Mass Schedule: St. Veronica s: Saturday: 4:30 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM Confessions: Saturday: 4:00 PM to 4:15 PM Sunday: Before Masses

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1 314 Chestnut Ave. Hawley, PA Mass Schedule: Queen Of Peace: Daily (M-F):9:00 AM Sat.: 9:00 AM Liturgy of the Word with Communion Saturday: Sunday: First Fridays: Saturday: 5:30 PM 8:30 AM & 11:30 AM 9:00 AM & 5:30 PM Confessions: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Mass Schedule: St. Veronica s: Saturday: 4:30 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM Confessions: Saturday: 4:00 PM to 4:15 PM Sunday: Before Masses 122 Shiny Mtn. Rd. Greentown, PA Rev. Richard W. Beck, Pastor Passionist Priests of St. Ann s Basilica Deacon Matt Lorent Parish Staff: William Ferraro, Business Manager Frances Peters, Parish Secretary Kevin Palan, Director of Music Mary Kennedy, Youth Faith Formation Director Finance Council Maureen Beilman, Chairperson Pastoral Council Erik Manassy, Chairperson Catholic Outreach Erik Manassy, Coordinator Rectory Office Phone: Fax: Business Manager: qofpeace1@gmail.com Parish Secretary: qpparishsec@gmail.com Mon-Thurs: 9:00 AM - Noon & 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Friday: 9:00AM - Noon Saturday/Sunday: Closed web page: Youth Faith Formation Office Phone: or Fax: Program Director: qpfaithkids@gmail.com Tuesday-Thursday 9:00AM - 4:30PM Sunday: 9:00AM - 12:30PM Facebook: Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Peace Winter Weather Policy The Rectory Office and Faith Formation Office will be following the Wallenpaupack School District Schedule. If the schools are delayed, closed, or released early due to inclement weather our offices will also be delayed, closed, or close early. If school is released early on Tuesdays or Thursdays, there will be NO faith Formation classes. Welcome The Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace & St. Veronica Parish Families Welcome all of you who have come to worship with us today. We would like to encourage you to participate fully in the spiritual, ministerial and social life of our parish community. Please contact our office to register if needed. 1

2 Readings for November 25, 2018 First Reading: Daniel 7:13-14 (161B) Second Reading: Revelation 1:5-8 Gospel: John 18:33b-37 Father Beck would like to invite everyone to attend a Charismatic Healing Mass Queen of Peace Church Tuesday, November 20, :00 Song and Praise, 7:30 Healing Mass The emphasis for the service will be on spiritual healing including healing for victims of sexual and all other forms of assault/ abuse, the healing of bad memories and the releasing of the dead. The evening will begin with Song and Praise at 7:00PM and the Mass will be celebrated at 7:30PM with the anointing after Communion. For more information please call the Rectory Office at or visit us at Holy Day of Obligation: Vigil and Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Thursday, 12/7/17 : Vigil Mass at Queen of Peace 5:30PM Friday, 12/8/17: Mass at Queen of Peace 9:00AM Mass at St. Veronica 5:30PM Friday, Vigil 12/ pm QP Lector Erik Manassy Tony & Susan Kietrys Altar Server Carolyn & David Manassy 5.30 pm SV Lector Gerry Durkin Minister Linda Flynn Saturday, Holy day, 12/8 9 am QP Lector Mary White Joe Ierubino Deacon John Altar Server Peggy Meszler THE ANNUAL MASS OF REMEMBRANCE The Annual Mass of Remembrance will be held on Saturday, November 24th. Father Richard Beck will be celebrating the annual Memorial Mass for all those members of our Parish Family and relatives of parishioners who went home to God between Nov. 1, 2017 and October 31, They will be remembered in a special way. Memorial Service will be at 8:45am. Mass will be celebrated at 9:00am. A reception will be held in the Parish Hall immediately after the Mass. We cordially invite you to take part in this celebration to honor your loved one. If a loved one passed away during this period and you would like them remembered or if you are interested in attending, please contact Rosemarie Mazzotta at by 11/16/18 FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING One of the primary devotions in our faith is our adoration of Our Dear Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Sunday, November 25, 2018 we will have a morning of Eucharistic Adoration at Queen of Peace Church. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will begin after the 8:30AM Mass and continue until the beginning of the 11:30AM Mass. Walking with Jesus There will be a lite fare reception following the 11.30AM Mass hosted by the Knights of Columbus. A reminder about First Fridays December 7, 2018 will be the last First Friday exposition until April 5, 2019 due to winter weather. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will follow the 9:00am Communion Service & continue throughout the day until 5:00 pm 30 minutes prior to the Vigil Mass. 2

3 Penance Service As part of our spiritual preparation for the coming of Christ, we should plan to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Penance Services for Advent will be on: Sunday, December 9, 2018 St. Thomas More, Lake Ariel 2:00PM Sunday, December 23, 2018 Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace 3:00PM Advent Youth Mass Please join us on Sunday, December 2nd at 11:30 for the Advent Youth Mass. Children will depict the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to await the birth of Christ. Families are invited to join us for a St. Nicholas Celebration immediately following Mass in the Parish Hall. "Because of your generosity in contributing to our Bag a Month (BAM) Food Collection Program, our Knights of Columbus Council will be sending this and next month an extra $500 to each of the three local food pantries we assist. The additional $500 will enable the pantries to buy holiday turkeys, hams, etc. A big thank you from the Rev. B. Healey Knights of Columbus Council 797. " CHRISTMAS ANGEL PROGRAM If you have children 15 years old or younger, who need a brighter Christmas, come to the Rectory with your proof of address, children's birth certificates, ages and sizes. We will ask our parishioners to help and purchase clothes and age appropriate toys. ANGEL TAGS ARE AVAILABLE Those parishioners wishing to help, please call or come in to the Rectory for a tag for a child/ family in need. This year we have many children in need of warm winter clothes. This year we are also asking some parishioners to help a few families, parents included, with a small token gift and Christmas dinner baskets. Who doesn t love a delicious bowl of homemade soup? Our youth group will be selling pints of homemade soup before and after Masses at Queen of Peace on the weekend of December 1 & 2. Please support It is now possible to keep two addresses in our computer census program. Snowbirds should write their winter addresses and the dates they will be gone on their contribution envelopes so that they can get their statements in January! Thanks for your help in this effort to provide everyone with up-to-date information. 3

4 Christmas Floral Remembrances Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace and St. Veronica s, will again be inviting our parishioners to make contributions towards the cost of the flowers that decorate our Altars in both churches. If you would like to remember a loved one, please fill out a Christmas Flower Offering Envelopes that are located at the entrances of your churches. The Memorial list will be included with the bulletin the weekend of December 22/23, 2018 Please place your envelope in the collection basket by December 2, 2018 DUE TO THE FLU SEASON We ask you not to shake hands with the Priest, Deacons, Altar Servers and Eucharistic before or after Mass. During the Sign of Peace just use an acknowledgement to each other, like a nod or a wave. God Bless, Father Rick ORGANIST NEEDED Queen of Peace Parish is looking for a backup organist who could be available to cover occasional funerals and weekend masses at both Queen of Peace and St Veronica's. Singing would be useful also but is not required. Queen of Peace weekend Mass schedule Saturday at 5:30 pm Sunday at 8:30 am and 11:30 am. St Veronica weekend schedule Saturday at 4:30 pm Sunday at 10:00 am Funeral Masses are typically at 10:00 AM weekdays Anyone interested please call Fran at the rectory at / qpparishsec@gmail.com and submit you contact information including and cell phone if available. MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2018 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE AM MASS IN THE PARISH HALL Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace Church 314 Chestnut Ave. Hawley, Pa This training is in keeping with Pennsylvania State Law and the Diocese of Scranton guidelines. All Adult volunteers must take this course. There are two ways to do this, either online or in a class room setting. The link for the online training is as follows: There is a certificate to print that you need to bring to the Rectory Office when class is completed. For those of you that have already taken class, ie: teachers, school workers, social workers, please bring the Certificate of Completion to the Rectory Office. This is different than the Virtus training Protecting God s Children. To register, for any questions or concerns please call Minimum of 10 attendees required. This will be that last live class for a while. If you do not attend this session, please have it done online by January 1, Everyone is invited. 4

5 Keep in your Prayers Larry Blatz Joanne Parra June Utegg Roberta Sefchick Matthew & Family Bob & Carol Krenzel Sue Delling Eileen Martinell Anna & Rich Glazier Tom Millinamow Father Paul Mullen Christopher Scharff Mary Sincoskie The Thomas Family Michael McLaughlin Colleen Griffin Frances Cahill Marge Unflat Lou J. Joan Para Anna French Mary White John Serena & Family Catherine Horton Madlyn Borelli Linda Lassley Mickey Foster Kathy Jim Conrad Nathan Mackle Alex Ursula Belka Jeanne McLaughlin Arlene Dempsey Ginny Arnone Richard Ciszak Colleen Halliday Thomas Pancaro Patricia Spoor Patricia Brown James Richard Tosto Vincent Kelleher Holly Katherine Tosto Raymond Rivera Mary C The Halliday Family Alex P Carl Bodeker Sue Burke Karin & Otto Palmer William Flederbach Julia Halpin Greta Flederbach Beverly & Jack Robertson Barbara Flederbach Danny Campion Conrad Deutsch Robert Koebel Eleanor Parra To Everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven A Time to Be Born: Marriage: Nicole Kovar & Antonio Perito Welcome: Nicholas Gileta Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Stadnyk Time to Die: Linda R Hanf Michael Aspinall Michele A. Annunziato Ted Edgar Andrew Camera Robert Boyce The Blessed Mother candle burns This week in Loving Memory of Ted Wiedenmen From: wife, Ann The Tabernacle candle burns This week In Loving Memory of George J. Palfrey From: his Daughter NOVEMBER 19-25, 2018 Monday 9:00 AM QP Joe Kearney - Anne Murphy Tuesday 9:00 AM QP Barbara Szostak - The Family Wednesday 9:00 AM QP George Damm - Fran & Gil Clancy Thursday 9:00 AM QP Anne Fonalledas - John & Roseann Bravata Friday 9:00 AM QP Reba Dein - Joseph Drake & Family Saturday 9:00 AM QP 4:30 PM SV 5:30 PM QP Sunday 8:30 AM QP 11:30 AM QP 10:00 AM SV Saturday 4:30 PM SV 5:30 PM QP Lector Sunday 8:30 AM QP Mass of Remembrance Those of Our Parish Family Michael Nalesnik - Arlene & Ron John Felice - Tom Regenski, Sr. Walter Barnes - Wife, children & Grandchildren John J. Dunn - his wife November 24/25, 2018 Lector Gerry Durkin Minister Deacon Matt Lector 11:30 AM QP Lector 10:00 AM SV Lector Minister Chris Bower Craig Bower Lisa McMurray Jean Ann Ferraro Luciana Babyak Arlene Battista Ron Battista Anthony Sanseverino Deacon John Sophia Harmuth Melissa Monte Marianne Vassallo Teresa Ammendola Mary Corio Jack Monte Ann Marie Reap Linda Flynn The candles for A Time of Hope and Healing, burn for the victims and families of all kinds of abuse and violence, are sponsored this week by the staff of Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace and St. Veronica 5