Sacrament of Reconciliation During Advent - 6-8:00 PM. Monday (December 17 th ) with additional priests

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2 Third Sunday in Advent Dec :00 PM + Deb DiSanto...LECTOR requested by Ralph & Mary Coppola + William (Bill) Struble (1 year Anniversary) requested by your Teacher Friends + Catherine Moran requested by Roberta Kilgallen 8:00 AM + Paul Nowakowski......CANTOR requested by Lucy Nowakowski + Dolores & Ray Bossard requested by Tom Bossard 9:00 AM Blessings for Nosal Family (L)...POLISH requested by the Nosal Family Blessings for Olivia Lubiejewski (on her Birthday) 10:30 AM + William Van DeVeirie. BOTH CHOIRS requested by Mark Gigli + John J. Russell requested by Patrick Sheehan Eric Florio & Family (Living) requested by Lucille & Dave Hardin 12:00 PM + Kitty & Henry Young requested by Elaine Duffy & Family +Bernard (Chic) McCaffrey... LECTOR requested by the McCaffrey Family + Barbara & Larry McCaffrey requested by their Children Monday December 17 th 9:00 AM + Orlando Renna requested by Mary Renna + Scott Stalbaum requested OLQP Food Pantry Tuesday December 18 th 9:00 AM For the Souls in Purgatory requested by OLQP + Gerald Pluhar Jr. requested by Pauline & Jerry Pluhar + Ronald Capalbo requested by Lucille & Dave Hardin Wednesday December 19 th 9:00 AM + Ann Patterson requested by Mary Renna + Margaret Faraday requested by Carmen & Christopher DelCampo Thursday December 20 th 9:00 AM + Ann Patterson requested by Gail Rifflard + Mary C. Green requested by Pat Rinehart Friday December 21 st 9:00 AM + Alfred Bocchinit requested by OLQP + Gloria Patterson Nagle requested by Karen Nagle CorneliusSaturday December 22 nd 9:00 AM + People of the Parish + Ann Patterson requested by Dorothy Oppel + Richard Baker requested by Lorraine Cruz Fourth Sunday in Advent Dec Saturday, December 22, :00 PM + James Horton Jr...LECTOR requested by Justina Horton + Ray Kilgallen requested by the Kilgallen Family + Sr. Christine Nicoletto requested by Roberta Kilgallen Sunday, December 23, :00 AM + Linda Cerino......CANTOR requested by Ed Cerino 9:00 AM + Deceased members of Kane & Naimoli Families.. POLISH requested by Jill & Mike Kane Blessings for Inez Konopka (on her Birthday) 10:30 AM The DeSimone Family.. ADULT CHOIR requested by Millie Brooks + Lee Grieco requested by Ken & Jenelle Hopkins 12:00 PM + John Flintrop requested by Rose Flintrop + Joseph & Gertrude Russo... LECTOR requested by The Rifflard & Russo Families Our Next Family Liturgy is scheduled for Sunday, January 6 th at the 10:30AM Mass. Please join us as children from our Religious Education classes participate in the Mass. All children are invited forward during the consecration. We encourage families to please join us! Sacrament of Reconciliation During Advent Saturday (December 22) Monday (December 17 th ) with additional priests - 4-4:45PM - 6-8:00 PM

3 PRAYERS REQUESTED FOR: Knights of Columbus Corner Rose Armstrong, Antoinette Battaglia, Marydele Bavalacqua, Terrie Beyenberg, Brenna & Trey, Laurie Burton, MaryLou Canino, Peter Carrion, Hesung Chandler, Bill Chapman, Wilma Colowell, Gail Coyte, John DePietri, Marian Depietri, Augie DePreker, Thelma DePreker, Joan Dundorf, Ann Fitzpatrick, Frank Floystad, Michael Flynn, Laurie Gordon, Kathy Holley, Baby Liam Jenkins, Kathleen Jobbagy, Sue Lemmons, Alan Litz, Alice Lyko, Masucci Family, Clare Mayer, Evelyn McCabe, David McClellan, Mac McCormick, Kenneth McFarland, Joseph Miller, Mike Mooradian, Cali O Hern, John Picioccio, Genevieve Puso, Nicholas Salleroli, Shawn Santo, Joann Somma, John Tenhula, Craig Terhune, Marlene Terhune, Katelyn Trickel, Gail Vanhook, Joe Verboys, Patricia Villano, Ruth Wiedemann, Ann Weinschenk, Barbara Zaccaro, Angela Zuccaro We remember our Beloved Dead: Knight s Monthly Breakfast Fuel up for the holidays with a sumptuous breakfast, THIS Sunday, December 16 th from 8AM to 12 Noon. Eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, french toast, potatoes, toast, coffee, tea and more. By special arrangement, Santa has agreed to come to greet the kids, hear their wish lists and give them a treat from 9AM to 12 Noon. See us in the school basement cafeteria and get your day off to a great start. Kids up to 10 years old EAT FREE WITH AN ACCOMPANYING ADULT! Our Lady Queen of Peace ANCHOR Youth Group We will be meeting every other Thursday evening, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the Youth Room in the school. Our meetings are open to all high school age students. Our next meeting is Thursday, Dec. 20 th, in the school. THE POPE S MONTHLY INTENTIONS December 2018 Evangelization-In the Service of the Transmission of Faith That people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the present time. Rosary Prayer Intentions for December (provided by Our Legions of Mary) SPECIAL December Rosary Intentions: that priests invoke the power of the Holy Spirit to use simple but meaningful language in their homilies that different societies within the church structure reach out in a loving, welcoming and affable way to newcomers in their parishes that priests, nuns, brothers and the laity at large communicate the message of Jesus, not only in their words, but also in their actions that they lead by example rather than relying on just rhetoric that those in Congress inculcate (wherever and whenever possible) the message of love, peace, conciliation, compromise and harmony during their legislations and dialogues that Catholic communities throughout the world unite to proclaim the two greatest commandments: Love God completely Love your neighbor as yourself that the church laity pray daily and offer their communions for world peace that the Church s message be framed in terms of brevity, sincerity and simplicity and void of platitudes. ON-GOING Personal Rosary Intentions Joyful Mysteries for the unborn, newly born, young children, teenagers, families and friendships. Luminous Mysteries for the newly baptized, those receiving confession and the Holy Eucharist for the first time, newlyweds and those already married love/peace/unity now and forever. Sorrowful Mysteries for the sick and suffering, the dying, the oppressed, the tortured, the persecuted, the lonely, the abandoned and the depressed. Glorious Mysteries for the souls in purgatory, forgotten souls, newly confirmed and ALL life, the intercession of Mary to Jesus for our daily intentions and the requested intentions of others. Our Lady Queen of Peace (Hewitt, NJ) Grammar School Reunion (All alumni and faculty invited) Come share old memories and make new ones! DATE: SATURDAY, June 29 th, 2019 TIME: 6:00 10:00 pm PLACE: School gym 1911 Union Valley Road, Hewitt, NJ COST: $50.00 per person includes Hot Buffet with dessert and a DJ BYOB: NOTE Only water and soda will be provided, but YOU can BYOB RSVP with payment by 3/15/19 to: O.L. Queen of Peace Reunion, P. O. Box 3102, Turlock, CA Please include the years you attended QoP School, and your return address. For details and updates find us on Facebook: Our Lady Queen of Peace School Hewitt NJ and/or Queen of Peace School (Hewitt, NJ) Alumni - Other contact via Fran (Connors) fcsalmon@yahoo.com (Subject: QofP Reunion)

4 THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Sunday, December 16 th THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Religious Education Grades K-6 9:00 AM - School Spirit of Christmas Help 12:30 4:00 PM Gym Spirit of Christmas Store 1:00 3:00 PM Gym Al-Anon 7:30 PM - Annex AA 7:30 PM - Cafeteria Monday, December 17 th Advent Reconciliation 6:00 PM Church Girl Scouts Meeting 6:30 PM Cafeteria Getting through the Holidays 7:00 PM - School Tuesday, December 18 th Distribution of Food Baskets 10:00 AM Annex Religious Education Grades 1-4 4:30 PM School Children s Choir Rehearsal 5:40 PM Church Religious Education Grades 5-8 6:30 PM School Boy Scouts Troop Committee Mtg. 7:00 PM Café Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:15 PM Church Wednesday, December 19 th Pack 159 Meeting 6:30 PM Gym Getting through the Holidays 7:00 PM Annex Library Thursday, December 20 th Youth Group Meeting 7:00 PM School Bible Study 7:00 PM Gathering Space Friday, December 21 st Parish Offices Closed Saturday, December 22 nd Legion of Mary 9:30 AM Library Church Christmas Decorating 10:00 AM Church AA 2:00 PM Gathering Space Confessions 4:00 PM Church Sunday, December 23 rd FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Al-Anon 7:30 PM - Annex AA 7:30 PM - Cafeteria Aging religious need your help. Senior Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests ministered for years for little to no pay. Their sacrifices now leave their religious communities without adequate retirement savings. Your gift to today s second collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious helps to provide medications, nursing care, and more for tens of thousands of elderly religious. Please be generous! Parents: The safety of your children is one of our main concerns. For the safe drop off and pick up of children, PLEASE do not pull in front of the school and drop off your children! Please PARK IN DESIGNATED SPACES. Sunday morning and Tuesday afternoon classes: Children should be brought to and picked up at the classroom. Tuesday evening classes: Children can come in and out unattended. The Parish belongs to all of us, and only through the parish community can we achieve our goals. The Challenge is Ours!!! Parish debt as of December 3, 2018: $525, Sunday Donations Sunday Collection, December 9, 2018 $7, Diocesan Assessment $1, Our weekly goal $13, Please note: The 2 nd Collection for the weekend of December 23 rd is for Christmas Flowers. Envelopes for this collection are available at the doors of the church. SHOP-RITE GIFT CARDS Week Ending December 9, 2018 Sold - $1, Profit - $96.50 Total Profit since July 1, 2018 $2, Our Faith - The Body of Evidence On August 18, 1996, Fr. Alejandro Pezet was saying Holy Mass at a Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of mass a woman told him that she had found a discarded host at the back of the church. Fr. Alejandro took the defiled Host, placed it in a container of water, and put it away in the tabernacle. On Monday, August 26, upon opening the tabernacle, he saw to his amazement that the Host had turned into a bloody substance. He informed Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, (who would later become Pope Francis), who gave instructions that the Host be professionally photographed. The photos were taken on September 6. The photographs clearly show that the Host, which had become a piece of bloodied flesh, had grown significantly in size. For several years the Host remained in the tabernacle, the whole affair being kept a strict secret. Since the Host suffered no visible decomposition, Cardinal Bergoglio decided to have it scientifically analyzed. So as not to be influenced in any way, no scientists were told where the sample came from. It was determined that the analyzed substance was real flesh and blood, containing human DNA and type AB-positive. Dr. Frederick Zugibe of Columbia University testified that, the analyzed material is a fragment of the heart muscle found in the wall of the left ventricle close to the valves.the heart muscle is in an inflammatory condition and contains a large number of white blood cells. It is my contention that the heart was alive, since white blood cells die outside a living organism. They require a living organism to sustain them. Thus, their presence indicates that the heart was alive when the sample was taken. What is more, these white blood cells had penetrated the tissue, which further indicates that the heart had been under severe stress, as if the owner had been beaten severely about the chest. FOOD PANTRY ITEM OF THE WEEK Please remember the pantry when you do your own shopping. An item a week from many will keep us full. This week we need: Juice God Bless You for your donations. ALTAR CLEANING Week of December 16, 2018 Team 6 Marie Bryan, Nona Runo, Carole Mazzucco & Chris Fullerton

5 POLISH MISSION: The Polish Mission at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish was established in 2009 by the initiative of his Excellency Bishop Arthur Serratelli. The first Mass in Polish was celebrated in this parish September 6, FACEBOOK PAGE: Polska Misja Katolicka - Hewitt Masses in Polish: - Sunday 9:00 AM - First Fridays and Holy Days 7:30 PM PASTORAL STAFF Father Kamil Stachowiak Deacon Charles Roche Deacon David Cedrone Mary Beth Osiecki Patricia Golczewski Janet Scheil Alan Morales Marian Dul Joseph Osiecki Pat Cedrone Patricia Callahan John Buechel WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Sunday DAILY MASSES Monday thru Saturday Rosary Recited First Friday Holy Day Vigil Mass Holy Day Masses Pastor Deacon Deacon / Baptism Ministry Ministries/Outreach/Evangelization Business Administrator Religious Education Music Director Organist for Polish Mass Information Technology Baptism Ministry Trustee Trustee 5:00 PM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM (Polish) 10:30 AM 12:00 Noon 9:00 AM 8:30 AM 7:30 PM (Polish) 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM (Polish) EUCHARISTIC ADORATION First Friday from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM October - June, followed by Benediction PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday Thursday 9:00 AM 4:00 PM Office closed on Fridays. PARISH MEMBERSHIP We welcome all new parishioners! We ask that you register to ensure your full participation in the life of the parish. Registrations forms are available at church exits, in the parish office or call and a form can be mailed or ed to you. BULLETIN DEADLINE Please kindly submit all bulletin material to janet.scheil@olqpnj.org. Please note: In order for articles to be published in next week s bulletin they need to be submitted no later than 10 AM of the prior Monday. CONTINUING CATHOLIC DEVELOPMENT Grades K-6 Grades 1-4 Grades 5-8 Grades 9-12 Sunday, 9:00 10:00 AM Tuesday, 4:30 5:30 PM Tuesday, 6:30 7:30 PM 2-Year Confirmation Preparation (2X month) Confirmation 1 Sunday, 5:00-6:00 PM Confirmation 2 Sunday, 6:30-7:30 PM POLSKA MISJA: Polska Misja przy parafii Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Pokoju, powstała w 2009 roku z inicjatywy Jego Ekscelencji Ks. Biskupa Artura J. Serratelli, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D. Pierwsza Msza Święta w języku Polskim została odprawiona w tej parafii szóstego września 2009 roku. FACEBOOK: Polska Misja Katolicka - Hewitt Msza Święta w Języku Polskim: - Niedziela godz 9:00AM - każdy pierwszy piątek o godz. 7:30 PM SACRAMENTS BAPTISMS We celebrate the sacrament of Baptism most Sundays. Parents are welcome to have the Baptism celebrated either at a week-end Mass or at the Liturgy of Baptism at 2:00 PM two Sundays a month. To make arrangements for Baptism please call the Parish Office or baptism@olqpnj.org Godparents must be confirmed, be active members of the church and attend Mass regularly. A sponsor certificate is required from each godparent. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:00-4:45 PM (or by appointment with Fr. Kamil) SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Please contact Parish Office and set up an appointment. Any Catholic couple needs approximately a year to prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage, which includes sessions with the Priest celebrating the marriage and attendance at Pre-Cana conferences. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK / HOSPITAL VISITS We are strongly committed to the spiritual care of the sick. Because of privacy laws, hospitals and nursing homes are not allowed to release the patient s religious affiliation. Therefore, we must depend on families of our sick parishioners to inform us of their whereabouts and condition. Please notify the parish office of any need for a home or hospital visit. RCIA - The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a program for people who seek full initiation in the Catholic Church through the reception of the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation, which are received at the Easter Vigil. For information, please contact the parish office. Sacrament Preparation Available in Polish Sacramental Catechesis for First Communion and Confirmation is also available in Polish. EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY (Pre-School Academy) Religious Based Formal Preschool, PreK and K Prep programs for ages 2 ½ - 6. Before and After School Program for Grades K-6 Contact Mercedes Debrecki at for more information. PRAYER CHAIN: Your sisters and brothers of the Parish will gladly pray for your needs. Please call Jenelle Hopkins at or her at prayer.chain@olqpnj.org.