Holy Family Catholic Church

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1 Holy Family Catholic Church Cherish the Past, Celebrate the Present, Create a bright Future 15 Gender Road, Newark, DE (302) Very Rev. Mark Kelleher Pastor mkelleher@holyfamilynewark.org Rev. Michael J. Cook Associate Pastor mcook@holyfamilynewark.org Rev. A. William Rajayan Priest in Residence awms@live.com Mr. Joseph Certesio, Sr. Deacon jcertesio@holyfamilynewark.org Mrs. Mare Draper Director of Religious Education mdraper@holyfamilynewark.org Mrs. Judith Stives Business Manager jstives@holyfamilynewark.org Mr. Richard E. Mitchell, III Director of Worship Arts rmitchell@holyfamilynewark.org Our Mission Statement Holy Family parish is a welcoming community of faith rooted in the Roman Catholic Tradition. As members of the Body of Christ, we are a multi-cultural and multi-generational parish called to share our gifts and talents. Our experience of worship in Word and Sacrament compels us to witness to all people through catechesis, service and evangelization. GENERAL INFORMATION Church Office Fax Number Web Page: Office Hours Monday through Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM & 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM; Friday: 9:00 AM to Noon Saturday: 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM; Sunday: 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM Religious Education Office Fax Number Religious Education Office Hours Monday through Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM to Noon Youth Ministry Office ext. 138 Parish Outreach Office Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Wednesday, Friday - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ST. VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY FINANCE COUNCIL Executive Officer: John Lynch MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Evening: 5:00 PM Sunday Masses: 8:00, 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM Daily Mass: Monday through Saturday 9:00 AM SACRAMENTS Baptism: outside of the Lenten Season. Baptisms are scheduled with the Church Office and normally occur during the Sunday Liturgy or on the 2nd & 3rd Sunday of the month at 1:30 PM. Baptismal Program for Parents: Generally bi-monthly on the 3rd Monday of the month, at 7:00 PM. To register call Matrimony: Consult parish priest or deacon at least one year in advance and before any plans or decisions are made. Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 PM or by appointment. SICK AND HOMEBOUND If you are sick or homebound and would like to receive Eucharist at home on a regular basis, please call the Church Office at CHRIST THE TEACHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL OFFICE: Our Regional Catholic School Sr. LaVerne King, R.S.M., Principal Address: 2451 Frazer Road, Newark, DE For more information call the school office at Web Page: November 13, Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 FROM OUR PASTOR: FATHER MARK KELLEHER There is a change coming. We all hate change until we get used to it, and then we wonder what the big deal was! The change that s coming has to do with our Breaking Bread Hymnals and the Missals that contain the Sunday readings which are available at the entrances to the church. ST. VINCENT DePAUL THANKSGIVING BASKETS Once again the St. Vincent DePaul Society will be providing Thanksgiving Baskets to the needy families of our Parish and community. If you are able to donate a turkey for these baskets, a signup sheet is provided in the gathering space. If you do not get a chance to sign up, we still want your turkeys! Turkeys should be brought to the hall the weekend of November 19/20. Our members will be at each mass to assist. Other items needed to complete the meal, such as stuffing mix, instant mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, canned vegetables and gravy may also be donated. As we do every year, on the First Sunday of Advent (November 27, 2016) we will have new Breaking Bread Hymnals. However this year they will include the Sunday readings. We no longer will need the Missals at the entrances to the church. By combining these two books into one the parish will save close to $1000 per year. The second part of the change is that the hymnals will no longer be stored in the book racks in the pews. The hymnals will be stored on rolling library carts. The carts will be at the entrances to the church and you will take a hymnal as you enter the church. Thanksgiving Mass Schedule. Our Thanksgiving Mass will be on the eve of Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 23 rd at 7:00 p.m. There will be no daily Mass on Thursday, November 24 th. Please place these items in a bag marked THANKSGIVING and place them on the tables in the coat closet in the Hall. (Go through the double doors to the Hall from the foyer and coat closet is first door on the left. ) Money contributions and scrip cards toward this project are greatly appreciated and should be labeled St. Vincent DePaul and delivered to the church office. Thank you for your continued generosity to the St. Vincent DePaul Society. Without your help we would not be able to provide a Happy Thanksgiving to families less fortunate. God Bless Holy Family. 308-Holy Family Page 2

3 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH MINISTRY Mare Draper, DRE or by phone: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Santa Breakfast tickets are coming soon! Stay tuned YOUTH MINISTRY **Sunday Nite Lites: Our next gathering will be held on November 20th from 7-9pm. Open to all 8 th grade through high school students! Join us in the Youth Room for a night filled with great friends, food, and the ultimate re-set: praise and prayer. Meet new people, rekindle friendships -- it's all there waiting for you! Just a quick reminder: Cheese Pizza is available before RE classes at 5:30pm. If you would like to participate, please signup on our website: religioused. You can order ahead by checking off the dates you will participate AND pay ahead as well! Still Needed Follow us on Instagram for up-tothe minute news and info: "hfamnewarkyouth". SAVE THE DATE: DECEMBER 10 TH = SANTA BREAKFAST! Elves needed to make the Breakfast a success. Age: 6 th grade and up (including adults!!) No Experience necessary training will be provided. All information is on the website. Signup a MUST! Looking forward to working with Santa s special helpers! Financial Sponsors are still needed to help some of our families in need. If you would like to help a family, please contact us. weekend. Confirmation2016 Please keep our Confirmandi in our prayers this weekend as they embark on their spiritual journey at the retreat. This is the final step before making the sacrament of Confirmation next ADULT FORMATION: Save the Date: Fr. Mark's Family Day of Reflection: Saturday, December 3 rd. 9am Mass followed by continental breakfast, group activity, reflection and prayer. Signups and additional information coming soon! Confirmation MASS: SATURDAY, November 19th at 5pm. Please arrive in the Parish Hall by 4pm. The pews reserved are for the parents, sponsors and candidates ONLY. Please plan accordingly for your families as no additional seating accommodations will be made. Early bird gets the worm if you know what we are saying! HIGHSCHOOL, SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP: Please see website for details and additional information! Check out our website for the latest and greatest service opportunities. If you are in 9th grade, you are welcome to start your Confirmation Service Hours requirements. After all, you have about 1.5 million to go before your life is over. Why wait to start? Lol Page Three 308-Holy Family

4 Parish News and Happenings PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Denise Robinson Mary Ann Bulatewicz Tim Ziegler Katie Ziegler Mike John Romer Helen Gorski Millie Nash Frances Kulaszewski Theresa Neff Xavier Rohrer Dianna - Franny P. -Judi H. Chris Pruitt Maureen McCloskey Rob Drew K Thomas Boyle Ava Ponzo Gerald T. Stafford, Jr. Sally Downes Joyce West Jill Martone Joyce Hamilton Loretta McCullough Tom S. - Butch Cicconi Steve Purvis Snapper Jablonski Catherine Perillo Louis Bud Schaub Robert Cichocki Marian Santos Bryan Horner Christopher Faust Sister Ann McAlpin Anne Neri Donna Thomas Maryellen Schwenk Arianne Shuma Karen Berman Richard Baxter Judy Hughes Mary Wilson Charlotte Reynolds Thelma & Robert Morris Rachael Tolliver-Bey and Baby Timmy Robert McClain Patrick Resendiz Joann Criste Nancy L. Lawrence Jayden Hutchison Frances Hamill Nicholas Curran Victor Lusardi Mary Ann Spencer Marlene Kreutz Ed Richards Joan Archangelo Cherie Galliani George Dougherty Jennie Musacchio Stephen Swarter Paul Winkleman Madelena Gootee We welcome 7 new families to our Holy Family Parish Marie-Giselle Amougou/Clement N. Awahmukalah and sons Apolinar and Ernestino Garcia and daughter Adrian and Carmen Trujillo and sons Aileen Simpson Phuoc Tran/Minhchau Njuyen and Son Eric Allman Maryann Lagasse SILENT PRAYER: Our parish has a group of people who will earnestly pray for any needs you have. This is done anonymously via a telephone prayer chain. If you have a special need for which you are in need of prayer call: , , or and we will pray for you. Holy Family s Giving Tree Holy Family's Annual Giving Tree will begin on Saturday Nov 19th. Our giving tree provides our parish children with a Christmas dinner and presents to open Christmas morning when otherwise their tree may be empty due to unforeseen family situations. Tags for each family will be available before and after each mass during the weekends of November 19th and 26th. All gifts should be returned unwrapped to the hall by December 4th. Last year was an immense success thanks to our caring parishioners who ensured each child and family had a wonderful Christmas! If you would like to volunteer for tag days, sorting, or distribution day we would love to have you. Please contact Tammy Ketterer at Thank you for your continued generosity during the season of giving may god richly bless you! Snow Removal Help Needed The gentleman who did our Snowplowing for the parking lot at HFC passed away. We are now looking for a replacement. If anyone in our parish is interested, or if you know of anyone who would be interested in doing this job, please contact Judy Stives at our Church Office. She will be taking bids HolyFamily Page four

5 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, November 12 9:00 am - Dolores Potochney 5:00 pm Brenda Hart Sunday, November 13 8:00 am Daisy Cipolla 10:00 am All Souls 12:00 pm Intentions of Parishioners Monday November 14 9:00 am Sophy Family members Tuesday, November 15 9:00 am Connie Hall Wednesday, November 16 9:00 am All Souls Thursday, November 17 9:00 am All Souls Friday, November 18 9:00 am Betty Stant Saturday, November 19 9:00 am Francis Tjioe 5:00 pm Confirmation Mass Sunday, November 20 8:00 am Jim Erickson 10:00 am John and Elsie Schurgard 12:00 pm All Souls To help with Next Week s Readings: November 20, Our Lord Jesus Christ- King of the Universe First Reading: 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Second Reading: Colossians 1:12-20 Gospel: Luke 23:35-41 May the Choir of Angels come to greet her and speed her to paradise. Please pray for the soul of H Michelle Marie Metcalfe-Jones And all of the souls of the faithful departed. May they rest is peace. Weekly Offertory Weekly Budget : $ 13, (Amount of $ needed to run the parish on a weekly basis) Actual Offertory for 11/6/2016 $15, Shortfall for the week + 2, Budget Goal Year-to-Date: $ 258, Actual Offertory Year-to-Date: $ 234, Shortfall (Deficit) Year-to-Date: $ 23, SCRIP SALES Scrip Sales for week of 10/30/ $5, Net sales for week = $ Total Net Sales for Year = $3, WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, November 13 10:00 am - Children s Liturgy of the Word - HFC 12:00 pm - RCIA Sunday Session - CCR 1:30 pm - Just Do It Mtg. - PHCR1 1:30 pm - Baptisms - HFC Monday, November 14 6:00 pm - RE Grades REC 7:00 pm - K of C St. Michaels - HFH Tuesday, November 15 6:00 pm - RE Grades REC Wednesday, November 16 10:30 am - Staff Meeting - AER 6:30 pm - Pastoral Council Mtg. - CCR 7:00 pm - Choir Rehearsal - HFC Thursday, November 17 9:00 am - Prayer Shawl Mtg. - PHCR1 6:30 pm - Scripture Class - HFH 7:00 pm - Cantor Formation - HFC 7:00 pm - Finance Council Mtg. - CCR 7:00 pm - St. Vincent DePaul Society Mtg. - PHCR1 Friday, November 18 9:45 am - Eucharistic Adoration - HFC Saturday, November 19 Advent Candle Wreath Sale - GS 8:00 am - Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites - REC 1:30 pm - Confirmation Reception - HFH 5 00 pm - Confirmation Mass - HFC Sunday, November 20 Advent Candle Wreath Sale - GS 9:30 pm - RCIA Sunday Session - AER 10:00 am - Religious Ed Pre K & K - REC Rms 2-6 1:30 pm - Just Do It Mtg. - PHCR1 Weekly Schedule Room Key AER Adult Education Room HFC Holy Family Church HFH Holy Family Parish Hall PHCR1 - Parish House Room 1 REC - Religious ED Center The Confirmation Mass this year will take place at the 5:00 pm Mass on Nov. 19th And There will be no confessions heard that day. We expect this Mass to be very crowded. If you regularly attend this Mass, please be prepared for the crowds, or you might want to switch to another Mass. 308-HolyFamily Page 5

6 Parish News and Diocesan News Join the Code Purple Team This Winter HFC participates in Code Purple, which is emergency sanctuary provided by a rotation of Newark-area churches on especially cold nights (generally 20 degrees and/or snowing). The number of guests has been growing every year of this program. Last winter the average night saw 27 people coming in from the cold for a hot meal and a safe place to sleep. If you'd like to join the Code Purple team, please Kelley Bielewicz at kmsb42@hotmail.com. We provide our guests with a hot dinner, a hearty breakfast, and a go-bag for lunch. "Go Bags" consist of the following in gallon-size zipper bags and can be donated ahead of time: Protein source such as a pasta meal, single serving soup/stew, or tuna lunch in pop-top cans Granola bar Crackers with cheese or peanut butter Applesauce or individual fruit cup Spoon Napkin Donations of gloves, hats, scarves, new socks, cough drops, gum, razors, deodorant, lip balm, soap, hand lotion, tissues, word-puzzle books, magazines, paperbacks, AA batteries, and hand / foot warmers are very much appreciated. You can drop them off anytime in the collection bin. Thank you for your help with this important ministry. LECTOR BOOKS FOR THE NEW YEAR 2017 ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE CHURCH OF- FICE. The price is: $15.00 Present this coupon at Tony s Bistro and Raymond will donate 20% of the total bill to Holy Family Church Tony s Bistro - 29 Chestnut Hill Plaza Newark, DE Total Amount of Bill $ Saint Michael - Knights of Columbus Council 4548 Nov. 14 7:00 Business Meeting Nov. 28 7:00 Memorial Mass Dec. 3 9:00am Family Day of Reflection On Saturday, November 19th, from 9:00 until 1:00, the Knights of Columbus is sponsoring a Soccer Challenge. It will be held at Christ the Teacher Catholic School Athletic Fields, 2451 Frazer Rd. Newark, DE This is a competition designed for players to demonstrate the most basic soccer skill the penalty kick. Open to all boys and girls in the community, ages 9-14, where each player will be allowed 15 shots at the goal from the penalty line (12 yards from the goal). MEMBERSHIP IN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS is open to men 18 years of age or older who are practical (that is, practicing) Catholics in union with the Holy See. This means that an applicant accepts the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals, aspires to live in accord with the precepts of the Catholic Church.and is in good standing with the Catholic Church. Please contact Bill Black, (Grand Knight), or Joel Watson (Membership Director) The 55+ Group at St. Joseph Parish, Middletown, is planning a 3 day 2 night trip to the Christmas Lights at Virginia Beach/Williamsburg, Va., on December There is no age limit. If you are interested in joining us, please call Marie at for details. Christmas Dance Party with the Geator with the Heator Jerry Blavat..Friday, December 9, 2016, St. Elizabeth s Grant Hall, 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. Cost is $40 per person (must be 21 years of age) includes Dinner, Wine, Beer, & Soda (cash bar available) for tickets call, Mania or Roseann Benefit for St. Elizabeth Church Pilgrimage to South Dakota, Rose Bud Indian Reservation and St. Francis Mission July 7-13, 2017 The Diocese of Wilmington s Native American Ministry, along with Journey with the Bear, St. Kateri circle, and Collette Travel is hosting our second pilgrimage in the USA. The Creator has provided us with such wonderful lands to discover and learn of our Native brothers and sister. Please sign up by December 30, 2016 to receive a $50.00 discount per person. For more information please contact Sharon Ward, call or text. 308-Holy Family Page Six