ST. NICHOLAS RC CHURCH

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1 ST. NICHOLAS RC CHURCH Served by the Vocationist Fathers Fr. Christogonus (Chris) Iwunze, S.D.V., Pastor Fr. Roberto da Silva, S.D.V., Parochial Vicar Fr. Louis Caputo, S.D.V.,Weekend Assistant Br. Thomas La Russa, S.D.V., D.R.E. Church & Rectory 442 E Brinkerhoff Ave Palisades Park, NJ Tel Fax stnicholas07650@live.com Website. Office Hours Mon, Wed, Thu & Fri 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM Tuesdays 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Mornings by appointment only) 33 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 19 th, 2017 To all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance (Matthew 25:14-30). ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS Baptisms: On any available Sunday during the 11:00 AM (Italian), 9:30 AM or 12:30 PM (English) & 7:00 PM (Portuguese) Masses. Please, contact the rectory at least one month prior to desired date. Confessions: Saturdays 5:00 to 5:45 PM, or during the week by appointment. Marriages: Please contact the rectory at least six months prior to desired wedding date. Sacrament of the Sick: If you are hospitalized or unable to come to Church for health reasons and would like to be visited by a priest for Confession, Communion, or Anointing of the Sick, please call the rectory. Religious Education Program (CCD): For children 1 st to 8 th grades who are not attending Catholic School. Classes are held on Sundays from September to May at 11:30 AM, with attendance to the 12:30 PM Family Mass. Confirmation: Teens will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on 8 th grade. They will attend classes at 11:30 AM from September to December; and from January to April classes will start at 11:00 AM in the church hall, with attendance to the 12:30 PM Family Mass. Saturday: MASS SCHEDULE 7:00 & 8:00 AM 6:00 PM - Vigil Mass Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM 11:00 AM (Italian) 12:30 PM - Family Mass 7:00 PM (Portuguese) Weekdays: 7:00 & 8:00 AM Holy Days: 6:30, 8:00, 10:00 AM & 7:30 PM Other Services & Activities: Mon to Sat: 7:40 AM Morning Prayer Tuesday: 9:00 AM - Legion of Mary 7:30 PM - St. Padre Pio Mass (11/21) 7:30 PM - Holy Rosary Society (11/28) 8:00 PM - Holy Rosary (Portuguese) Wednesday: 7:00 PM - Holy Rosary (Italian) Thursday: 2:00 PM - Bible Study (Italian) 6:15 to 7:15 PM - Holy Hour Adoration for Vocations (Dec 7, 14, 21, 28) 7:30 PM - Bible Study (English) 8:30 PM - Rosary by Braz. Men Friday: 8:30 PM - Brazilian Prayer Group 1 st Friday: 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM - Blessed Sacrament Adoration (12/1) Saturday: UNUM single adults 30+ (11/25)

2 ST NICHOLAS RC CHURCH Parish Trustee: Giovanni Simone & Michael Massaro Parish Secretary: Débora Moreira Music Ministry: Addie Luers, Giovanni & Karen Simone, and Kelly Oliveira Vocationist Sisters Community Sr. Benedita Carvalho, S.D.V., Superior & Pre-K Director; Sr. Jancy Thomas, S.D.V. and Sr. Emilia Din, S.D.V th Street - Palisades Park, NJ Tel Parish Pre-K Fr. Justin Learning Center Tel NOTRE DAME ACADEMY 312 First St Palisades Park, NJ Principal: Mark Valvano Tel Mass Intentions SATURDAY, November 18 7:00AM Angelina Germaine by her family 8:00AM Maria Tarabocchia by Anna Hroncich 6:00PM John Pappalardo by his family SUNDAY, November 19 7:30AM Frida Corra by her friends 9:30AM Lorenzo Cafasso by Gino & Pat Ramundo 11:00AM Raymond Mattessich by his mother 12:30PM Giovanni Mattessich by M/M Mario Hroncich 7:00 PM All people of this parish MONDAY, November 20 7:00AM Iolanda, Carmela & Ilde by family 8:00AM Robert Hroncich by his family TUESDAY, November 21 7:00AM Anton Piccinich by Annie Matesich 8:00AM In honor of O.L. Good Health by Picinic fam. WEDNESDAY, November 22 7:00AM Nicolina & Nick Morin by daughter-in-law Maria 8:00AM Grgo Matesic by Rosemary & Steve Bialick 7:30 PM All deceased member of our parish THURSDAY, November 23 7:00AM Giovannina, Pasqualina & Libero by family 8:00AM John Tarabocchia by M/M John Hroncich 10:00AM All souls in purgatory FRIDAY, November 24 7:00AM Anton Piccinich by M/M Dominick Matesic 8:00AM Nick Tarabochia by Anita Tarabocchia SATURDAY, November 25 7:00AM Mario Lisica by his mother Regina 8:00AM Grgo Matesic by Suttora family 6:00PM Michael O Dowd by Beck family SUNDAY, November 26 7:30AM Domenica Valente by Pappalardo family 9:30AM Michael O Dowd by Janet & James Cassano 11:00AM Antonina, Carmelo & Giuseppe Buda by Rosetta 12:30PM Antonio Tarabocchia by M/M Mario Hroncich 7:00 PM All people of this parish News of the Parish THANKSGIVING EVE MASS - Wed, Nov 22 at 7:30 PM. On Thanksgiving Day, Nov 23, we will celebrate Masses at 7:00, 8:00 and 10:00 AM only No Holy Hour of Adoration or Mass in the evening. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION NOVENA Our novena will start on Wednesday, Nov 29 with the Holy Rosary at 7:00 PM, followed by Mass at 7:30 PM. SATURDAY VIGIL MASS will begin at 5:00 PM starting December 2, first Sunday of Advent. ST. NICHOLAS CHRISTMAS PARTY & POTLOCK DINNER - Saturday, December 9 at 7:00 PM in the church hall. It will be a Potluck Dinner (bring your favorite dish to share with others!) - All parishioners and friends are invited to participate. See page 4 for more information. RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SHOW - We are gathering a group to attend the show on Monday, December 11. Cost: $ Make your reservation by calling the rectory office or Sr. Bene at ACTS: THE SPREAD OF THE KINGDOM It provides an historic framework for understanding the rest of the New Testament. Paul s letters in particular come alive in a new way when they are read within the context of the Acts narrative. The BIBLE STUDY GROUP will meet on Thursdays at 7:30 PM in the Blessed Mother s room. All are welcome. ST. PADRE PIO S MASS will be celebrated this 3rd Tuesday, November 21 at 7:30 PM, in Italian. Come and join St. Padre Pio s Christmas Party at Café Tivoli in Ridgefield on Sunday, December 3 at 1:00 PM. Cost: $ Tickets sale with Angela Cundari and Giovanni Simone. BEREAVEMENT MASSES IN PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 13 at 7:30 PM in Italian and on Friday, December 15 at 7:30 PM in English. memorial altar. See page 4 for more information.

3 Page 3 November 19, 2017 Events of the Week Tuesday, November 21 9:00AM - Legion of Mary in Bl. Mother s room 8:00PM - Holy Rosary by Brazilian families Wednesday, November 22 7:00PM - Holy Rosary in Italian in Bl. Mother s room 7:30PM - Thanksgiving Eve Mass Thursday, November 23 7:00, 8:00 & 10:00 AM - Thanksgiving Day Masses Friday, November 24 8:30PM - Brazilian Prayer Group in church hall Saturday, November 25 7:00PM - UNUM Adults over 30 meeting in church hall Ministers Schedule for November 26 6:00 PM: Lector - Carmela B. E.M. - Maria Claudia and Rita 7:30 AM: Lectors - Michael E. M. - Sr. Jancy and Sr. Emilia 9:30 AM: Lectors - Lynn and Carol E.M. - Sr. Bene, Suzanne and Gina 11:00 AM: Lectors - Antonia and Margherita E.M. - Carmela A., Francesca and Frank 12:30 PM : Lector - Youth E.M. - Suzanne 7:00 PM: Lectors - Viviane, Katia and Laine E.M. - Cida and Candinho Pastoral Care Holy Communion was brought this month to: Maria Piccini, Victor Columbini, John Ostuni, Frances Ceria, Cynthia Cornell, Anita Lauria, Francesco De Candia, and Clara Forli. Pray for our sick: Mateus Ribeiro, Domenica Dinaro, Josephine Dolberry, Eileen Murphy, Angela Tina, Rita Vanore, Maria Piccini, John Ostuni, Dominick Ostuni, Sara Modafferi, John Hroncich (John Hroncich s nephew), Fred DeCarlo, Martino Matesic, James Malatesta and Carmelo Luvera. Remember our deceased: Ronald Arp (11/10) and Maria Amarini (11/13) A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. -- Cicero 2019 Mass Book is NOT available yet It will be open on Monday, December 4 We still have Masses available in 2018 Next week second collection will be for the BLACK & INDIAN COLLECTION / CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES 33 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Autumn is the season for harvesting and sharing the fruits of our labors. This week's scriptures use images of the harvest, family life, pregnancy, and investment to describe the abundant harvest in the reign of God. We discover that sharing the gifts we have been given brings eternal rewards for everyone. In the Gospel parable a master entrusts his possessions to three servants before going on a journey. Each is given some talents. What they do with those talents determines what the master will do with them when he returns. How about us? What are we doing with our talents? How will our Master treat us when he returns? Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Thanksgiving Prayer Father in Heaven, Creator of all and source of all goodness and love, please look kindly upon us and receive our heartfelt gratitude in this time of giving thanks. Thank you for all the graces and blessings. You have bestowed upon us, spiritual and temporal: our faith and religious heritage. Our food and shelter, our health, the love we have for one another, our family and friends. Dear Father, in Your infinite generosity, please grant us continued graces and blessing throughout the coming year. This we ask in the Name of Jesus. Amen. STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE November 5 collection: $ 2, November 12 collection: 6:00 PM Mass $ :30 AM Mass $ :30 AM Mass $ :00 AM Mass $ :30 PM Mass $ :00 PM Mass $ Online $ $ 2, Would you consider giving 5% of your weekly income to support St. Nicholas? HOW MUCH IS 5% Weekly Income $150 $200 $300 $400 $500 Offering $7.50 $10 $15 $20 $25

4 SATURDAY EVENING VIGIL MASSES Our Vigil Masses will start at 5:00 PM beginning on December 2nd, first weekend of Advent of Please make note of it and spread the news to your family and friends. UNUM Group of Adults over 30 Would you, or anyone you know, like to be part of an awesome group of adults from our parish? Come to UNUM We gather once a month on the third Saturday at 7:00PM in the church hall. Next: Saturday, November 25 BEREAVEMENT MASSES IN PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS These masses will be celebrated in memory of all those who have departed and are greatly missed. Make plans in advance with your family and friends to attend together. You can bring a picture of your beloved ones or flowers to display in the memorial altar. Wednesday, December 13 at 7:30 PM in Italian and Friday, December 15 at 7:30 PM in English IMMACULATE CONCEPTION NOVENA Our novena will start on Wednesday, November 29 with the Rosary at 7:00 PM and Masses every evening at 7:30 PM, in English. Come and join us in this novena in honor of the Immaculate Conception. ONLINE GIVING IS NOW AVAILABLE! It s convenient, easy and safe. It will allow you to send your Sunday offers using credit card or bank transfers anytime, anywhere. Visit our website and click on the Parish Giving link to enroll. STNICHOLASRCCHURCH.ORG Un-announced Masses St. Monica on her death-bed asked her children: "Remember me at the Altar of the Lord. There is nothing more precious, more meaningful and more helpful that we can do for our dear ones, who have preceded us to eternal life, than to offer Masses for the repose of their souls. When there is no space available for your intentions in our Parish scheduled Masses, you can have a Mass offered in one of our missions on the date of your choice. To make the offering even more meaningful, on the day of such a Mass you can attend Mass and receive communion at the parish, so that you will be spiritually present. As of today, we accept Mass offerings for your intentions and forward them to our missions in Africa, Asia or South America. ST. NICHOLAS CHRISTMAS PARTY POTLUCK DINNER & BINGO! Saturday, Dec 9 at 7:00 PM It will be a POTLUCK DINNER (bring your favorite dish and share with others!) and FAMILY BINGO! Kids love our family-friendly Bingo with exciting prizes, toys and great baskets!! All parishioners are invited to come and celebrate Christmas together!! We will have the live NATIVITY SCENE by the Confirmation Class and a surprise visit of the HOLY FAMILY and SANTA CLAUS! Free admission! Fr. Justin Learning Center Pre-K Christmas Show! Our Pre-K children will celebrate Christmas singing Carols and dancing with joy! On Friday, December 8 at 4:00 PM in the Church Hall We are looking for volunteers to serve our parish as LECTORS (readers) for the Saturday Vigil Mass and the 7:30 AM Sunday Mass, in a rotating schedule. If you like to read and can commit a few Sundays of the months, please call the rectory office at Are you an adult or young Catholic 18 years or older who have not yet received the SACRAMENTS OF BAPTISM, COMMUNION OR CONFIRMATION? Come and join the RCIA Catechism for Adults Program. Please contact the rectory office at Vocationist Corner O immaculate Virgin Mary, we rejoice with you, and we bless the divine Trinity for the singular privileges granted to you. Blessed are you, because you are exempt from the law of original sin, and are without ignorance, without weaknesses. You are all virtue and gifts, perfectly united to God since your Immaculate Conception. Blessed Fr. Justin Russolillo, SDV, Devotional, page 236 DO YOU WANT A SON PRIEST? Support the Vocationist Fathers by adopting a seminarian of India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Colombia, Equator, Phillipines, Nigeria, Argentina or Chile. Your commitment of $35.00 a month can help a young man to become a priest. If you are ready for this commitment, please contact Fr. Chris.

5 Thanksgiving is a chance for families to gather together, to feast and to enjoy being with one another. But the day can also be a meaningful time to reflect on our blessings and remember how God has been faithful in our lives. Many families have special traditions they use to show gratitude to God and each other. Some parents share their cherished traditions that has helped their family experience real gratitude amid the food and fellowship of the holiday. The Breakfast Club For our family, Thanksgiving Day begins early, with our family gathered around a card table in the living room to share a special, once-a-year breakfast. Between bites of poppy seed cake and sips of eggnog, we record the year's blessings on notebook paper: landing a new job, reconnecting with old friends, finding a great sale on kids' shoes, earning an A in Spanish. No item is too small for the list. After we've filled our papers, I reach for our family's Thanksgiving Journal, which contains our lists from the past 30 years. As we sift through the pages, we remember our family's milestones: starting a new business, learning to play an instrument, hitting the home run that won the baseball championship. Tears and laughter flow freely as we read about a 4-year-old's gratefulness for a new bicycle, the swing set we inherited from a family at church, our first dog and memories of loved ones who have since passed away. Shortly after breakfast, the turkey goes in the oven, the card table transforms into a puzzle area and the guests begin to arrive. But the heart of our Thanksgiving happens before the busyness of the day when we add the year's memories to a growing collection of God's blessings. Letitia Suk A Tree of Thanks On my side of the family, sentiments are usually kept to oneself, so when we planned to spend Thanksgiving at my mother's place a few years back, I knew my siblings and their spouses wouldn't be comfortable participating in traditions where vocal expressions of gratitude were required. So I decided to try an idea from a kids' craft project, modified for my family. From brown construction paper, I cut out the trunk and branches of a tree and taped it to the wall. Then I made leaves out of red, yellow and orange paper. I handed out the leaves to my siblings, their spouses and their kids, asking them to write something they were thankful for on each leaf. I told them they didn't need to write their name on it unless they wanted to. The kids were the most enthusiastic, with most of them quickly scribbling down one or two items. The adults were reluctant at first, but once they started reading the other leaves, they all wrote down at least one thankful thought. I was surprised to see some leaves with detailed, heartfelt lists, and a few relatives filled more than one leaf! Donna Brennan Tablecloth of Memories My family's favorite Thanksgiving tradition began in November I was hosting the big dinner only weeks after the 9/11 attacks. Like many Americans, we were still in shock, still hurting. We kept thinking about all the families around the country whose Thanksgiving dinners would never be the same. As we finished our meal that year, I brought in a package of fabric pens. I asked our family and guests to write something on the tablecloth that they were thankful for. Everyone took turns writing short notes on the cloth, and we have continued to bring out the pens every year. Notes of love for family, our country and our God are arranged in an intricate puzzle across the light yellow cloth. Children's handprints are tucked in next to earnest messages of gratitude, while Great-Grandma Cusumano's shaky writing holds a special place in the center of the mosaic. The tablecloth has become precious to our family. Every November, my children request the honor of putting out the tablecloth, just like they ask to put the angel on top of our Christmas tree. When Thanksgiving Day arrives, our guests smile and laugh as they read through the memories, while the children search to find their handprints, thrilled to see how much they've grown. When the guests have gone home and the dishes have been put away, I take a few moments for a tradition of my own: reading the special messages left behind by my family and friends. Not all of our family members are present every year, but their words remain on the cloth, reminding me to say a prayer of thanks for each one of them. Joanne Kraft, from her book Just Too Busy Copyright 2011 by Letitia Suk, Donna Brennan and Joanne Kraft

6 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS : St. Nicholas RC Church 442 E Brinkerhoff Avenue, Palisades Park NJ PHONE CONTACT PERSON Fr. Chris Iwunze, S.D.V., Pastor or Debora Moreira, Secretary SOFTWARE Microsoft Publisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional Windows XP Professional PRINTER HP Photosmart 2610ix NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION November 19, 2017 TRANSMISSION TIME 3:00 PM SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS