same without you) from wife Betty Laurella, Marin and Huber Families. 7. In loving memory of Andrew Podgorski from wife, Emily Podgorski. 8. In loving memory of Andrew Podgorski from Pat and Steve. 9. In memory of Mario Garofalo from the Coppola Family. 10. In loving remembrance of the Koreiwo Family from Florence. Pro-life rose offering is $5. Requests with offering may be mailed or put in the Sunday Collection Basket. NOVENA AND MASS Novena and Mass is celebrated at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evenings. Recitation of the Rosary begins at 6:45 p.m. Novena with Mass is celebrated, in Polish, at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. This is a beautiful devotion to Mary and all are welcome.

2 MERRY CHRISTMAS Message from the Priests Dear Parishioners and friends, Christmas is a holy time of the year, filled with togetherness, gift giving, and heartfelt sharing. It is, in the deepest sense, a time of prayer and reflection. On Christmas we celebrate the Infant Jesus coming into our hearts as we continue our journey of faith. We are thankful to be on this journey with you. We thank God for you and we would like to take this opportunity to commend each and every one of you for your dedication and wonderful support of your parish throughout the year. We want to wish you a most blessed, joyous, peaceful Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. God Bless you. Fr.Marek Sadowski, CM Pastor Fr. Jan Szylar, CM, Vicar ADVENT Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent. The fourth candle is lit and is called the angel s candle, reminding us of the heavenly hosts that proclaimed Christ s arrival. Soon it will be Christmas Eve Wigilia (the name derived from the Latin word vigiliare meaning to watch and guard). On Christmas Eve it is believed that the earth opened at midnight, trees and flowers bloomed and even the rocks trembled in honor of the birth of Jesus on earth. Animals in the forests awake from their winter s sleep and it is the only night when animals are given the gift of human speech, as they were present at the birth of Jesus. In a Polish home, special foods are prepared with the custom of breaking oplatki. (Christmas wafers) and Kolendy (Christmas Carols) are sung before Midnight Mass is attended. A wonderful and joyous time. IMPORTANT WINTER ANNOUNCEMENT Please note that the front doors to the church will not be open for weekday Masses (Monday through Saturday morning). Please use the side entrance. In the event of snowy weather, this will give our snow removal crew extra time to get the snow cleared from the front of the church. Thanks for your understanding and we do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. THANK YOU Thank you to the following for their generosity of donations which covered the cost of the sound system upgrade to this point: Louis DziaDzia, in Memory of Martin and Josephine Sypniewski, Mary Mycek in memory of parents, in memory of Fr. Roman from Sande & Henry, Peter & Barbara Rzasa, Stanley Zaprzalka, Jan & Elzbieta Wieckowski, Steve & Helen Dripchak, Eileen Rogucki, Arlene Jachyra, Mr. & Mrs. Monroe Kasch, Florence Koreiwo, Edward J. Podgorski, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lombardi, John & Pat Walania, Lynne Anglace, Helen Ploski, Tessie Krupa, Michele Linane, and Ann Petro. Christmas decorations... A very special thank you to Zbigniew Zambrzycki who spent a great deal of time and effort in attaching all new lights to the angel and street lamp behind the Rectory. This was a tedious project and we appreciate his hard work!! PARISH OFFICE NEWS PARISH OFFERTORY ENVELOPES 2014 Parish Offertory envelopes may be picked up at the parish office. EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINES... All articles, pro-life rose intentions, etc., for the January 5 bulletin, must be in to the parish office by Monday, Dec. 23. PARISH OFFICE HOLIDAY CLOSING... The Parish Office will be closed from Tuesday, December 24 and reopen Thursday, January 2nd. CONTRIBUTION FORMS for tax purposes will be mailed out by the end of January to those who have used offertory envelopes this past year. CCD PROGRAM CLASS SCHEDULE Dec NO CLASSES, CHRISTMAS BREAK. Jan. 5 & 6 Souper Bowl Sunday ALTAR SERVER MINISTRY Fr. Jan will be training new altar servers and invites boys and girls of the parish to contact him if they are interested in this parish ministry. This is a wonderful opportunity to serve the Lord and our parish.

3 ST. MARY-ST. MICHAEL SCHOOL NEWS Thanks to all parishioners who supported the Festival of Trees and Christmas Bazaar. The Home School Association raised $2999 for the school! Congratulations to the first grade students for the very poignant presentation of the Living Nativity. Congratulations to Miss Karolina Wojteczko and students in grades K-8 for the beautiful Christmas music and to Mr. Stavris for the band s performances. It was a lovely evening of music. The Alumni Appeal is underway and has reached over $5000 in donations thus far. Thank you to all the alumni and benefactors for their continued support of our school. COMMUNITY & DIOCESE NEWS St. Vincent depaul Thrift Shop and Food Bank sincerely thanks everyone for the donations of food, gift cards, and cash which will brighten the Christmas of many Valley needy families. God bless all for their generosity. Advent Celebration St. Jude Church, Derby; entitled Lessons and Carols to be held this Sunday, Dec. 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the Church for a service of scripture and song. St. Jude Choir is planning a musical presentation that will delight all who attend. All are invited to be present! Worldwide Marriage Encounter s upcoming dates: January 24-26, July 11-13, and Nov. 7-9, For more information contact Paul & Kim Gilbert at th Anniversary Pilgrimage U.S. National Rosary Lourdes, France, June 29 to July 8, Accompanied by a medical staff, clergy, and volunteers. To insure a place, please book early. For information and costs contact Catholic Travel Office, Maryland, Looking for work? Maid Brigade (home cleaners) is hiring. Located at 111 New Haven Ave., Derby, tele for information. Vocations: Interested in a vocation? Please contact Fr. Anthony Smith, Director of Vocations, Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary by calling , or visit the web at Our church bulletin can be found on-line at ST. MICHAEL CEMETERY: For information regarding plots please contact Manager, Ron Sill, at Christmas Decorations are welcomed to be placed on the graves. If you wish to save your decorations, please remove them by February 1st. C H R I S T M A S A N D N E W YEAR S S C H E D U L E C O N F E S S I O N S MONDAY DECEMBER 23, 2013 BEFORE AND AFTER 7:00 PM MASS & NOVENA M A S S S C H E D U L E CHRISTMAS EVE VIGIL MASS TUESDAY, DEC. 24, :00 P.M. KOLĘDY (CHRISTMAS MUSIC) 4:30 P.M.VIGIL MASS (ENGLISH) 11:30 P.M. KOLĘDY(POLISH) 12:00 MIDNIGHT MASS (POLISH) CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES AT 8:00 A.M.; 10:00 A.M. ( ENGLISH) 11:30 A.M. (IN POLISH); *NO 5:30 P.M. MASS ON CHRISTMAS DAY* FEAST OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY - MOTHER OF GOD JANUARY 1, 2014 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, :30 P.M. ENGLISH (VIGIL) 7:00 P.M. PO POLSKU NEW YEAR S DAY - TUESDAY JANUARY 1, :00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. ENGLISH; 11:30 A.M. POLISH ****PLEASE NOTE**** THERE WILL BE A 5:30 P.M. MASS, IN ENGLISH, ON NEW YEAR S DAY

4 BOŻE NARODZENIE 2013/ NOWY ROK 2014 PROGRAM DNI SPOWIEDZI Poniedziałek 23 grudnia; przed i po Mszy św. o godz 7:00 wieczorem. Wtorek 24 grudnia nie będzie spowiedzi. MSZE ŚWIETE Wigilia Bożego Narodzenia 24 grudnia. 4:30 po angielsku (4:00 śpiewanie kolęd). 12:00 pasterka po polsku (11:30 śpiewanie kolęd). Dzień Bożego Narodzenia 25 grudnia. 8:00 i 10:00 po angielsku; po polsku. Nie będzie Mszy św.o NOWY ROK - ŚWIĘTO MATKI BOŻEJ Msze wigilijne 31 grudnia. 4:30 po angielsku i 7:00 po polsku. Nowy Rok 1 stycznia. 8:00 i 10:00 po angielsku; po polsku. 5:30 po angielsku. WESOŁYCH ŚWIĄT BOŻEGO NARODZENIA ORAZ SZCZĘŚLIWEGO NOWEGO ROKU 2014!!!! WESOŁYCH ŚWIĄT BOŻEGO NARODZENIA W imieniu księdza Jana i swoim własnym pragnę złożyć najserdeczniejsze życzenia wszystkim Parafianom i gościom. Życzymy, aby Boża Dziecina wniosła w wasze rodzinny pokój i błogosławieństwo. Niech jego obecność napełnia wasze domy i was samych radością i pogodą ducha. Niech wleje w wasze serca nadzieję i optymizm, życzliwość i serdeczność. Niech wasze serca będą otwarte na przyjęcie wszystkich darów jakimi Boża Dziecina pragnie was obdarować. Dziekujemy wszystkim którzy nadesłali kartki z życzeniami świątecznymi oraz każdemu z osobna, którzy wyrazili pamięć o nas w modlitwiee i każdej innej formie. Ks. Marek OGŁOSZENIA PARAFIALNE IV NIEDZIELA ADWENTU DRUGA SKŁADKA Druga składka zbierana w dzień Bożego Narodzenia jest Moim darem dla mojego Kościoła. Wraz z listem, który wysłaliśmy do zarejestrownych Parafian, zawierającym życzenia oraz program spowiedzi i Mszy świętych, umieszczona została koperta z przeznaczeniem na powyższy cel. Jeśli ktoś nie otrzymał wspomnianego listu może zaopatrzeć się w dodatkowe koperty znajdujęce się z tyłu kościoła. ODPISY OD PODATKU Do tych, którzy używają kopert, pod koniec stycznia 2014 roku będzie wysłana informacja o złożonych datkach na kościół. GŁÓWNE DRZWI WEJŚCIOWE Podczas zimy, głównie z powodu śniegu, frontowe drzwi wejściowe w tygodniu (od poniedziałku do soboty rano) będą zamknięte. Proszę używać bocznego wejścia od strony parkingu. Za wszelkie niedogodności przepraszamy. KOPERTY NA SKŁADKI Koperty na składki można odebrać w biurze parafialnym. BIURO PARAFIALNE Biuro Parafialne w dniach od 24 grudnia (wtorek) do 2 stycznia 2014 (czwartek) będzie zamknięte. PODZIĘKOWANIE Wszystkim i każdemu z osobna, którzy w jakikolwiek sposób przyczynili się do świątecznego wyglądu kościoła serdecznie dziękuję. Dziękuję również tym którzy zadbali o piękno terenu przykościelnego. Bóg wam zapłać. BIULETYN PARAFIALNY Biuletyn parafialny dostępny jest także na naszej stronie internetowej:

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