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HOLY INNOCENTS PARISH “WE GATHER TO PRAISE, TO BLESS AND TO PROCLAIM.”
431 BEDFORD ROAD, PLEASANTVILLE, NY
DECEMBER 3, 2017
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12/2—Evening Vigil 5:15 Ellen Zintak 12/3—FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Dennis Vaccaro 10:00 (OLP) Helen Stagliano 11:00 Margaret Sardella 5:15 Carmelina Patane
12/4—Monday, Advent Weekday 7:00 Margaret Prior
12/5—Tuesday, Advent Weekday 7:00 James Finn
12/6—Wednesday, Advent Weekday 7:00 Anne Saporito 12:15 Intentions of the Jim Keane Family
12/7—Thursday, Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 7.00 Eugene Leyden 5:15 (Vigil) Angelo Vignogna
12/8—Friday, The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7:00 Anne Saporito 12:15 Eileen T. O’Reilly 7:00 Francesco, Giuseppa & Salvatore Saetta
12/9—Saturday, Advent Weekday 7:00 Maria Marotta
12/9—Evening Vigil 5:15 Thomas Paci
12/10—SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Elizabeth Alfonzetti (Anniversary) 10:00 (OLP) Albert Antaki 11:00 Jim Krulis 5:15 Ginevra Cinelli
The Sanctuary Lamp at Holy Innocents burns
In Memory of Alex Novack
2017 FINANCE CORNER
Regular Maintenance Nov. 4 $ 7,752.38 All Saints $ 1,102.00 Nov. 12 $ 9,177.86 $ 2,140.00 Nov. 19 $ 7,130.60 Justice & Charity $ 1,789.00 Nov. 26 $ 7,010.05
Please pray for the safety of our men and women in the military, especially those who are serving overseas.
Jimmy Fleming, Joyce Scholz Deborah Migliorini, Antonio Soto, Mary Pat & Jack McMahon, Betty Burns, Mary Renna, Barbara Walters, Juan Portillo, Jacques Padawer, Kathy FioRito, Bonnie Proudian, Jeanne Cibirka, Lucia Carlucci, Jennifer Schneider, Elsie Vernon, Richard and Maryann Colucci, Maria Provenzano, Lee Franco, Adele Casagrande, Joseph Drago, Gabrielle Sanchez, Olivia Bendus, Linda Iorizzo, Judy Chriss, Jane Chitty, Jean Balzone, Bernadette Harris, Angela Lynch, Beth Frankoviac, Rocco Zacarolli, Robert Sarro, Irene Ramirez, Eleanor Stockel, Nate Smith, Matthew Ryan Taylor, Nicholas Torres, Cathy Policastro, Mary Bachmann, Jaspare Miranda, Stephen Mercatili, Ray Aldes, Cissy Patane, Arthur Woods, Rose Cipriano, Hernan Rebagliati, Bridget Tidd, Jane Richardson (Dublin, Ireland), Helen Burton, Julia Sessa, Sean Murphy, Kathleen Shortall, Baby George Driscoll, Michael Garris, Kevin Keane, Barbara Brady, Gavin Brady, Tara Morstatt, Emma Murphy, Gina Linss, Jackie Mastrolillo, Brendan Lennon, Claudia Brooks, Lil DeCarlo, Gidget Jimenez, Nicholas Kochek, Brian Egitto, Walter Morris, Anna Hutchinson, Kathy McCann, Mary Sheehan, Joseph DeSanctis (father of Joe DeSanctis), Rocky Lewis, Bobby Murphy, Walter Kastner, Kevin Lange, Rebecca Conroy, Marie Silviotti
MEMORIAL INTENTIONS
CONDOLENCES We extend our sympathy and promise of prayers to the family and friends of:
Theresa Gennarelli (mother of John)
J.T. McNally
(brother of Tara)
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Pastor’s Poetry Post-Its
“Another Advent”
Advent already! Yikes! The mad Christmas rush begins: presents to buy, parties to plan, cards to write, trees to trim and halls to deck...Just thinking about it tires me out and I long for January to put it all behind us. The message of the First Sunday of this Advent season is: “Be watchful.” Perhaps a Buddhist twist on the phrase is more helpful: “Be mindful.” Santa Claus is coming to town and Jesus Himself has already come long ago. Our challenge in these Advent days is to be mindful that the Savior has come to earth. Perhaps it was so long ago that the magnitude of His birth is lost in the tides of time. Mindfulness is a heightened awareness of the reason for the season: Jesus. Advent anticipation, symbolized in the lighting of another candle each week and the opening of little panels on an Advent calendar, is the best antidote to the pressures of the Christmas season just around the corner. It is Jesus we are waiting for. As He was born in a humble stable, pray that He would be born in our hearts, especially in its most painful, doubtful and lonely corners. O Come, O Come Emmanuel — I need You!
Fr. Hugh, OP
The Youth Group meets Sunday evenings at 6:15pm. All 9th graders are invited to join the Youth Group The Youth Group Mass is held the 1st Sunday of the month at 5:15pm If you have any questions please contact: [email protected]
DECEMBER ●Dec.3rd—Youth Mass 5:15pm; followed by meeting at 6:15pm ●Dec. 5th—Advent Tea at 7:00pm ●Dec. 10th—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm ●Dec. 17th—Cottage School visit at 2:30pm ●Dec. 17th—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm ●Dec. 24th—Breakfast Run NYC at 6:45am ●Dec. 28th—Ronald McDonald House Brunch at 9:30am
● K & 2 Clinic registration remains open. Clinic registration online at: holyinnocentscyo.com
K-2 Clinic Dates: Dec. 3rd, 10th & 17th—Jan. 7th, 21st & 28th
K-2 Clinic Times: VIP: 11am to Noon Kindergarten: 12:15pm to 1:15pm 1st Grade: 1:30pm to 2:30pm 2nd Grade: 2:45pm to 3:45pm
DECEMBER CALENDAR
Monday, December 4th 11:00am—Bible Study
Tuesday, December 5th 11:00am—Lectio Divina
Wednesday, December 6th 12:15pm—Mass & Recreation Luncheon
6:00pm—Junior Choir 7:15pm—Adult Choir
Thursday, December 7th 5:15pm—Vigil Mass Immaculate Conception
7:30pm—Knitting Group
Friday, December 8th—Holy Day of Obligation Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Masses: 7:00am, 12:15pm, 7:00pm
Saturday, December 9th 4:30pm—Teen Choir
Sunday, December 10th 7:30pm—Lessons & Carols
CONGRATULATIONS
PLEASANTVILLE PANTHERS!
2017 STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS!
St. Patrick, never leave me in the lurch,
Swimming in Irish whiskey. Toward my perch
Advent is drawing on, time for more church,
More Gospel readings, lessons from St. Paul,
Time to lend ears to dancing David’s call.
The youngest son of Jesse calmed King Saul
In madness, plucking his ten-stringed lyre
Until Israel raised him from a byre
And launched his songs onto a sea of fire.
Timothy Murphy (b.1951)
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ADVENT 2017 This year the 4th Sunday of Advent is Sunday,
December 24th, Christmas Eve Day. On Saturday, December 23rd there will be the 5:15pm Vigil Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent. On Sunday, December 24th, there will be three(3) regular Sunday Masses celebrating the 4th Sunday in Advent:
Holy Innocents 7:30am and 11:00am
**Please note there will not be a 9:00am Mass.
Our Lady of Pompeii 10:00am
On December 24th, Christmas Eve Masses will be held at Holy Innocents at 4pm, 6pm and 10:00pm
Advent is here! Today, December 3, 2017 is the first Sunday of Advent. We prepare ourselves for the coming of the Lord! It is a time that we renew in ourselves the joy that came into the world on that first Christmas and we look forward to His coming again at the end of time. Our 7th grade Saturday Class has already started to prepare. These beautiful, creative and joyful students decided to a “Holiday Service” project for the Williamsbridge Manor Nursing Home in the Bronx. To raise funds for materials the students planned a “Holiday Bake Sale: for our Saturday Session. They created posters and flyers...they even wrote and sang their own jingle! They baked, decorated, helped the younger students purchase goodies and sold raffle tickets. Matthew Bigley, along with Ella and Kate Moroney donated their new and unopened personal items to make gift baskets. The morning was so exciting and fun. Every 7th grader dressed in festive clothing and even Santa Claus and his elf came to visit. It was a huge success….they raised $245 within an hour! They will now be able to complete their Service Project for the Nursing Home...they will be making holiday centerpieces for the residents. We thank our Catechist, Mrs. Fiona Moroney for her leadership. We also thank Gail Bigley and Rebeka Lavigne for their help. Most importantly, I want to thank the 7th graders who not only raised money for the Nursing Home project, but brought such enthusiasm to the day and showed us the REASON FOR THE SEASON! It is so obvious that their hearts are full of love! Maria Lamorgese, Director Ph 914-769-3297, Ext. 1 [email protected]
Please Note: Our 6th grade class, under the leadership of Vanessa Kalle, Lorraine McDermott and Jim Horrigan, is collecting gently used Christmas decorations for those in need. A Donation Box is located at the Tompkins Avenue entrance to the church.
A Mass sponsored by The Westchester Foundation for Autism
will be celebrated Sunday, December 10th at
Our Lady of Pompeii at 1:30pm.
(Please note, the Church is not wheelchair accessible)
To welcome the season of Advent we are changing the Mass setting used during our liturgies. We will now use the Mass of the Angels and Saints, one of the compositions of Steven Janco. Although it is not in our hymnals, we have used this setting in the past, and we think it will be familiar to you. The setting has been updated to match the new 2010 revised text of the Roman missal. During Advent, there will be a few additional changes to our liturgy. First, the Gloria is omitted. It is neither sung nor recited. This is a way of toning down the liturgy as we prepare for and await the birth of Jesus. This change also helps the words of the Gloria ring out fresh when we sing them on the day for which it was intended, Christmas! Remember the song the angels are singing at Bethlehem? Another addition will be a sung Kyrie during the opening rites of the liturgy. We will continue to sing the Alleluia as our Gospel Acclamation, as the Gloria is the song of Christmas, Alleluia is the song of Easter and is omitted in Lent, not Advent. Given the joyful anticipation of the season of Advent, it would be hard to stifle the singing of the acclamation! The new Alleluia is from the The Glendalough Mass by Liam Lawton. It is a lovely melody that all will enjoy singing. Advent from the Latin word, Adventus, means “coming” – so these changes, as well as the changing of the church décor, vestments and the presence of the Advent wreath are all meant to focus our attention on the expectant waiting and preparing for the Nativity of Jesus.
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The Reason for the Season!
Saturday December 16, 2017 Holy Innocents Church
10:00am Happy Birthday Jesus, Christmas Pageant Followed by Breakfast & Crafts with Saint Nick
Join us for what Christmas is truly about! The Nativity brought to life by our parish children.
All children must be accompanied by an adult!
For our Happy Birthday Jesus Pageant, all our young parishioners (3-11 years old) are invited to participate in this event!
If your child would like to participate please contact us at:
WHEN: Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. WHERE: Holy Innocents Church for Pageant
11:00 A.M. Social Hall for Breakfast with St. Nicholas COST: $25 per family
Please bring an unwrapped baby gift to the pageant. They will be brought up to the nativity at the end and presented to Our Lord.
The gifts will be given to mothers in need at The BirthRight Center.
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THE REASON FOR THE SEASON EVENT! Saturday, Dec 16th at 10:00 am
Please return this form to the main office at Holy Innocents by Dec 10th with check made payable to Holy Innocents in the note please write:
The Reason for the Season FAMILY NAME: _______________________________ Phone # _______________________ Email: ______________________________________# attending ______________________
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Join us for our
14th
annual presentation of
LESSONS & CAROLS
An Evening of Advent Music and Scripture Readings
Sunday, December 10th
at 7:30pm
Featuring
The Holy Innocents
Adult, Teen and Junior Choirs
accompanied by our parish musicians
Under the direction of
Joe DeSanctis
Reception to follow in Social Hall
Holy Innocents Church
