Second Sunday of Advent December 10, Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk

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1 Second Sunday of Advent December 10, 2017 Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. John Chang Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O Brien Deacons Tom Cechulski, Sr. Charles R. Daye, Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Sr. Ann Norton, D.R.E. Linda Clayton Business Manager Deacon Gino Esposito Director of Music Emer O Mahony Youth Ministry Coordinator Sister Ann Norton Phone Contacts Rectory Convent School Religious Education Rectory Fax Rectory Office Hours: M-F 9:00-4:30 PM Second & Fourth Saturday 9AM 12:30 PM Baptisms: Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month,. Weekend Masses: Saturdays: 4:00 PM Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12 noon, 5PM Daily Masses: Mon-Fri 7:20 AM & 12 Noon, Sat: 8AM Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. Healing Mass every first Friday at 7:30PM Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:45PM and before each Sunday Mass

2 Mass Intentions for this Week December 10, 2017 MONDAY 7:20 Int. of John & Lisa Franey... Bill and Cheryl Wegner 12:00 Maryann Gularek... John & Alice Clark SATURDAY 8:00AM Veronica Broderick... McCarthy Family TUESDAY... Our Lady of Guadalupe 7:20 Janet Duley... Patti Napurano 12:00 Marianne Miller... Reppy Family WEDNESDAY... St. Lucy, v. & m. 7:20 Int. of Lauren Seney... Joan Mador 12:00 Int. of Fr. Vic Magdaroag... John & Alice Clark THURSDAY... St. John of the Cross, pr. & dr. 7:20 Int. of Fr. Vic Magdaroag... Rieker Family 12:00 Mary Gorman...Family FRIDAY 7:20 Joseph Gorini...Dukett Family 12:00 Suzanne Ortega..Diane Jankowski Events for this coming Week 4PM For the People of the Parish SUNDAY... Third Sunday of Advent 7:30 Joe Vander Veken... Robert & Violet Brienza 9:00 Maggie A. Tufano... Christopher & Corrinne Tufano 10:30 Dec d parents of McNally & Zdaniecki Families... Family 12:00 Jeanette Browarski... Kelly & Teddy Henschel 5:00PM Robert O Connor... Yurga Family Sanctuary Candle Week of December 10, 2017 In memory of Bonnie Yuro.....Pat and Eileen McCarthy Chapel Candles Week of December 10, 2017 Intention of Mr. & Mrs. Nunzio DeFalco & Family...Rose DeFalco See our website Sacrificial Offering Update Last Weeks Offering: $17, Thank you for your continued support. Readings for the Week of December 10, 2017 Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11; 2Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8 Monday: Is 35:1-10; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Zec 2:14-17: Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Mt 17-9a, Next Sunday: Is 6:1 1-2a, 10-11; 1 Thes 5: 16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

3 Pastor s Notes Scripture Meditation Throughout biblical history, many people have gone to the desert to listen more intently for God's voice. The Hebrew word for wilderness, midvar, is derived from a Semitic root that means, "to lead flocks or herds to pasture." Eremos, the Greek word used to translate midvar, denotes an isolated wasteland or desert. A related term, "wilderness," refers to something judged to be wild and bewildering. A careful look at the root of the word midvar reveals the word davar meaning "word" or "message." The Hebraic notion of "desert" or "wilderness" is a holy place where God's word is unbound and completely free to be heard, experienced and lived. The Spirit of God enabled the prophets to share God's attitudes, God's values, God's feelings and God's emotions. This enabled them to see the events of their time as God saw them, and to experience, in the same way, these events as God saw them. They shared God's justified indignation, God's compassion, God's sorrow, God's disappointment, God's revulsion, God's sensitivity for people and Gods seriousness about the concrete events of their time. We may not have the luxury of traveling to the wilderness of Judah, nor the privilege of a week s retreat in the Sinai Desert this Advent. However, we can certainly carve out a little desert wilderness in the midst of our activity and noise by visiting our Adoration Chapel. Let us go to that sacred place and allow the Word of God to speak to us, to heal us, to reorient us, and to lead us to the heart of Christ, Whose coming we await this Advent. Father Karl Rahner, once wrote: "We have to listen to the voice of the one calling in the wilderness, even when it confesses: I am not He. You cannot choose not to listen to this voice, 'because it is only the voice of a man (John the Baptist).' And, likewise, you cannot lay aside the message of the Church, because the Church is 'not worthy to untie the shoelaces of its Lord Who goes on before it.' It is, indeed, still Advent." Because Christmas is on a Monday, the Sunday evening Masses will not fulfill your Sunday obligation. Please attend the Saturday vigil Mass or one of the morning Masses on Sunday to fulfill your Sunday obligation. Fr. Euk "The Baptism of Repentance and Purification in the Holy Spirit" John the Baptist's life was fueled by one burning passion - to point others to Jesus Christ and to the coming of his kingdom. Who is John the Baptist and what is the significance of his message for our lives? Scripture tells us that John was filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb (Luke 1:15, 41) by Christ himself, whom Mary had just conceived by the Holy Spirit. When Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth, John leaped in her womb as they were filled with the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:41). The fire of the Spirit dwelt in John and made him the forerunner of the coming Messiah. John was led by the Spirit into the wilderness prior to his ministry where he grew in the word of God and was tested in preparation for his prophetic mission. John's clothing was reminiscent of the prophet Elijah (see Kings 1:8). Extended Hours for Confession Saturday, Dec. 16th 1:30 PM-3:45 PM Sunday, Dec. 17th 4:00 PM 5:00 PM Important Message Sunday, December 24th, is the 4th week in Advent. Sunday evening begins the Christmas Vigil Masses. So, the Sunday evening Masses will not fulfill your Sunday obligation, they will fulfil your Christmas obligation. Please attend the Saturday vigil Mass or one of the morning Masses on Sunday to fulfill your Sunday obligation. Thank you. Christmas Weekend Mass Schedule Sunday Obligation: Dec. 23 Saturday 4:00 PM Dec. 24 Sunday 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM Noon Christmas Obligation Dec. 24 Sunday Dec. 25 Monday 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM Noon 4:00 PM 4:10 PM Gym 7:30 PM 10:00 PM (High Mass)

4 OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE Please Pray for Our Sick Tom Lovito Lorraine Groh Marjorie Paulmann Mark Stoughton Mia Castellan Baby Dylan Gallego Connie Camilleri Rosemary DeFalco Diane Grad Erin Haber Monica Noble Steven Hensle Paula Baiga Diane Cudhedy Jake Infanti Bob Yuro Joe Oates Jane Oates Ann Donovan John Kerod Dorothy Sabol Robert Farrell Christine Clements John Rodrigues Cathy Forman Ed Kelly Dennis Hayward Kathy Hayward Marie Schmidt Christopher Hunt Greg Mador Brayden Walton Victoria Burke Robert O Malley Sr. Karen & Dylan D Souza-Casiero Gianna Faith Malen Kevin Corcoran Barbara Sewing Rose Perrotta Sharon Calabria Nicole Kessner Joanne Oates Carmen Devone Mike Kuris Milagros Martino Corinne Kerod Robert Robisky Katherine Scotto Shirley Alino Charles Layton John Burke Retired Bishop John Smith Erasmo Ninamango Douglas Floyd Ella Floyd Judy Silagi Denise Worster Vinnie Gaglardi Mary Ann Morelli Michelle Schultz Roberta Wingren Carl Lahetta Antonio Esposito Gavin Femiano Jen Arico George Keith Kathy Aiello Marisa D Sa Joseph Greco Please Pray for our Parishioners Serving our Country: Sgt. Sean T. Curran Sgt. Brennan Six PV2 William Wotton GSMI Sandro Farduchi Sgt. Krystyna Cechulski Major Julio Collazos S.R. Steven Brennan Sgt. Gregory Hiller PFC Zackary Burkey LCDR Matthew W. Smith Sgt. Luke Wlodkowski 1st Lt. Robert F. Farrell 1st Lt. Ash Young Sgt. Paul Coyle Sgt. Matt Myers CHRISTMAS CANTATA St. Veronica Music Ministry invites you to attend our Christmas Cantata, 'The Living Light' at 9:30pm on Christmas Eve, before the 10pm Christmas Eve Mass. For those of you that missed it last year, we are offering another opportunity to attend this 'dramatic musical experience for Christmas'. We pray that this presentation will enhance your Christmas Devotions, and bring you joy. Undoer of Knots Please join us for the next rosary and novena to Our Lady Undoer of Knots on Friday, December15, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. in the narthex of St. Veronica s Church. All are welcome. If interested, please call Sheila Maloney at so enough materials will be available. Thanks and we hope to see you then! Ask the Pastor Due to low attendance, we will not have anymore scheduled Ask the Pastor sessions. Thank you. Save the Date Under the Sea St. Veronica School Gift Auction March 2, 2018 Baptism St. Veronica s Parish Family wishes to welcome those who have become members through the Sacrament of Baptism. Maximus Arthur, son of William & Maria Stahnten Thank you for the gift of life! Church and Chapel Sanctuary Candles If you would like to donate a Sanctuary Candle for a loved one, please contact the rectory office ( ). Candles will be in memory of or intentions of the named individual for one week (Sunday to Saturday) and announced in our bulletin. Weekly Donation: Church Candle $15 Chapel Candles $20 (2). This is Christmas-A Christmas Festival! Sponsored by St. Catherine of Siena, St. Veronica & St. William the Abbot Friday, December 15, 2017 At St. Catherine of Siena Parish Hall at 7PM ~Choir Performances ~Caroling ~Visit from St. Nicholas ~Tree Lighting ~Cookies & Cider Reception RSVP by Dec. 1st to: christmasfestival@sienachurch.org

5 Air Conditioner Replacement Campaign Goal- $200, To Date Donations: $38, Please continue to help reach our goal to replace the AC system. Thank you to those who have donated and for your continued support. March for Life Washington, D.C. January 19, 2018 This year again, we will joining St. Robert Bellarmine s bus to go down to the March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 19, Cost is $10.00 per person. Please save the date. St. Veronica Cafeteria is available for rent for family and special events. Call the rectory. Giving Tree Gifts Due This Weekend Tape the paper ornament to the outside of the package. It is important that the ornament be attached to the gift as this is the only method we have for distributing the gifts to the proper individual. All gifts MUST be returned to the church narthex no later than 1:00PM on Sunday, December 10th. Please return the gifts on time. The various organizations will be picking up the gifts on Monday, December 11th so that they have time to organize and distribute them before Christmas. Thank you for your generosity. Holiday Remembrance Program For those who are grieving this Christmas season Sponsored by O Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Hwy 35, Wall Saturday, December 16th at 1PM. This special program includes the dedication of our tree and a candle lighting service. There is no fee, however, please bring a new and unwrapped toy to be donated in memory of your loved one. Seating is limited. Call for additional information and to reserve a seat for this special event Christian prayer guides are available at the rectory. Cost: $3.50 Adoration Chapel The best, surest and most effective way of establishing everlasting PEACE on the face of the earth is through the great power of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Pope Saint John Paul II O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord Registered adorers insure our commitment to keep the chapel open 24/7. Give Him time and He will give Himself to you. Hours Urgently Needed: Sunday : 7AM, 5PM Monday: 1AM Wednesday: 12 midnight Saturday: 6PM, 7PM (Urgent) Contact Debbie drev514@aol.com or leave message Christmas Wafers Christmas Wafers are available in the rectory. Cost: $5.00 Gift Cards Available at St. Veronica School Office Support St Veronica School with the purchase of gift cards for routine shopping and gifts! Cash and checks accepted. $25 Target, itunes, Kohl's, Macy's, Stop & Shop, Shop Rite, Barnes & Noble, Wawa, Applebee's, Panera, Dunkin Donuts cards and more. ***School earns cash rebates at no additional cost to you!! Please help support our school! Keep Christ in Christmas Magnets Magnets are on sale in the CCD Office in the school. Cost: $5.00 OUR NEEDS Donated Couch and Loveseat. An 80 couch and 60 loveseat. Please call Janet at Pantry Needs Peanut butter, jelly, pancake mix (complete), syrup, rice, pasta, macaroni and cheese