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225 Mountain Boulevard, Watchung, NJ 07069
Parish Office: (908) 756-6524 Email:
[email protected]
Website: www.stmaryswatchung.org
www.facebook.com/stmaryswatchung
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Welcome! A warm welcome is extended to all who come to St.
Mary’s-Stony Hill to join together in this community of worship and
praise to Almighty God. We are grateful to our faithful
parishioners and welcome our neighbors and guests who visit us
occasionally. We want you to know that you are always welcome! All
parishioners should be registered with the parish office. Please
notify the parish if you change your address or move out of the
parish. Certificates of eligibility to sponsor at Baptism or
Confirmation will be given only to registered parishioners who are
active and practicing Catholics.
Mass Schedule:
Sacraments Baptism: 2ND & 4TH SUNDAY: 12:15 pm
Arrangements must be made through the parish office at least one
month in advance. Parents must be registered parishioners; sponsors
must be practicing Catholics in good standing. If sponsors are from
other parishes, a letter of good standing from their pastor is
required.
Reconciliation: SATURDAY: 3:00-3:45 pm Also by appointment.
Confessional in the Narthex.
Marriage: Please contact the parish office for an appointment at
least one year in advance of the planned wedding date.
Additional information is available on our parish website:
www.stmaryswatchung.org.
Pastoral Care of the Sick and Homebound
Due to privacy laws, we are no longer notified when parishioners
are admitted to local hospitals. We are happy to visit sick or
homebound parishioners when requested by family members. Please
call the parish office to make arrangements. Emergency sick calls
can be made at anytime by calling the parish office and selecting
“9”. Please only use this option for genuine emergencies requiring
a priest.
Religious Education We offer religious education for children of
registered parishioners, who attend public school grades Pre-K thru
8. In addition, preparation for the Sacraments of First Penance,
First Holy Communion and Confirmation is also provided for students
who attend Catholic schools. Please check our website or contact
the Office of Religious Education (908-756-6524 ext. 16) for
information.
PARISH ORGANIZATION LEADERS
Very Rev. Brian J. Nolan, D. Min., Pastor 908-756-6524 ext. 12;
[email protected]
Rev. Msgr. Eugene Prus, Weekend Assistant
Deacon Peter D’Angelo [email protected]
Deacon Lawrence Duffy [email protected]
Frank Capobianco, Parish Buildings & Grounds
[email protected]
Catherine Cooney, Director of Religious Education 908-756-6524
ext. 16; [email protected]
Richard Dorsi, Cemetery Sales 908-380-3321;
[email protected]
Nancy Finn, Director of Development 908-756-6524 ext. 14;
[email protected]
Suzanne Gallic, Director of Music [email protected]
Pat Manfredonia, Parish Bookkeeper 908-756-6524 ext. 17;
[email protected]
Susan Minogue, Organist [email protected]
Nancy Stoll, Parish Secretary 908-756-6524 ext. 10;
[email protected]
SERVED BY:
Bereavement Group Cheryl Gatti 908-285-0330
Cemetery Sales Dick Dorsi 908-380-3321
Cemetery Concerns Pat Manfredonia 908-756-6524
Children’s Liturgy Melissa Camiolo
[email protected]
Covenant Committee Florence Larkin 908-757-4029
Fifty-Five + Group Pat Dorsi 908-917-5709
Finance Committee Nancy Finn 908-756-6524
Food Pantry Mary Ann & Tony Pangi 732-764-0264
Food for the Needy (SHIP) Bob Palasits 908-757-5728
Knights of Columbus Richard Blundin 732-371-1093
[email protected]
Laudato Sί Study Group Michael Rotolo 201-826-6246
[email protected]
Liturgical Ministries Peter D’Angelo 908-963-0436
Making Music - Roseann Sicola 908-755-2853
Praying Twice [email protected]
Moms & Tots Paige Jasaitis 908-753-0443
Morning Prayer Group Mary Cooper 908-561-0854
Music Ministry Suzanne Gallic 908-605-0097
Pro Life Anthony Ingrassia, Jr. 732-735-8843
RCIA/Adult Ed Anthony Pangi 732-764-0264
[email protected]
Religious Ed. Grade K-6 Catherine Cooney 908-756-6524
Religious Ed. Grade 7-8 Sherry Hudzik 908-668-4868
& Confirmation Program [email protected]
St. Ann’s Soup Kitchen Sheryl Szlosek 908-616-2697
Stewardship Committee Beth Mattiassi 908-561-0993
Youth Ministry Tina Kelly 908-756-6524
SATURDAY VIGIL: 4:00 pm
SUNDAY: 7:30, 9:00 & 11:15 am DAILY: Mon.-Thurs. & Sat.:
7:00 am; Fri.: 12:10 pm
Morning Prayers and the Rosary prayed daily at 8:40 am
FIRST FRIDAYS: check the bulletin or website for evening Mass
schedule. HOLY DAYS: VIGIL: 7:30 pm DAY: 7:00 am, 12:10 pm &
7:30 pm
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First Sunday of Advent
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Monday
Weekday
7 am Mass
8:40 am Rosary & Morning
Prayers
10 am MMPT
St. Nicholas
7 am Mass
8:40 am Rosary & Morning
Prayers
4 pm Religious Ed. Classes
6 pm
Bereavement Group
7 - 8 pm Holy
Hour
St. Ambrose
7 am Mass
8:40 am Rosary & Morning
Prayers
10 am Senior Meeting
7:30 pm Vigil Mass for the Immaculate
Conception of Mary
Immaculate Conception of
Mary
7 am Mass
8:40 am Rosary & Morning
Prayers
12:10 pm Mass
7:30 pm Mass
(parish office closed)
St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
7 am Mass
8:40 am Rosary & Morning
Prayers
4 pm Mass
Second Sunday of Advent
7:30 am Mass
9 am Mass
10 am Religious Education
11:15 am Mass
12:15 pm Baptism
12:30 pm K of C Meeting
5 pm Youth Group
St. John Damascene
7 am Mass
8:40 am Rosary & Morning
Prayers
7 pm Religious Ed. Classes
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Newly Baptized
We warmly welcome Wyatt Emmett Samuel, son of Mitchell and
Kimberly Taraschi and Emmeline Kate, daughter of Michael and
Kathryne Nahoum, who were recently baptized. May the flame of faith
grow ever stronger in their hearts! God Bless!
Recently Married
Congratulations to Kristin Beckert and Nicholas Ryan who entered
into the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony recently. By their covenant of
marriage, may Kristin and Nick reflect the love between Christ and
the Church. God Bless!
Wedding Banns
First Time Heather Hurd and Seth Benge
Shop Rite Gift Cards
The Nahoum Family
The Taraschi Family
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St. Mary’s-Stony Hill, Watchung
Ozanam Men’s Shelter Project
This holiday season, we are once again collecting new clothing
for the men at Ozanam Inn in New Brunswick. Ozanam Inn is a
temporary homeless shelter run by Catholic Charities that currently
hosts 40 men. Last year, St. Mary’s delivered more than 400 gifts
to the men at the Inn. Help us continue this tradition by taking a
tag from the tree in the Narthex. Place the unwrapped gift under
the tree by noon on December 14. Thank you for your continued
support of this worthy Christmas project.
Raffle Tickets Now Available!
50/50 raffle tickets are now available for purchase after all
Masses! Tickets are $100 each — and only 300 will be sold! Drawing
will be held at our Murder Mystery Dinner on February 24th. Thank
you for supporting our parish fundraiser this year. It’s going to
be a “killer” night of mayhem and fun!
Youth Group Meeting
Second Sunday is the youth ministry program of Wilson Memorial
and St. Mary’s-Stony Hill. We meet on the second Sunday of each
month. Our next meeting is Sunday, December 10th from 5-7 pm in the
Parish Center. Come join us! Please note: the Youth Group has their
own page on Facebook (watchungsecondsundays). Please check it out
to have access to upcoming information and announcements regarding
the program.
Thank you and may God bless you for your continued support of
our parish!
Stewardship Reflection “Take heed, watch and pray; for you do
not
know when the time will come.” - Mk. 13:33
We all take things for granted. In particular, we take time for
granted. Our lives are so busy, many of us are planning our time -
our days, weeks, months, even years in advance. Remember, our time
on earth is a gift. None of us knows how long we will be here.
Start today and begin thanking God for each and every day. Take
time in silence, every day, and listen to what God is saying to
you.
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
On Friday, December 8th, we celebrate the Solemnity of the
Immaculate Conception, which refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary
being free from original sin from the very moment of her conception
in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne. Mass times for the holy day
of obligation are:
Dec. 7th Dec. 8th Vigil Mass Masses
7:30 pm 7:00 am 12:10 pm 7:30 pm
St. Mary’s Christmas Concert
December 16, 2017 Save the date for our Christmas Concert to be
held on Saturday, December 16th at 7:00 p.m. Come refresh your
spirit with beautiful music honoring the birth of our Savior! The
concert will be held in the church, refreshments following in the
Narthex.
Remember in Prayer
We offer our sincere sympathy to the families of Nello Cozzini,
Robert Coghan and Jean Zanengo, who died recently. May their souls,
and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in God’s
peace.
Office for Persons with Disabilities
The Diocese of Metuchen Office for Persons with Disabilities
will host its 2017 Christmas Party for children and young adults
with disabilities on Saturday, Dec. 16th, 1:30-3:30 pm at St. John
Neumann Pastoral Center. If you, or someone you know, would like to
participate, please contact the Office for Persons with
Disabilities at 732-765-6432 or
[email protected].
Happy Birthday, Msgr. Prus!
Msgr. Eugene Prus celebrated a very special birthday — his 80th!
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this past week. Please join us in wishing him a Happy Birthday
and
a Blessed Year!
Your Sacrificial Offering
Holy Hour
Wednesday, December 6
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Come spend a quiet moment with our Lord.
2017 2016 Week of Nov. 18-19 $7,360 $8,282 Campaign for Human
Dev. $2,869 $2,150 Thanksgiving $1,283 $ 964 Week of Nov. 25-26
$9,602 $6,989
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December 3, 2017
TABERNACLE CANDLE BURNING
December 2 - 8
For Blessings of the Advent Season.
A time to heal... Let us pray for the sick: Rolando Ablan
Agapito Aquino Joseph M. Angeleri Josephine Balko Jeanne Bellissimo
Eloy Bello Rose Bello Buono David Bestwick Annabella Biondo Anda
Braun Diane Brown Genna Camiolo Minnie Candelino Marion Caparaso
Brian Carpenter Lorena D’Amato Calvin David Gregory Frisoli Denise
Gilmartin Barbara Giordano Jennifer Gonzalez Robert Gonzalez Andrew
Greiwe Anthony Gottlick Eric Hartman Hans Hendriks Laura
Hinkley
Federico Jarantilla Julia Johnson Doris Kratson Donna Kugelman
Eric LeGrand Anthony Leone Veronica March Cornell Marino Kesla
Marie Martinez Daniel McCaffrey Grace Mitchell Brenda Mittenhuber
Clare Murphy John Oborne Tom Opalewski, Jr. Donna Palardy Concetta
Palasits Walter Quense Rolando Severino Karen Shanahan Rose Simone
Frank Skopowski Bessie Sullivan Marie Summa Emma Szanicz Pat Turner
Audrey Waldron
PRAY FOR Those in the Military… May God bless you for your
service:
L. Cpl. Joseph Butrico, USMC Corp. Michael F. Hogan, USM Pvt.
David Lavery, USMC Edward Paul Louis, USA Eric Marsjanik, USN Eric
Merkle, USAF Capt. Jason Milbrandt, USMC Chaplain Robert Monagle,
USAF Sgt. Patrick Noll USMC Pvt. Jonathan Sims, Natl Gd. Capt.
Daniel Szurick, USMC Major John Voorhees, USA
For The Week
MONDAY, December 4 Saint John Damascene
Readings: Is. 2:1-5/Mt. 8:5-11
7:00 a.m. Reginald Cooper
TUESDAY, December 5
Advent Weekday Readings: Is. 11:1-10/Lk.10:21-24
7:00 a.m. Deceased Members of The Mauceri & Kelly
Families
WEDNESDAY, December 6 Saint Nicholas
Readings: Is. 25:6-10a/Mt. 15:29-37
7:00 a.m. William DeRose
THURSDAY, December 7
Saint Ambrose Readings: Is. 26:1-6/Mt. 7:21, 24-27
7:00 a.m. Anthony Tasco
Vigil of the Immaculate Conception Readings: Gn. 3:9-15, 20/Eph.
1:3-6, 11-12/Lk. 1:26-38 7:30 p.m. Debbie Genabith
FRIDAY, December 8
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Readings: Gn. 3:9-15,
20/Eph. 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk. 1:26-38 7:00 a.m. Anne Delonas 12:10 p.m.
Catherine “Peggy” Hardy 7:30 p.m. Loretta Latore
SATURDAY MORNING, December 9
Saint Juan Cuauhtlatoatzin Readings: Is. 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt.
9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8
7:00 a.m. Damiano Gerardi
SATURDAY EVENING, December 9
Vigil of the Second Sunday of Advent Readings: Is. 40:1-5,
9-11/2 Pt. 3:8-14/Mk. 1:1-8
4:00 p.m. Maria E. Grossi
SUNDAY, December 10
Second Sunday of Advent Readings: Is. 40:1-5, 9-11/2 Pt.
3:8-14/Mk. 1:1-8
7:30 a.m. For the People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Jack Waldron
11:15 a.m. Deacon Candidate Michael Lavallato
Mass Servers Dec. 9 - 10
MASS READER EUCHARISTIC MINISTER
ALTAR SERVER
Saturday, 4:00 pm
M. Stoddard
M. L. DiRosa P. Hall P. Janusz G. Wise
A. Cozic E. Gallic
Sunday, 7:30am
D. Wellbrock
Deacon Larry J. Eisele
Open
9:00am C. Gatti C. Cooney Deacon Larry
D. Mayerchak
11:15am L. Munoz D. Blundin S. C. Munoz
I. R. Dimen-White D. Petersen
“O Lord, you are our father; we are the clay and you the potter:
we are all the work of your hands.” - Is. 64:7
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St. Mary’s-Stony Hill, Watchung
Sharing the Gospel
When you play on a baseball team, you learn how to pay
attention. Your coach reminds you and your teammates to stay ready.
You learn to watch the ball. Those are good lessons to learn,
because Jesus wants you to pay attention, too. Keep your eyes and
your mind on Jesus, so you're ready when he comes.
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