SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT - DECEMBER 8, 2019
ALTAR SERVERS Mon & Tues @ 7AM - A Manion, B Piccardi
Wed - Fri @ 7AM - A Groves, O Reall
Wed & Fri @ 5:30 PM - A DiDonato, A Tabares Saturday @ 8 AM - G Ellwanger, O Ellwanger
Mon @ 5:30 PM - A D’Ar sta, A D’Ar sta
December 1, 2019 collec on is as follows: Sunday Collec on ………………………………. $ …..11,220.24 Electronic Giving ………………………………… $ ……..1,326.00 TOTAL $ …...12,546.24 Monthly Building & Maintenance $ ……..2,834.00 Thanksgiving Poor Box ..……………………... $ ….….7,900.00 Annual Collec on ……………………………….. $.........2,200.00 Thank you for your generosity to Saint Augus ne Church.
Dear Parishioners
What Can Advent Mean for You?
Each year the Church offers us this season of Advent. The prayers are o en about the “coming “ of Jesus and the culture around us
clearly points to Christmas. So, Advent can feel like a me of remembering the coming of Jesus at Christmas, but not par cularly helpful for right here and now.
A deeper look can allow Advent to be about preparing your heart for Jesus to come to you in mately during these four weeks. The explora on - the ac vity and the work of Advent- can be about discovering where you need Jesus to come into your life. This is the process of examining the places in your heart where Jesus is missing. It is an opportunity to feel his absence, to feel the spiritual emp ness or perhaps, the shallowness of certain places in our hearts. The beginning of the Advent experience is to allow yourself to enter into an experience of missing something/someone and of longing for something/someone to replace it.
To pray “Come, Lord Jesus” without knowing what or why I am asking may ul mately not be the most frui ul way to pray! One way to help ourselves is to be more concrete and specific. For example, we can ask ourselves: What is feeling “empty” in me? Where do I feel I’ve not let Jesus into my heart? Into what pain, loneliness, fear or anger have I not invited him?”
I can begin to feel a longing. If I can let myself sense that I’m not going to be happy living with resentment or sadness, I can imagine happiness that comes from welcoming Jesus into those parts of my life where I need him, where he brings renewal, comfort and peace.
During these early weeks of Advent, as I hear Isaiah’s readings and their promises, I can begin to say “Come, Lord Jesus” in a new way - with genuine hope, expecta on, with deep desire and longing. When our desire meets God’s desire for us, something we call “grace” happens. The gi is given where we may be most recep ve to receive it.
Our desire for Jesus to fill our hearts will help us welcome him as Mary and Joseph did with trust and hope. “Come, Lord Jesus, Come!” Father Forcier
Vigil - Second Sunday of Advent 5:00 PM - Sunday, December 8 - Second Sunday of Advent 7:00AM - Memorial - The Shea Family 9:30 AM - 2nd Anniversary - Sylvester Cole a 11:30 AM 5:30 PM Memorial - Richard Fernandes & Vito Coppa Monday, December 9 - The Immaculate Concep on (Not a holyday of the Blessed Virgin Mary of obliga on) 7:00 AM Memorial - Jeremiah & Mary Ann O’Mahoney 5:30 PM - 16th Anniversary - Marion Vernile Tuesday, December 10 - Advent Weekday 7:00 AM - Memorial - Gene & Beverly Rossi Wednesday, December 11- Advent Weekday 7:00 AM - 100th Birthday Memorial - Joseph Fallone 5:30 PM - Memorial - Angelo & Grace Ruggerio Thursday, December 12 - Our Lady of Guadalupe 7:00 AM - Friday, December 13 - Saint Lucy 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM - Memorial - Louis & Rose Rioles Saturday, December 14- Saint John of the Cross 8:00 AM - Vigil - Third Sunday of Advent 5:00 PM - 2nd Anniversary - James M. Sloan III, Esq. Sunday, December 15- Third Sunday of Advent 7:00 AM - Memorial - Victor Lusignan 9:30 AM - Birthday Memorial - David Costan no 11:30 AM Memorial - Dorothy Langton & Ronald Perillo 5:30 PM - 1st Anniversary - Sandra Labrie
ALL Religious Ed Classes K-10 will be held as scheduled from December 8 thru December 17. Bible Class and RCIA Class will be held as scheduled from December 8 thru December 17.
Advent confessions will be as follows: Grades 3 & 4 a er the 9:30 AM Mass on December 8, Grades 5 & 6 a er the 9:30 AM Mass on December 15, Confirma on II a er the 11:30 AM Mass on December 15, Grades 7 - 9 from 7 - 8 PM on December 16.
SAINT AUGUSTINE SCHOOL The Pre-K 3 class prepared a Thanksgiving dinner for their classmates and rela ves. They gave thanks for each other and for the abundance of food present at their table. Grade 4 put on the “First Thanksgiving Play.” The children were enthusias c and knew their characters well. The real feeling of Thanksgiving radiated through the school with acts of kindness and generosity. On Tuesday, the last day before the Thanksgiving break, the en re school par cipated in a Prayer service to reinforce the value of giving thanks. Thank you to both Father Forcier and Father Brice for sharing the experience with us.
Spotlight on Ms. Emily Fox Ms. Fox began teaching middle school math last year during Mrs. Fera’s absence. She did an excellent job of teaching math, rela ng to the students, and was good at differen a ng instruc on to meet the needs of all students. When her long term posi on was completed, we were happy to see Mrs. Fera return, but we did not want to lose Ms. Fox as part of our school family. Ms. Fox stayed on as the grade-6 math teacher and resource teacher. The resource teacher entails working the Response to Interven on and resource programs. Ms. Fox works with students who need interven on because they may have a gap in skills or they may be working below grade level. The resource part of her posi on requires that she work with students who have an Individual Educa onal Plan. Already we can see students progressing at a steady rate and showing growth in math and reading. We are blessed to have Ms. Fox as part of our school community.
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PLEASE Help us to keep our parish records up to date. If you have moved recently, changed your phone number or are new to the parish, please let us know. Call 831-3503 during office hours or email at [email protected].
Fridays Night Lights The Lights Are On for Jesus! In addi on to Confessions being heard on Saturdays from 4 PM un l 5 PM, priests will
be available in church during Advent for the sacrament from 6 PM to 7 PM on December 13th and 20th. As part of your prepara on for the celebra on of Christmas, make this part of your spiritual “To-Do” list.
Saint Augustine Youth
YOUTH GROUP SUNDAY, December 8
6:30 PM Saint Augus ne School Gym
GAMES - PRAYER - PIZZA - FUN BRING A FRIEND AND JOIN THE FUN!
New Parishioners Lisa Iacaruso Debra Lanoue
Erick and Natalia Ramos Ronald and Blanche Tarro
BAMBINELLI SUNDAY Each year children gather with their families in St. Peter’s Square in Rome for “Bambinelli Sunday.” The families
bring with them the figure of the Christ Child from their family crẻche (Na vity scene) at home, and the figurines are blessed by the Pope. Following this tradi on, we’ll be celebra ng our own “Bambinelli Sunday” here on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 21-
22. You are invited to bring to Mass your figure of the Christ Child from your home crẻche. We’ll offer a blessing of these figurines at ALL the Masses.
INCLEMENT WEATHER Should there be a doubt if Religious Ed is canceled due to inclement weather, go online at ribroadcasters.com to check the status of our program. (Please do not call the rectory.)
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE Christmas Eve - December 24th
5:00 PM & Midnight (Preceded by Christmas Music at 11:30 PM)
Christmas Day - December 25th
7 AM, 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM (NO 5:30 PM)
Congratulations to Our Newly Baptized Owen Matthew Bradford
Alessandra Arianna McLynch Jonah Ramos
Gabriel Starnino Aria Marie Voller
Clyde Xavier Weidinger May the Holy Spirit guide their growth in
faith, wisdom, and holiness!
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