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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 15, 2019
Saturday, December 14
5:00 PM David Manning
Sunday, December 15
9:00 AM Msgr. Samuel Winters
10:30 AM Louis Tedesco
12:00 PM Chris Minter
Daily Mass December 16-20 @ 9:00 AM
Monday Luella Murphy
Tuesday Joseph R. Kraatz
Wednesday Quinn & Deuschle Families
Thursday Aime Beaulieu
Friday Joseph Walsh, Sr.
Saturday, December 21
5:00 PM Mary Greco
Sunday, December 22 9:00 AM Int. of Layla Aziz
10:30 AM Luella Murphy
12:00 PM Int. of Andy & Ana Minter & Family
SCRIPTURE READINGS
BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS meets 2nd Saturday monthly
Jan 11 @ 10:00 am Contact the parish office
or visit our website.
“Encounter with God, In Daily Living, Through the Sunday Scriptures” Scripture reflection with Fr. Tim
Tuesday, December 17, 9:30-11:00 am (chapel) + Pause + Reflect + Act +
*Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 21, 2020*
1. The Author of Isaiah comforted the people by describing God not as harsh and judging, but as forgiving and willing to save. What are the ways you can imitate these qualities of God in your life? How can your actions help transform the people around you?
2. When in your life have you been blessed through embracing patience?
3. Why do you suppose John the Baptist questioned Jesus?
4. Jesus closes this passage by speaking of John the Baptist great-ness but adding that still greater are the least of those in the kingdom of Heaven. What do you suppose this means?
First Reading: Isaiah 35:1-6.10 God is the hope of his people who are crushed by misfortune. Second Reading: James 5:7-10 St. James urges us to be patient with one another, and patient regarding the Lord’s final coming. Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11 We see Jesus at work, and hear his words of praise for his im-prisoned cousin, John.
COLLECTION BREAKDOWN for December 7 & 8:
Envelopes: $7,523.50 2nd Collection: $3,130.00 Regular Collection: $7,523.50 (Parish Maintenance)
Our thanks to all of our parishioners who respond each week to the needs of our parish and who make their weekly offering a part of their budget. Your contributions, both monetary and in service, are im-portant to our parish.
May God bless you for your generosity.
MARRIAGE CONGRATULATIONS
Victoria Lynn and John Guze were united in the Sacrament of Matrimony last weekend. The bride is the former Victoria Lynn Conn.
May the Lord Bless them with many years of a faith-filled and happy life together. PRIEST’S MASS SCHEDULE
DECEMBER 5:00 PM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:00 PM
Dec 14-15 (3rd Sunday of Advent)
Fr. Michal Fr. Tim Fr. Michal Fr. Tim
Dec 21-22 (4th Sunday of Advent)
Fr. Tim Fr. Michal Fr. Ed Fr. Ed
CHRISTMAS EVE
4:00 PM Fr. Michal
6:00 PM Fr. Tim
Midnight Fr. Michal
CHRISTMAS DAY
9:00 AM Fr. Michal
10:30 AM Fr. Tim
12:00 PM Fr. Ed
SANCTUARY FLOWERS
Altar Flowers have been donated by Jerry & Dawn Tedesco in Memory
of Louis Tedesco
Our sincere gratitude for their generosity.
Christmas Pot Luck Dinner & Sing Along
Our Annual Christmas Sing-Along & Pot Luck Dinner last weekend was a fun night filled with good food, song and fel-lowship. Many thanks to all who participated. (more pic-tures can be found on our website)
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Last Sunday at the 10:30 AM Mass we blessed shawls and blankets.
Thank you to the members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry
who lovingly made these items to comfort those in need and newborns.
An Acknowledgement of Appreciation
To Sister Christina Chong, S.D.B, for sharing with the community the loving contributions of the
Religious and their needs for prayers and financial assistance as they age.
To all who gave so eagerly and generously to satisfy the Christmas wishes on the Giving Tree.
To the four parishioners who reached out to Fr. Tim and Fr. Michal to check on their welfare and open
their homes during the power outage.
WISDOM FROM A SAGE
We are surrounded by information but are strangers to Wisdom
Wisdom are addicted to politics but indifferent to principle
We are driven by acquisition but contemptuous of sacrifice
We are fascinated by self-analysis, but numb to the needs of others.
We are pre-occupied with our bodies but careless with our souls.
We are attentive to gossip but deaf to the Word.
We love to talk religion but are fearful of sharing our faith.
For anyone seeking
Baptism • First Eucharist • Confirmation
Next meeting, December 17th 7:00 PM in the Chapel Penance & the Anointing of the Sick:
God’s Mercy Revealed
Please pray for all those who have decided to follow the journey of our faith.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS
The Don Bosco Council of the Knights of Columbus invite all members of the parish and their families to join them in praying the rosary on December 29,
2019 after the 9 AM Mass for the intention of the parish as part of the Knights Family.
The Candle of Joy Color: Rose
This third candle is rose, symbolizing anticipation and rejoicing.
During the third week of Advent, we are filled with joy for the near
arrival of Jesus on Christmas Day.
OnLine Giving
We would like to take the opportunity, once again, to express our gratitude and appreciation to our Online Donors, here at Good
Shepherd Parish, for their generosity this past year. If you are not currently enrolled in our OnLine Giving Program (OLG), you
can learn more about it on the Parish website, or by contacting the parish OLG Administrator at [email protected]
(please use “OLG Administrator” as your ’subject’).
OLG is a convenient and secure means to provide your financial support to Good Shepherd. Whenever we experience bad weath-
er, travel or find ourselves in situations that prevent us from week-ly Mass, we know that our financial support continues, uninter-rupted. As we approach the end of the year, we want to remind donors to print out their annual financial donations for tax pur-
poses. (NOTE: only those financial donations made thru the OnLine Giving Program are recorded here and available to
be printed off).
May God continue to Bless our Parish Family this Advent and Christmas Season.
FAITH FORMATION NOTES
GRADES 1-6
Sunday only:
DECEMBER 22
CONFIRMATION 10th GRADE
DECEMBER
22
FAITH FORMATION CLASS MEET DATES
ANNUAL TEDDY BEAR DRIVE
We will once again be collecting NEW stuffed animals for the benefit of children at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson.
NEW stuffed animals will be accepted through Christmas Eve. Collection bins will be in the atrium.
Thank you for your support!
Thank you to First Communicants for lighting the “Faith” candle on our Advent wreath. From (l to r) Sloane, Nathen, Louis and Kellen.
9th Grade Confirmation Retreat January 4, 2020
12:00pm until 6:00pm More information to follow
Gospel Reading (Matthew 11:2-11)
Jesus tells John the Baptist of the signs of the kingdom that are being worked through him and praises John as more than a prophet. Family Connection
It is easy to look at our world and become discouraged by the apparent absence of God and signs of God's salvation. Advent, however, is a sea-son of hope, in which we acknowledge that salvation is both mysteriously present, even in our world, and yet to be fulfilled.
Read together today's Gospel. Think about John's question to Jesus: Are you the One? Jesus does not answer directly, but points to the signs of the kingdom present in his midst.
Together as a family, look through the newspaper for signs of hope that God is at work in our world. Pray that the world will know God's salva-tion by praying together the Lord's Prayer. (Loyola Press)
Please join His Holiness, Pope Francis, who has chosen the following intention to be prayed for during the month of December.
Universal: That every country determine to take the necessary measures to make the future of the very young, espe-cially those who suffer, a priority.
HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTION
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
Please remember to sign the book in the atrium.
December 21-22 5:00pm 9:00am 10:30am NOON
Eucharistic Ministers
Dale Logarzo Janine Neill Nancy Luckey Christine McCormick Joy Harrington Roberta Harden
Anthony Caroleo Oran Harris Betty Gates Sioban Rooney-Opperman Carole D’Esposito Lorene Caroleo
Marie Margiotti Carmen DaSilva Joan DeBoer Candy Church John Costello Bill Schilling Jody Ursin
Fred Finnan Eunice Howley Irene Finnan
Lectors
Vincent Celli
Jim Trusa Confirmation Class Lector
Robert Gallagher
Deirdre Worth
Altar Servers
Madeline Ridge Joseph Licata Caitlyn Neill
James Bongiorno Joey Graceffo Ava Graceffo
Joseph Kurnides Brendan Smith Shane Smith
Addyson Ortiz
Thank you to all parishioners for your donations and for
fulfilling the gift wishes on the CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE
The Giving Tree Committee is truly grateful for everyone’s generosity and for
returning gifts and gift cards by the due date. Any gifts not returned have already been
purchased with monetary donations received.
MONETARY donations are still being accepted and will be used to purchase food and supplies for various groups.
Please drop into the Giving Tree “Church” box.
GARDENS OF THE WORLD Support a local business! Gardens of the World has wreaths, grave blankets and new this year,
headstone crosses.
Gardens of the World 58 Whitehall Road Andover, NJ 07821
Call (973) 786-6023 www.gardensoftheworld.com
On Sunday, January 5th at the 9:00am and 10:30am Masses we will host the Pope John XXIII Regional High School Choir which will lead us in singing and celebrating the
Epiphany of the Lord.
SPECIAL BLESSING AT ALL MASSES THIS WEEKEND - DECEMBER 14TH AND 15TH
EXPECTANT PARENTS
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
SACRED HEART SPIRITUALITY CENTER
Women’s Weekend Retreat at Sacred Heart Center January 3-5, 2020
January 3-5, 2020 THEME: “Spirit-Filled Living”
The Retreat begins at 5:00 PM on Friday, January 3rd and finishes at 1:30 PM on Sunday, January 5th. There is also an option to
attend for the day on Saturday, January 4th.
Website: sacredheartspiritualitycenter.org (Registration forms available on here.)
Email: [email protected] Phone: (973) 383-2620
From
our tree
to your
tree
Please take home an ornament from our tree in the atrium to hang on your Christmas tree at home.
