Saint Joseph ROMAN CATHOLIC Church

973-383-1985

Schedule of Masses Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 12:05pm

Saturdays: 5:00pm Sundays: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am and 6:00pm

Misa en Espanol todos los Domingos a las 2:30pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays: 4:00pm-4:30pm or by appointment

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Our Parish Family is Served By

Weekly Mass Intentions

Father ST Sutton 973-383-1985 - FatherSTS@gmail.com

Father Alexander Londono, Migrant Ministry Fr. Alexanderlondono@gmail.com

Father Edward Davey, Pastor Emeritus

Deacons Gerald Hanifan, Alfred Kucinski and Thomas Zayac

Deborah Henegan Director of Faith Formation (Grades 1-8)

973-383-8413 - Faithformation@stjosephnewton.org Linda Gorski

Director of Faith Formation (Confirmation) 973-383-8413 - Confirmation@stjosephnewton.org

Kelly Dachisen, Director of Music Ministry jkdachisen@me.com

Anne Lundgren, Office Manager 973-383-1985 - parishoffice@stjosephnewton.org

Karen Glowatski, Office Assistant 973-383-1985 - secretary@stjosephnewton.org

Sharon Eltzholtz, Bulletin Assistant 973-383-1985 - bulletin@stjosephnewton.org

Robert Lasser, Finance Administrator

TRUSTEES OF THE PARISH Dorothy Bosi, George Hayek

and Gerard Woodring.

Saturday 12/3 5:00pm Susan Fitzpatrick Chervenak family

Sunday December 4th

Second Sunday of Advent

8:00am

9:30am

11:30am

6:00pm

Gail Leiser Rosie Woodring

Vincent Capra Rosemary Woodring

Cynthia Mangino Susan Allanson

Ann T. Kerwick

Monday 12/5 12:05pm Ronald Ambler

Tuesday 12/6 12:05pm James Peters

Wednesday 12/7 12:05pm Theresa Sinacori

Thursday 12/8 12:05pm 7:00pm

Raymond Catanzaro Intention of Father ST (20th Anniversary of First Mass)

Friday 12/9 12:05pm Intentions of Father ST

Saturday 12/10 5:00pm William Gorey Joseph & Pauline Pompilio

Sunday December 11th

Third Sunday of Advent

8:00am

9:30am

11:30am

6:00pm

James Michael Kettle John & Mary Ellen Finlay

Nicholas Marino Herman & Margaret Lanterman

Francis & Stella Covel Kathleen Wood

Intentions of Father ST

Second Sunday of Advent - December 4, 2016

The Sanctuary Lamp which burns

near the tabernacle, is the reminder of our

Lord’s presence in the Most Holy Eucharist,

burns in loving memory of:

And the hosts and wine, which will become

the Holy Body and Precious Blood of our

Lord, were given in loving memory of:

May they be resting in the joy

of God’s heavenly kingdom!

WEEKLY REMEMBRANCE

Santa’s visit to Newton

The Don Bosco Columbiettes

#7784 will hold a Bake Sale and

Christmas Gift Shop with a

special visit from Santa and

Mrs . Claus on Sunday,

December 11th from 10:00am-

2:00pm in Saint Joseph

Community Center. Come and

visit Santa, take a photo (bring your own

camera), receive a gift, and shop in our bakery and

Christmas Gift Shop. The cost is FREE! The monies

collected from the sales will be used to help subsidize

“Saint Joseph Youth Mission trip

with “CHWC” (Catholic Heart Work Camp).”

Please remember in your prayers the following members of our parish family who are sick

and are in need of the Lord’s healing presence:

Aaron Armstrong, Mackenzie Brannan, Ron Byers,

Fred Bender, Geraldine Bender, Mary Benziger,

Irene Bitsko, Peggy Bopp, Harry Cridland, Jennifer

DiNardo, Ted Eis, Pat Fitzpatrick, Ann Flowers, Mary

Gregory, David Hesson, Ed Huff, Susan Kadar, Jessica

Kirby, Kerri Knight, Lorraine Kraft, Peter Mahler, James

Maitilasso, Linda Marucci, Betty Mastrelli, Karen

Morrison, Greg Orvetz, Karen Orvetz, Michael Palumbo,

Pedro Rodriquez, Elizabeth Roberts, Michael Ryan,

Eleanore Shaffer, Gloria Steets, Carole Sudol, Carol

Strand, John Tiger, Kathy VanBruinisse, Gerri VanRiper,

Cathy Veluta, Elizabeth Wilburn and Rita Zimich.

Monday, December 5 4:05pm Faith Formation (School) 6:50pm Faith Formation (School) 7:00pm Columbiettes (Community Center) Tuesday, December 6 4:05pm Faith Formation (School) 7:30pm Sacramental Mtg. (Community Center) Wednesday, December 7 6:00pm R.C.I.A. (Parish Center) Thursday, December 8 1:00pm Legion of Mary (Parish Center) Friday, December 9 7:00pm Protecting God’s Children (Community Center) Saturday, December 10 9:00am Squires Basketball Tournament (CCenter) 7:00pm Advent Christmas Concert (Church) Sunday, December 11 10:00am-2:00pm Columbiettes Christmas Bake Sale and Gift Shop (Community Center) 6:30pm Scouts (Parish Center)

This week’s events

December 11, 2016 The Prophet Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10

Saint James 5:7-10 Gospel of Saint Matthew 11:2-11

Weekend readings

Mother Theresa Food pantry

“Oremus pro invicem”

PARISH WEEKEND DONATIONS

November 20th Collection $7,300 Attendance: 739

November 27th Collection $8,491

Online Giving $416 Total: $8,907

Attendance: 850

Please remember that our parish weekly collection goal is $10,000/week.

If everyone gave just $3 more each week,

we would meet our goal!

Thank you for your ongoing generosity. We would not be able to help all the people who come to us without your continuing generosity!

Our Food Pantry tries to offer a wide variety of choices to our clients so we can use whatever you would like to donate. However, there are a few items we are in definite need of: coffee regular/decaf, carrots, peas, beets, spam, salad dressing, bread crumbs, mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, cooking oil, salt. We are also in need of non food items including feminine products, paper towels, toilet paper, soap, shampoo and conditioner, body wash, laundry detergent, bleach and dish detergent.

Saint paul abbey

New Christmas Giving Tree

The Benedictine Abbey of Saint Paul, on Route 206 one mile south of Newton,

has thousands of Christmas Trees ready to

choose and cut 7 days a week from November 25th to December 23rd from

9:00am to 4:00pm

They also have the Abbey Gift Shop with many items that make

ideal Christmas gifts, including books,

Many thanks to the additional people who felt the “gentle nudge” of Father ST at Mass by participating in a very specific Advent good cause. This year, presents will not only be shared with the less fortunate families in Newton, but also with our sister church of Saint Mary in Paterson.

Such heart warming and uplifting stories about how poor families have had in tears in their eyes when gifts were shared with their children (who would not have received any if it were not for the generosity of other people) is the reason for sharing our Christmas gift giving with them this year.

Thank you for your generosity and concern!

“BE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE!” (At the request of several people, I have included last week’s homily in this week’s bulletin) “Be all that you can be!” This is the motto for the United States Army and I think it could be a great motto for our Advent journey. As Saint Mother Theresa once said “We are called to be faithful not successful.” Here we are again, just four short weeks until we celebrate the Christmas season. It is not “Happy Holidays” nor do we sing “Holiday Songs” because on June 28, 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant officially made Christmas a national holiday to be celebrated on December 25th each and every year. Therefore, it is politically correct to say “Merry Christmas” for it is a holiday that has been part of our American history for almost 150 years! For us Christian Catholics, Advent has been celebrated since the 5th Century. And just as Lent is 40 days to help us prepare for Easter, so Advent is 4 weeks to help us prepare for the celebration of Christmas. Not penitential like Lent, but joyful, yet serious, free spirited, yet solemn, gladly waiting yet prayerfully anticipating. God called us to be the best that we can be in the next 4 weeks. I would like to give you some very specific things you might consider over these weeks: -Smile -Smile often -Pray for our church -Pray for our country -Pray for our families and friends -Pray for our police and fire -Pray for our troops and allies -Tell those that you love, that you do -Rediscover some old friends -Make some new friends -Hope -Grow -Give -Give in -Buy some flowers and share them -Donate some of your time -Donate some of your money -Donate some of your talents -Keep a promise

-Laugh and laugh often -Reach out to someone in need -Slow down just a little bit and smell the roses -Watch a sunrise -Listen to the rain -Trust life -Have faith -Enjoy your life -Make some mistakes and learn from them -Explore the unknown -Celebrate your life and the life of someone you

love -Dedicate so much time to becoming better that

you do not have time to criticize others -Beat your swords of violence and judgmental

words into plowshares of forgiveness and peace

-Change your spears of condemnation into pruning hooks of tolerance and acceptance

-Say a prayer today -Say a prayer every day

Maybe our prayer this Advent can be:

“Help us this

day, O Lord, to serve You with

all our hearts! May we do our work justly, give help without

calling attention to ourselves, share from our substance and not from our excess gener-ously. May we please our friends and family

honorably, go to bed happy and sleep soundly. All of this for the glory and honor of Our Lord

Jesus Christ. Amen.”

Jesus tells us in today’s Gospel “So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” I hope that we are all prepared for His Second coming.

I pray that through these next 4 weeks, we will all be “The Best that We Can Be!”

2017 CHWC MISSION TRIP

Advent Christmas concert

Retirement fund for religious

We are planning our 2017 trip to the Plattsburg, NY area and we have two spots remaining. Come join this wonderful group as we go to help those less privileged than ourselves! Please call Cathy Roy for more information at 973-383-7662. The trip will be from June 25-30, 2017.

SAVE THE DATE! Father ST, Cate Pasculli and

Kelly Dachisen will present their

Annual Advent Christmas Concert here at

Saint Joseph Church Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 7:00pm.

Aging Religious need your help! Senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests have offered their lives in service to others—educating the young, comforting the sick, seeking justice for the oppressed. Today, many are frail, elderly, and in need of assistance. Your gift to the Retirement Fund for Religious helps to furnish medications, nursing care, and other necessities. Please give generously to today’s Second Collection (this is one of the very few second collections we have).

Immaculate conception

Thursday, December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and is a Holy Day with the obligation of attending Mass. There will be Mass at 12:05pm and 7:00pm.

Charity basketball tournament

Saturday, December 10th, 2016 beginning at 9:00am in the Community Center. For boys and girls Grades 5 - 8.

15 minute: 3 on 3 games: co-ed teams welcome: cash prizes. Sponsored by The Columbian Squires. For more details and

registration please email: squires5565@outlook.com or call Mrs. Newell at 973-600-2435.