Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Church 600 Harris Avenue, Middlesex, New Jersey, 08846

Parish Office: 732-356-2149 Rectory Emergency: 732-667-8034

Fax: 732-356-1302 www.olmv.net

SERVED BY Rev. David V. Skoblow, Ch.M., KGCHS, Administrator, dskoblow@olmv.net Rev. Louis A. Mattina, Parochial Vicar x 1008, lmattina@olmv.net Rev. Peter G. Suhaka, Weekend Assistant Deacon John R. Tietjen—jtietjen@olmv.net Deacon John Czekaj—jczekaj@olmv.net Deacon Tom Sommero—tsommero@olmv.net Deacon Edgar Chaves—echaves@olmv.net Dorothy Zmigrodski, Parish Catechetical Leader x 2011 dzmigrodski@olmv.net Alexandria Jones, Catechetical Assistant x 2010 ajones@olmv.net Gerard Chiusano, M.A., Director of Sacred Music x 1011 gchiusano@olmv.net Carol Valente, Financial Manager x 1003 cvalente@olmv.net Gabriella Rosales, Communications and Calendar Manager x 1002 grosales@olmv.net Ed Kura, Facilities Manager x 2009 ekura@olmv.net Donald Kornmeyer, Custodian x 2009 MARRIAGES: Couples are encouraged to contact the parish office to begin the Marriage Preparation Program. It is recommended that engaged couples begin this process a year in advance of the wedding. Please contact the parish office for additional information. INFANT BAPTISMS: The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month after the 11:30 am Mass (except during Lent). Families must be registered in the Parish and attend a Baptism Preparation Class. Please contact the parish office for additional information. VISITS TO THE SICK & HOMEBOUND: Priests, Deacons and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion bring the Blessed Sacrament to members of the parish who are homebound. Please contact the parish office to have Holy Communion brought to those who can not attend Mass or to request the Sacraments of the Anointing of the Sick and Confession.

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. &

5:00 p.m. (Sunday Vigil Mass)

Sundays: 8:00, 10:00 & 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. (Misa en Español) 3:30 p.m. (Chinese Mass - 2nd Sunday of the month)

Weekdays: 7:00 a.m. (M, W, F);

12:00 noon (Tues, Th) Holy Days: 7:00 p.m. Vigil Mass, 7:00 a.m.

and 12:00 noon

ADORATION: 1st, 3rd & 5th Fridays of the month 7:30 a.m.—12:00 noon

and the 2nd & 4th Thursdays from 7:00—8:00 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

Sunday from 1:00 to 1:25 p.m. (in Spanish)

Parish Office hours: Monday-Friday (8:30 am-4:00 pm)

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 29, 2019

All are encouraged to visit and spend time in prayer and meditation in the church

and in our Meditation Garden.

SCHEDULE OF MASSES AND DEVOTIONS

MON. Dec. 30 Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord 7:00 A.M. +Anthony Michael Zotte r/o Debbie, Anthony & Amanda Zotte TUES. Dec. 31 Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord 12:00 P. M. +Charles Seibert r/o Mary Ellis 7:00 P.M. +Ryan Terraciano r/o Bud & Louise Crede WED. Jan. 1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 9:00 A.M *OLMV Parishioners 12:00 P.M. +Madeline Skoblow r/o Fr. David 5:30 P.M. *Comunidad Hispana de OLMV THURS. Jan. 2 Saints Basil the Great & Gregory Nazaianzen, Bishops & Doctors of the Church 12:00 P.M. +Mr. Joseph Zabczyk r/o Ann Sowa , Daughter & Family FRI. Jan. 3 Holy Name of Jesus 7:00 A.M. +Julie Erchick r/o Children & Grandchildren SAT. Jan. 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious 8:00 A.M. +OLMV Purgatorial Mass 5:00 P.M. +Judy Orzecho r/o Ken & Marianne Antunes SUN. Jan. 5 Epiphany of the Lord 8:00 A.M. +Woodrow & Anna Connelly r/o Donald & Bernadette Colanduoni 10:00 A.M. +Joseph & Rosaria Mazze r/o Their Family 11:30 A.M. +Thomas & Anna Ford r/o Healey & Halloran Families 1:30 P. M. +Alberto Manrique r/o Familia Manrique Alvarado +Deceased *Living

FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 29-JAN. 4 Altar Candles Roland & Anne Stanzione Connie & Roland Stanzione Tabernacle Candles Zigmond & Florence Wysocki & Mary Mente r/o Family Altar Bread & Wine Stockton & Kearney Families r/o Mark & Mary Scott-Stockton

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING

December 14-15………………………………..$8,574.00 Major Renova ons…………………..……..…..$709.00 Immaculate Concep on…………………….$1,924.00 December ACH……………………….…………$3,070.50

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Opportunities to support your Parish

In addition to Mass intentions for your loved ones you may remember them through the following memorial opportunities: · Sanctuary Flowers · Altar or Tabernacle Candles, or Sanctuary Lamp · Meditation Garden Remembrance Bricks · A gift of cash, securities, or other assets to OLMV.

Please remember Our Lady of

Mount Virgin in your estate planning:

The generous bequests of parishioners and friends are critical to fulfilling the mission of OLMV Parish. OLMV provides outreach and pastoral and spiritual support to many who live on the edge of poverty and loneliness. These bequests also support and the maintenance of our beautiful church and grounds. Remembering the Church in your estate planning says something special about what was meaningful to you in your lifetime; it is a way to ensure that the parish community you value will continue into the future; and it’s a way to leave a meaningful and important legacy to those who will come after you.

As always, thank you for your support of OLMV.

From the Desk of Father David

Father David, Father Louis, Father Peter, Deacon John T, Deacon John C, Deacon

Tom, Deacon Edgar, and our parish staff wish our parishioners a most blessed

and joyous New Year.

The evangelist St. Luke, author of the third Gospel and its sequel, the Acts of the Apostles, was not himself one of the Apostles. St. Luke never met Jesus. We know that he was a physician by profession, and that he be-came a companion and associate of St. Paul. According to pious tradition, St. Luke was a confidant of the Virgin Mary. Accordingly, he was in a good position to relate in his Gospel stories about the infancy and youth of Jesus. It is almost exclusively from St. Luke that we have the little we know about the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. One of the things that we learn from St. Luke’s Gospel is that Jesus was submissive to His parents. To un-derstand this is to understand a very significant dimension of Jesus’ Incarnation. Jesus became a human being, like us in all things but sin. In the very fact of His humanity Jesus can teach us a great deal about how we can live our lives in a way that conforms to the will of the Father. Jesus leads by example. He teaches in the prayer that He gave us that the Father’s will must be done, on earth as it is in heaven. He teaches us in His agony in the Garden of Gethsemane the importance of preferring the will of God to our own wills when He prayers, Father let this cup pass me by, but not as I will, as you will. Beyond being submissive to the will of the Father, Jesus also teaches us to respect lawful authority, even under circumstances when, except in the case of laws that clearly violate Christian morality, the will of that authori-ty may not agree with, or even be in conflict with, our own wills. And so, for instance, Jesus teaches that we must render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s and unto God that which is God’s. At His trial, Jesus tells Pilate that Pi-late would have no authority over Him but for the fact that that authority was given to Pilate by God. And now we learn from St. Luke that Jesus was submissive to His parents. In this short verse, Jesus con-firms the importance of the family. The Church refers to the family as “the domestic church,” the church of the home. It is in the Christian home that children are reared in the Faith. It is the parents that are the primary evange-lists to their children. Catholic schools and religious education programs can only assist. Christian parents bear the primary responsibility for rearing their children and are answerable to Jesus to do so. In 2010 Pope Benedict XVI declared that “it is the family founded on the marriage between a man and a woman that can give children the greatest help.… [T]he maternal and paternal figures are complementary in the raising of children and the development of their personality and identity. It is therefore important that everything possible be done to enable them to grow up in a united and stable family. To this end, it is necessary to urge spouses never to lose sight of the profound reasons and sacramentality of the conjugal covenant and to strengthen it by listening to the word of God and by prayer, constant dialogue, reciprocal acceptance and mutual forgiveness.… [S]upportiong the family and promoting its true good, its rights, its unity and its stability is the best way to protect the rights and authentic needs of minors.”

• EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Friday, January 3, 7:30 am-12:00 noon.

Winter Blood Drive – January 12, 2020. 8:00am – 1:00pm. Please mark your cal-endars for the date. As always, blood is in serious demand. New Jersey Blood Ser-

vices is very grateful to our generous and caring do-nors. “There is no substitute for caring people who take time to donate blood so that others may live.” For more information regarding Medical Eligibility for blood donation please call 1-800-688-0900 or visit their website at www.nybloodcenter.org

New Year’s Holy Day Mass Schedule

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Tuesday, December 31 (Vigil Mass) 7:00 P.M.

Wednesday, January 1 9:00 A.M., 12:00 Noon

5:30 P.M. (Mass in Spanish)

THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON January 1

OLMV ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY

ARS will host a tricky tray WINTERFEST on Thursday January 16 open to all.

The event will be at Alphie's Restaurant, 101 Town Center Drive, Warren NJ at 6pm

The cost of this event is $35 for ARS members and $42 for non ARS members.

Please send check to Lu Ann Smith 1005 Beechwood Ave.,

Middlesex NJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ARS Mass: Sunday, January 5, 10:00 am Next meeting: Monday, January 6, 7:00 pm

NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOME!

OLMV Adult Faith Formation Evening Session

The Seven Last Words of Christ A Bible Study of Jesus' Passion

by Rich Cleveland Eight Wednesdays 7-9 pm

Convent Meeting Room

Classes begin February 5, 2020 $15.00 payable first day of class

Register before January 15, 2020

in the parish office

BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY The Fall Bereavement ministry has come to an end. We would like to thank Father David for his support in our ministry and to thank the Prayer Shawl ministry for their time, prayers and beautiful workmanship. Our participants are always so grateful for the love and talent that goes into making them. The OLMV bereavement group will be meeting for 8 consecutive weeks: April 16- June 11, 2020 every Thursday from 2:30 to 4:00 at the Petra House “Come to me all who labor and are weary and I will give you rest” Mathew11:28-30 Contact: the parish office 732-356-2149 or email Virginia at reillyging@gmail.com Thank you, Virginia Reilly, Dolores Schaaf and Janet Murphy

NAOMI TEA ... SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020

12:30 - 2:00 PM in PETRA HOUSE

We welcome ALL widows to join us as we gather to share prayer, conver-sation, and refreshments. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet and make friends and discover others who have suffered the same loss. No

need to register, just come and bring a friend or someone who might need a ride or a personal invita-tion. Small bite-sized desserts to share are also appreciated!

PARISH REGISTRATION: In order to be considered a registered parishioner, an adult (persons 21 years of age or older) must complete and submit a registration form. These forms can be picked up at the parish office. Completed forms must be brought to the parish in person. Please remind young adults (family and friends) that they must be separately registered with the parish. Ordinarily, for Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation or Matrimony, or to receive a sponsorship eligibility certificate, persons must be registered and active members of OLMV.

ELIGIBILITY LETTERS FOR GODPARENTS AND SPONSORS: A person seeking a “sponsor letter” to serve as a godparent for the Sacrament of Baptism or a sponsor for the Sacrament of Confirmation must have received all three Sacraments of Initiation and be a Confirmed Catholic who is active in his or her parish and, if married, be in a valid, Catholic marriage. An “active” Catholic is understood to be a person who is registered, attends Mass regularly, and whose lifestyle is in keeping with the Catholic faith. They should ensure that their own school age children are attending Mass, are enrolled in religious education, and have received their sacraments.

IN PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO SERVE Capt Kevin Boyajian —Lakenheath RAFB, England Capt Stanley Benarick, U.S. Army (Res.) —Fort Drum (NY) Col Gretchen Wiltse —Grissom AFB, IN

Chaplain, Lt Col Stuart King — (Res.) US Southern Command, Miami, FL Chaplain, Maj Timothy J. Hirten — Sheppard AFB, TX Chaplain, Maj Louis A. Mattina —(Res) Eielson AFB, AK A1C Kenneth W. Pine —Dover AFB, DE A1C Kristoffer Engel —Peterson AFB, CO LCpl Jack F. Sweeney USMC JTWC — OkinawaLCpl Sean P. Dowling —USMC, Camp Lejeune, NC Cpl Brian C. Robinson —USMC, Iraq Captain Hayes M. Cozza —USMC, Camp Pendleton, CA Lt. Santino E. Cozza —USAF, Little Rock, AFB, AR Ethan J. Krisfalusi - Seaman, Deployed Overseas Major Kevin Hoerburger - USMC (Res), New Orleans, LA Cpl Anthony Liguori, National Guard, Jordan Navy Capt. Douglas Graber, P.S.N.S.– Bremerton, Washington

OLMV ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

“HELPLINE”

732-356-2149 option 6

All calls for assistance are confidential.

OLMV CALENDAR/SAVE THE DATES

January 1: Par ish Office closed January 12: OLMV Winter Blood Drive January 16: ARS Winter fest

January 19: Naomi Tea for widows January 22: Morning Bible Study begins February 5: Evening Bible Study begins

OUR MASS BOOK FOR 2020 IS NOW OPEN. IF YOU

WISH TO RESERVE A MASS FOR 2020, PLEASE COME TO THE PARISH OFFICE DURING WORK HOURS.

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS: Thank you to all who have supported our annual Christmas Flower collection. All Flower

envelopes are placed by the tabernacle during the Christmas Season, and your loved ones will be remembered at Mass on Christmas morning.

Boletín en Español Domingo 29 de diciembre 2019

La Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María & José

Boletín en Español: Actividades y Anuncios • Confesiones: Domingos antes de la Misa a la 1:00 —1:25 pm, o llamando a la oficina parroquial para solicitar una cita para la confesión. • Si desean llevar a la Virgen a sus hogares, se pueden anotar en el libro que está en la par te de atrás de la Iglesia por la puerta hacia el parqueo, o llamando a la Oficina Parroquial.

• Misas: Todo par roquiano que desee pedir la Intención de la Misa para cualquier domingo deberá venir a la Oficina Parroquial durante horas de trabajo. De lunes a jueves entre 8:30 am—2:00 pm. Si usted habla Inglés puede venir durante el siguiente horario: De lunes a viernes entre 8:30—4:00 pm. Las Misas se pueden reservar personalmente únicamente. No podemos reservar Misas por teléfono. La donación por una Misa es $10.

• Café Social: Nuevos miembros que deseen ayudar durante el Café son bienvenidos. Para anotarse a ayudar hablar con Eduardo y Lady Miranda después de Misa.

• Clases de Inglés: Todos los miércoles de 6:00 a 8:00 PM. Todos son bienvenidos.

• Ayuda a tu parroquia como Lector, Ministros Extraordinarios de la Santa Comunión, Monaguillos. Necesitamos tu colaboración!!

Adoración del Santísimo Sacramento

La Adoración del Santísimo Sacramento son el 1er, 3er y 5to viernes de cada mes a las 7:30 AM hasta las 12:00 del mediodía, y el 2do y 4to jueves de cada mes de 7:00 PM hasta las 8:00 PM. Todos son bienvenidos a venir a pasar

un rato a solas y en oración con Jesús.

RITO DE INICI@CIÓN CRISTI@N@ P@R@ LOS @DULTOS

Si usted ó alguién que usted conoce, le gustaría escuchar más acerca de Jesús y su Iglesia, le invitamos a unirse a nosotros en una Sesión de Información del programa RICA. Si usted desea ser bautizado en la Iglesia Católica, o si ya está bautizado y desea recibir los otros sacramentos de iniciación, o viene a no-sotros de otra fe y desea ser plenamente iniciado como miembro de la Iglesia Católica, entonces le invitamos a unirse a RICA (Rito de Iniciación Cristiana de Adultos). RICA es el proceso que le llevará al Bautismo (por los no bautizados), Eucaristía y Confirmación. Caminemos juntos en un camino de fe. Para ma información comuniquese con la oficina parroquial (732-356-2149) ó con el Diácono Edgar Chaves: echaves@olmv.net

COMPARTIR NAVIDEÑO LA EPIFANÍA DEL SEÑOR

DOMINGO 5 DE ENERO

RESERVA LA FECHA POR FAVOR CONSIDERA: Donar un plato de comida y

un regalo o dos, para niño o niña entre las edades de infante

a 12 años de edad. ¡TE ESPERAMOS!

Horario de el Año Nuevo

Solemnidad de María, Madre de Dios

Martes 31 de diciembre (Misa de Vigilia) 7:00 P.M.

Miércoles 1 de enero 9:00 A.M., 12:00 del mediodía & 5:30 P.M. (Misa en español)