FOURTH SUNDAY of ADVENT
December 21, 2014
The Advent Plea… Drop down dew from
above, you heavens, and let the clouds rain
down the Just One; let the earth be opened and
bring forth a Savior. Is 45: 8
MASS INTENTIONS
Monday
7:45 AM Emrick Family by Elaine Emrick
Tuesday
7:45 AM Gregory Hart by Theresa and Joe O’Brien
Wednesday
No AM Mass
4:00 PM John T. and Elizabeth Geldon by Family
7:00 PM Jim Reinhart by John DeStasio and Family
10:00 PM George Pfeffenberger by MaryAnn Skrincosky
Thursday
9:00 AM Edmund Zelasko by Charlene and Allen
11:00 AM Mary Huber & Bill and Betty Perino
by daughter Mary and husband Ed
Friday
No Mass
Saturday
No Mass
5:00 PM Kimberly Gillow by Kyle and Korinne
Sunday
8:00 AM Ernest Stuard by John and Jean Juzwiak
9:30 AM Joseph Filko by Clarann and Stephen A. Filko
11:00 AM Deceased Parents of Charles and Ilona
Romanell
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ALTAR SERVERS SCHEDULE
Saturday, Sunday: December 27, December 28
5:00 PM
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
C. Saraceno – R. Packo – T. Reinhart
F. Altmire – G. Altmire
P. Fleissner – S. Fleissner
C. McGuire – R. McGuire – D. Scartelli
LECTOR SCHEDULE
Wednesday, December 24: Christmas Eve
4:00 PM
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
J. Gosztonyi
M. Hahn
A. Carlin
Thursday, December 25: Christmas Day
9:00 AM J. Juhasz
11:00 AM M. Skrincosky
Saturday, Sunday: December 27, December 28
(Sir 3: 2-6, 12-14; Ps 128: 1-5; Col 3: 12-21 or 3: 12-17)
5:00 PM
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
M. Faccinetto
J. Kalata
M. Jung
S. Stofanak
EUCHARISTIC MINISTER SCHEDULE
Saturday, Sunday: December 27, December 28
5:00 PM
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
B. and M. Yost – M. Kluk
R. Fitzpatrick – M. and F. Weidl
J. Reinhart – D. Dillard – J. Keretz
D. Hughes – M. and J. Jung
CANTOR SCHEDULE
Wednesday, December 24: Christmas Eve
4:00 PM
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
K. Searles
K. Kramer
M. Skrincosky – K. Kramer
Thursday, December 25: Christmas Day
9:00 AM T. Zawadzki
11:00 AM E. Gilkeson
Saturday, Sunday: December 27, December 28
5:00 PM S. Berdux
8:00 AM T. Zawadzki
9:30 AM K. Kramer (Choir Mass)
11:00 AM
M. Skrincosky
GREETER SCHEDULE
Saturday, Sunday: December 27, December 28
5:00 PM
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
M. Forte
M. and F. Weidl
Fleissner Family
M. and J. Jung
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First Reading: 2Sm 7: 1-5, 8b-12; 14a-16… (A King Forever)
David wishes to build a temple to house the tables of the Law,
but God speaks to him, promising to exalt and secure the
House of David forever. The Lord will bring peace.
Responsorial Psalm: 89….. (An Eternal Covenant)
“Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.”
Second Reading: Rom 16: 25-27… (Faith and Obedience)
God has revealed his plan of salvation through the coming of
his Son, Jesus Christ. It is made known to all people that they
may believe and obey.
Gospel: Lk 1: 26-38… (Mary’s Consent)
Gabriel speaks to Mary, announcing that she who is a virgin
shall conceive through the Holy Spirit and give birth to a son.
Mary agrees to God’s request.
Monday: Advent Weekday
1 Sm 1: 24-28; (Ps)1 Sm 2: 1, 4-7, 8a-d; Lk 1: 46-56
Tuesday: Advent Weekday; St. John of Kanty, Priest
Mal 3: 1-4, 23-24; Ps 25: 4-5b, 8-10, 14; Lk 1 57-66
Wednesday: Advent Weekday
2 Sm 7: 1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89: 2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1: 67-79
Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord: Is 62: 1-5; Ps 89: 4-5, 16-17,
27, 29; Acts 13: 16-17, 22-25; Mt 1: 1-25 or 1: 18-25
Thursday: The Nativity of the Lord (Holy Day of Obligation)
Is 52: 7-10; Ps 98: 1-6; Heb 1: 1-6; Jn 1: 1-18 or 1: 1-5, 9-14
Friday: St. Stephen, the first martyr
Acts 6-8; 7: 54-59; Ps 31: 3cd-4, 6-8b, 16bc, 17; Mt 10: 17-22
Saturday: St. John, apostle, evangelist
1 Jn 1: 1-4; Ps 97: 1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20: 2-8
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“A time of war, and a time of
peace”: We pray for those that
Any questions, contact the Office of Youth and
Young Adult Ministry at [email protected].
serve in our military: Michael
O’Donnell; Jarrett Buchanan; Blair
Holva;
Nick
Massari;
Fred
Baranowski, John Flannigan; Joe
Owens; Rob McGuire; Joseph
Salmento; David Principato, Cpt. Kevin Habick, David
Colarusso, Jr., Ian Hudak, Paul K. Browne, II, Anthony T.
Browne, Lt. Col. Ralph Parades, Sean Rogers, Tyler Lucas,
Timothy F. Cassidy, Mark McNulty, Jr., Master Sgt. Scotty W.
Hasenecz, Josh Brueningsen, Sgt. Jared Steirer, Robert Tarsi
Oplatki (Christmas Wafers) are
now available at the Rectory.
The
Christmas wafer is symbolic of the
bread that our Lord shared with the
two Emmaus disciples when He was
“known to them in the breaking of the
Bread.” Oplatki is broken and shared with your loved ones on
Christmas Eve with a solemn, yet jubilant, prayer of family and
unity being “One in the Spirit, One in the Lord.”
Blessed are the Peacemakers who serve our Country......
Thank You!
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FOOD/GIFT CERTIFICATE SCHEDULE
Sat., Sun.: December 27, December 28
5:00 PM
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
D. and C. Scanlon
T. Saraceno
K. Modic
B. and J. Salabsky
Please Note: Wednesday Sales will be held in the
Priests’ Sacristy until further notice!
Wednesday, December 31
10:00 AM – 12 Noon: C. Benner – J. Jung
Food/Gift Certificate Store List:
 Grocery: Giant Foods; Heights Market; Redners; ShopRite;
Valley Farm; Weiss
 Restaurants: Applebee’s; Darden (includes Olive Garden &
Red Lobster) Outback; Red Robin; Ruby Tuesday’s; Texas
Roadhouse; Wendy’s; TGI Friday’s; Arby’s; Burger King;
Cracker Barrel; Dunkin Donuts; KFC; Panera Bread; Starbucks
 Retail: Amazon; Barnes & Noble; Bath & Body Works; Bed
Bath & Beyond; ; Bon-Ton; Boscov’s; Claire’s; Dick’s Sporting
Goods; Gap; Home Depot; I-Tunes; JC Penney; Kohl’s (may
be used towards credit card balances); Lowes; Macy’s;
Michaels; Payless Shoe; Regal; Regis; Sheetz; Staples,
Target; TJ Maxx; Wal-Mart; Young’s Pharmacy
Please don’t buy the Gift Cards directly from the stores.
Most department stores and restaurants will give Sacred
Heart 8% if you buy them directly from us.
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Calling All Young Adults! City Lights: Comedy Night
will take place at St. Joseph the Worker Parish Center,
1879 Applewood Drive, Orefield, from 8:00 PM to 11:00
PM on Saturday, January 10, 2015. Join us for an
evening of food and fun, an opportunity to meet Bishop
Barres, music and laughter provided by comedy duo
Dave and Brian.
The event is $10 per person which includes
appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages (cash bar
available, please bring valid ID).The attire is classy
casual (no jeans, t-shirts, or sneakers). Pre-registration
is required by visiting allentowndiocese.org/citylights.
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Diocesan Victim Assistance Co-ordinator:
Ms. Wendy S. Krisak M.A., NCC, NCC, LPC;
Confidential Phone: 1-800-791-9209
Diocesan Safe Environment Co-Ordinator: Sister Meg Cole,
MS, LMFT: 610-289-8900 ext 222; Fax: 610-289-7917
Diocese of Allentown Protection
www.allentowndiocese.org
of
Youth
Policy:
Victim Assistance Coordinator… The Diocese of Allentown
provides assistance to anyone who, as a minor, was sexually
abused by a priest, deacon, or employee/volunteer of the
Diocese/Parish. Parents, guardians, children, and survivors of
sexual abuse are invited and encouraged to contact the
Diocese of Allentown for more information about this program.
The fullness of compassion should be extended to these
victims by the Church. To learn more about the Diocese of
Allentown’s Youth Protection Programs, Sexual Abuse Policy,
and Code of Conduct, please visit www.allentowndiocese.org
and click on “Protection of Youth” in the left hand column.
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CCD Calendar
January 5: Regular Class
January 12: Regular Class
January 19: NO Class
(Martin Luther King Day)
January 26: Regular Class
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Please pray for our sick, for all those
homebound, in the hospital or nursing
homes and especially those who care
for them. We also ask prayers for those
not listed and those we are not aware of
that are ill.
Donna Miller, Joan Szemenyei, Joseph
Ludrof, Helen Zelasko, Susan G. Tinschmidt, David Cap, Lisa
Dreher, A.J. Shuck, M. Shuck, Anthony Viera, Bev Russell,
Hank Straub, Albina DaSilva, Andrew Filbert, Reese,
Christopher Brennan, Margaret Merlo, Bill White, Jessica
Hewitt, Joan Raymond, John and Charlotte Rzepiela, Shenna
Reynolds, Aggie and Frank Nemeth, Lori Watts, Jacob Jarvis,
James and Janet DeVaney, Beth Coleman, Mary SaracenoWright, Dorothea Saraceno-Atherholt, William Pados, Alice
Bennett, Mary Lou Schuler, Joe Field, Louis A. Gray, Gail
Schneider, Molly Weidemoyer, James Lankford, Karen
Hegedus, Margaret Cooper, Baby John Witmer, Bill and Donna
Goeppert, Patrick McBride, Betty McNulty, Jane Schreiber,
Ron Rutkowski, Sidney Miranda, Jamie Heston, Terry Macripo,
Patrice Schwartzman, Kamryn and Chad, Alex Lewis
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Tricky Tray 2014 was a Huge Success!
It was made possible by You—the
donators of prizes, bakers, volunteers,
happy cookers, those who purchased
tickets, typists, decorators, vendors, and
all who prayed for a successful Tricky
Tray 2014, or supported this wonderful
event in one way or another! All
expenses have not been paid to give you a $ figure of
profit.
Thank you, most kindly, for helping to make Tricky Tray 2014 a
successful one!
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Sunday, December 7th, Weekly Envelope: $6,700. Thank
you for your generosity in helping to meet our parish
budget. It is greatly appreciated!
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Exciting News… Pages of parish
information is now available on our
Webpage:
www.sacredheartbethlehem.com.
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Prince of Peace… Today a light will shine upon us, for
the Lord is born for us; and he will be called Wondrous
God, Prince of Peace, Father of future ages; and his reign
will be without end. Is 9: 1, 5: Lk 1: 33
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Knights of Columbus Basketball
Free Throw Championship… All boys
and girls ages 9-14 are invited to
participate in the local competition for
the 2015 Knights of Columbus
Basketball Free Throw Championship.
The competition will be held at BVM gymnasium in
Colesville on January 25, 2015.
Participants are
required to fill out a form and show a copy of their birth
certificate for proof of age at the time of competition.
Forms can be picked up in the main vestibule of Church
or
download
a
form
from
our
website:
www.sacredheartbethlehem.com. For more information
contact Bernie Mikulski at 610-691-6054.
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Calling All Young Adults! City Lights: Comedy Night
will take place at St. Joseph the Worker Parish Center,
1879 Applewood Drive, Orefield, from 8:00 PM to 11:00
PM on Saturday, January 10, 2015. Join us for an
evening of food and fun, an opportunity to meet Bishop
Barres, music and laughter provided by comedy duo
Dave and Brian. The event is $10 per person which
includes appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages (cash
bar available, please bring valid ID).The attire is classy
casual (no jeans, t-shirts, or sneakers). Pre-registration
is required by visiting allentowndiocese.org/citylights.
Service of the Nativity:
TODAY,
Sunday, December 21st, at 6:00 PM. This
is a beautiful service to help us
prepare spiritually for the coming of
the Christ Child on Christmas
morning. The focus of the service is our parish nativity
scene which is prepared throughout the service.
As the service progresses with the Readings
and music, various elements of the scene are placed in
the nativity until the entire nativity is complete.
All families are invited to bring their manager
and Christ figure from their own personal nativity scene
to have it blessed. Everyone will be invited to take home
from our parish nativity scene a piece of hay to help
make the connection between your family and the parish
family.
Light refreshments will be served after the
service in the Father King Memorial Hall. All are invited
to attend this beautiful service as we journey from
darkness to the light of Christmas in the birth of Our
Savior, Jesus Christ.
From the youngest member to our oldest
member, everyone will enjoy this evening!
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Christmas Mass Schedule
Wednesday, December 24, Christmas Eve:
4:00 PM; 7:00 PM; 10:00 PM
Thursday, December 25, Christmas Day:
9:00 AM; 11:00 AM
Wednesday, Dec. 31, Vigil of Holy Day of Obligation:
4:00 PM
Thursday, January 1, Holy Day of Obligation:
10:00 AM
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“Giving Tree” is an opportunity to
celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ
by giving gifts of baby items to
unborn babies who will be born in
need this coming year. These gifts
will provide baby clothing and
necessities to young mothers throughout the year.
A Christmas tree has been placed in our main
vestibule of Church and decorated with tags displaying
the description of the needed items.
You, as parishioners, are asked to remove the
tags and purchase the needed items and place the gifts
wrapped or unwrapped under the “Giving Tree”.
The gifts are then collected by Girl Scout
Cadette Troop #844 and delivered to the Slate Belt
Pregnancy Support Center.
 In Loving Memory of Mom and John Packard
By: Son and Family
Blessed Mother Altar:
 Christopher Brennan
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Sanctuary Lights… Candles can be lit for
7 days (Saturday to Saturday) on the High
Altar of the Tabernacle, Blessed Mother
Altar, St. Joseph Altar, St. Anthony, and
Sacred Heart of Jesus. The
Sanctuary
Candles can be lit for any intention, death
remembrance or anniversary, birthday,
wedding anniversary, thanksgiving for blessings from
God, for those who are ill or having surgery, or any
special intentions which someone would like special
prayers for. To have one of these Sanctuary Lights lit,
drop a little note in the collection basket marked
“Sanctuary Lights”. A donation of $12.00 is asked. The
intention will appear in bulletin, unless directed not to.
Blessed Mother Altar:
 For Health and Well-Being of Chica and Family
 For Healing of Body, Soul, Mind, and Heart
of my Adult Child
 In Loving Memory of James Ardinger
By: John and Anne Ardinger
 In Loving Memory of Mom and Dad:
M/M Conrad Neidert
By: Son
 In Loving Memory of Josephine Zawadski
By: Daughter and Families
High Altar of the Tabernacle:
 In Loving Memory of Husband
By: Wife
St. Jude:
 Prayer to St. Jude for Restored Health
of Mind and Body
St. Joseph:
 Restoration of Health of a Brother
Christmas Day:
High Altar of the Tabernacle:
 In Loving Memory of Mom and Dad Kalata
By: son John and wife Jean
 In Loving Memory of Mom and Dad Herczeg
By: daughter Jean and husband John
 In Loving Memory of Mike
By: Family
 In Loving Memory of Mom and Dad Rutkowski
By: Daughter and Family
By: Family
 For Healing of Body, Soul, Mind, and Heart
of my Adult Child
 Health of Great, Great Nephew
St. Jude:
 Prayer to St. Jude for Restored Health
of Mind and Body
St. Joseph:
 Christopher Brennan
By: Family
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2015 Sacred Heart “Little Lot”:
Payouts:
~ Christmas and Easter: $1,000
~ New Year’s Day, Memorial
Day, and July 4th: $500
~ Last day of the month: $300
~ Fridays (except when last day of the month)
~ Every other night: $50
Winning Number is the Evening “Big 4 PA Lottery”
Exact match ONLY! $25/Ticket and is good every day
for 2015. Additional tickets are in main vestibule of
Church.
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In today’s Gospel… Gabriel asks Mary to be the
mother of the Son of God.
Because Mary was
immaculate from the moment of her conception, she is
able to respond to God’s invitation with great generosity.
She does not seek her own advancement, but rather
places herself at the disposition of God saying that she
is God’s handmaid. She answers God’s call even
though she does not yet fully understand what it all
means. The child is to be called Jesus, a name that
means “Yahweh saves.” He will be the fulfillment of
Nathan’s promise to David, for he will be a king with an
eternal reign. All of this happens because nothing is
impossible with God.
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Sacred Heart Memorial Society… Those
who are enrolled in the Memorial Society
will have their names written in a special
book. The Memorial Book will be on
display by the St. Joseph Altar. An
intention will also be included in the
Sunday petitions for those enrolled in the
Memorial Society. All donations from the Sacred Heart
Memorial Society will be used for the purchasing of
items needed to celebrate the Sacraments. Suggested
offering is $20.00.
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Mary rejoices in the Lord… I rejoice heartily in the
Lord, in my God is the joy of my soul; for he has clothed
me with a robe of salvation, and wrapped me in a
mantle of justice, like a bride adorned with her jewels.
Is 61: 10
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