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Welcome - We’re glad you’re here
The Third Sunday of Advent
December 11, 2016 520 Medford Lakes Road
Tabernacle, New Jersey 08088
609-268-8383 ~ www.holyeucharist.org
Christmas
Is
Coming
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M ASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Holy Rosary is said
every Sunday
morning at 8 am just
before the
beginning of the
8:30 Mass.
Communion Service
Every Tuesday
at 9:00 am Except
on Holy Days
A NOTE FROM FATHER ANDREW
Dear Parish Family,
Welcome to another LIFT weekend. The theme for this weekend is Christmas is Coming. I am sure that
this weekend’s presentation will help all our families and those who attend realize the importance of hope
and what that means in this holy season.
As we approach Christmas I have been inviting members of our community to serve in different areas for
our Christmas masses. Please consider giving some time to greet those gathering for mass with a smile and
welcome. This is so important for us as a parish to make sure that we welcome all who come through our
doors during the Christmas season. Also consider signing up for Jingle Jam remember our mission comes
from Jesus who tells us to make disciples. That command is to grow even the youngest disciples among us.
“The blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised.” Jesus has quite a
résumé. When asked whether or not he is the long awaited Messiah, Jesus replies with this list of his creden-
tials as proof of his position. These signs and wonders speak volumes, to be sure. But perhaps the most in-
teresting line on the list is his concluding one, “the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.” Why does he
count this among his litany of miracles? What is so remarkable about sharing good news?
Perhaps Jesus included this element of his work—the preaching of good news—to remind his followers that
the physical healings were not the ultimate goal of his mission. Rather, the spiritual healing that comes
from hearing the good news of salvation is what Jesus was really about. The “poor”—which in a sense
means all of us sinners, trapped by the poverty of the sins that enslave us—are freed by Jesus’ message of a
loving God who wants to bring us into his kingdom. Our poverty is erased by his richness. His mercy
“undoes” our sin and we are invited to become the children of God who share in the glories of his heavenly
abode.
Sometimes it’s tempting to just want the visible miracles. But the invisible ones—the conversions that take
place in the silence of the human heart—are truly the more important works of God. Such interior transfor-
mation is what leads us to eternal life; even a physical cure won’t last for eternity—death still comes at
some point. But the really good news is that this miracle of conversion is available to all of us. And this sea-
son of Advent is the perfect time to let God work his miracles in our hearts.
Have a wonderful week!
See you on the weekend.
Fr Andrew
Saturday, December 10 5:00 pm Bob Wilkins—Loving Wife Janet
Rito Quaresima—Daughter & Family
Sunday, December 11 8:30 am Jonathan Minder —Jane Cooper
Italia Fraulo — The Vaglio Family
10:30 am Joseph Howe—Penny Laufer
Aunt Rose Andrews—Anthony & Carol Andrews
6:00 pm People of the Parish
Monday, December 12 9:00 am Victor Vencus— Rose Kenney & Kathy Schneider
Marilyn Scarpa – John & Kathleen Schweppenheiser
Wednesday, December 14 9:00 am Emma Marini — Joe & Marie DeLuca
Marvin Bandomer — The Remaley’s
Thursday, December 15 9:00 am Helen Scott— William Scott & Family
John Ryniec –Susan Sebazco
Friday, December 16 9:00 am Felice DiPrinzio Jr. —The Weinstein Family
Mary Ryan—Trish Magee & Family
Saturday, December 17 5:00 pm Helen Deminatus—Loving Son Kevin & Wife
Cynthia McConnell—Lehner Family
Sunday, December 18 8:30 am Rose Attanasio —Lynette, Tricia & Family
Joe Laufer — His Loving Family
10:30 am Kristina Glanzmann— Glanzmann Family
Stephanie McDermott—Nancy Ratcliff
6:00 pm People of the Parish
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BAPTISM
Your child’s Baptism is a time for celebration in our parish community! Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit & the door which gives access to the other sacraments.
Baptism Dates: January 8th, February 12th & March 12th at 1 pm Baptism Prep Classes: December 16th, January 27th & February 24th at 7pm
The Catholic Community of Holy Eucharist rejoices each time a child is baptized! We thank you for shar-ing the joy and the responsibility of bringing up your child in the Faith with us.
To register for a class please go to our website http://www.holyeucharist.org/#/sacraments/baptism and
fill out the form or call 268-8383 x100 if you have any questions.
OUR G IVING BACK TO GOD
REMEMBERING OUR S ICK Sandy Mac, Janet Cianci, Anne Marie Kelly, Karen Achey, Joyce Mueller, Suzanne Haugh, Marianne Foderetti, Wal-
ter Weis, Sarah Casnet, Catherine Roberts. Robert Fenton, Michael Tocco Jr., Connie Marzullo, Tony Palumbo, Anita Halber, Jovita Danna, Yvonne Perrottett, Patricia Bradshaw, Jay Ale, John DiPietropolo, Joy DeLuca, Tony Panico,
Eileen Dianora, Patrick Spang, Doug Heiss, Danielle McCoskey, Trisha Wade, Patricia & Donald Herpen, Lori Car-penter, Melissa Carpenter, Valerie Carpenter, Helen Siedlecki, Anthony Walsh, Lisa Trinkle, Martin Nicholson, Mar-
garet Maina, Richard Quinones, Mary Meagher, Marge Hogan, Christian Zuba, Harold Moore, Brendan Moore, Judy Zurlo, Bob & Claudia Legato, Alan Mack, Shirley Tucker, Raymond Charlton, Denise Panico, Valerie Quinn, Martin
Grzechowiak, Genaro Gonzalez, Marie Cronk, Kara McCrink Dalonzo, Trevor Wilson, Mary Parnell, Elizabeth Miller, Sally Di Bella,
Loretta Nixon, Patricia Sicilia, Mary Valiante, Nancy Valaika, Daniel Cross, Frank Ryan, Darlene Stanley, Robert Rhoads, Tom Mau-chly, Catherine Ferri
Please note: A continuing list of the sick will be listed in “The Book of the Sick.” Please see or visit the Book of the Sick located on the table at the main entrance to the Worship Space. Write in the name of those you wish the community to hold in prayer. This book will be
brought up with the gifts and the prayer intentions.
December 4th Collection: $15,746.00
December 11, 2016 - 3nd Sunday of Advent
“You too must be patient. Make you hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord is at hand.” James 5:8
Patience is another one of those things many of us struggle with. We want things to go according to
our plan & our schedule. Any change brings anxiety & fear. Through daily prayer we better align our-
selves with God’s will & His plan, which is far better than anything we can come up with on our own.
Visit the parish website
for more information.
www.holyeucharist.org
Thank You For Your
Continued Generosity
The Seniors Christmas Luncheon will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2017 @ 12:30 pm. Tickets will be
$13. Contact Marilyn Maier 609-859-9246 for tickets.
Monday December 12, 2016 to Tropicana Casino. Price $44.00 includes: Bus, Holiday Show, $15.00 slot
play and buffet voucher. Bus leaves: 1:00 pm and returns at 10:00 pm
For info and reservation for all trips call Rose Kenney @ 859-9107 or Theresa Nunziata @ 859-7308
HOLY EUCHARIST SENIORS CLUB
CHRISTMAS MASSES
Christmas Eve—Saturday, December 24
On Christmas Eve, our liturgies will be at 3:00 pm, 4:30 pm , 6:00 pm, 7:30 pm and 10:00 pm.
At the 3:00 pm, 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm Christmas eve masses, we will be offering a special children’s event in
Hoffman Hall.
Christmas Day—Sunday, December 25 at 10:30 am
OPLATEK AND ADVENT CANDLES
Advent Wreath Candles & Christmas Wafers can be purchased in the Parish Office Monday-Friday between 9 am-4:00 pm.
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ST. V INCENT DE PAUL
We ask our parishioners to help us make Christmas special for people at New Lisbon and children helped by St
Vincent de Paul Society this past year. You are encouraged to take a tag from the Christmas Tree in the atri-
um. Please purchase the item requested on the tag, wrap it, and attach the entire tag to the front of the pack-
age. Do not cut the tag leaving only the name. The gift should be put back under the tree in the atrium. It is
extremely important that the gifts be returned by Sunday, December 18, 2016 or sooner. The gifts will be giv-
en to the families for their children during the week of December 19, 2016
Christmas Food Baskets will be distributed to those in need on Sunday, December 18, 2016 from 1:00 to 3:00
P.M. in Hoffman Hall. Please take a list of the items needed to fill the baskets and sign up to donate a turkey
or a ham so that we can provide families with Christmas dinner. Lists & turkey or ham donation book are at
the display table in the Cafe.
Please continue your monetary support to help those in our community with their housing, heating and electric
assistance this winter. Your donations can be put in the Poor Boxes through out the church. Also consider
purchasing Supermarket Certificates after all masses. St Vincent de Paul Society receives 5% of the sales. God
bless all of you for "Helping us Help Others" in our surrounding community.
Items needed this Week : Shampoo, Conditioner, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Mouthwash, Soap
ADVENT M ESSAGE S ERIES - CHRISTMAS IS COMING!
Christmas is the season of hope. The season awakens in us the deepest desire of heart that life could be and
should be better. We hope we will get what we want for Christmas, we hope the season will be filled with
cheer, hope that our families will get along with one another. We have hope and yet we also have fears that
maybe our hope is unfounded. It can be dangerous to hope because hope unfulfilled makes the heart sick.
Hope unfulfilled can be painful.
And so often we manage expectations and disappointments. We feel like we should give up because nothing good happens.
However, Christ didn’t come to lower our expectations but to exceed them.
In this series, we will look at the importance of hope as a Christian virtue and why hope doesn’t disappoint.
Week Three – Wait with Joyful Hope
Scripture: James 5:7-10
Hope requires waiting. Hope is waiting for God to deliver what he is going to give us. In this week we will look at how to wait
patiently and with joy wait for what God wants to give us.
A.C.T.S. A CTIVELY CARING THROUGH SHARING
A.C.T.S., our women’s group, would like to invite all ladies of the parish to come to our December potluck
event on Tuesday December 13th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in Hoffman Hall. Please sign up at the following
link to let us know you are coming: http://tinyurl.com/zrtavh3. Lemonade will be provided. Feel free to
bring a friend and a beverage and dish to share. As always babes in arms are welcome!
INVITE SOMEONE TO CHRISTMAS MASS
What better time than Christmas to invite someone who has been away to join you at Mass? Perhaps it’s an
adult child, a relative, a dear friend or a neighbor who grew up in the Catholic tradition but has fallen away for
one reason or another. You have shared your faith experience at Holy Eucharist but that person has not taken
the next step to join you. Christmas is such a good time for people to come back to church. It is filled with
tradition and memories of going to Christmas mass in years past. Visitors will feel a sense of welcome and fa-
miliarity as we sing the known songs of Christmas. They will feel comfortable knowing there will be many
visitors at Christmas Mass. And maybe, just maybe… they will return again to join our faith community.
We have supplied you with a post card that you can send. You can send the card with a note of invitation to a
certain mass time or just plant the seed. Or perhaps, you can include the postcard with your Christmas card
mailing. Remember… there is nothing like a personal invitation to encourage someone to take the next step in
faith. Help make disciples at Holy Eucharist!
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Christmas Social
All Knights and Non-Knights are invited to join us to celebrate the Christmas season Thursday, December 15
from 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm in Hoffman Hall. This will be a covered dish dinner so bring your favorite dish to
share. BYOB. Let us know you are coming – sign up at the Knights table in the Café.
Poinsettias Flower Sale
The Knights will be selling a beautiful assortment of poinsettias after each mass the weekend of December 17 and 18.
Whole Blood Drive
Tabernacle Council 8733 of The Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring a Whole Blood Drive on Tuesday, December 27th,
from 2:30pm until 7:30pm, in Hoffman Hall. Double red cell donations may also be made at that time. Sign-ups will be con-
ducted in the Café area after all masses on the weekends of December 10th & 11th and 17th & 18th. Walk-ins will be accept-
ed, but scheduled donors will be given preference. You may also reserve a time slot on the Red Cross Web site, or call Jim
Kukura at 268-2795 to schedule a time for your donation
New Year's Eve Party
Tabernacle Council 8733 of The Knights of Columbus will sponsor a New Year’s Eve dinner and party in Hoff-
man Hall on December 31st. Tickets are $25.00/person, or $45.00/couple. A buffet dinner and DJ music will be
provided. Doors will open at 8:00pm and the festivities will continue until 1:00am. Tickets available in the Cafe
after 8:30 & 10:30 masses or by contacting Tony Panico @ 609-760-1754. All are welcome!
THIRD WEEK OF A DVENT
“Jingle Jam: Put a Bow on It”, a children’s Christmas experience event will be offered at the
3:00 pm, 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm Masses on Christmas eve.
Children will experience the joy of the Christmas story through song, dance and storytelling.
Children will depart from the main worship space at the beginning of mass and proceed to Hoffman Hall.
They will return after the homily.
Consider using your time, your resources and your talents to reach children in our community. We hope the impact it has
last long into the future! To learn more visit the Jingle Jam page at http://holyeucharist.org/#/jingle-jam.
The third Sunday of Advent is traditionally called Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is the Latin word meaning “rejoice.” This
Sunday is so named because “Rejoice” is the first word in the entrance antiphon for today's Mass taken from Philippi-
ans 4:4,5: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice! The Lord is near.” Some people mark this Sunday
on their Advent wreath with a pink candle instead of a purple or blue candle. This Sunday is a joyful reminder
that our salvation is near.
Consider these ways to serve and share the joy that is Jesus this Advent:
Contribute food for a Christmas dinner for those in need in our area served by St. Vincent de Paul. (see
their display in the café).
Serve as a minister in our parish individually or as a family. Give your gift of time to one of our weekend
ministries—Kidzone, Children’s Word, Greeter, Café ministy. Visit our website at http://
holyeucharist.org/#/ministry/next-step. Serve as little or as often as your schedule permits
At Holy Eucharist we encourage all to look at your giving as a response to the blessings God has given
them throughout their lives. Giving of our treasure is an important commitment. Your support through Sunday col-
lections are important building blocks for the programs, facilities and functions of our parish. Visit http://
holyeucharist.org/#/welcome/giving for more information.
HERO Y OUTH M INISTRY ANNUAL CHRISTMAS Saturday, December 16th from 7-10 PM in Hoffman Hall
Festivities to include ugly sweater contest, games, karaoke and lots of Holiday treats! Please bring a creative
$10 Yankee swap gift (if you would like to participate). Special call out to all HERO alumni (college students
welcome) please join us for this awesome night of fun!!! ALL TEENS...ALWAYS WELCOME!
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Welcome to Church of the Holy Eucharist. May you encounter Jesus Christ in His church and in His
sacraments through your participation in our Parish community. Visit our Welcome Center before or after our week-
end masses for any information on our parish, it’s ministries and it’s community.
We sincerely welcome you!
Pastoral Staff 609 268 8383
Andrew Jamieson, Pastor Ext. 102
Dottie Connelly, Communications Coordinator Ext. 107
Joseph DeLuca, Deacon Ext. 114
Kelley Derricott, Maintenance Ext. 109
Kenneth Domzalski, Deacon Ext. 116
Justina Fenton, Administrative Assistant Ext. 100
Anne Marie Kelly, Rectory Assistant
Regan Peiffer, Music Director Ext. 105
Donna Remaley, Faith Formation Coordinator Ext. 106
Jack Schell, Facilities Manager Ext. 109
Mary Warner, Business Manager Ext. 101
Christine Webb, Protecting God’s Children Ext. 104
Mass Schedule Saturday Evening Vigil: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:30am & 10:30am & 6:00pm
Weekdays: 9:00am (except Tuesday & Saturday)
Tuesdays: 9:00am - Communion Service
Holy Days: 9:00am & 7:00pm
Miraculous Medal Novena: Monday 9:30 am
Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Saturday 5:00pm and Sunday
8:30am, 10:30am Sept. through May
Preschool Kidzone: Saturday 5:00pm and
Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am Sept. through May
Stay Connected Office hours Mon-Fri 9:00am - 4:30pm
Office 609-268-8383
Fax 609-268-3294
Music Office 609-268-1119
St. Vincent De Paul 609-268-0005
HOPE 609-268-1818
Website www.holyeucharist.org
E-mail [email protected]
Facebook facebook.com/holyeucharistchurch
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Sacraments
Visit our website for complete details—
http://holyeucharist.org/#/sacraments
Reconciliation:
Saturday 3:30-4:30pm or by appointment.
Baptism:
Your child’s baptism is a time for celebration in our parish. It is our
mission to guide parents to bring your child to the waters of baptism. Stop by our Welcome Center on the weekends, call our parish office
for more details or complete the form on
http://www.holyeucharist.org/#/sacraments/baptism
Marriage: Couples wishing to celebrate and consecrate their love
are asked to call the parish office or complete the form on http://www.holyeucharist.org/#/sacraments/marriage
to request a wedding date a year in advance. At least one person
should be a registered member of the parish. Congratulations!
Faith Formation
Holy Eucharist parish is totally committed to family life and to help-
ing you foster faith in your children. Our Faith Formation Program
is created to assist you in doing just that. Our program creates oppor-tunities for families to pray together, grow as disciples and develop
spiritual habits that will lead them into a deeper relationship with Christ. For more information contact us at 609 268-7742, visit our
website http://holyeucharist.org/#/kidsyouth/family-faith-formation or email Donna Remaley at [email protected]
RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Anyone who is searching and may be thinking of becoming a Catho-
lic Christian or a baptized Catholic who is interested in continuing
their own journey of faith and have not received the other Sacra-
ments of Initiation (Eucharist and Confirmation)
Please call the parish office at 609 268 8383
Sacramental Sponsorship Certificate This is a form
required to be a Godparent or Sponsor for Baptism or Confirmation.
A certificate can be obtained from our parish office. Please call for
more details ( 609 268 8383 ext. 100)
Funerals We ask you to first contact your Funeral Director.
The Funeral Director will contact the Church to make the arrange-
ments. For more information about funeral planning at Holy Eucha-rist visit
http://holyeucharist.org/#/mass-times-and-calendar/funerals
