Stewards of God s Gifts

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1 The Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament 787 Franklin Lake Road - Franklin Lakes, New Jersey Stewards of God s Gifts M ost Blessed Sacrament Parish is a welcoming community which comes together to implement Christ s mission. We join to teach, to evangelize, to accept and to encourage ourselves and others in ongoing spiritual growth. Serving and supporting those within and beyond our parish remains a major focus as we recognize that each of us is called to be a witness to God s love in our world. Parish Mission Statement SERVED BY: MOST REV. JOHN W. FLESEY, Pastor REV. JOHN JOB, Parochial Vicar REV. JOSEPH O BRIEN, O. CARM. Weekend Assistant THE SALESIANS OF DON BOSCO, Weekend Assistants SISTER ROSE MARIE KEAN, SSJ, Pastoral Associate THOMAS J. ALTONJY, Ed. D. Principal JENNIFER FOX, Director of Confirmation & Youth Ministry LAUREN LONGO, Ph.D., Office of the Bishop DAVID MAIULLO, Music Director-Choirs/Organist VALERIE TORKELSON, Director of Music-Programming/Cantor ELAINE LERCH, Business Administrator DIANE TRIOLO, R.E. Coordinator, Grades 1-6 PAT WUENSCH, R.E. Coordinator, Junior High 7th & 8th KRISTA VANCOPHSKY, Catechetical Coordinator, Grades 1-8/ Local Safe Environment Coordinator MASSES Saturdays: 5:30 p.m. Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 a.m. & Noon Holy Days: Consult Bulletin for Times Week Days : 6:45 & 9:15 a.m. Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. First Fridays: 9:15 a.m. Mass of Exposition, Eucharistic Adoration throughout the day, with Benediction 4:00 p.m. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Contact the Parish Center in advance to make arrangements for the date of instructions for parents. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Following the daily 6:45 a.m. Mass & the 9:15 a.m. Mass, 4:30-5:00 p.m. Saturday and also by appointment. Communal services during Advent and Lent. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Couples contemplating marriage should contact the Parish Center one year before the desired date. PASTORAL CARE FOR THE SICK Please notify the Parish Center when a family member is ill, whether in the hospital or at home. Holy Communion will be brought regularly by appointment to those confined to the home. The sick or chronically ill should receive the Sacrament of Anointing. In an emergency, call the Parish Center at any time. PARISH CENTER FAX SCHOOL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONVENT PARISH WEB SITE: SCHOOL WEB SITE:

2 Page Two December 18, 2016 THIS WEEK AT MBS Sunday, December 18 Baptism 1:30 pm (Church) Confirmation Class 6:00-7:15 pm (AMBS) Youth Group 7:30-9:00 pm (YR) Monday, December 19 R.E. Classes Grades 1-6, 4:00-5:15 pm (AMBS) Core Cornerstone Gathering 7:00 pm (CR) Tuesday, December 20 R.E. Classes Grades 1-6, 4:00-5:15 pm (AMBS) Wednesday, December 21 Morning Prayer at 9:00 am (Church) Mary s Call 7:00 pm (UCR) Thursday, December 22 AMBS Early Dismissal Friday, December 23 Parish Center & AMBS Closed Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2016 They shall name him Emmanuel, which means God is with us. Matthew 1:23 SUMMONED BY GOD As Christmas draws near, Advent s scriptures lure us into a world of dreams, signs, wonders, and the miracle of the virgin birth. Too often we allow the great stories of our faith, the ones that are most familiar, simply to wash over us. Today s Gospel account of the events leading up to the birth of the Lord reads like a present-day soap opera. Yet Joseph s courage, even in the midst of what must have been an incredibly confusing time, provides a model for us. Each week, we are summoned by God to embrace the way of goodness and truth through the proclamation of God s holy word. Like Joseph, we are called to do as the Lord commands us. As we stand at the threshold of Christmas, let us have the courage to be open to whatever it is that the Lord will require of us as we celebrate the miracle of Bethlehem. Breakfast Club The Breakfast Club will be serving breakfast this Sunday, December 18th from 8:15-11:45 am. Please join us for a delicious all you can eat breakfast for only $3.00 and a wonderful opportunity to meet and greet old and new friends. Eucharistic Adoration at MBS Come to Me. MBS has Adoration every Saturday from 9:30 am until 4:00 pm. Although we invite you to drop in whenever you can, we really need adorers to sign up and commit to a specific hour each Saturday. If you can commit to a specific hour or even to a specific 30 minutes, call Rose Stone at Adoration and Benediction will not take place on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24th. The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a formation process for those seeking to become Catholic and for those Catholics wishing to complete their Sacraments of Initiation (Confirmation and First Eucharist). The Most Blessed Sacrament RCIA begins a new formation year in October. Join with others who are interested in learning about Catholic Christianity as we explore who we are, what we believe, how we pray, and how we live our lives as a community of believers. If you are interested in learning more about RCIA at Most Blessed Sacrament, contact Father John Job at x 280. RCIA Thank you for your continued support and generosity to our church! 12/11/16: $13, FaithDirect 12/11/16: $ 8,118.00

3 December 18, 2016 PLEASE NOTE: The name of your loved one will remain on the sick list for 3 weeks unless we hear from the family. All those who are sick are prayed for at every Mass. Thank you. To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:11 A time to be healed Parish Sick: Tori Lopis, Carol Dowd, Gina Graziano Innocenti, Dominic George Graziano, Debbie Innocenti Roesch, Richard Fellinger, Patty Brodzinski, Gregory Massood, Florence Gorsky, Richard Sheeler, Maryanne Harkins, John Picarella (father of Maureen Bivona), Marian Jakubik, Bernadette Sephton, Jerome Gruber, Alice Peisch, Jeff Cotugno, Robert Cotugno, and Darren Was A time to mourn Recently Deceased: Rae Pfeiffer, George Innocenti (wife of Jane Innocenti) and all those who grieve them A time for peace For national and world leaders and those in the armed services: especially Ronald Anzalone and Readings for the Week Monday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Tuesday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Thursday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Friday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 Saturday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Sunday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Saturday, December 24 4:00 pm: Menapace 6:00 pm: Behrens 8:00 pm: Hartung 10:00 pm: McAuliffe Sunday, December 25 9:00 am: Gennarelli 10:30 am: Macaluso 12:00 pm: Balletta Page Three Sunday December 18 7:30 am Parish Family 9:00 am Daniel Muskardin (Maria) 10:30 am Alfred & Carmella (Alves Family) 12:00 Noon Scancarella Family (Jackie Berold) Monday December 19 6:45 am Dorothy Viggiano (Husband) 9:15 am Alby & Helen Cosentino (Family) Tuesday December 20 6:45 am Eamonn Ryan (Wolfangel Family) 9:15 am John Milcetic (Family) Wednesday December 21 6:45 am Kenneth Abernathy (Cadematori Family) 9:15 am Joseph Latona (wife) Thursday December 22 6:45 am Kenneth Cadematori (Family) 9:15 am Jim McKeon (Wife) Friday December 23 6:45 am Sue Eyring (Simone Family) 9:15 am Dominic D Alessandro (D Alessandro Family) Saturday December 24-Christmas Eve 9:00 am Mike Guerrasio (Family) 4:00 pm Parish Family 6:00 pm Parish Family 8:00 pm Parish Family 10:00 pm Parish Family Sunday December 25-Christmas Day 9:00 am Parish Family 10:30 am Parish Family 12:00 Noon Parish Family The Bread & Wine Will Be Offered This Week for Carl Pfeifer Requested by Linda Berger & Family The Sanctuary Candle Will Be Lit This Week for Mary Picinic Requested by Joyce & David Picinich

4 Page Four December 18, 2016 AMBS is a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School!!! Thank you for supporting our Annual Porsche Raffle as one of our school s major fundraisers this school year! Congratulations to this year s winner. Mr. Joseph M. Sanzari! Our Breakfast with Santa held on Saturday, December 10 was a huge success and a great time for our families! We had a sell-out crowd! Special thanks to chairpersons, Mrs. Bello and Mrs. D Anna! A group of our families visited Oasis A Haven for Women & Children in Paterson this week to deliver our donated Christmas presents. We helped prepare goodie bags, toured the facility, and visited with the children. Special thanks to Mrs. Serra-Garcia, our service coordinator, for all her efforts! Our annual Christmas Concert this past Wednesday was excellent! Thanks to our entire school of performers and special thanks to our music teacher, Mrs. Carroll! We enjoyed hosting the parish senior citizens for their annual Breakfast with Santa and look forward to other activities in the future! Our school will be closed for the Christmas Break beginning Thursday, December 22 (12:15PM dismissal) and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the regular time. Sacramental Linens Ministry Sunday, December 18 - Joy Sova Friday, December 23 - Madori Farrell Sunday, December 25 - Joan McAuliffe Friday, December 30 - Karen Nunn Please Mark Your Calendars If anyone would like to help in this ministry, please call Joan McAuliffe at If you are unable to commit to six times a year, consider being a substitute. Sisters of St. Joseph Mass Cards Sisters of St. Joseph Mass Cards are available in the Parish Center. SENIOR MINISTRY CHAIR EXERCISE CLASS Tuesday Mornings from 10:00-11:00 am The donation is $ Eve St. John is the instructor. NO CHAIR EXERCISES UNTIL JANUARY 10TH RELIGIOUS ITEMS If you are in need of a gift of rosaries, cards and even other religious items, please stop by the Religious Education Office in the Parish Center and see what is available. All proceeds benefit the Sisters of Saint Joseph retirement community. COMMUNITY THRIFT SHOP You may not realize that every donation counts. God bless you for sharing your new or gently used items with us. Please do not give clothes that are not in very good condition. All donations may be brought to the shed in the back of the parking lot. The key is at the Parish Center. Every donation is a blessing to the Sisters of Saint Joseph Retirement community. THANK YOU.

5 Page Five December 18, 2016 As we journey our way through Advent, we are reminded of our Lord's goodness and the countless blessings that we see in each day. As part of our teen's Confirmation process, they are required to do both parish based and off site community service projects. Their productive and eager spirits are a blessing to our parish and our community. Each month we would like to feature a new and different project that our teens have formulated. This months spotlight is on Quinn Burns! Quinn designed and lead a project to construct a garden dedicated to St Francis of Assisi. He also constructed a stone bench in front of the garden to use for prayer and reflection all at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Oakland, where his troop is sponsored. It took four days to complete and approximately 149 work hours! Quinn's gifts and talents will have far reaching effects on all who finds peace and prayer in this beautiful space! Please join me in continuing to pray for the teens of our Confirmation as they approach the Sacrament this spring. Our next Confirmation class will be this coming Sunday from 6-7:15pm in the AMBS Cafeteria. Youth Group will follow from 7:30-9pm in the Youth Room in the basement of the Parish Center. Junior High Notes Giving Many Thanks! I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers, teachers and aides who were so dedicated to our 7 th and 8 th grade religious education program! You were wonderful and I am very grateful to each and every one of you. Bless you! Thank you to all the parents who came out every Tuesday evening to drop off and pick up their children, without whose support we could not provide the program as successfully as we do! I would also like to thank the students. You were well behaved and respectful, and a joy to get to know. Wishing you all a very Blessed Christmas! God Bless You, Patricia L. Wuensch, Junior High Religious Education Coordinator Grades 1-6 Advent Prayer Gracious God, send us your grace this Advent Season so that we can prepare for your coming. Touch our hearts with longing so that we can better love and serve you and each other. Fill us with the hope that we can be transformed by your Spirit and so help transform the world. Give us the peace of knowing that you came to share our human life and redeem us for the sake of love. We ask these things in the name of Jesus whose kingdom we seek. Amen. ***NEXT CCD CLASSES ARE ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 TH AND TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20 TH. Communal and Individual First Penance Children from the second grade and their families participated in the Communal Penance and Individual Penance Celebration. It was a moving sight to see so many children and adults receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We also give special thanks to the priests, Bishop Flesey, Father John Job, Father Joseph O'Brien, O. Carm., and Father James Mulloy, S.D.B. for conducting the service and hearing the confessions. We are a truly blessed community. December 8 th Mass Fr. John led the Children s Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. We are so pleased so many of our students and families attended and participated. Special thanks to the Altar Servers, Lector, Eucharistic Ministers, Greeters, and MBS Staff for their time, dedication, and talents. Advent Retreat Ray Boswell, the potter, gave the Home Study and Summer class children a wonderful lesson on Advent and why we observe the season. He used his potter s wheel along with a slide show to reinforce the Reason for the Season. We had a wonderful turnout of more than 125 people. Thank you all for coming.

6 Page Six December 18, 2016 Events at the Benedictine Sisters A New Year's Eve retreat for women is offered at St. Walburga Monastery, Elizabeth, NJ at 4:00 pm Saturday eve until 1:00 pm Sunday. Join others to begin the New Year with prayer and reflection. $60. For information and registration contact Sr Marita, ; maritaosb@aol.com. Is God seeking you to journey with Him in religious life? Come listen to His call by participating in a Vocation Discernment Retreat for women with the Benedictine Sisters of Elizabeth, NJ, January 13-15, For information contact Sr. Mariette Therese at Ext 274 or SrMariette@aol.com. Benedictine Center of St Walburga Monastery, Elizabeth, NJ invites all to "A Weekend with Thomas Merton," January Enjoy a Weekend pondering the writings and insights of the famous Trappist monk, Thomas Merton. $135 For information and registration contact Sr Marita, ; maritaosb@aol.com. Position Opening in the Office of Communications and Public Relations Position: Public Relations Specialist Reports to: Director, Office of Communications and Public Relations GENERAL DESCRIPTION Plans and conducts public relations programs designed to create and maintain favorable public image for employer or client Anyone interested in applying for this position should do so in writing. Please include resume and refer to position title. Contact: Office of Human Resources Fax (973) / - floresra@rcan.org Supplementing Retirement with a Planned Gift Are you nearing retirement or are already retired and are looking to make a year-end gift? If so, a Charitable Gift Annuity can be a way to supplement your retirement income and help your parish at the same time. Also, if you are 70 ½ or older, don t forget about the IRA Charitable Rollover. Let the Archdiocese of Newark help you set up a Charitable Gift Annuity by contacting Theresa Lynch in the Planned Giving Office. She can be reached at (973) or by at lynchthe@rcan.org Rachel s Vineyard Retreats Sponsored by: The Newark Archdiocese Respect Life Office Are you suffering from an abortion experience? Do you have feelings of guilt and anxiety? Do you suffer from depression? There is Hope! Rachel s Vineyard Retreats rachelsvineyard.org Heals the pain from abortion- One week-end at a time When: January 6-8, 2017 (Spanish Retreat) May 12-14, 2017 September 8-10, 2017 Where: Archdiocesan Youth Retreat Center 499 Belgrove Drive, Kearny NJ, Cost: $150 (includes all retreat materials and meals) For more information contact the Respect Life Office Cheryl A. Riley or via rileyche@rcan.org. All calls and s are confidential. Worldwide Marriage Encounter The search is underway for Longest Married Couple in the U.S. Do you think you know who they are? Maybe it s your parents grandparents That nice couple who live down the street Nominating a couple is easy! Just send their names, wedding date and where they live and your contact information to: wwmelmc2017@gmail.com Nominations accepted until January 8, Winners will be announced February 2017 to celebrate World Marriage Day. Nominate a couple you know today!

7 Cover Sheet Church Name and Address Most Blessed Sacrament 787 Franklin Lake Road Franklin Lakes, NJ Phone Contact Person Cheryl Hendricks or Krista Vancophsky Software Microsoft Publisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Number of Pages Sent 7 Pages. (7 pages. Please call with any questions, thank you). Sunday Date of Publication December 18, 2016 Transmission Time Thursday, 11:00 pm THANK YOU.