St. Raphael - Holy Angels Parish Hamilton, nj December 28, 2014 The Feast of The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph MASSES for the Week of December 28, 2014 Weekday Masses are in St. Raphael Church. Weekend Masses are in Holy Angels Church (HA) or St. Raphael Church (SR). Sat., Dec. 27. 4:00 pm (HA)- Ronald Reedy, r/b Wife 5:00pm- (SR)-Paul & Elvera Crucili, r/b Rose & John Crucili Sun., Dec. 28. FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND 7:30 am (SR)-Pat Della Rossa, r/b Wife & Children JOSEPH 8:30 am (HA-sign interpreted)-Willis Bird, r/b Wife Ann 9:30 am (SR)-People of the Parish 10:30 am (HA)-Dolores Becker, r/b Christine & Gary 11:30 am (SR)-Victor P. Sidone, r/b Jennifer & Jerry Sidone 5:00 pm (SR)-Marie T. Stewart, r/b Jennifer & Jerry Sidone Mon., Dec. 29. FIFTH DAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD; Memorial of Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop, Martyr 7:30 am-(SR)-Jean Tiscione, r/b Mr. & Mrs. Charles Boyle 7:00 pm-(SR)-Virginia Hurley, r/b Jim & Jacoba Kenna Tues., Dec. 30. SIXTH DAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE NATIVITY OF THE 7:30 am-Thomas Tuffy, r/b John Margicin LORD 7:00 pm-Gloria Lucidi, r/b Angelo Lucidi & Family Wed., Dec. 31. SEVENTH DAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD; Memorial of Saint Sylvester I, Pope 7:30 am-Joseph Pennacchi, r/b Pennacchi Family 5:00 pm (SR)-People of the Parish Thurs.,Jan. 1. THE OCTAVE DAY OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD: SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD [holy day of obligation (USA)] 9:00 am- (SR)-People of the Parish 10:30 am- (HA)-People of the Parish 12:30 am- (SR)-People of the Parish Fri., Jan 2. Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops, 7:30 am-Cecilia Latini, r/b Family Doctors of the Church 7:00 pm-John Palmisano, r/b Crocker Family Sat., Jan. 3. Christmas Weekday; Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Jesus 8:00 am (SR)-Louise Walsh, r/b The Eresia Family 4:00 pm (HA)- Frank & Edith Tallone, r/b Mr. & Mrs. Al Tallone 5:00pm- (SR)-Frank LiVolsi, r/b Wife Sun., Jan. 4. SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 7:30 am (SR)-Members of the Purgatorial Society 8:30 am (HA-sign interpreted)-Russell Vilardo, r/b Wife Louise 9:30 am (SR)-John Palmisano, r/b Heffernan Family 10:30 am (HA)-People of the Parish 11:30 am (SR)-Isabella Caprario, r/b Husband & Family 5:00 pm (SR)-Clare Lucidi, r/b Husband & Family CONFESSIONS: In St. Raphael Church: after daily 7:00 p.m. Mass (except 1st Wed., 3rd Fri., holy days of obligation, vigils of holy days, and other days as noted), and Sat. 3:45-4:40 p.m. In Holy Angels Church: after 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass. WEDDING ARRANGEMENTS According to the Common Policy of the five Latin-rite (Roman Catholic) dioceses of New Jersey, there must be twelve months of marriage preparation for each couple who desires to be married in the Church. Please do not make any wedding arrangements (including reception hall) until you have met with the pastor, and he has approved the wedding date with you. Pray for the sick & homebound of our parish. Richard Adam—Kris Agron—Scott Allen—Arlene Amisson—Janet Auletta—Joseph Battiste—Larry and Rose Belviso—Christopher Bennett—Lena Bentz—Patricia Bessel—Michael Boehm—Janet Bonifazi—Carmela Bortz—Floria Brenna—Jill Brennan—Donna Bruce—Robert Candelori—Frank Caprario—Georgiana Castaldo— Carol Cerci—Alyssa Chaconis— Cartlidge Family—Helen Ciali—Ralph Cicia—Patrick Cifelli—Lou Costa, Sr.—Rose Crucili—Robert Cunningham—Harry Day—Ralph DiDonato—Eileen DiLouie—Justine Doan—Louise Dolci—Bob Dunne—Jason and John Dzbenski—Patricia Eckstein—Anthony Fabrizio—Carolyn Faughnan—Loretta Ferri--Linda Fetterman—Marie Filidore—Bernadine Filippi—Timothy Flodmand— Francis Foley—Doreen Forberg—Peggy Ann Frisoli—Patricia and James Gardner—Mary Garrett—Karli Garzillo—Lynn Goldenbaum— Helen Golinski—Joseph Gresko—Rita Henry—David Hibbs—Anita Hips—Lois Honigman—Lori Hoos—Bill Hutman—John Immordino— George and Joyce Janice—MaryAnn Kardos—Rev. Eugene Keenan— Barry Kelly—Patti Kelly—Cassidy Kmetz—Gary Klein—Carole Kossakowski—Mary Krecicki—Josie Laird—Helen Lamarca—Louie Lastrina—Deacon Tom Lavelle—Anthony Lecato—Trent Lins—Abby Lynch—Dorothy Maida—Julia Makrancy—John Margicin—Richard Martinez—Anna Maziarz—Douglas Middleton—Edward Milerick—Anna Modica—MichaelNorton—Jean Noto—Robert O’Boyle—Christine O’Connor—Patti O’Gorman—Stefania Peluso—Bob Penardi—Sharon Pepe—Claire Perry—Nancy Pollack—Edward Quinn, III—Albert Rafalski—John Ratico—Percy Renou— Chet and Ling Rhodes—Cindy Rolden—Gloria Ridolfi—Cindy Roldan—Thomas Ruble—Karen Salva—Frank Salvatore—Scott J. Scaccetti—Debrah Scanlan—William & Theresa Scanlan—Josephine Scaringelli—Claire Schiabone—Jane Schultz—Pauline Sikorski—Thomas Slater—Mary Sly—Thomas Small—Gertrude and Glen Smith—Marilyn Snider—Linda Stopsky— Evelyn Suder—Mary Tomchik—MaryAnn Ubry—Julia Ulla—April Van Ness—Erin Webster—Virginia Whitty—MaryJane Zimmer—Frank Zsenak—Virginia Zuno PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED PRAY for those in MILITARY SERVICE Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael Polyak, Iraq; Petty Officer Ryan Bucchi, U.S.S. Carl Vinson; & Sgt. First Class Robert Smith, Army, Afghanistan; Father Patrick McPartland, USN (Chaplain Corps). PARISH OFFICE (rectory): 3500 S. Broad St., Hamilton, N.J. 08610; 609-585-7049; fax: 609-585-5876; e-mail: [email protected]; www.straphael-holyangels.com/index (including link to current week’s bulletin). HOURS (Labor Day to July 4): Mon.– Thurs. 9am-8pm; Fri. 9am-7pm; Sat. & Sun. 9am-12 noon. PARISH CLERGY: Rev. John O. Chang (pastor), Rev. Gene P. Daguplo (parochial vicar), Deacon Robert Tharp, Deacon Sal Marcello, Deacon Thomas Lavelle, Deacon Richard Arcari, Deacon Bill Palmisano, Deacon David Colter, Deacon Gregory Costa. IN RESIDENCE: Rev. James F. McGoldrick, S.M. PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Sr. Sandra Kulick, S.S.J. (609-270-0388). FAITH FORMATION (609-585-0542): Deacon Bill Palmisano, DRE; Midge Cassarini, Secretary. FOOD PANTRY: John Margicin (609-585-3848). MUSIC DIRECTOR: Lori Hoos (609-462 -2929). SCHOOL (609-585-7733; fax: 609-581-8436; www.srsnj.org) (Mon.-Fri., 8am3pm): Mrs. Ann M. Cwirko, Principal. YOUTH MINISTRY: Gez Ford (609-4568857).BUSINESS MANAGER: Dennis Heffernan. Veronica Albright ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE Saturday, January 3: 4:00 pm-HA: N. Hollendonner, A. Reilly, B. Reilly 5:00 pm-SR: D. Zoltanski, N. Csillan, S. Vernon, C. Senat Sunday, December 4: 7:30 am-SR: S. Haas, T. Mizerski, J. Lawrence 8:30 am-HA: A. Berrios, S. Berrios, M. DelPo 9:30 am-SR: C. Figueroa, M. White, Max White, E. Nezezon 10:30am-HA: L. Persichilli, M. Vizzoni, S. Vizzoni 11:30am-SR: F. Jackson, Terrel Tan, T. Tan, A. Osborne 5:00 pm-SR: A. Boddie, A. Sargent, J. Buba, L. Buba # 572 12-28-2014/ pub./ P. 2 Dear parishioners, [This message is being written on Wednesday, December 17, which is the date it is due to the bulletin vendor (because it will be closed at Christmas).] Our parish’s fifth annual Christmas Carol Festival will be today, Sunday, December 28, at 6:30 (till 8:00), in the parish center. Please join your fellow parishioners and other attendees as we continue the celebration of the season of Christmas, which continues through the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (this year: Sunday, January 11). (The following day is the first day of Ordinary Time.) The second of our parish’s two, annual, wall calendars arrived on Thursday, December 11, and therefore we were able to make the two calendars available on Dec. 13-14 (not on Dec. 20-21, as was stated in my pastor’s message of Dec. 21). Unfortunately, due to a miscommunication, the calendars were not available at the Saturday 5:00 and Sunday 7:30 Masses until Dec. 20-21. I apologize to the parishioners who usually attend those two Masses. If you are traveling during the season of Christmas, you can locate a Catholic church by going to MassTimes.org or TheCatholicDirectory.com. When you enter a ZIP code or city, you will be given a list of several churches within a certain radius, along with each church’s Mass schedule, location, etc. (You will need to wait several seconds, while the website search is being completed.) This is also a good planning tool for when you are preparing for a vacation or business trip or need to find a Mass at a different time, in a neighboring parish. MassTimes.org has an iPhone app: Mass Times for Travel. This Thursday – the final day of the Octave of Christmas -- we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God – in honor of the maternity (motherhood) of Mary, who said “yes” to being the mother of God (Mater Dei) when she gave God her fiat (“let it be done”) at the Annunciation. The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, is one of the six holy days of obligation that we celebrate in the United States. (The others are the Ascension, the Assumption, All Saints, the Immaculate Conception, and the Nativity of the Lord.) Our parish will have a vigil Mass on Wednesday, December 31, at 5:00 (in St. Raphael Church). There will be three Masses on the holy day: at 9:00 (in St. Raphael Church; at the same time as on other days that are major civil holidays, i.e., Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving), at 10:30 (in Holy Angels Church), and at 12:30 (in St. Raphael Church). Today is the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. This year, it falls between the recent III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (October 5-19, 2014) and next year’s XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (October 4-25, 2015). The theme established by our Holy Father, Pope Francis, for the III Extraordinary General Assembly was: “The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization.” The theme of the XIV Ordinary General Assembly will be: “The vocation and mission of the family in the Church and in the contemporary world.” According to the Instrumentum Laboris (working document) -- issued on June 24, 2014, by the general secretary of the Synod of Bishops – the ordinary general assembly in October 2015 will continue the work of the 2014 extraordinary general assembly by “reflect[ing] further on the points discussed so as to formulate appropriate pastoral guidelines” for the pastoral care of the person and the family. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Saint Joseph, husband of Mary and patron of fathers, pray for us. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. God bless you. Fr. Chang Fr. Chang # 572 12-28-2014/ pub./ P. 3 On Wednesday, December 31, New Year’s Eve the office will close at 5:00 pm. On Thursday, January 1, New Year’s day, the office is closed. The office will re-open on Friday, January 2. From Monday, December 1, through Sunday, April 5— Holy Communion is being distributed under only one species (the Sacred Host) instead of both species (the Sacred Host and the Precious Blood), because of the flu season. Under the principle of concomitance, we receive all of Jesus— Body, Blood, soul, and divinity, whole and entire—under either species. Thus, we do not have to receive both species at Communion. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS When you are shopping or looking for a business such as home repairs, florists, etc., please look to our advertiser pages, and let them know that you saw their ad in our Sunday bulletin. Also, please be sure to thank them for their support of our parish, whether you are a new or long-term customer. Their ad payments allow our weekly bulletin to be printed at no cost to the parish. In addition, a portion of their ad payments is given to our parish. There will not be confessions on the following day(s) in December 2014 and January 2015: x Wed., Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve) x Thurs., Jan. 1 (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God) x Wed., Jan. 7 (Liturgy Committee) x Fri., Jan. 16 (healing Mass) x Thurs., Jan. 22 (Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Confessions: In general, confessions are usually heard after the 7:00 p.m. Mass, EXCEPT on: x x x x x x x The first Wednesday (Liturgy Committee meeting) The third Friday (healing Mass) (Sept. - June) Holy days of obligation The vigil Mass for holy days of obligation Parish solemnities (May 8, Sept. 29, Oct. 2, Dec. 9) Ash Wednesday and the Triduum Sacrament of Confirmation (in the spring; May 19, 2015) x Priests convocation x Major civil holidays (e.g., Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, day after Thanksgiving) x and as otherwise noted from time to time. This Thursday, January 1, is a holy day of obligation-the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. The schedule of Masses is on page 2. Please note that there will be NO BINGO on Tuesday, December 30. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP The next meeting will be Tuesday, January 6, 7:30-9:00 pm, in the Spiritual Center living room. Please use rear door to enter the Spiritual Center. MASS while AWAY FROM HOME If you are traveling, you can locate a Catholic church by going to MassTimes.org or TheCatholicDirectory.com. When you enter a ZIP code or city, you will be given a list of several churches within a certain radius, along with each church’s Mass schedule, location, etc. (You will need to wait several seconds, while the website search is being completed.) This is also a good planning tool for when you are preparing for a vacation or business trip. MassTimes.org has an iPhone app: Mass Times for Travel. COMMUNION AT MASS FOR THE DISABLED If you would like a minister of Holy Communion to bring Communion to you in your pew or wheelchair, would you or a relative, friend or other Mass attendee please contact one of the ushers before Mass, so that he or one of the other ushers can lead one of the ministers of Communion to you. COLLECTION for December 14, 2014 1st Collection: Archangel Fund: RELIGIOUS RETIREMENT: $14,840.50 $873.00 $2,477.00 Lost & Found articles are kept in whichever church they are found. In St. Raphael Church, there is a cart in the rear aisle which holds items such as gloves, etc. If the item is more valuable, such as a cell phone, it is locked in the sacristy. In Holy Angels Church, items are placed in the sacristy. Items are only brought to the rectory for rare circumstances. # 572 12-28-2014 pub./ P.4 RETURN TO THE UPPER ROOM Healing Mass In St. Raphael Church Friday, January 9 ~ 7:00 pm Sponsored by Spirit and Truth (young-adult group) Healing Mass—third Friday of each month (Sept.-June) HOLY NAME SOCIETY The monthly meeting of the Holy Name Society will be held on Wednesday, January 14, after the 7:00 pm Mass, and there will be light refreshments in the parish center afterward. INTENTIONS of POPE FRANCIS for December Universal: That the birth of the Redeemer may bring peace and hope to all people of good will.. For Evangelization: That parents may be true evangelizers, passing on to their children the precious gift of faith. FUNDRAISING GIFT CARDS You can help our school Saint Raphael School’s Scrip fundraising gift card program offers a small percentage back to the school on cards purchased through the program. Cards may be purchased at the parish office during regular business hours (see page 2 of the bulletin). You can also log on to the Scrip website at www.shopwithscrip.com for details, and to see all the available cards. If you have any questions, please call our Scrip coordinator, Carrie Rose, 267-879-1690, or email Carrie at [email protected]. SRS PTA ON-GOING CAR WASH FUNDRAISER Rte.#130 Car Wash/Express Lube (by Home Depot), Rte.#130, Hamilton. 50% of each wash goes directly to our school — over $300 last year! Please use the Route #130 Car Wash. Codes for SRS are: 712: $12.00, Protection Wash, and 708: $8.00, Deluxe Wash. PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL Our parish is blessed to have a perpetual adoration chapel, which was founded on November 1, 2010, by our founding pastor, the Reverend Jeffrey J. Kegley. The chapel is in the Saint John Paul II Spiritual Center (former convent), which is located on the driveway that leads from South Broad Street to St. Raphael Church. Adorers come from our parish and our sister parishes — twenty-four hours a day -- to adore and spend time with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in the Blessed Sacrament in the monstrance on the altar. Because the scheduled adorers (who commit to one of the 168 hours each week) sometimes move, get sick, or go away on vacation or to weddings, etc., we always need more adorers (for a particular hour each week or as a substitute). If you are able to make a weekly commitment or be a substitute, please see the sign-up form (and the notice below it) on Page 10. PRAYER to the HOLY FAMILY Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendour of true love, to you we turn with trust. Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic Churches. Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division: may all who have been hurt or scandalized find ready comfort and healing. Holy Family of Nazareth, may the approaching Synod of Bishops make us once more mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family, and its beauty in God’s plan. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer! Amen. ALTAR SERVER MINISTRY The Altar Server Ministry is recruiting new altar servers (3rd grade to 12th grade). For information, please contact Fr. Gene, in the parish office (rectory), at 609-585-7049, ext 101. REDISCOVER the LOVE in YOUR MARRIAGE The Retrouvaille Marriage program offers help for struggling marriages. Tens of thousands of couples have successfully saved their marriages by attending a Retrouvaille weekend and the six post sessions that follow it. Retrouvaille is not just a social gathering or series of seminars, but rather a way to rediscover and rekindle the loving relationship in your marriage. The next program begins on the weekend of Friday, February 13-15, at the Family Life Center in Malvern, Pa. For more information, or to register for our upcoming weekend, visit our website at: www..HelpOurMarriage.com or call 1-800-470-2230. All inquiries are kept strictly confidential. BOX TOPS, LABELS, CAPS The Saint Raphael School PTA has boxes in each church narthex and in the school hallway, for Box Tops for Education, Campbell soup labels, and Coca Cola bottle caps. We earn money for box tops, and points for the labels and caps. This enriches the students’ education. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! # 572 12-28-2014/ pub./ P. 5 RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING The next monthly Respect Life Committee meeting will be on Tuesday, January 6, after the 7:00 pm Mass, in the Fr. Emmons Conference Room (located in the All Purpose Room). If you are interested in promoting the value and dignity of all human life from conception to natural death, you’re invited to attend. We will discuss courses of action and exchange ideas. Deacon Rich Arcari will moderate. Jesus, Our Good Shepherd Prayer Group Join us in praise and worship, teachings, intercessory prayer and fellowship on Thursday evenings (after the 7pm Mass) below St. Raphael Church in the Fr. Emmons Conference Room. All are welcome. Bring your Bible! Bring a friend! OPTIONS OTHER THAN ANNOUNCED MASSES In addition to Mass Intentions at an announced Mass, enrollment in the Purgatorial Society, sanctuary candles, and sanctuary flowers, the parish also offers cards for donations “in honor of” or “in memory of” a loved one (for birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) for the parish food pantry and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The amount of the donation is by the choice of the donor. There is no set fee. Cards are available in the parish office during regular business hours. The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety, of which it can be said to be a compendium. It is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation which began in her virginal womb. With the Rosary, the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer. —From On the Most Holy Rosary…(Rosarium Virginis Mariae) HEALING AFTER ABORTION “Have you suffered an abortion? Experience God’s love and mercy and begin the journey of healing.” Please call the Sisters of Life: 866-575-0075 or email: [email protected]; or call Theresa Bonopartis at Lumina: 877-586-4621 or email: [email protected]. Word of Life ~ December, 2014 “Although we may feel unsure how best to comfort those who mourn, we must stand with them in their time of suffering. Miscarriages touches the lives of many, yet all too often this tragedy remains unaddressed…..As members of a community of faith ourselves, let us comfort those who mourn as we look forward together to a time when all tears are dried and our families are whole once again.” — “Solace and Strength in the Sorrow of Miscarriages,” 20142015 Respect Life Program, USCCB NFP is … Natural Family Planning is information that allows couples to communicate and pray about how marital intimacy can help them grow in holiness and receptivity to God’s will. To learn how to access that information, register.ccli.org. Live the Love with Natural Family Planning, www.livethe-love.org For more information, contact 856-753-1903 or [email protected]. Pregnancy Resources First Way of Burlington County Birthright - Freehold Birthright - Toms River Birthright - Red Bank Birthright - Barnegat - 800-848-5683 - 732-462-2888 - 732-349-0154 - 732-747-7600 - 609-660-0485 24/7 Toll Free Hotlines: MARRIAGE: LOVE and LIFE in the DIVINE PLAN: Faith, Hope and Love “As the Church is a community of faith, hope, and love, so the Christian family, as the domestic church, is called to be a community of faith, hope, and love. Through this faith, hope, and love, Jesus, by the power of his Holy Spirit, abides within each Christian family, as he does within the whole Church, and pours out the love of his Father within it.” Excerpt from the U.S. Bishops’ Pastoral Letter entitled Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan. To read the document go to http://www.usccb.org/loveandlife/. National Life center Birthright Good Counsel Homes NJ Safe Haven - 1-800-848-LOVE - 1-800-550-4900 - 1-800-723-8331 - 1-877-839-2339 HELP AFTER AN ABORTION Rachel’s Vineyard-24 hour: 1-877-467-3463 or www.rachelsvineyard.org National Helpline for Abortion Recovery-24 hour: 1-866-482-LIFE (5433) - www.nationalhelpline.org Diocese of Trenton Project Rachel—609-406-7435 Nat’l Office of Post Abortion Reconciliation/Healing: 800-5-WE CARE - www.noparh.org Abortion Recovery InterNational: www.abortionrecovery.org # 572 12-28-2014/ pub./ P. 6 "Saintly Stories" (The Good News from Saint Raphael School) Pictured is Miss Wolff’s third-grade Religion class students learning several “Parable Skits” Mrs. Wolff's third-grade students learned about several parables in Religion class. A parable is a story from God about ordinary people which teaches about the Kingdom of God. After learning about and reading the parables, students were put into small groups and given a parable to read and discuss. The parables used were The Lost Coin, The Unmerciful Servant, The Lost Sheep, The Prodigal Daughter (was changed from prodigal son), and The Good Samaritan. Then, they were required to write their own scripts, which they would perform. After much practice, it was time to perform the “Parable Skits” for their families. They truly embodied the characters in their parables and everyone learned important lessons from them. They did a wonderful job, in understanding, writing, and performing! Great job, everyone!!! # 572 12-28-2014/ pub./ P. 7 We are in DIRE NEED of food Food Pantry NEEDS FOOD Christmas is over, but the need for food is definitely not. We want to thank our generous parishioners who donated food to help stock our shelves. Thank you to those who also donated monetary contributions. Your monetary donations helped to purchase the food that was in short supply. Now that the holidays are over, it does not mean that our clients can stop being concerned as to where they will procure food for their next meal, especially if they have children to feed. Many parents look to the food pantries for everyday food, so we must be here to supply the food for them. You can always drop off food in the narthex (in church) when coming to Mass. Please -- No Clothing Next “Reach Out Saturday” is January 10 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Parish Center UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. Newcomers and students are always welcome. (Remember, volunteering once does not commit you to volunteer on every occasion.) NURSING HOME Tuesday, January 13, 6:15 - 8:00 pm. Also, for more than 25 years, our parish has volunteered on the second Tuesday of every month to sponsor Bingo parties for the nursing home residents, first at the Mercer County Geriatric Center (MCGC), and then at MCGC’s successor Hamilton Grove Healthcare. We usually have a themed party and provide refreshments and special prizes/gifts, in addition to our help with Bingo. The volunteers’ smiles and helping hands are truly appreciated by the residents. In January we will have a Keep Warm Bingo with afghans, hats, scarves and gloves as our special prizes. Hope you will consider joining us. Thank you to the 22 volunteers (including 2 students and 1 first-timer) who helped make our Christmas Bingo at Hamilton Grove a happy and special evening. The residents loved the calendars, cards and Christmas related gifts donated by St. Raphael-Holy Angels parishioners. Special thanks go to June Reinhardt for providing snack bags for all. Please call Kathy Wooley at 585-4307, if you would like further information about any Social Concerns projects or if you have a suggestion for a new project. TRENTON AREA SOUP KITCHEN Wednesday, December 31 10:00 am - 1:15 pm. Our parish has volunteered for more than 25 years to serve at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen whenever there is a fifth-Wednesday in the month. Our next serving commitment falls on New Year’s Eve. What better way to end the year 2014 than by helping others? Meet in the St. Raphael parking lot no later than 10:00 am for carpooling to TASK. FAMILY ROSARY NIGHT The St. Raphael School PTA Spirituality Committee would like to invite you to join us for the Family Rosary on Friday, February 6. This is an ongoing ministry that meets on the first Friday of each month during the school year (except for the months of January and April), at 7:30 pm, in the All Purpose Room below the church. For more information, please contact Lina Hollendonner at 609-499-0501 or email: [email protected]. Scandinavia and St. Petersburg Pilgrimage Cruise Fr. Brendan Williams will be hosting a 13 day cruise on the NCL Norwegian Star, Friday, September 4, to Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Starting at $3295 per person. Cruise includes: Roundtrip air from New York, cruise taxes ($188) and government taxes/airline fuel surcharges ($588),firstclass hotel in Copenhagen with breakfast plus city tour, NCL Baltic cruise with all meals, port taxes ($230), and transfers between airport/hotel/pier. For full- color brochure contact Brenda at 732-364-4137 [work], 732-8900830 [cell]; email: [email protected] or [email protected]. SOCIETY of SAINT VINCENT de PAUL Today, is the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. We hear the words: “The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.” As we remember the poor during this New Year, may we grow in wisdom and have the favor of God upon us. Please remember to support the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the coming year so that together we can continue to bring comfort and peace to our brothers and sisters who are suffering. For more information about the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the programs that reach out to those in need, please call the parish office (in the rectory) at 609-585-7049. FLOWERS Holy Angels Church: Marilyn Tucker, r/b Sister Christine Kokozka ADORATION CHAPEL CANDLE Mary and Len Yenchik, r/b Son Larry Yenchik, r/b Brother For more information about either activity, call Kathy Wooley at 585-4307. # 572 12-28-2014 pub./ P.8 YR 10,WK 19, The Holy Family Leading Teens Closer To Christ! Cradle, Cross and Crown! The Holy Scriptures are filled with familial references because we are all one big family. We are all sons and daughters of Our Father Who Art In Heaven. This Sunday’s feast day is particularly referencing the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph and is doing so for a very specific reason. Many years ago I was given an opportunity to give a teaching in Communist Poland. The original title of the talk was supposed to be on the dangers of communism. By the time I arrived the Communists were ‘overthrown’ and Lech Walesa and ‘his’ party, ‘Solidarnosc’, had begun to lead Poland into a new era. Having travelled through what was a fairly ravaged, but beautiful country by car, I was surprised to see one of the first new icons of the new Poland being erected in Warsaw—the golden arches of McDonald’s were already serving Big Macs. I immediately changed my talk to the dangers of materialism. “What has this got to do with today's feast day”? I hear you ask! The model I used as an example to follow in order to overcome the difficulties of both communism and materialism, is the model that is set forth by the little trinity on earth, the holy family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. This is the perfect family model for all peoples, all communities, all families to look to. This Sunday’s readings give us an opportunity to take stock of our roles in the various families we belong to. Whether they are direct and immediate bloodlines, or parish families or local communities, we all have roles to play. The roles of Mary and Joseph NO LIFETEEN are particularly significant as they constantly smack of selfless love for Jesus and for one anothFOR 2 WEEKS er. This love does not take place without sacrifice at times, nor without confusion. For both parWINTER KICK OFF ents had to bow before the mystery of God, whether it be Joseph’s ‘blind faith’ aided by the anEVENT ON gels before he took his son to Egypt or Mary who had to “ponder these things in her heart” (after JANUARY 11TH her son had been missing for three days). Whether it be at the claim made by the prophetess Anna who stated a double-edged sword “would pierce Mary's heart” or whether it simply be the For LifeTeen & Spirit & fact that both parents knowing their Son was God still took him (as all Jewish parents did at the Truth time) to the temple to present him to the Father. As parents today we too are called to follow thevisit facebook@ se examples, to raise our children in the faith and to entrust them into God’s care. Even if we are S.R.H.A.lifeteen or by EMAIL not parents, we can entrust all of our relationships to God, we can offer Him the first fruits as they CONTACT the did. It might be that we are experiencing pain at this time, Mary and Joseph can identify with that. Youth Minister at Let us accept it for the glory of God as a mysterious part of the deeper love we are called to. [email protected] or spiritandtruthhamilTrue love incorporates suffering, today we can offer our suffering from the cradle to the cross for [email protected] the crown, this is why Jesus came and this is why Christmas is so special. Our Father wants us or by PHONE to come home. call GEZ on 609 456 8857 # 572 12-28-2014/ pub./ P. 9 EUCHARISTIC ADORATION SIGN-UP FORM To become an Adorer, please call John Margicin, in the Chapel Office (609-585-3848), or drop off the sign-up form at the Chapel. Name:_______________________ Telephone:__________________ E-Mail: ___________________________ I am available as a: _______weekly adorer _______substitute also _______substitute only _______Morning (6am-Noon) _______Afternoon (Noon to 6pm) _______Evening (6pm to midnight) _______Night (Midnight to 6am) Circle: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday ATTENTION: ALL ADORERS Adorers committed to one hour per week are needed: The following hours need immediate coverage: REFLECTION Dear Parishioners, Please plan on joining us next Sunday, January 4, 2015, for our annual Christmas Concert presented by the parish music ministry, at 7:00 pm in Saint Raphael Church. This joyous celebration will include Heaven’s Echo, the Adult Choir, Bell Choir and the Contemporary Ensemble. This hour-long program will conclude with refreshments in the church narthex. On behalf of the music ministry, I would like to wish everyone a most blessed Christmas season. During this season, the choirs of angels, all of creation, and every voice in concert, rings out a song of the wonders of Christ’s love which brings “joy to the World!” It is in this joy that we receive Him, with hope we share Him, and with love we celebrate Him. May the gift of Jesus bless your life throughout the upcoming year. God bless you, Lori Hoos Music for Upcoming Liturgies Sun., January 4, 2015, 9:30 am (SR) - Choir All other Masses (except LifeTeen) are Keyboard/Cantor. SUN. 12 am,2 am-3 pm, 5 pm, 7 pm; MON. 3 am, 10 am; TUES. 5 pm; FRI. 7 pm, 10 pm and SAT. 8 am, 10 am The Baby Jesus has come! He is here in our chapel and is waiting for you to visit Mon., 12/29 Tues.,12/30 Wed., 12/31 Thu., 1/1 Fri., 1/2 Sat., 1/3 Sun. 1/4 MASS READINGS FOR THE WEEK 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3,5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2,11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3,5,6,8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 1 Jn 2:29—3:6; Ps 98:1,3cd-4,5-6; Jn 1:29-34 20: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2,7-8,10-13; Eph 3:2-3a,5-6; Mt 2:1-12 SAINTS OF THE WEEK Monday, December 29 - Thomas Beckert, Bishop and martyr. “If we who are called Bishops desire to understand the meaning of our calling and to worthy of it, we must strive to keep our eyes on him who God appointed high priest forever, and to follow in his footsteps.” Friday, January 2 - Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors. - Our single object and ambition was virtue, and a life of hope in the blessings that are to come; we wanted to withdraw from this world before we departed from it. With this end in view, we ordered our lives and all our actions. We followed the guidance of God’s law and spurred each other on the virtue.” THIS WEEK IN ST. RAPHAEL - HOLY ANGELS PARISH (For LifeTeen events, see page 9.) Sun., 12/28: Christmas Carol Festival Parish Center Mon., 12/29: Heaven’s Echo (Youth Choir) [No Rehearsal] St. Raphael Church Mon., 12/29: Heaven’s Echo (Youth Choir) [No Rehearsal]…………. St. Raphael Church …………………... Mon., 12/29: Hand Bells [No Rehearsal] St. Raphael Church Mon., 12/29: Adult Choir [No Rehearsal]………………………………. St. Raphael Church Mon., 12/29: Contemporary Ensemble [No Rehearsal] St. Raphael Church Mon., 12/29: Miraculous Medal Novena (weekly) St. Raphael Church Tues., 12/30: Bingo (NO BINGO) Tues., 12/30: Pray and Play Prayer Group (weekly)…………………... Spiritual Center………………………… Wed., 12/31: Divine Mercy Chaplet (weekly) St. Raphael Church Thurs., 1/1: Jesus, Our Good Shepherd Prayer Group (weekly) Fr. Emmons Conf. Room……………… Thurs., 1/1: Bell Choir [No Rehearsal] St. Raphael Church Thurs., 1/1: Adult Choir [No Rehearsal]………………………………. St. Raphael Church ………………….... Fri., 1/2: Bingo Parish Ctr. (doors open at 6PM) Sun., 1/4: Christmas Concert (annual) St. Raphael Church 6:30-8:00 PM 2:45-3:45 PM 4:00-5:00 PM 5:30-6:30 PM 7:45-8:30 PM 8:30-9:15 PM 6:40 PM 8:30-10:30 PM 8:00 AM 7:30 PM 5:00-6:30 PM 7:45-9:00 PM 8:00 PM 7:00 PM # 572 12-28-2014/ pub./ P. 10 HOME HEALTH CARE “Pleasing the hard to please since 1984” Quality Home Care You Can Trust Affordability Trustworthy & Promotes Family Values www.sjnurses.com 609-396-7100 850 Hamilton Ave., Trenton BOHDAN “BO” BOBJAK Buying & Selling Coins & Paper Money • Gold & Silver Bullion Tuesday-Friday 10am to 5pm • Saturday 10am-2pm • Sunday & Monday Appts. Only [email protected] • www.colonialvalleycoins.com 4343 South Broad Street • Hamilton, NJ 08620 “A Tradition of Caring for 50 Years” A.J. 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