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St. Eugene Church
A Stewardship Community
ALTAR SERVERS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20
5 PM Tyler Boyle, Joey Cocco
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21
8:00 Claire McBlain, Mary Greiner
9:30 Robert Grasso, Carmen Maniaci
11:30 Kara Ciavarelli, Paul Conlon
MON, TUES, WED – DEC 22, 23 & 24
8:00 Nicole & Kaleigh DellaVecchio
CHRISTMAS EVE, DEC 24
5:30PM M Pupis, T Clineff, R Flood
8:00PM T Boyle, K Ciavarelli, M Greiner
DECEMBER 21, 2014
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
THURSDAY, DEC 25, CHRISTMAS DAY
8:00 Lauren Faulkner
9:30 Paul Conlan, Robert Grasso
11:30 Jonathan Cesar
FRIDAY, DEC 26
8:00 Nicole & Kaleigh DellaVecchio
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20
5 PM Special Intention
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21
8:00 Linda Nello Dougherty
9:30 Billy Ehnow
11:30 For the People of the Parish
ST. EUGENE CHOIR
MONDAY:
8:00 Kate McCabe
TUESDAY:
8:00 Leo Kelly
WEDNESDAY: 8:00 Steven Salute
Give yourself a spiritual treat and
come to worship with our
wonderful adult and children’s
choirs!
CHRISTMAS EVE, December 24
No Reserved Masses
CHRISTMAS DAY, December 25
No Reserved Masses
FRIDAY:
The Adult Choir will sing at the 11:30 Mass each
Sunday of December.
8:00 Kenneth Murphy – 10th Ann’y
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27
5 PM Margaret Garrity
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28
8:00 For the People of the Parish
9:30 Michael F. Meehan
11:30 Alexander & Bertha Skowronski
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Christmas Eve: 5:30 Children (5:15 Carols)
8:00 Adults (7:45 Carols)
-------------------------------------------------------------------St. Eugene Address: 200 S. Oak Avenue
Primos, PA 19018
Phone Numbers: Rectory: 610-626-2866
School: 610-622-2909
Masses: Sunday: 8:00, 9:30, 11:30 PM
Saturday: Evening Mass: 5:00 PM
Masses for Holydays:
On the eve of Holydays - 6:00 PM
On the Holyday itself - 8:00 and 6:00 PM
Mass on Weekdays: 8:00 AM Monday - Friday
Confessions: 4:00–4:30 PM on Saturdays
or by appointment
SAINT EUGENE HAPPENINGS
12/21/14 – SCRIP Sales 10:15-11:45am – School Hall
Bingo 6:45pm – School Hall
12/22/14 - Christmas Pageant 12:45pm - Church
12/23/14 - No PREP Classes
School 11:30 Dismissal
12/24/14 – Christmas Vigil – Masses 5:30 & 8:00 PM
No RCIA
12/25/14 – CHRISTMAS DAY – Masses 8, 9:30, 11:30 AM
No Prayer Group
No SCRIP Sales
No Bingo
12/26/14 - Rectory Office Closed
12/27/14 – AA Meeting 10:00am – Rectory Meeting Room
Confessions 4:00-4:30pm – Church
Rosary for Life 4:30pm - Church
SCRIP Sales 5:30-6:00pm – School Hall
PRAY FOR THOSE
WHO ARE ILL:
Sr. Nancy Roche SSJ
Anna May Dougherty
Rosalie Starahs
Margaret Delloso
Domenic Contrisciano
Barbara R. & Bill Biesty
Monica Fickenscher
John & Helen Calise
Christopher Ciampi
Janice Rybicki
Michelle O’Toole
Linda McLaughlin
John Mastracola
Margaret DiSciullo
Chip Donohue
JohnMcErlean
Rosemary Connelly Clara Weiss
Patricia Henry
Daniel Switliski
Angelo Panetta
John Gordon
Winnie Duffy
Gaye Temple
Jerry Schuhl
Bob Rankin
Mary Mullen
BetteTraband
Sarah Jaconi
LilianeCarota
Mary Cullen
John Gantz
Marie Boykin
Lou Verna
Bill Crossan
Shawn Long
Barbara Johnson Tommy Rybicki
Vincent Wassell Eileen Buckley
Elaine Layman
Joey Leggio
MEMORIALS
The SANCTUARY CANDLE burns
this week in memory of:
Richard A. (Rocky) Christians
requested by Peggy Watts.
The BREAD AND WINE is donated this week
in memory of:
BAPTISMS
CONGRATULATIONS and prayerful
blessings to the parents of Adriana Faith
Dennis, Michael Kenneth Moritz, and
Mary Ava Zafaris who were recently received into
the Church in the Sacrament of Baptism at St.
Eugene. May God bless our newest members!
CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
Wednesday, December 24th, Christmas Eve
5:30 PM With Children’s Choir
8:00 PM With Adult Choir*
*Christmas Carols begin at 7:45 PM
Thursday, December 25th, Christmas Day
8:00, 9:30, 11:30 AM
MASSES FOR NEW YEAR’S HOLY
DAY: MARY, MOTHER OF GOD
New Year’s Eve: Wednesday, December 31st
6:00 PM Vigil
New Year’s Day: Thursday, January 1, 2015
8:00 and 10:00 AM
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS
and DECORATIONS
At Christmas we ask for special donations for the
flowers and decorations for the
church. The names in whose
honor you make the donation
may be written on the cut off
form below or on a special
envelope in your Christmas
mailing or available at the doors of the church. The
completed form or envelope may be put in the
collection or mailed to or dropped off at the rectory
with your donation. We will then place the names
on the altar for the Christmas season. Thank you for
your generosity.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Your Name________________________________
Margaret Garrity
requested by Bill Garrity.
Phone______________________ Donation_______
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In Memory Of______________________________
PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS
We continue to pray for our loved ones who are
serving in all branches of the Armed Forces:
Lt.jg. Louis J. Calabrese, USN
M/Sgt. Bob Carroll III, USAF
CPL. Brian M. Cavaliere, USMC
Maj. Robert Cusick, Spec.Forces, US Army
Sgt. William B. Frick III, USMC
Lcpl Sean J. Gallagher, USMC
LCPL Trey Haddon, USMC
Pfc. Thomas Kent, US Army
PS2 John Larouche, US Army
Capt. Brian J. O’Shea, USMC
S/Sgt. Steve Pipal, US Army
LCPL Alexander Rankin, USMC
Cmdr. Brian Rich, USN
Sunday Offertory Collection
Due to early submission of the Bulletin
we will post this information next week.
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WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES
September 22—27, 2015
Prepare for the World Meeting of Families
by attending local preparation events designed to
prepare our minds and hearts for this once-in-alifetime event. A running list of local WMOF
preparation
events
can
be
found
at
phillyevang.org/wmof.
Lt. Kelly Rusinak, USN
Lt. Matthew Rusinak, USN
Sgt. Rob Schieler, USMC
MCPO Chris Schlegel, USN
A1C William Sweeney, USAF
Sgt. Jordan Wright, US Army
Sgt. Steven Wright, US Army
Did you know? Registration for the World
Lord, please hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their
families for the selfless acts they perform for us in
our time of need. We ask this in the name of Jesus,
our Lord and Savior. Amen.
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHTS
Christmas Day
The shepherds who heard the joyous news
from the angels on that first Christmas
night and then hurried to find the infant
Savior must surely have been changed by
that experience. How has His coming
changed my life?
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Meeting of Families is now open! Philadelphia
looks forward to welcoming internationallyrenowned Catholic speakers in addition to speakers
from other religious faiths. In a genuinely
international spirit, 30% of the speakers come from
outside North America. It is truly an event for
everyone! Learn more at WorldMeeting2015.org.
Host families can
offer visitors a spare bedroom for a small nightly
fee. This is a great opportunity to provide visitors an
affordable trip where they experience life in a
Philadelphia area home. Learn more at
WorldMeeting2015.org under “Host a Family” or email us at [email protected].
Want To Host A Family?
To help us prepare for the World Meeting of
Families and the anticipated visit from Pope
Francis, a catechism on family life entitled, Love Is
Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive, has been
prepared. You can order a copy of the beautifully
illustrated catechism and learn about the World
Meeting of Families at WorldMeeting2015.org.
NEW YEAR’S EVE RETREAT
Ring in the New Year a little
differently by joining us for this
unique event. Enjoy dinner and
opportunities for prayer and
reflection on the evening of
December 31, and celebrate the New Year with
Midnight Mass and a delightful brunch on the
morning of January 1. For more details and
registration, give us a call at 610-642-5715 or visit
our website at www.straphaelacenter.org.
CATHOLICS RETURNING HOME
Do you know someone who has left the Church?
Are you a Catholic who now feels separated from
the Church? Nativity of Our Lord Parish in
Warminster will conduct an ongoing series called
Catholics Returning Home on six consecutive
Monday evenings at 7:00 PM beginning January 19,
2015, in the Nativity Parish Conference Center. The
sessions are for non-practicing Catholics who are
seeking answers to questions about returning to the
Church. If you know someone who has left the
Church, please invite them to join us. For more
information, call Charlie Scally @267-884-2970.
CHRISTMAS MASS AT MIDNIGHT
For Catholics around the world, Christmas
would not be complete without the celebration of
Christmas Mass. Actually the word “Christmas” has
its origins in a contraction of the words “Christ’s
Mass”.
Christmas is unique in that there are three
different liturgies for the
day, each celebrating the
birth of Jesus with differing
readings. The Mass at
Midnight (Vigil) is also
called the Mass of the
Angels recalling the angels
filling the skies over
Bethlehem on that Holy Night. The Mass celebrated
at dawn is called the Mass of the Shepherds as the
Gospel recounts the visit
of the shepherds to the
Manger. The Mass of
Christmas Day is known
as the Mass of the Divine
Word and focuses on the
Divinity of Jesus.
All around the world the celebration of
Christmas for Catholics begins with Midnight Mass.
This long-standing custom began because the Early
Church believed that Jesus was born at midnight on
December 25, the Light of the World dispelling the
deep darkness.
The very first Christmas Mass was celebrated
honoring the birthday of Jesus in 354 AD. The first
Midnight Mass wasn’t celebrated until 430 AD.
Pope Sixtus III celebrated the Mass in the newly
dedicated church of St.
Mary Major in Rome.
The Pope had a replica
of the chapel in the
Grotto of the Nativity in
Bethlehem where Jesus
was born, included in the
basilica’s
plans.
Tradition says that the remains of the actual manger
in which the Baby was laid are contained in a
reliquary at St. Mary Major.
Today the Pope says Midnight Mass at St.
Peter’s Basilica. Before the Mass the Pope greets
tens of thousands of Pilgrims awaiting his special
Christmas message call
“Urbi et Orbi” – “To the
City and the World.” The
message and the Mass are
broadcasted to more than
124 television networks
reaching 74 countries world-wide, with 46 countries
enjoying a live broadcast.
Although Midnight Mass is a large part of the
celebration of Christmas in many countries, Pope
Benedict’s last Christmas Mass was celebrated at 10
PM, as a concession to his age. Many local parishes
followed the Pope’s example and the question,
“What time is Midnight Mass?” became a valid
one!
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