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Rev. Jacek Marchewka Pastor
Weekend Assistants
Salesians of Don Bosco
Anne L. Laura Parish Catechetical Leader
Elaine Kownacki Office Manager
Mary McCarrick
Confirmation Leader
Szymon Gil Director of Music Ministry
Helen Soboleski, Lauren D’Imperio
Dianne Scott Cantors
Arthu r Yankowski
Parish Council Chair
Kristen Kopcio Safe Environment Coordinator
Mary Molinelli, John Sulikowski
Trustees
SACRAMENTS Baptism
Every other Sunday.
Reconciliation After all daily Masses and Saturday, 4pm to 4:45pm, or by appointment.
Marriage
Arrangements should be made one year in advance. Contact Rectory for appointment.
Anointing of the Sick
Contact Rectory for appointment for home bound or infirmed.
MASS SCHEDULE
Weekdays and Saturday: 8am Saturday Vigil: 5pm
Sunday: 7:30am, 9am (Polish), 10:30am, 12 Noon
CChurch of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Roman Catholic Community
47 Island Road Mahwah, NJ 07430 Rectory Phone: 201- 529-3517
Parish Website: www.ihmcmahwah.org Parish Email: [email protected]
Parish Office Hours
Monday – Friday: 10am-Noon, 1pm-5pm; Weekends: Emergency calls only
Sunday, December 24, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Advent
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WORSHIP
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, December 23 5pm +John Baxter by Mrs. Lottie Von Helms +Elizabeth Spaldo by the Tie Family +Barbara Tie, Sr. by the Tie Family
Sunday, December 24 – Fourth Sunday of Advent 7:30am +Lucille Poplawski by Betty & Larry Mihok 9am +Teresa & Eugeniusz Jarzebowska by Marlena & Justyna & Family +Jan Giza by the Ceglinski Family +Ignacy Kowal by Katarzyna & Stanley Kowal & Family 10:30am +Margaret & Joseph Mendelsohn by daughter Barbara Owens +Bertha & Paul Janosko by daughter Barbara Owens +Anne Medler by Don & Kay Bruce 12Noon Mass canceled
Sunday, December 24 – Christmas Eve 3:30pm +Adam E. Suleski by Barbara Suleski 5:30pm +Emma Keckeisen by daughter Frances Backus 10pm +Rev. Floyd & Rev. Philip Rotunno by the I.H.M. Family 12Mid(Polish) Natalie & Bill Halka 46th Wedding Anniversary by the Family
Monday, December 25 – Christmas Day 7:30 am +Lou Molinelli by Mary & Family 9:00am +Jozefa & Ignacy Sobilo by son Tadeusz & Family 10:30am +Lisa Zembriski by Mom Gloria & Aunt Irene 12pm +Joseph Suleski by sister Wanda Giuffrida
Tuesday, December 26 8am +Rev. Floyd Rotunno by Janet & Shelia Galbo
Wednesday, December 27 8am +Lou Molinelli by Mary & Children
Thursday, December 28 8am +Stella Szwerc by the Family
Friday, December 29 8am +Teresa Jarzebowska by I.H.M. Parish
Saturday, December 30 8am +Lorraine Wiener by husband Hank 5pm +Michael J. & Stephanie Remo by the Remo Family +Mary Kownacki by the Family +Mom, Gisela Sokol by Phyllis & Stanley
Sunday, December 31 – New Year’s Eve, Holy Family 7:30am +Catherine & Paul Sokol by the Sokol Family 9am Blessings in the New Year for Living & +Deceased members of the Polish Club 10:30am +James J. Miles by the Family +Mae & Tom Malone by Don & Kay Bruce +Robert Weglicki by I.H.M. Parish 12pm +Darlene Roe by the Family
HOSTS AND WINE In memory of James W. McEntee from daughter Carole & Family
MEMORIAL CANDLES
Blessed Sacrament (Sanctuary Candle) In memory of John & Agnes Froland from daughter Virginia Sochulak & Family Blessed Mother (Sanctuary Candle) In memory of Agnes Carbora from Nancy & Henry Baker Baker Saint Joseph (Sanctuary Candle) In memory of Bill & Frances McCloud from the Family Sacred Heart (Alcove) In memory of Camilo Cabig from wife Fe Blessed Mother (Alcove) Blessings on the Gerling Family
DEVOTIONS Immaculate Heart of Mary Novena Every Monday following the 8am Mass Divine Mercy Chaplet Every Friday following the 8am Mass Rosary Every Saturday following the 8am Mass
PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED
Sylvik Kuzmik, Gisela Sokol, Yolanda Kotos, Florence Imparato, Gregory Morris, Sr., Nicholas S. Mihok, Jozef Iwanczak, Adela Tuczkowski, Sam Iorio, Stasia Krawczyk, Helen Zembriski, Carmela Jean Pignone, Winston Govia, Joseph Schnackenberg, Jan Pasciak, Zofia M. Malta.
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December 24, 2017
"Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High...”
On this last Sunday of Advent, Luke’s Gospel account of the Annunciation brings us to the threshold of the celebration of the Nativity of the Word made flesh. In this Annunciation Gospel, God establishes a divine dwelling place in a most unexpected place - in the womb of Mary. The Word is made flesh by God’s initiative—it is God-given! By fixing a place (First Reading) for divinity in human flesh and blood, God fixes a place for us within the divine embrace. Truly, the Lord is with us!
As we all rush around today attending to the last-minute details of our preparations for the coming of our Savior, Jesus, I would like to reflect on the words from Pope Francis from his 2016 Christmas “Urbi Et Orbi” message:
“Today the Church once again experiences the wonder of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph and the shepherds of Bethlehem, as they contemplate the newborn Child laid in a manger: Jesus, the Saviour. On this day full of light, the prophetic proclamation resounds:
“For to us a child is born, To us a son is given.
And the government will be upon his shoulder; and his name will be called
“Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Is 9:6)
The power of this Child, Son of God and Son of Mary, is not the power of this world, based on might and wealth; it is the power of love. It is the power which created the heavens and the earth, which gives life to all creation: to minerals, plants and animals; it is the force which attracts man and woman, and makes them one flesh, one single existence; it is the power which gives new birth, pardons faults, reconciles enemies, and transforms evil into good. It is the power of God. This power of love led Jesus Christ to strip himself of his glory and become man; it led him to give his life on the cross and to rise from the dead. It is the power of service, which inaugurates in our world the Kingdom of God, a kingdom of justice and peace. For this reason, the birth of Jesus was accompanied by the angels’ song as they proclaimed:
“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!” (Lk 2:14).
May the Peace, Joy and Love of Jesus’ birth be with you all this Christmas and always! Fr. Jacek
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FAITH FORMATION
Today’s Gospel (Lk 1:26-38) is the account of the annunciation to Mary by the angel Gabriel that she is to be the mother of Jesus. The angel announces God’s desire that Mary bear a child, who will be great – the Messiah, the holy Son of God. The messenger greats Mary, “Hail, favored
one! The Lord is with you.” Mary is blessed because God has chosen her to be part of God’s saving plan. The phrase “the Lord is with you” is a frequent expression throughout sacred Scripture for God’s assurance. No matter what obstacles Mary faces, God’s indwelling in her will be realized.
ADVENT PRAYER Lord God, thank you for your never-ending grace! “The Virgin today brings into the world the Eternal
and the earth offers a cave to the Inaccessible. The angels and the shepherds praise Him
and the magi advance with the star. For you are born for us, Little Child. God Eternal!”
CHRISTMAS EVE FALLS ON THE 4th SUNDAY OF ADVENT THIS YEAR. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN
FOR YOUR MASS OBLIGATIONS?
Christmas Eve could be confusing this year as it falls on a Sunday. Catholics are obliged to attend Mass on a Sunday, but the following day is also a holyday of obligation. This may all seem straightforward – why not just go to Mass on Sunday and then again on Monday? However, the question is - vigil Masses. If you go to a Christmas Eve vigil Mass this year, have you also fulfilled your Sunday obligation? The answer is: no. “The primary purpose of a holyday of obligation is to call the faithful to celebrate particular dimensions of the mysteries of Christ and His Church. Since obligation is attached to specific mysteries being celebrated, it is not possible to fulfill two obligations in one celebration.” Please see Mass options under our Christmas Mass Schedule in next column.
Sunday, Christmas Eve: 3:30pm, 5:30pm, 10pm
Midnight: 12am (Polish)
Monday, Christmas Day: 7:30am, 9am (Polish), 10:30am, 12 noon
4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT/CHRISTMAS MASS
OBLIGATION OPTIONS Option 1:
Sunday morning & Monday Christmas Day
Option 2: Sunday morning & Sunday evening Vigil
Option 3: Saturday evening Vigil and Sunday evening Vigil
Option 4: Saturday evening Vigil & Monday Christmas Day
Hear our Youth Choir sing
Christmas Eve, Sunday, Dec. 24th – 5:30pm.
ROSARY SOCIETY CELEBRATES SOLEMNITY
OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
The Rosary Society of Immaculate Heart of Mary prayed the Rosary after morning Mass in honor of Mary’s Immaculate Conception and followed with a Communion Breakfast at the Rectory with Pastor, Fr. Jacek.
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O HOLY NIGHT!
“On this night, the ancient yet ever new proclamation of the Lord’s birth rings out. It rings
out for those keeping watch, like the shepherds in Bethlehem two thousand years ago; it rings out for those who have responded to Advent’s call and who, waiting watchfully, are ready to welcome
the joyful tidings which in the liturgy become our song: “Today is born our Saviour”.
The Christian people keep watch; the entire world keeps watch on this Christmas night… this proclamation, with its inexhaustible power to renew us, echoes once more on this holy night
with special force: this is the Christmas of the Great Jubilee, a living remembrance of Christ’s two thousand years, of his wondrous birth, which marked the new beginning of history.
Today “the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn 1:14).
“Today”. On this night, time opens to eternity, because you, O Christ, are born among us, coming from on high. You came to birth from the womb of a Woman blessed among all women,
you “the Son of the Most High”. Once and for all your holiness made all time holy: the days, the centuries, the millennia. By your birth, you have turned time into the “today” of salvation.
Pope St. John Paul II, Midnight Mass Homily 2000
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Last Minute Requests for Santa & Mrs. Claus!
Look for more photos next weekend!
STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION PARISH CALENDAR & STEWARDSHIP Rectory: 201-529-3517 Pastor: Rev. Jacek Marchewka, Ext. 12 DECEMBER [email protected] 12/24, 25 Christmas Mass schedule within Office Manager: Elaine Kownacki 12/26 No Religious Education classes 201-529-3517 Fax: 201-529-4401 12/29 Parish Office closed [email protected] 12/31 Polish Club New Year’s Party Parish Catechetical Leader: Anne L. Laura 201-529-2294, [email protected] STEWARDSHIP Confirmation Leader: Mary McCarrick December 17, 2017 [email protected] First Collection: $5,788. Second Collection: $2,283. Women’s Spirituality Leader: Eileen Matarazzo [email protected] Thank you all for your generosity to our Parish! Safe Environment Coordinator: We count on your continued generosity to your regular Kristen Kopcio [email protected] Sunday offering on December 24th as well as your Youth Ministry: [email protected] sacrifices and generosity for our Christmas collection Bulletin Editor: [email protected] at all our Christmas Masses.
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