Masses
for
the
Week
November 24-30, 2008
MONDAY
Memorial
of St. Andrew Dung Lac & Martyrs
of
Vietnam
7:00
AM—Richard Matt by family
11:30
AM –
Julia Pannunzio by children
TUESDAY
7:00
AM—Armand Mancia by M/M Gene DeLuca
11:30
AM—Jerome
Sauter by wife Josephine & family
WEDNESDAY
7:00
AM—John Naples, Sr. by Regina Gaffney & family
11:30
AM—Michael
& Olympia Catell by family
THURSDAY
Thanksgiving
Day
7:00
AM—For Poor Souls
10:00
AM—Joseph
Tomasetti by mother, wife,
son
& family
FRIDAY
7:00—Mario
Pascolini by wife, sons & family
11:30
AM—ANN/Rose & Lorenzo Stella by children
SATURDAY
7:30
AM—ANN/Jule Gallagher by daughters
4:00
PM—John J. Casey, Jr. by family
7:00 PM—James Silviano by family
SUNDAY
1st
Sunday of Advent
8:00
AM—Michael
Ritz & dec’d Ritz family by
Barbara
Foster
10:00
AM—Leo
Benfante by sons & family
11:15
AM—For
all Parishioners living & deceased
Healing
Service this Tuesday, November
25 at 7PM during the regular prayer group meeting. All those who are facing
serious medical problems and those who seek the Lord’s healing power for their
personal struggles may participate in prayer and the Anointing of the Sick.
KEEP
IN MIND the
men and women who are serving in our military forces around the world. Our
prayers go out to them and their families during this Holy Season. May our Holy
Family watch over us all.
ALTAR
SERVER SCHEDULE
Saturday,
(November 29)
4:00
PM—Montagna, Silinskie Srs.
7:00
PM—Sklanka Bros., Saporito
Sunday,
(November 30)
8:00
AM—Fernando Children
10:00
AM—Desiderio, Remsky, Esposito
11:15
AM—J. & S. Piazza, Bubul
PASTOR’S
THOUGHTS
The
Church lives a cycle of prayer in the course of its Liturgical Year. It follows
a specific pattern which is designed to keep fresh in the life of a Catholic the
great works of Jesus Christ and keep us in tune with the many graces He gives us
when we spiritually unite ourselves to the saving activities of His life. The
Church’s Liturgical year begins with the 1st Sunday of Advent, with each day
and particularly each Sunday dedicated to preparing for the Coming of Christ,
both His first earthly Coming at Bethlehem and His Second Coming at the End of
the World. This Season leads up to Christmas, which the Church celebrates by
recalling the Birth of Jesus, His Holy Family, Mary the Mother of God, the
Coming of the Magi at the Epiphany and the Baptism of Jesus. A brief period of
ordinary Time introduces us tot eh early ministry of miracles and teaching of
Jesus. This leads us to the Lenten Season beginning with Ash Wednesday, an
annual time of penance and conversion, mediating on the saving work of Jesus and
leading us up to Holy Week when we spiritually walk in the footsteps of Jesus as
He arrived in Jerusalem, ate the Last Supper on Holy Thursday, suffered and died
on the Cross on Good Friday, lay in the tomb on Holy Saturday, and rose from the
dead on Easter Sunday. The Church then celebrates for eight weeks the glorious
Resurrection of Jesus and His grace to save us all, leading up to the
remembrance of The Ascension and of the Coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
We then recall the great central Mysteries of our Faith as we celebrate Trinity
Sunday and Corpus Christi Sunday, dedicated to the Eucharist. We then turn to
Ordinary Time again, to resume following the life and teachings of Jesus which
we hear proclaimed Sunday by Sunday finally concluding with the Feast of Christ
the King to acknowledge that Jesus is
the Lord of all our lives. Along the way we also celebrate several Holy Days
which mark particular elements of our faith: the Immaculate Conception, the
Assumption and All Saints Day. In between, we celebrate numerous feast days
recalling the specific moments of the life of Jesus that are important to us as
well as the days when we honor individual Saints who lived their lives for Jesus
and whose example and intercession are important for us. If we live our
spiritual lives in harmony with this calendar, we will be continually drawn
closer to the Lord Jesus and filled with His grace and love.
PARISH
WEEKLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
Sunday
$3685.00
Dues
592.00
Loose
333.90
Repairs
94.00
Fuel
55.00
Holy
Days
23.00
Students
7.00
Christmas
219.00
Total
$5008.90
Everything
you contribute supports all that we do in our Parish. Thank you!
Thank
you on behalf of Birthright of Scranton Your
generosity raised $409.00
to aid women facing crisis pregnancies and avoid the choice of having an
abortion. We are grateful for your efforts to promote the cause of life.
DIOCESAN
ANNUAL APPEAL:
“Our
Grateful Faith”, The
Annual Appeal is underway. Over $3.2 million dollars has been raised so far from
over 21,000 people across the Diocese. So far 153 parishioners have pledged
$15,625. towards our parish goal of $41,000. We are grateful to the following
parishioners who have contributed to the Appeal: M/M Brian Delaney; M/M Sam
Rostock; Valarie Ruby; M/M John Adonizio; M/M Gerard Musto; Margaret Tomasetti;
Rosemary Aldrich; M/M Howard W. Price; M/M Henry Malinoski; Mary Hensley.
Eucharistic
Adoration in honor of Christ the King: Our
Parish will observe its annual day of Eucharistic Adoration in honor of Christ
the King this Sunday, Nov.
23.
Adoration will begin after the 11:15 Mass and continue throughout the afternoon
until 6pm. At 6pm we will have a celebration of Vespers and Benediction of the
Most Blessed Sacrament. We encourage all our Parishioners to come and spend time
with Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Welcome
to the Parish—Our
Parish welcomes Robert & Candice Yeremsky to our Parish family. May God
richly bless them.
2009
envelope sets have
been mailed out to your homes. Anyone who is a parishioner of this parish, has
had envelopes during this year and has not received your new set by December,
please contact the rectory at 654-6902 during office hours: 9 to 5
Monday—Friday.
Altar
& Rosary Society Lottery
Raffle (held the week of Nov. 3) Winners: Monday-Theresa Chiumento;
Tuesday-Theresa Chiumento; Wednesday-NOT RETURNED; Thursday-Jack & Rose
Thubbron; Friday-Mary Forlenza; Saturday-Gloria Musto; Sunday-Lisa Wallace.
Thanks for all who participated in this fundraiser.
1224
PERFORMANCE” (Resounding
recreation of the great
Trans-Siberian orchestra) will be held on our Parish Hall on Sunday, December
7. Showtime is 6:00 PM.
Tickets are $15 each and available at the rectory office 9-5 Monday-Friday.
Tickets are going fast!
Our
Parish is organizing a Young Adult Group comprised
of young adults, ages 18-39, single or married, Catholic or Non-Catholic, who
seek to grow in their faith, discuss current events, and participate in social
outreach activities. Our first meeting will be held at 7PM on Wednesday, Dec.
3rd in the meeting room
of the Parish Center. Please contact
Fr. Johnson at 654-6902 or Lynn Marie Busch at 690-0512 for more information.
His
Excellency The Most Reverend Joseph F. Martino, D.D., Hist. E.D., Bishop of
Scranton, and the Office for Parish Life /Family Life
wish to invite couples celebrating their 25th or 50th wedding anniversary in
2009 to a diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, May
10th. The event
includes a 2:30 PM Mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral followed by a reception.
Requests for an invitation, with a mailing address that will be accurate in
February, should be made through your pastor before January
10th.
The
event is designated for 25th & 50th anniversary celebrants, but we can
include couples who missed their special year. Cathedral seating will be
reserved for anniversary couples, and we encourage them to limit their reception
guests to two.
Youth
Group will
not meet on Thursday, Nov.
27 at
7PM due to the holiday. They will meet again on Thursday, Dec.
4 at 7PM. All are
invited to attend.
THANKSGIVING
DAY MASS is
a wonderful opportunity for grateful prayer to God who has provided us with
every good thing in our lives. We invite our parishioners to make Thanksgiving
Day not just another holiday, but a true celebration with family and friends ,
ever mindful that is about thanking God for His goodness to us. To help give
thanks, Masses will be celebrated at 7am and 10am. Come join us in prayer. Our
priests and parish staff wish you and your family a Happy and Blessed
Thanksgiving!
Parish
Office will
be closed on Thursday, November 27, due
to the holiday. Our parish priests will be available for emergencies.
Advent Holy Hour:
Rev. Paul McDonnell, OSJ
will preside at the Advent Holy Hour, Sunday, Nov. 30th at St Maria
Goretti Church, Laflin, from 4PM-5PM. Open the holy season of preparation for
Christmas with an hour devoted to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Everyone is
welcome .