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St. the Apostle Roman Catholic Rectory/Parish Center: (973) 338-9190 . Fax: (973) 338-4224 . Religious Education: (973) 338-7400 School: (973) 338-8505 . Convent: (973) 338-9118 Address: 60 Byrd Avenue, Bloomfi eld, NJ 07003 . Website: www.stachurchbloomfi eld.com Facebook: Church Twitter: @stachurchnj

Rev. Charles J. Miller, M. Div., Pastor Parochial Vicar: Rev. Antonio T. Sarento, M.Div. In Residence: Rev. John F. Gordon, M.Div., V.F. PERMANENT : Albert H. Tizzano • Deacon Thomas J. Coyle • Deacon Brian J. Murphy Deacon Dennis J. Besida, Retired Eucharistic Liturgy Pastoral Associate for Elementary Catechetics: Saturday Eve: 5:00pm Tracey Hann

Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, School Principal: 10:30am & 12:00 Noon Mr. Petrillo Weekdays: 7:30, & 11:30am DIRECTOR OF LITURGICAL Saturday Mornings: 8:30am Only MUSIC MINISTRIES: Holy Days: Nancy A. Cardone 7:30, 11:30am & 7:30pm Assistant Liturgical Holidays: 8:30am Only Music MinisterS: Kimberley Mesiti

Sacrament of Liturgy of Pastoral Associate for Family Reconciliation: the Word & Adult Formation Ministries: With Children: (Penance/Confessions) Robert P. Miller Saturday: 11:00am Sundays: 10:30am Mass September - June Coordinator of Youth Ministry: Marian Catholic Devotions: Community Mr. Timothy Dennin Mondays Services Novena Prayer Offering Social FINANCE CHAIRMEN: 11:30am Mass Service Assistance 1(800) CCS-7413 James McKittrick, Finance Council Fax: 596-3735 Patrick DeCotiis, Finance Committee

December 4, 2016 . 2nd Sunday of Second Sunday of Advent December 4, 2016

Masses for the Week

Sunday, December 4 7:30 am Marion Crecco – Friend 9:00 am Natesan Senathiraja – Friends 10:30 am Peter Fagan – Family

12:00 pm JoAnne & Peter Wojtach – Family

Monday, December 5 In this week's Reading and next week's, 7:30 am Esterina & Silvester Fusco – Family our Advent preparation for Christmas invites us to 11:30 am Mary Margaret Tizzano – Bequest consider and his relationship to Tuesday, December 6 . In this week's Gospel, Matthew describes 7:30 am Deceased of McInTyre Family – Bequest the work and preaching of John the Baptist. 11:30 am Rudy Luyao – 1st Anniversary – Friend John the Baptist appears in the tradition of the Wednesday, December 7 great prophets of Israel, preaching repentance and 7:30 am Dolores Freeman – Daughter reform to the people of Israel. In fact, the 11:30 am Ann Personette – Friend description of John found in this reading is Thursday, December 8 reminiscent of the description of the prophet . 7:30 am Antonina Ofsak – Friend In this reading, John directs a particularly pointed 11:30 am Immaculata & Orsilina DiMichele – Family call to repentance to the and , 7:30 pm Annemarie Coppola – Cousins parties within the Jewish community of the first Friday, December 9 century. 7:30 am Beverly Lynn Albanese – Family John marks the conversion of those who seek 11:30 am Lolita Tubal – Family him out with a baptism of repentance. Other groups in this period are thought to have practiced ritual Saturday, December 10 washings for similar purposes, and John's baptism 8:30 am Battista – Family may have been related to the practices of the Sunday, December 11 Essenes, a Jewish sect of the first century. John's Saturday, December 10 baptism can be understood as an anticipation of 5:00 pm Sawicki – Family Christian baptism. In this passage, John himself

Sunday, December 11 alludes to the difference between his baptism and 7:30 am For The People the one yet to come: “ baptizing you with water, 9:00 am Peter & Aurora Manetto – Family for repentance . . . He will baptize you with the Holy 10:30 am Virginia Ricciardi – Sister Spirit and fire.” 12:00 pm John McGovern –6th Anniversary – Family In this reading, John makes very clear that his

relationship to the Messiah yet to come (Jesus) is one of service and subservience: “. . . the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not PRAY FOR OUR SICK worthy to carry his sandals”. In the context of

Kiran Fernando, Matthew's Gospel, today's passage is followed by Nina Mattarazzo, Jesus' baptism by John, an event that is attested to Barbara Mazzola in all four of the and appears to have been the start of Jesus' public ministry. REST IN PEACE John's preaching of the coming of the Lord is a

Kathleen Cahill key theme of the Advent season. As John's Theodore Cifelli message prepared the way for Jesus in the first century, we, too, are called to prepare ourselves for Jesus' coming. We respond to John's message by SANCTUARY CANDLES our repentance and reform of our lives. We are also Thoas V. DeGennaro & Paula Krahn Church: called to be prophets of , who announce by

our lives, as John did, the coming of the Lord.

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Mass Schedule for Christmas STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE The main source of operating funds for Season at St. Thomas is our weekly / holyday offertory collections. The information below will show where the St. Thomas the Apostle Church Parish is as of November 20 compared to the budget amount for the year. The break even date is June 30, 2017. The amount needed each week is $17,630 and the amount collected last weekend was $17,008.

Budget Amount Year to Date Remaining Amount $881,500 $336,246 $545,254 RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) SCHEDULE The year to date amount is negative by $33,984 rd th th as of week number 21 in our budget year. Saturdays, December 3 , 10 , & 17

11:00 a.m.

(St. Thomas the Apostle Church) St Thomas’ Monday, December 12, 7:30 p.m. Reconciliation Service at St. Thomas the Apostle Annual Christmas with Individual Confessions heard by the Priests from Concert & Reception the Churches of St. Thomas the Apostle, St. Valentine & Sacred Heart Church.

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday, December 24th Christmas Eve 4:00pm (Herron Hall – School) st 21 Year Christmas Music Prelude and Mass th 4:00pm (Church) Christmas Music Prelude and Mass Saturday December 10 6:00pm (Church) Mass 7PM 10:30pm (Church) Concelebrated Mass with Music Prelude at 10:00pm. (No Midnight Mass) FEATURING Sunday, December 25th (Christmas Day) THE GARDEN STATE CONCERT BAND 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon SOPRANO KIM MESITI (All Masses with traditional Christmas Carols) GUEST NARRATOR: FATHER CHARLES MILLER OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD Saturday, December 31st - 5:00pm ( Vigil Mass) Again this year, The Garden State Concert Band is Sunday, January 1st (New Year’s Day) sponsoring the whole night’s event! 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am & 12 noon Please Come & Celebrate a Free Traditional concert & reception SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY (Annual “Bell Sunday”) Saturday, January 7th - 5:00pm Vigil Mass Sunday, January 8th - 7:30, 9:00, &10:30am -12 noon St. Thomas Young Adult Winter Retreat (Children’s Epiphany Pageant following 12 noon Mass)

January 7 – January 8 (2pm Saturday – 3pm Sunday) HOLIDAY SEASON

Parishioners age 19 – 30 are invited to join the BULLETIN DEADLINES

young adult ministry on a winter retreat at the Baptist Camp & Conference Center in Lebanon, NJ. DECEMBER 25th BULLETIN Registration fee: $55 Deadline: 5pm on Friday December 9th For registration information contact st Tim Dennin: [email protected] or JANUARY 1 BULLETIN Deadline: 5pm on Friday December 16th Maureen Scully: [email protected]

3 595 All are Invited to Pray the Rosary Advent Early Afternoon The Rosary Society will meet at the church to pray of Reflection the Rosary 7 pm on the following days: Sunday, Dec. 4th after noon Mass

Dec. 5th (from 12:55 to 3:25 p.m.) Jan. 9th Feb. 6th March 6th April 3rd Jets don’t play & Giant’s game starts later at 4:25 May 1st June 5th St. Peter’s Room. Meetings follow in the Parish Center Light lunch included – Donation: $7 or Free will offering (Teens free) The September Club invites all seniors (55+) to join us for fun & fellowship. In “Now that ’s ‘Year of Mercy’ is Ending: addition to regular meetings, we sponsor special events Where Do We Go From Here with Mercy: and trips. Call Roz Frunzi at 973-785-0576 for more In Our Individual Lives, Parish Community & information or contact her via email at the World Beyond our parish borders?” [email protected].

2016 - 2017 Meeting Dates Presenters: Dec 5th , 12th , Jan 9th, 23rd, 30th +Sister Gerrie Muller, SSJ, San Alfanso’s Retreat Feb 6th, 13th, 27th , House, a specialist March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th April 3rd, 17th, 24th , in intergenerational spiritual formation & May 1st, 8th, Tuesday 16th, 22nd th th th +Ms. Linda Tober-Flores, Dir., Elizabeth June 5 , 12 , 19 Coalition to House Homeless

(ECHH is assisting homeless hero who St. Thomas the Apostle discovered pipe bombs) Eucharist Adoration Schedule Presenters & facilitators will assist us to reflect & 2016 Dates: discern: Monday December 26

2017 Dates:  Through Scripture, Church Teachings & Song Monday January 23 & Monday February 27  Simple, practical examples that are workable Monday March 27  Table discussions where you reflect & share Monday April 17 Monday May 22

Monday June 26 WE HAVE LAST MINUTE ROOM

Itinerary: FOR YOU IF YOU 11:00 a.m. Holy Rosary DID NOT REGISTER YET! 11:30 a.m. Holy Mass 12:00 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Make check payable to: 3:00 p.m. Chaplet of Devine Mercy “St. Thomas the Apostle Church” 3:30 p.m. Holy Rosary 6:00 p.m. Angelus If you have any questions, call: 7:30 p.m. Respect for Life Holy Hour Steve St. Hilaire at (973) 223-4045

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Year-End Giving STA HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Your gift can help Saint Thomas the Apostle Church continue its mission of serving God’s people. The following gifts are most WILL BE SELLING commonly used in charitable giving: SHOP RITE – STOP & SHOP

A gift of cash or check for general use or a specific purpose.

A gift of stocks or bonds. There could be a GIFT CARDS significant tax advantage to you if there has 10:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M. been appreciation in their value and they are transferred to Saint Thomas the Apostle after Sunday Masses

Church. These cards can be used at ANY Shop Rite for ALL your purchases! A bequest in your will can assure that your There is NO cost to you! possessions are distributed as you desire. STA earns 5% of every sale! QUESTIONS? PLEASE CALL When making a bequest, use the full legal Brenda Vasquez-Brown @ 862.452.5444 name and address: THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT Saint Thomas the Apostle Church,

60 Byrd Avenue Bloomfield, NJ 07003 Men’s Scripture

Make Saint Thomas the Apostle Church Reading & partial or primary beneficiary of a life Reflection insurance policy that is no longer needed for family security. Ask the insurance company th for the forms necessary to Change the ALL MEN are invited Monday, December 5 Beneficiary or to Transfer the Ownership to at 7:30pm in St. James room for Men’s Saint Thomas the Apostle Church. Scripture Reading and Reflection. We continue to read Saint Paul's "Letters

IRA owners age 70 ½ and older can make to the Romans" and the readings for the next qualified charitable distributions up to $100,000 Sunday while discussing some of what was annually. Although no charitable deduction is going on at that time. allowed, you can avoid income tax and possible Celebrate this "Year of Mercy" by Sharing future estate taxes on the amount given to the extraordinary Word of God with charity. Why not use your “Required Minimum ordinary men and together we can learn Distribution” for this worthy purpose. more about our beautiful Catholic faith.

5 595 Boy Scout WELLNESS MINISTRY Troop 22 Blood Pressure Screening Annual Christmas Wreath Sale

Sunday December 11 St. Peter Room Parish Center 8am – 12 noon

$20 Each All are invited. Please feel free to ask for nurse advice during your meeting with one of our nurses. Available for purchase after Mass on:

Saturdays, December 3rd & 10th Saint Thomas the Apostle Sundays, November 27th , December 4th & 11th School

The Catholic School of Bloomfield Please Help Support Our Youth and www.stthomastheapostlenj.com

Join in the Spirit of the Christmas Season

2016 SIMBANG GABI

North-East Essex Schedule

Thursday Dec. 15 7:30 PM Join us at our Open House on: Saint Anthony Church Belleville, NJ Sunday, January 29

Friday Dec. 16 7:30 PM 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Church Bloomfield, NJ

Saturday Dec. 17 7:30 PM New Family Registration Saint Thomas Church Bloomfield, NJ begins Monday, January 30, 2017.

Sunday Dec. 18 5:00 PM To schedule a tour, please call the Church Nutley, NJ school office at 973.338.8505.

Monday Dec. 19 7:30 PM Pre K3 through 8th grades Sacred Heart Church Bloomfield, NJ Middle States Accredited Tuesday Dec. 20 7:30 PM Full-Day or Half-Day Pre K 3 & 4 Saint Mary Church Nutley, NJ Full-Day or Half-Day Kindergarten

Wednesday Dec. 21 7:30 PM On-site BeforeCare & AfterCare Programs Holy Name Church East Orange, NJ Advanced Technology Jr. High Science / Synergistics Program Thursday Dec. 22 7:30 PM Physical Education for all grades Our Lady of the Lake Church Verona, NJ Spanish Classes Friday Dec. 23 7:30 PM Art & Music Classes Church Belleville, NJ Wide Variety of Extra-Curricular Activities

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