Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel - OLGC - 230 East 90 th Street - STM - 65 East 89 th Street New York City, New York 10128 December 24, 2017 CLERGY Rev. Kevin V. Madigan, Pastor Msgr. Patrick McCahill, Deaf Ministry Rev. Maximo Villanueva, Parochial Vicar Rev. Michael O Hara, OMI, Assisting Priest STAFF OLGC Email: OLGCrectory@gmail.com Joan Barton, Director of Music Marcelle Devine, Coordinator of Religious Ed.. STAFF - STM James Siranovich, Interim Director of Music STMSchola@gmail.com Edward Litcher, Business Manager STMBusiness@gmail.com Sharon McKenna, Sacristan Margaret Peet, Development STMParish@gmail.com PARISH TRUSTEES Christopher Baldwin Paul Saunders PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT Maureen Young FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON Michael Poulos OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL PARISH OFFICE (212) 289-1742 FAX (646) 669-7811 E-MAIL: OLGCRectory@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.olgcstm.org ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH OFFICE (212) 876-7718 FAX (212) 831-5756 E-MAIL: StmParish@thomasmorechurch.org WEBSITE: www.olgcstm.org SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE - OLGC Saturday Evening: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Morning: 9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m.- Spanish Mass 11:30 a.m. - Choral Mass Sunday Evening: 6:00 p.m. SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE - STM Saturday Evening: 5:45 p.m. Sunday Morning: 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. - Family Mass Sunday Afternoon: 12:00 p.m. - Choral Mass Sunday Evening: 5:45 p.m. WEEKDAY MASSES - OLGC Monday thru Friday: 9:00 am and 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am WEEKDAY MASSES - STM Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am and 12:15 pm Saturday: 8:00 am and 12:15 pm CONFESSIONS - OLGC Monday thru Friday - 5:45 pm Saturday 4:30 5:15 pm CONFESSIONS - STM Monday thru Friday 12:00 pm - 12:10 pm (before Mass) Saturday 5:00 5:30 pm BAPTISM OLGC - 12:30 pm on Sunday STM - 1:00 pm on Sunday (Arrangements must be made six weeks in advance) MARRIAGE Arrangements should be made at least six months prior to the wedding VISITS TO HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS Our clergy are happy to visit. Call the parish office to arrange.
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel - December 24, 2017 The Fourth Sunday of Advent Theme/Call To Worship As we come to the fourth and final Sunday of Advent, the readings call us to enter more deeply into the mystery of the Incarnation. The readings reveal to us God s work of salvation in the history of Israel and in the life of Mary. Introduction To The Word 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16: The first reading from the Second Book of Samuel contains the Davidic covenant, a major part of the lens through which Israel would eventually envision its Messiah and its messianic age. In today s reading, we hear that the context for the covenant between God and David was grounded in David s concern for the ark of God (also referred to as the Ark of the Covenant ). David s concern to build a house of cedar for the Ark is grounded in his sincere attempt to honor the Ark and by extension, God and all the blessings it had bestowed upon Israel. But God sends the prophet Nathan to redirect David s energy and focus. Rather than David building an everlasting house for the Ark, it is God who would be building an everlasting house and kingdom for David and his descendants. Herein lies the heart of the covenant that God established with David. The earliest believers in Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God saw that, through the birth of Mary s Son, God fulfilled his covenantal promise and pledge to David. Romans 16:25-27: The second reading from Paul s Letter to the Romans is a wonderful summary of Paul s Gospel message. In this short hymn of praise or doxology, Paul speaks of the revelation of the mystery kept secret for long ages... made known to all nations. That revelation to which Paul refers is Jesus Christ, and that mystery is God s plan of salvation to save all people, Jews and Gentiles alike. Luke 1:26-38: The Gospel reading for today is the angel Gabriel s annunciation to Mary of the upcoming birth of her son, Jesus. Notice that Gabriel speaks to the terms of the covenant that God established with David (nearly one thousand years earlier, around 1000 BC) being fulfilled in the birth of Jesus. Adapted from Liturgical Publications Inc, Connect! Uniting Word & World, Dr. Daniel J. Scholz WEEKDAY BIBLE READINGS Sun.: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Rom 16:25-27; Lk 1:26-38 Mon.: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 Night: Is 9:1-6; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Day: Is 52:7-10; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14 Tues.: Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Mt 10:17-22 Wed.: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Thur.: 1 Jn 1:5 2:2; Mt 2:13-18 Fri.: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:22-35 Sat.: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Lk 2:36-40 Preparing for Baptism: To Baptize your child, Parents MUST Pre-Register for a Preparation Meeting and Attend a Meeting on the first Tuesday evening of the month at 7:00PM in the OLGC Rectory. To Pre-Register call 212-289-1742 by 6pm on the day before the class. Baptisms take place on Sundays afternoons (12:30pm at OLGC & 1pm at STM). THE NEXT SESSION WILL BE HELD ON TUES. JANUARY 2 ND OLGC Saturday Morning Breakfast Program Needs Volunteers! Call the rectory 212-289-1742 for more info. Christmas Mass Schedule Our Lady of Good Counsel 8:00pm (Spanish Mass) 12:00 Midnight 9:00am 10:15am (Spanish Mass) 11:30am (Last Mass) 4:00pm (Family Mass) 10:00pm 8:30am 10:00am 12:00 Noon (Last Mass)
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL Celebrant Sunday Mass Dec 24th Sat 5:30pm Fr. Maximo Sun 9:00am Sun 10:15am Sun 11:30am Msgr. McCahill Fr. Florio, SJ () Fr. Florio, SJ (Last Sunday Mass) Dec. 24 Lector EM Sat 5:30pm Tony Johnson Sazs Sexigs Sun 9:00am Jamie Johnson Sylvia Morales Sun 10:15am Sun 11:30am Terri O Connor Chris Williams Eve Eve 8:00pm Eve 12Midnight Day 9:00am Day 10:15am Day 11:30am Celebrant Christmas Fr. Florio, SJ Fr. Sheehan () Fr. Maximo Fr. Sheehan () Msgr. McCahill (Last Christmas Mass) Christmas Lector EM Eve Gladys Cruz Stephanie Whitter Eve 8:00pm Eve 12Midnight Carol Hopkins Carol Hopkins Jorge Rodriguez Day 9:00am Terri O Connor Pat Gloster Day 10:15am Day 11:30am Chris Williams Elysia Gonzalez Sunday December 17, 2017 Regular Collection - $3,271.81 Religious Education - $1,403.27 Attendance 697 The entire parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel and wish to extend our deepest and sincere condolences to the friends and family of our Director of Liturgical Music Education and Children s Choir, Mr. Christopher Gillespie. We pray that he will be welcomed in the protective embrace of our Savior and that he will be justly rewarded for all the good he has done in our community. MASS INTENTIONS AND FEAST DAYS AT OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL DECEMBER 24 DECEMBER 30 Sun. December 24 8:00pm (Spanish Mass) 12:00am (Midnight Mass) Mon. December 25 9:00am Christmas Novena 10:15am (Spanish Mass) 11:30am (Last Christmas Mass) Tues. December 26 St. Stephen 9:00 St Philomena for the Spiritual Guidance of all Priests Wed. December 27 St. John 9:00 Christmas Novena 6:00 George & Isabel Garcia (D) Thurs. December 28 The Holy Innocents 9:00 Mary Hanafin (D) Fri. December 29 St. Thomas Becket 9:00 Godofredo & Teresita Ganade (D) Sat. December 30 9:00 Justa Maria de Fong (D) Sunday Vigil 5:30 Thanksgiving - Christmas Novena Rosary prayed after 9am and 6pm Masses St. Vincent DePaul: If you know of a neighbor or friend who is in temporary need, or would like more information about joining, please leave a message at OLGC or sending an email to blessingifts3@gmail.com. To make a contribution, please drop off your envelope at the OLGC rectory or mail it to: Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 230 East 90 Street, New York, NY 10128. Please mark your envelope - Attn.: Society of SVDP and make your check payable to: Society of SVDP of Our Lady of Good Counsel Conference
Our Lady of Good Counsel DATE EVENT TIME 12/24 Coffee Hour 11:30am 2pm AA Meetings 1:30 2:30 & 3:30 4:30pm 12/25 Blue Army after 9am Mass 12/26 Legion of Mary - Spanish 6:30pm 12/27 Legion of Mary English 2:30pm 12/30 Saturday Morning Breakfast 7-8:30am AA Anti-Anxiety Meeting 11:30am Please remember the sick, especially Salvatore Badalamenti, Lovonia Cisse, The Gourin Family, Aurora Fernandez, Bernie Helgason, James Leung, Matilda Mondol, Socorro Muriel, Veronica and Augustine Martin, Frank Meade, Brian Otey, Liz Riker, Michele Sagardia, and Harriet & Charlie Weiss. And all the faithfully departed, that they may see God. To add a name or to keep a name on the list, please contact the rectory at the beginning of each month. SENIOR--CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Consider sharing your gift of reading with a needy public-school child who is struggling to learn to read. It s exciting and fun! Training is provided and teaching experience is not required. For more information, please contact Kristen Vaphides, Program Assistant, at the East 98 th Street Union Settlement Association Intergenerational Tutoring Program: (646) 565-3846 The Saint Vincent de Paul Society would like to sincerely thank all the parishioners of St. Thomas More & Our Lady of Good Counsel. Your generosity has allowed us to give 260 children at St. Paul's School in East Harlem & The South Bronx Academy Christmas gifts. You have truly made a positive difference in the lives of these children. We wish you and your loved ones the best Christmas & New Year's ever! EVENTS DATE EVENT TIME 12/24 Coffee Hour 11am The Next Leisure Lunch January 23rd 12/27 Christian Meditation 6pm Note: AA Meetings are held on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (men s only) at 6:30pm in the Chelsea Room. Visit NYC s CATHOLIC Bookstore The Best Advent/Christmas Resource Pauline Books & Media Books Bibles Movies Rosaries - Gifts 115 East 29 th Street (Between Park & Lexington) Mon Wed (10-5:30), Thurs Fri (10-7), Sat (11-5) 212-754-1110 manhattan@paulinemedia.com Tenemos títulos en Español también! The Book Club Next meeting: Tuesday, January 16th at 7:00pm STM - Meeting Room - All are welcome. Book: The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott Refreshments are served. Sunday December 17, 2017 Regular Collection - $10,186.86 Attendance 686 Online Giving Systems are now available to All Parishioners. To make an on-line contribution please go to the website: www.olgcstm.org and press the DONATE button connected to the church to which you wish to send your contributions. Women and men are invited to participate in welcoming our visitors and parishioners to OLGC while handing out printed material at the church entrance for all Sunday Masses, starting on Saturday evening at 5:30 pm. Please call OLGC rectory if you are interested, 212-289-1742. Christian Meditation Dec. 27 th at STM Chapel - Facilitator: Donald Main 415-336-2165 costmnyc@christianmeditation.us
CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS MORE Celebrant Sunday Mass Dec 24th Sat 5:45pm Msgr. McCahill Sun 8:30am Sun 10:00am Sun 12 Noon Fr. Maximo (Last Sunday Mass) Dec 24 Lector EM Sat 5:45pm Nick Farnham Robert Guida Sun 8:30am Louisa Martin TBD Sun 10:00am Branche Family Dan Flynn Sun 12 Noon Bob Burke Christine Stonbely Eve 4:00pm Eve Eve 10:00pm Day 8:30am Celebrant Christmas Fr. Maximo (Family Mass) Day 10:00am Day 12Noon (Last Christmas Mass) Christmas Lector EM Eve 4:00pm Boorady Family Robert Guida Eve Laura Weigly TBD Eve 10:00pm TBD TBD Day 8:30am Bob Burke TBD Day 10:00am TBD TBD Day 12Noon Jim Sterling TBD STM Sandwich Making Sunday, January 21st at 12pm A great opportunity for students to earn community service hours while making a neighbor's life a little better. Sign up as a volunteer for future dates by using the following link. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d49aeaf2ba4fb6-2017 Did you know that St Thomas More s Youth & Family Sandwich-Making is in its third season of community outreach. Monthly from September to June, we make and deliver 250+ sandwiches to NY Common Pantry. We gratefully thank our founding and continuing food purveyors, Eli s, Whole Foods & Morton Williams, for their generous donations of bread, sun butter, jam, sliced meats & cheese. Please consider patronage of our neighborhood food purveyors, without whose unwavering support we couldn t do what we do. Wishing you and yours Hope, Joy & Peace in this Advent season. MASS INTENTIONS AND FEAST DAYS AT ST. THOMAS MORE DECEMBER 24 DECEMBER 30 Sun. December 24 4:00pm (Family Mass) 10:00pm Mon. December 25 8:30am 10:00am 12:00 Noon (Last Christmas Mass) Tues. December 26 St. Stephen 8:00 Ariel Salama (L) 12:15 Sheila Butler (L) Wed. December 27 St. John 8:00 Cecilia Salama (L) 12:15 Betty O Connell (D) Thurs. December 28 The Holy Innocents 8:00 Seida & Antonio Carbonell (D) 12:15 Christopher Begley (D) Fri. December 29 St. Thomas Becket 8:00 Lincoln P. Murphy (L) 12:15 Albert Charles Bryant (D) Sat. December 30 8:00 Alexander Mezo II (D) 12:15 Henry Austin (D) Sunday Vigil 5:45 Rosalie Friedmann (D) Rosary prayed after 12:15pm Mass Sunday Coffee Hour We extend our thanks to our volunteers the Baldwin Family for hosting this Sunday's event, which is a wonderful way for parishioners to meet and get to know one another. We look forward to meeting you there after the 10:00am Family Mass. You are also invited to become a STM Coffee Hour Volunteer. To volunteer, please use the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a48a4ad2baaff2- coffee. The parishioner volunteers are the heart of this important community outreach program and your participation will go a long way toward insuring its success in the future.