December 23, Welcome to our Little Church on the Hill. Holy Days: as posted in the Bulletin

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1 December 23, 2018 Christmas and New Year s Mass Schedules Christmas Eve: 4:00 PM and 10:00 PM Christmas Morning: 9:30 AM New Year s Mass Schedule December 31: 4:00 PM January 1: 9:30 AM Welcome to our Little Church on the Hill Mass Schedule Monday - Friday: 7:30 AM Saturday: 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM Vigil Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:45 AM, 11:30 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Thursdays: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Every Day: 15 minutes before all Masses Holy Days: as posted in the Bulletin Eucharistic Adoration First Tuesday 7:00 PM 8:00 PM Every Thursday 7:00 PM 8:00 PM Every Friday 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM Baptism & Marriage Preparation Please contact Parish Office (203) Anointing of the Sick Please contact Parish Office (203) Office hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM ; Friday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM -CHURCH IS HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE-

2 Liturgical Schedule - MONDAY 12/24/18- Office Closed at Noon 7:30 AM Special Intention Rdgs: 2Sm 7:1-5. 8b-12, 14a, 16 Lk 1: :00 PM Parishioners Living and Deceased Lector - B. Miazga, ML. Strano Ministers of the Blood - R. Godfrey, N. Scudiero Minister of the Body - J. Garofalo Altar Servers - JP. Miranda, R. Posca, M. Suess Music Ministry - Children s Choir 10:00 PM Parishioners Living and Deceased Lector - D. Pietras Ministers of the Blood - M. Casey, J. Peters Minister of the Body - J. McNamara Altar Servers - E. Castro, A Vas Music Ministry - St. Cecilia Choir - TUESDAY 12/25/18 - The Nativity of The Lord Office Closed 9:30 AM Parishioners Living and Deceased Lector - D. & K. Kozlowski Ministers of the Blood - E. and K. Cerno Minister of the Body - J. McNamara Altar Servers - K. Kozlowski, M. Lock, M. Suess Music Ministry - Contemporary Choir Rdgs: Is 52:7-10 Hb 1:1-6 Jn 1:1-18 -WEDNESDAY 12/26/18 - St. Stephen, The First Martyr Office Closed 7:30 AM Special Intention Deb Isaacson Rdgs: Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59 Mt 10: THURSDAY 12/27/18 - St. John, Apostle and Evangelist 7:30 AM Ana Moon Rena Ahn Rdgs: 1 Jn 1:1-4 Jn 20:1a, 2-8 7:00 PM Confessions and Exposition - FRIDAY 12/28/18 - The Holy Innocents, Martyrs 7:30 AM Mary Kowelski Pietras Family Rdgs: 1 Jn 1:5-2:2 Mt 2: SATURDAY 12/29/18-8:00 AM John B. Scalzo Son Rdgs: 1 Jn 2:3-11 Lk 2:22-35 Happy Birthday Mary Cronin! Friend Week of December 23 rd Liturgical Schedule continued -SATURDAY 12/29/18-4 :00 PM Gilbert Guertin Wichman Family Lectors - ML Strano, B. Miazga Ministers of the Blood - R. Strano, K. Miazga Minister of the Body - D. Pietras Altar Servers - JP Miranda, Dennisons Music Ministry - St. Cecilia Choir - SUNDAY 12/30/18-7:30 AM Parishioners Living and Deceased Lectors - R. Doran, D. Kozlowski Ministers of the Blood - C. Bates, C. Gehring Minister of the Body - D. Gehring Altar Servers - K. Kozlowski, R. Posca Music Ministry - Cantor 9:45 AM John Carvalho Pat and Cathy Layok Lector - R. Volpe Ministers of the Blood - E. & K. Cerno Minister of the Body - A. Scalzo Altar Servers - Hanleys, Goodman Music Ministry - Cantor 11:30 AM Irene and Edward Kowalski Daughter, Cathy Lector - D. Isaacson Ministers of the Blood - R. Lamontagne, M. Casey Minister of the Body - B. Lamontagne Altar Servers - C. Vogel, Music Ministry - Contemporary Choir Rdgs: 1 Sm 1:20-22, Jn 3:1-2, Lk 2:41-52 As a Parish community, we continue to lift every family individually up in our daily prayers; praying for the spiritual, physical, and emotional health of each member of the family. Please include them in your daily prayers. Sunday: Jean Natale & Family Monday: Deborah Natale & Family Tuesday: Fr. Peter Towsley & Family Wednesday: Suzanne Najman & Family Thursday: Kristin DiMauro and Ivan Nazario & Family Friday: Nellie Nazzaro & Family Saturday: Ludek and Elzbieta Necco & Family Sunday: Gary and Bernadette Nelson, Sr. & Family Do you know someone who is sick, or otherwise unable to join us regularly for Mass and think they would appreciate a visit, Holy Communion, or even just a phone call? PLEASE Let us know! Call or the Parish Office.

3 Parish Staff Pastor In Residence Fr. Peter Towsley ext. 25 Fr. Jean-Rony Philippe Pastoral Administrator Dan Tomé Finance Administrator Marie Fitzgerald ext. 18 Office Administrator Suzanne Najman ext. 10 Parish Building & Grounds Manny Guaman (cell) Music Ministry Director Suzanne Najman ext. 10 Finance Council Chairperson Nannette Scudiero (home) Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson Karen Cerno (home) Parish Office Adorers Corner Scheduled for December 28 th 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Need Volunteers 9:00 AM -10:00 AM Roger Palanzo 10:00 AM -11:00 AM Sr. Doris and Virginia Giordano 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Tom DiGiovanni 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Maureen Allgood 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Fran and Sonia Kieras 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Peggy Dyer 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Joe Kieras 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM A. Zocolotti 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Leoneidia Sousa Please contact the Parish Office to become an adorer or office@sacredheartdanbury.org If you can not make your assigned time please find a substitute. Jesus must never be left unattended. Thank you! Young Adult Bible Study & Holy Hour Thursdays 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM contact: Erika Leigh at Ekendrick2013@gmail.com Children s Program: Sundays during 9:45 AM Mass Bring children ages 3-7 to the Café when you arrive. This Week in the Parish - MONDAY 12/24/ TUESDAY 12/25/ WEDNESDAY 12/26/ THURSDAY 12/27/ FRIDAY 12/28/18-7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Rehearsal Church CAFÉ CLOSED - SATURDAY 12/29/ SUNDAY 12/30/18 - CAFÉ CLOSED 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Meeting Parish Center Stewardship Our Financial View Weekend of December 15 th and 16 th $ 3, Visit our website to set up your online giving account. Thank You for your continued generosity! Your prayers are requested for our hospitalized parishioners, family members, and friends who are bearing the Cross of Suffering: Fran Wilkes, Bob & Pat Extance, Herminia Genao, Therese Slesinsky, Emily Donofrio, Lucy Rozanski, the Morosky Family, Millie Mietelski, Rita (Lukas) McGoff, and our Homebound. Please also pray for those suffering senseless violence and racial tensions.

4 What are you Thankful for? ALL PARISH VOLUNTEERS Mark your Calendar for our Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon Sunday January 13th at the school following the 11:30 Mass. RSVP to the Parish Office (203) Check out the Community Insights blog on our website and see what other parishioners are thankful for in our Advent Series of posts. code:rtnckv Eucharistic Adoration Thursdays 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM with confessions Fridays 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM Spend an hour with Jesus! We would like to continue Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00PM If you are able, contact the Parish office. Shopping season is here! You Shop; They Donate!

5 What is the meaning of Christmas? Our watching, waiting and wondering is almost over! What are we waiting for? When will it get here? And will we know when it happens? Even the Grinch wondered. He wondered how Christmas can happen, and happen, and happen, each and every year, no matter the circumstances. He had no answers, so he took matters into his own hands and decided to put a stop to Christmas once and for all. After 53 years, he finally realized: Imagine that; The Grinch, of all people, had it right! It came without ribbons! It came without Tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags! And he puzzled, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn t before! Maybe Christmas doesn t come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps.. means a little bit more? At this time of year those catchy signs saying Keep the Christ in Christmas and Jesus is the Reason for the Season are everywhere. Radio stations are in a rush to be the first to play Christmas music and I think the stores had their Christmas decorations up as soon as they took down the back-to-school displays. Everyone seems in a hurry for the party to happen. The need to buy and wrap presents, make all those yummy cookies, and start wearing the new red and green outfits overshadows everything else. Unfortunately, in the rush of buying, wrapping and baking the reason for the celebration often becomes an afterthought. As Catholics, we have just finished Advent (well, almost) which as we know is a time of watching and waiting. The 4 P s that were the central theme in Fr. Peter s Advent homilies: Prayer, Patience, Penance, and of course, Perseverance! Those along with Purple, and you have the perfect setting for Advent. However, in our world of instant gratification, we want the whole story; and we want it NOW! We know what we are waiting for, and we watch for it, for Him, in every person we meet, around every corner, and in every moment of our day. From the songs we sang at Mass, the liturgical color of purple, and the readings we heard, we have been reflecting, knowing that Advent is merely a foreshadowing of great things to come. In stark contrast to the tone of Advent, soon, the colors will change and flowers will make a re-appearance on the Altar! The contemplative purple will be replaced with pure, joyous white. We will once again say; and even sing The Gloria, bells and trumpets will be heard from the organ loft, and our watching and waiting will magically morph from anticipation to wonder, and ultimately to awe! Charles M. Schulz helped his character Linus show the gang the true meaning of Christmas. The Christmas Pagent that Charlie Brown and his gang performed came from humble beginnings as did our Lord. They were able to make something beautiful out of nothing, and I m sure we ve all heard or made reference to a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree. In the final scene in A Charlie Brown Christmas sums it all up perfectly when we see Linus standing on stage alone and we hear him say: For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. [Luke 2:11-12].That s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown! Merry Christmas all!