312 Davis St., Scranton, PA / / Worship Schedule

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1 Divine Mercy Parish 312 Davis St., Scranton, PA / / Worship Schedule Saturday.. Sunday.8:00AM, 11:00AM & Monday - Friday.. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 11:00AM - 11:45AM or anytime by appointment Eucharistic Holy Hour Wednesday 6:00PM Office Hours 9:00AM - Monday - Thursday 9:00AM - 3:00PM Friday Religious Education Office - 9:00PM Tuesday & Thursday 9:00AM - 11:00AM Sunday Fax Number: School Information All Saints Academy Holy Cross High School Office Staff Rev. Francis L. Pauselli Pastor fpauselli@divinemercyparish.us William Drazdowski Parish Consultant wdrazdowski@divinemercyparish.us Brittain Banull Director of Religious Education bbanull@divinemercyparish.us Nicholas Katchur Director of Music nkatchur@divinemercyparish.us Sacristans Jessica Fazzi Parish and Family Life Coordinator jfazzi@divinemercyparish.us John Segilia, Edward Fortuna, Tony DeFrancesco, Patrick Burke, Jeffery Manzo, John Rushefski, Anthony Karpinski Michele Manzo Office Assistant mmanzo@divinemercyparish.us Groundskeepers Parish Council Brandon Musso, William McGowan, Michael Boyko, Shaemus Lunney Cemetery Grounds keeping by Image One Frank Alu Beth DeFrancesco Germaine Helcoski Ariel Kavulich Mary Theresa Montoro Christopher Musso Brian Price Don Trapper Betty Wheeler The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Weekend of November 19 & 20, 2016

2 Page 2 THE WORD IS THE PRESENCE OF OUR LORD THROUGH SCRIPTURE, THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR FAITH. Religious Education / Life Long Faith Formation (Advent and Lent Bible Study) / Vacation Bible School / RCIA / Children s Liturgy of the Word...Brittain Banull DRE We are approaching the time of the year to give thanks for the bountiful gifts God has given us. We as Divine Mercy Parish would like to share our abundance with our less fortunate friends and neighbors. The children of Divine Mercy Parish are invited to bring in one of the following items: cranberry sauce, instant potatoes, canned vegetables, stuffing mix or gravy. These items can be brought to Religious Education class on the weekend of November 12/13 & 19/20. The donations will be given to the Catholic Social Services Food Pantry at the old Nativity School. The First Penance/ Eucharist class will be hosting the Thanksgiving Mass on Sunday, November 20 th at 11:00 AM. Please keep this class in your prayers as they prepare to receive the sacraments. First Penance Meeting Attention Second Grade Parents: A mandatory First Penance meeting to outline how you can help prepare your child for the Sacrament of Penance and explain the schedule for the year will be taking place on Sunday, November 20 th after 11:00 AM Mass. The meeting will take place in the Parish Center. Shoebox Project Donations We will help the poor and homeless of our area by collecting bars of soap. The 27th Annual Christmas Shoebox Project for St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen has asked our parish to collect the 125 toothbrushes that they need. You can also make a monetary contribution. Simply mark your gift Shoebox and drop it off in the collection basket. We will purchase whatever we need to make up the difference. All toothbrushes are needed by December 11 th. A container will be in the vestibule of the Church. Thank you in advance! Breakfast with Santa Tickets are available for the Divine Mercy Parish s Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 3 rd, Cost is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. We will begin serving at 9:00AM, with Santa arriving sometime after 9:30AM. Tickets can be purchased during Religious Education or at the Parish Office. The deadline for ordering tickets is Tuesday, November 29 th. Breakfast with Santa Service Project Students in the Confirmation Classes will be helping with setup, cleanup, and guiding the children on that day. Setup will take place on Friday, December 2 nd from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Help with the breakfast is needed on Saturday December 4 th from 8:30 AM till 11:30 AM. Any Confirmation students are welcome and encouraged to come and help. Bring your service card for Parish Service Hours. Youth Group Meeting Our High School Youth Group will meet on Sunday November 20 nd from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the Parish Center. Any high school student in private or public school is welcome to attend.

3 Page 3 WORSHIP IS THE TANGIBLE EXPRESSION OF OUR LORD S LOVE FOR US AND OUR RESPONSE TO HIM IN A CONCRETE AND LOVING EXPRESSION OF FAITH. Liturgy Committee / Art and Environment / Holy Hour Eucharistic Adoration / Evening Prayer / Music Ministry / Eucharistic Ministers / Lectors / Altar Servers / Choirs / Cantors / Musicians / Ushers and Sacristans / Hospitality Monday 11/21/2016 For the people Mass Intentions Tuesday 11/22/2016 Nan and Ed Coyle Sr. Requested by their family Wednesday 11/23/2016 For the deceased remembered on the altar Thursday 11/24/2016 9:30AM John Emiliani Sr. Requested by his family Friday 11/25/2016 For the deceased remembered on the altar Saturday 11/26/2016 John Miskowski Requested by his family 8:00AM For the people 11:00AM Richard Pawlak Requested by his wife, Rosalie Alma and Raymond Decker Requested by their family Liturgical Minister Schedule for November 26/27 SAT 8:00AM SUN 11:00AM SUN SUN Cantor Sr. Janet Jeffers Michael Tedesco Ned Abrahamsen Christina Mecca Lector Beth DeFrancesco Suzanne Ritterbeck Gary Moss Janice Patterson Lector Richard Patchcoski Joseph Surridge Robert Walsh Frank Alu EM John Pocius Karin Conway Alice DeCarlo Kathy Boyle EM Cathy Pocius Marge MacArt Mary Ann Donovan Chris Musso EM Cathy Shields Barbara Malinowski EM Tom Shields Mary Ellen McDonough AS Robert Grzyboski Mia Zaloga Will Roever Matthew Yatzun From the Desk of Father Pauselli It was good to have the Little Sisters of the Poor with us last weekend. Their care of the sick and the elderly in our area is outstanding. Thanks to your generosity they took home $2, to help them in their work and they are truly grateful for your kindness and generosity. Thursday of this week is Thanksgiving Day. It is a day set aside to remember that all that we have and are is a gift from our loving God. There is no better way to give thanks to God than by celebrating the Eucharist. Mass on Thanksgiving Day will be at 9:30 a.m. Bring a wrapped loaf of bread with you to the Thanksgiving Day Mass. The bread will be placed in large baskets near the altar. Following the Prayer after Communion, the bread will be blessed and distributed to those at Mass. People receive a loaf brought by someone else. Share this bread at the Thanksgiving table keeping in mind the people of the entire parish. Today we end our year-long, Sunday-by-Sunday hearing of Luke s Gospel. Luke has called us to examine our lives to determine whether or not we are living as true disciples of the Lord. We ve heard about the brevity of life, about the need for discipline and humility and also for hospitality and enterprise. Almost all of our values have been called into question. Wealth and power can ruin our chances for entering the kingdom. So can indecisiveness. Also at the forefront of Luke s Gospel are the need for prayer and the power of the Spirit. This is a Gospel that begins with shepherds receiving the good news directly from heaven. It ends with a thief being welcomed by Jesus into paradise. The Parish Office will be closed on Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving and I hope you all have a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!

4 Page 4 WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF GOD. WE STRIVE TO BE THE FACE OF GOD FOR OTHERS IN OUR PARISH AND THE PEOPLE WE MEET DAILY IN OUR COMMUNITY. Parish Breakfast / Craft Fair / Calendar Party / Parish Picnic / Movie Night / Doughnut Sunday / First Friday and Lenten Friday Luncheons / Clothes Shed and Coat Drive / Easter Egg Hunt / Breakfast with Santa / Concerts Coordinating Team Members: Mary Theresa Montoro, Chris Musso, Karen Grzyboski, Jen Roever, Jessica Fazzi, Marge MacArt, Colleen Musso, and Dina Castaldi You are Invited to join in an Advent Day of Reflection in Preparation for Christmas at Divine Mercy Parish on Friday December 2, Guest Speaker: Rev. Joseph Sica 9:30 AM 10:00 AM - Registration 10:00 AM Noon - Guest Speaker 12:10 PM - Mass Lunch after Mass RSVP by November 28, 2016 to Joseph Sica is a priest of the Diocese of Scranton for over twenty-five years. He has written Embracing Change: 10 Ways to Grow Spiritually as well as several booklets for Advent and Lent (published by Twenty -Third Publications). He is presently the assistant pastor at Immaculate Conception Parish in Scranton, PA. He is an entertaining and encouraging speaker leaving people feeling better about themselves, life, and God. With the joy of Christmas quickly approaching, the Social Concerns Committee of Divine Mercy Parish is happy to tell you of a few opportunities for all of us to make the Christmas season a little more joyful this year. First, like last year, Divine Mercy Parish will display a Christmas tree in the vestibule of the church. This Christmas Giving Tree will give everyone the opportunity to remove an ornament from it. Each ornament will be labeled with a child s age and a suggestion for either an article of clothing or for an age-appropriate toy to be donated to a local, underprivileged child. Please take an ornament from the tree to help brighten a child s heart this Christmas. You may then deliver the new, UNWRAPPED gift to the church or the parish office anytime from now until December 18th. Your next opportunity to help comes with the distribution of these gifts. All of the gifts will be collected and delivered to the University of Scranton on Sunday, December 18th and Monday, December 19th. This process requires the energy of all who are able to help deliver the gifts, unload trucks, unbag many donations, and arrange the gifts for the give-away day, which is Tuesday, December 20th at the University of Scranton. Volunteers are needed for all three days. Please contact the Parish office at if you would like to volunteer.

5 Page 5 THROUGH SCRIPTURE WE KNOW GOD CALLS US TO SERVE OTHERS. Eucharistic Outreach / Divine Mercy Table / Social Concerns Committee / Food Pantry Support / Blood Drive / Holiday Donations / Souper Bowl of Caring Coordinating Team Members: Mike Abdalla, Marguerite Coyle, Joanne Corbett, Cathy Genovese, Rose Marie Kloss, Sr. Janet Jeffers, Jessica Fazzi, and Michele Manzo Thanksgiving Coat and Glove Drive Service Project Collecting Coats and Gloves For the Family-to-Family Program at the Scranton Cultural Center If you have a warm winter coat or gloves (used or new) and would like to give to a great cause, please consider donating! Families who are less fortunate can really use them. Over the past 15 years our coat project has organized and distributed over 25, 000 coats for the needy So. if you can help, clean out your closet and donate!!!! Please drop your coats off at Divine Mercy Parish Thank you for your generosity. The Terrery Family Monday November 21 Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday November 22 Rv 14:14-19; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday November 23 Rv 15:1-4; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday November 24 Rv 18:1-2, 21-23, 19:1-3, 9a; Lk 21:20-28 Friday November 25 Rv 20:1-4, 11 21:2; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday November 26 Rv 22:1-7; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday November 27 First Sunday of Advent Is 2:1-5; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44 CALENDAR PARTY - The Divine Mercy Women's Guild will hold its annual Calendar Party on Sunday, April 2, There are still some tables available and anyone interested in sponsoring a table may call Pat Kneiss at for further information. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY meets every Monday in the parish center from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. New members are always welcome. Anyone wishing to receive or give a prayer shawl or lap robe may contact any member or submit a Request Form located in the church vestibule. Thanksgiving Day Mass will be held at 9:30AM! The Parish Office will be closed on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25 in observance of Thanksgiving. Mass Attendance November 19 & 20 Saturday 252 Sunday 8:00AM 11:00AM Gift Bearers If you would like to bring up the gifts at the weekend Masses, please inform the usher before Mass begins. Lector Workbooks Lector workbooks can be picked up in the Parish Office during normal business hours.