MASS SCHEDULE Saturday……………………..4:30 pm, 7:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am, 10:00 am, 12 Noon & 7:00 pm

Weekdays ......................... ……..10:00 am

PASTORAL STAFF

Pastor…….……………….Rev. Dennis F. Fronckowiak

Priest in Service………….Rev. Msgr. James Kelly

Priest in Service………….Rev. James Hassett

FAITH FORMATION

Director……………………...Mrs. Jean Marie Doyle

Assistant ........….…….Mrs. Judy Papaj

Phone………………………...716-875-9430

MUSIC MINISTRY

Principal Organist & Choir Director

Curtis Cook

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Tuesday .................................... 9:30 am - 2:30 pm

Office ....................................................... 875-9430

(Use Side Entrance)

WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS

Please fill out a registration form available in the sacristy or call the rectory during office hours. Envelopes will then be ordered in your name.

SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Saturdays immediately following the 4:30 pm Mass

(please sit in the front pew of the church) and anytime

upon request. Anyone with an upcoming surgery or

chronic illness is invited to receive the sacrament.

DEVOTIONS

Novena in honor of the Miraculous Medal of the Virgin Mary

will be recited on Wednesdays, immediately following the

10:00 am Mass. Please join us.

Divine Mercy Chaplet: Tuesdays @ 2:45 pm at St. Andrew’s;

Thursdays @ 3:00 pm at St. Timothy’s. All are welcomed.

Rosary prayed Monday thru Friday prior to 10:00 am Mass

ST. TIMOTHY’S FOOD PANTRY

REGISTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION

Mondays & Thursdays, 8:30 - 11:00 am

Heart Line: 939-2018

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturdays………...4:00 pm, 6:15 pm - 6:45 pm

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Celebrated the 4th Sunday of each month

after the Noon Mass. Baptismal Classes

will be held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30 pm.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 565 East Park Drive

Tonawanda, NY 14150

Phone: 875-9430 Fax: 931-5237

Website: www.sainttimothyparish.org

Email: office@sainttimothyparish.org

DECEMBER 1, 2019

CONGRATULATIONS FATHER PATRYCK

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30th

4:30 pm Helen Zakrzewski by Daughter Linda

7:00 pm St. Timothy’s Parishioners SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1st

7:30 am For the Living & Deceased Members of the

Pera Family by Tom Pera

10:00 am Ann Forster by Family

12:00 pm Margaret Scott by Family

7:00 pm Brian McGee by Mom & Dad

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2nd 10:00 am Betty Short by Family TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3rd 10:00 am Patricia & Cynthia Mitzel by Roseann Curtis

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4th

10:00 am For the Living & Deceased Members of the

Pera Family by Tom Pera

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5th 10:00 am St. Timothy’s Parishioners FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6th

10:00 am Aunt Pia by David & Kim Maloney

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th

4:30 pm Stella & Earl Hoffman (Anniversaries)

by Mr. & Mrs. Charles Baker

7:00 pm Living Members of the Gaide Leuchner &

Maria Families by Linda & Paul Leuchner

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8th 7:30 am For the Living & Deceased Members of the

Pera Family by Tom Pera

10:00 am Katherine E. (Bette) Potter (Anniversary)

by Angela & David Krysztofowicz

12:00 pm Noelle Santoro by Shirley & Maurice McDowell

7:00 pm John Ivancic by Mother & Family

Please pray for the souls of all the faithful departed,

especially Daniel Cutini, Rev. Monsignor William J.

Gallagher.

PLEASE PRAY for the safety of these Military Personnel

SFC Sean Carey; Adam Farinas USMC; Airman James Montanari

USAF; Pvt. Nicole Gagliano; Sgt. Ignatius Golombek; Sgt. Joseph W.

Strauch, US Army; PFC Michael P. Strauch, US Army; Lt. Col.

Thomas Schwab, US Army; Capt. Maria Perry, USN; Sean McDonald,

US Army; Pvt. James T. Canfield, US Army; Cpl. Mark J. McDonald,

US Army Rangers; Staff Sgt. Louis Bell, USAF; PFC Justin Karnuth,

US Army; Seaman Melissa Kurtz, USN; Lt. Col. Daniel Pawlak,

USAF; Chief Master Sgt. Joey Flateau; PFC Justine E. Gauda; Pvt.

Thomas Greene; Airman Robert W. Gilhousen, USAF; Airman Jeffrey

John Weber, USAF; Michael McDonald, USMC; Sgt. Cynthia Flateau,

USAF; Pvt. John Zieja, US Army; Pvt. Andrew Kinney; Lt. Cpl. Adam

Power Massey; Ensign III Thomas C. Callea, USN; Pvt. E-1 Brandon

McMullen, National Guard; Erik Nowak, USMC; Airman First Class

Nicholas Paul Boyer; Airman Robert Joseph Boyer; SFC Melissa A.

Carey, US Army; Cassandra Angelo, USN; PFC Todd Bentley,

National Guard; Pvt. Tygue Busch, US Army; Pvt. Elliot Busch,

National Guard; Sgt. Christopher Tretta, US Army; Sgt. Jeffery Taylor,

US Army; Pvt., Chief Petty Officer Dan Reynolds, USN; Sgt. Justin

Bonzato, USMC; Major Patrick Miller, US Army; Michael Carey,

USN; Pvt. Cleveland Lee, USMC; Lt. Cpl. Jacob McMahon, USMC;

1st Lt. Kelly McNamara Morton, US Army; National Guard; PFC Jake

Cryer, National Guard; Airman First Class Kyle Reed, USAF, Sgt.

Geoffrey Walker US Army National Guard.

COLLECTORS’ CLUB

We thank the volunteers of November 16th & 17th Saturday 4:30 pm

Gary Johnston

Vince Bart

Bill Ketterer

Arnie Kuntz

Jay Harte

Ed Newman

Gery Gerwitz

Tom Frank

Saturday 7:00 pm

Bud Ives

Joe Haas

Dennis Schaefer

David Fortman

Sunday 12:00 pm

Paul Kramer

Ken Ochterski

Jim Nisbet

Laszlo Szlabonyi

Jim Hustead

Jimmy Marthia

Sunday 7:00 pm

Brian Brennan

Richard Egan

Andrew Di Benedetto

Eleanor Decker

Altar Servers Thank you to those who served November 16th & 17th

Mackenzie Reichle, Sarah Metzler, Hayden Schmitt.

St. Timothy’s SVDP Society provides food

assistance, Mondays & Thursdays, 8:30 am -

11:00 am, to those registered in our local area.

If someone you know has fallen on hard

times, please call the Heart Line at 939-2018.

LADIES OF CHARITY

December 4th: Christmas Carol & Cookies Party:

St. Timothy’s Ladies of Charity are sponsoring a

Christmas Carol & Cookies Party at Schofield Resi-

dence, 3333 Elmwood Ave., on Wednesday, Decem-

ber 4th at 6:30 pm. Thank all who donated the re-

quested items for the residents’ goody bags.

December 18th, 6:00 pm: Take down the giving tree.

2ND COLLECTION NEXT WEEK

The 2nd collection next week, December 8th during all

masses will be for the Retirement Fund for Religious.

Help those who have given a lifetime of ministry and

provide for the ongoing needs of aging members.

Please put your Immaculate Conception offering in the

first collection. Thank you!

ALTAR & ROSARY SOCIETY EVENT

December 11th (Wednesday): Annual Christmas

Pork Chop Dinner & Chinese Auction @ 5:00 pm in

St. Martha’s Chapel. $15 per person. Put your coupon

and check made out to Altar & Rosary in an enve-

lope marked “Dinner” and drop in the collection

plate, or drop off in the Sacristy by Today, December

1st. All are welcome!

Sunday 7:30 am

Benjamin R. Kozak

Bud Hulpiau

Pete Platek

Mike Roman

Tim Hughes

Bill Lindner

Dan Calabrese

Sunday 10:00 am

George Metzler

Charles Stuart Jr.

Mike Siekierski

Dan Woitas

Mark Rott

Jeremiah Hassett

Mark Fremont

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ALTAR & ROSARY PORK CHOP DINNER

Number Attending_______________ Amount Enclosed_______

Deposit in collection plate or bring to sacristy

by Today December 1st

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ST. TIMOTHY FAITH FORMATION

Mrs. Doyle - dre@sainttimothyparish.org

Mrs. Papaj - assistantdre@sainttimothyparish.org

DECEMBER:

1st 1st Day of Advent - NO CLASS

8th Grades K - 3rd Regular Class 9:30 - 11:30

15th Grades 4th - 10th Regular Class 9:30 - 11:30

22nd NO CLASS

29th NO CLASS

The Faith Formation will be selling craft items after all

Masses again this weekend. Thank you for your support!

SAVE AROUND BOOKS

2020 coupon books available in sacristy after all Masses.

The cost per book is $25.00. These make great gifts and

stocking stuffers! Christmas is approaching fast!

THE GIVING TREE

If you wish to help please take a tag from the tree,

located in St. Martha’s Chapel, buy the gift, and bring it

back, unwrapped, by December 8th. Please keep the tag

with the gift.

There are hats and gloves on the tree; if you or anybody

you know are in need of hats or gloves please help

yourself.

ST. LUKE’S MISSION OF MERCY

ANNUAL STOCKING RAFFLE

Tickets are $10 each, and will be available in St.

Martha’s Chapel this weekend through Today,

December 1st. The proceeds benefit St. Luke’s Education

Fund. Our Lady of Hope School was started when all

Catholic schools on the East Side were closed. There

was no convenient place to send young people to receive

an education well founded in Catholic morals and

principles. Thank you for your support, and good luck!

ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS

St. Timothy’s Choir will present a program of Advent

Lessons and Carols in preparation for Christmas on

Thursday, December 5th at 7:00 pm in St. Timothy

Church. This service is a wonderful opportunity to take

some time during this busy season to reflect on the

meaning of the birth of Jesus. All are welcome!

BAPTISMS: NOVEMBER 17TH, 2019

Names of Children: Logan Anthony Sawyer

Lawson Bernard Sawyer

Parent: Aileen Sawyer

Welcome to the Church!

December 2nd (Monday): “Come and Set Us Free”,

an Advent Preparation Event hosted by St. Luke’s Mis-

sion of Mercy. The event begins with 7:00 pm Mass, fol-

lowed by a talk from 8:00 - 9:30 pm by Fr. Joe Freedy,

former UB starting quarterback and current priest for the

Diocese of Pittsburgh. St. Luke’s is located at 325 Wal-

den Ave., Buffalo. All are welcome!

December 7th (Saturday): “Looking at Advent Anew:

A way of life, not just a season”, a free mini-retreat at

St. Philip the Apostle (Msgr. Jasinski Center), 950 Losson

Rd., Cheektowaga. Registration and goodies start at 8:30

am; presentation by Sr. Lucette Kinecki, CSSF from 9:00

am - 12:00 noon. Reserve your space by TODAY, De-

cember 1st by calling Marilyn Fronczak at 668-8472 or

Elizabeth at 674-8581.

December 7th (Saturday): 76th Annual Family

Christmas Fair from 12:00 - 6:00 pm at St. Aloysius

Gonzaga Parish Hall, 157 Cleveland Dr., Cheektowaga.

The Christmas Fair includes a Grand Prize Drawing, a

wide variety of prize booths (groceries, musical novelties,

toys for boys and girls, candy, and Christmas variety),

Theme Baskets, and cash prizes. Santa Claus will visit

with youngsters from 2:00 - 4:00 pm and the kitchen will

be serving a full menu of homemade food items. For

more information, call the rectory at 833-1715.

December 28th (Saturday) 10:00 am through Decem-

ber 30th (Monday) 6:00 pm: Camp Turner’s Winter-

Camp 2019. Boys (ages 7 - 13) and Girls (ages 7 - 15)

are invited to sign up for this 3 day overnight camp. An

optional round trip bus is available from Williamsville

and Hamburg. The cabins are toasty, the food is delicious

and our trained, vetted and experienced staff is excited to

make this a great experience for everyone. We have an

RN onsite at all times. Visit www.CampTurner.com for

activity descriptions and online registration. If you have

any questions, email CampTurner@gmail.com or call

716-354-4555.

MULTISYSTEMIC THERAPY PROGRAM

If you have a child ages 12-17 who is displaying chronic

behaviors such as noncompliance, verbal and/or physical

aggression, truancy, school failure, curfew violations,

running away, illegal substance abuse and/or criminal

activity in two or more environments (home, school and/

or community), consider our Multisystemic Therapy Pro-

gram for Erie County, hosted by Catholic Charities. MST

is an intensive, family-focused intervention provided in

the youth’s natural environment, which are research-

based and offers 24/7 availability. For more information

call 716-204-0555 ext. 328 or visit www.ccwny.org/MST.

THANK YOU FOR WORSHIPPING

AT ST. TIMOTHY’S TODAY