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Parish Community (973) 635-0070 • F (973) 635-5518 www.corpuschristi.org ______

Rev. Msgr. James T. Mahoney, Pastor, Ph.D., V.G. Brigette Hanley, Elementary Religious Education Coordinator ext. 5, [email protected] ext. 715, [email protected] Blog: jmahoney.typepad.com Terri Janosik, Administrative Assistant Rev. Lemmuel Camacho, S.T.L., Parochial Vicar ext. 710, [email protected] ext. 6, [email protected] Robert Long, Minister of Music, ext.716, [email protected] Deacon Sal Bonfiglio, Pastoral Associate, Marriage & Family Chris Medeiros, Administrative Assistant Ministry, ext. 720, [email protected] ext. 711, [email protected] Sr. Margaret Dincher, SCC, Pastoral Associate, Spirituality Elizabeth Nowik, Handbell and Children’s Choirs ext. 714, [email protected] ext. 716, [email protected] Brian Duemling, Middle School Religious Education Mary Anne (Psomi) Psomas–Jackloski, Pastoral Associate, Youth ext. 740, [email protected] Ministry and Formation, ext. 718, [email protected] Fran Guy, Business Office, ext. 713, [email protected] Maintenance Staff, ext. 721, [email protected]

December 2, 2018 First Sunday of

Advent 2018 Prepare the Way of the Lord

Masses for Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Sat., Dec. 8th, at 9 & 11 A.M.

Next weekend, 2nd Collection for Support of Retired Religious

My blog is available at: jmahoney.typepad.com

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 Visit with Santa

 Enjoy bagels and refreshments Take home family activities Pick a surprise from Santa’s toy box Sunday, December 9th

9:45am until 11:15am in the Gym

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Liturgies for December 2, 2018 The Week First Sunday Of Advent Saturday, December 1 5:00 p.m. Patrick Whelan Sunday, December 2 Calendar of Events Today 7:30 a.m. Phillip Errico 9:00 a.m. Derek D’Souza in a Box Collection 11:00 a.m. Joanne Konecny Religious Ed Grades PK3—8 12:15 p.m. Marie Gannon Lewis Slaght 9:00 a.m. Children’s Liturgy of the Word 10:30 a.m. Extreme Faith Monday, December 3 5:00 p.m. Religious Ed Grade 6 & 8 7:30 a.m. Stephen Browne; Pamela Cousland Tuesday, December 4 6:00 p.m. Grade 7 Retreat 7:00 p.m. Religious Ed Grades 6 & 8 7:30 a.m. Josephine Pedernales; Levon Barmakian 7:00 p.m. ACRE Testing—Confirmation Yr 2 Only Wednesday, December 5 Monday, December 3 7:30 a.m. Jack Washburne; Paul Aldazabal; 4:00 p.m. Religious Ed Grades 1—5 Jerome Haggart Thursday, December 6 7:00 p.m. Adult Handbells 8:00 p.m. Bible Study 7:30 a.m. Jaime Pinaire (4th Anniversary); Tuesday, December 4 Maureen Alexander Friday, December 7 9:00 a.m. Centering Prayer 3:30 p.m. Joyful Noise 7:30 a.m. Rose Mary Finn 4:15 p.m. Junior Bell Choir 12:20 p.m. Jeanne Heubel 6:00 p.m. Extreme Faith Saturday, December 8 7:00 p.m. Bereavement 9:00 a.m. Helen Bergen 7:30 p.m. Fr. Alphonse and his Orchestra by the Sea 11:00 a.m. Nazaire Jennings 8:00 p.m. Confirmation Team 1 5:00 p.m. Jeanne Murray Wednesday, December 5 Sunday, December 9 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 7:30 a.m. Rocco Cerza 10:30 a.m. Praying the Rosary 9:00 a.m. Domenica Gironda 3:30 p.m. Pageant Rehearsal 11:00 a.m. Doris Geoffroy Thursday, December 6 12:15 p.m. Mr. & Mrs. Holcombe 3:30 p.m. Pageant Rehearsal 4:00 p.m. Chimes

4:30 p.m. Cherubs 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir In Remembrance 8:00 p.m. Confirmation Team 2 Friday, December 7 8:00 a.m. First Friday Adoration For the week of December 2, Sanctuary Lights burn for a 12:30 p.m. CC Senior Citizen Mass/Lunch Special Intention. Bread and Wine is offered in memory of Saturday, December 8 Maureen Alexander. Blessed Sacrament Chapel flowers are in memory of Maureen Alexander. 12:30 p.m. Christmas Pageant

Flower Memorials Last Sunday’s Collection Remember a loved one or offer a Special Intention by Checks $12,581.50 having a flower arrangement placed in the Blessed Cash $ 3.217.00 Sacrament Chapel. The cost will be $50 or more plus a $10 Total $15.798.50 offering. The Parish Office will coordinate the request with our florist, Carl Lemanski. Thank You For responding with generosity to our Presider’s Schedule financial needs. To give is an act of faith. We promise December 1/2 to be wise stewards with the funds that you entrust to us. 5:00 p.m. Fr. Mahoney 9:00 a.m. Fr. Mahoney Online Giving Is available for one-time and recur- 7:30 a.m. Fr. Mahoney 11:00 a.m. Fr. Lem 12:15 p.m. Fr. Lem ring donations conveniently and securely from our parish Presider’s Schedule website at www.corpuschristi.org. You can make your secure donation via electronic check or debit/credit card December 8/9 by clicking on ONLINE GIVING at the top of the home 5:00 p.m. Fr. Lem 9:00 a.m. Fr. Lem page. You will need your family ID/envelope number 7:30 a.m. Fr. Lem 11:00 a.m. Fr. Mahoney to complete the registration. If you don’t know your 12:15 p.m. Fr. Mahoney family ID/envelope number, please call the Parish Office. Page 3 - 603 Corpus Christi Welcome! Spirituality—Faith Development New parishioners are asked to register for the parish by going to our website at www.corpuschristi.org. Click on the Parish Registration tab at the top of the home page next to Online Giving. For more info, please call Contact: the Parish Office. Sister Margaret Dincher SCC 973-635-0070 x 714 (phone) 973-635-5518 (fax) Please Pray for the Sick email: [email protected] Pray for the sick Patty Westerzelt, LaVerne Washburne, Brian Deasy, Mon Cassius, Pam Koch, Trish Dowling, David Natale, Donald de Castro, Megan O’Neil, Christopher Ciufo, Martin Dubel, Melina Hennigan, James Greendonner, Jeffrey Dowling, Donna Christian Initiation of Adults Conforti, Carolyn Phalon, Wayne Parisi, Debby Conti, James J. Price, Pat Pierson, Florence and John Hefele, Hank Campbell, If you or someone you know wishes to Amy Fitzgerald, Mary McHale, Father John O’Brien, Frances know more about the Catholic Faith and Primack, Dorothy M. Torick, Howard Daly, Katherine Brown, wishes to become Catholic or prepare to Conor Jennings, Barbara Layman, Peter Pietrucha, Craig Wisdo, receive Confirmation or Eucharist, please John Petite, Raymond O’Connell, Joseph Doria, John Fleming, contact Sister Margaret. Weekly meetings Donna Kugelman, Jeffrey Hodgeson, Kiran Kenney, Helen are held on Sunday in the Atrium Dwyer, Margaret Pittaluga, Tina Errico, Nick McGann, John (Jack) Kaplan, Marie Orgo, Fr. Tony Duffy, Lucy Ryan, Joann Conference Room at 9:40 am. Uibelhoer, Beth Abella, Hazel Townsend, Nicholas Ciufo, Peter Elder, Lori Abrams, Brandon Glynnyoung, David Carey, Marylou Perrini, Alan Fischer, Sarah Addison, Carol Murphy, Lectors Michelle Johnson, Adam Goodkind, Loree Goodkind, Likeu Lee, Susan Kosinski, Camille Moran, Michael Turinchak, Lectors who have not as yet picked up Dorothy Norton, Sr. Barbara Takacs, Diane Allen, Nora and their 2019 Workbook are asked to do Callum Lemanski, Lucas Reiling, Dominic Ursino, Andrew Jenkins, Debbie Dwyer, Bridget Noe, John Cunningham, Mary so. The books are in the sacristy. Beth Driscoll, Denise Phalon Cascio, Abigail Brady, Frances Please take a book and complete the Smith, Claudia Fernandez, Tom Warren, Marty Erickson, Mary information sheet. Thank you. Beth Bonkowski, Carey Jenkins, Aurora Tremaroli, Aubrey Baumbach, Christopher Green Cunningham, John VanDam, Ethel Gasda, Patrick Ford, David Kelly, Patrick Murphy, Jr., Helen Huk, Cathy Caputo, Rui Boos, Joseph Todisco, Marie Special Ministers of the Eucharist Skurka, Arianna Khelil, Dorothy Craig, Stephanie Quiroga, Sal Guidone, Judy Broyhill, Tony Rios, Lois McGuire, Gina Most special ministers of the Pagnotta, Helen Huddleston, Mary Ann Allen, Mary Ellen Eucharist are not signing up for Wagner, Ed Lord, Gina Pelillo, Thomas Singer, Gregory the Sunday liturgies. If you are Malzberg, Kristine Ryan, Luis Gallardo, Susan McGeough, Marianne Conod, Mary McNiff, Joseph Cirella, Donna Gocking, having difficulty with the process, Marti Sullivan, Lauren Gardner, Helen Marie Kravitz, Edward please email Richard for help at Cameron, Vivian Riley, Marie Viteri, Steven Hensle, Bob [email protected] or Whelan, William Cody, John Keelin, Richard Delaney, Mary check the bulletin board for the Lou Carrier, Mary Conforti, Charlie Roussel, Jay Conroy, positions that need to be filled. Richard Pelillo, Christopher Crahan, Ryan Lowe, Dominick Canavaro, Larry Califano, Frank Intagliato, Clifford McGuire, Don Stauber, Marie Meister, Marlenes Teixeira, John Crisp, Don Spagnuolo, Maddie Niebanch, Anthony Careccia, Martine Errico, Henry Von See, Michelle Benaim, Parker Watson, Kevin Spiritual Direction and Dorothy Franken, Adriana Martins, Frances Psomas, Eugene Iannocelli, Peggy Cox, Eileen Matt, Everett Farren, Connie Spiritual direction helps a person McNamara, Ann Zerga, Peter Sussman, Cheryl Maiorini, Alfri Rundio, Barbara Marvin, Fr. Bill Poorten, Beth Cintron, Stasi recognize and respond to God’s Cittadino, Anna McGeough, Andrew White, Peter Perla, Adeline ongoing invitation for a closer Lombardi. relationship. If you wish further

information call or email Sister

Margaret. Pray for those who have gone home to the Lord… Corpus Christi Chargers Katherine Castellano, mother of Anne Schaumburg Lizzie Glenn, niece of Vince Maddi Come and enjoy the Extreme Faith Christmas Concert Anthony LaSala, father of Lyn Godziela being held on Sunday, December 16th, at 5 pm. Family and friends invited!

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If you or someone you know is in the

hospital or is homebound and wishes to Contact: Deacon Sal Bonfiglio receive Communion or the Sacrament of

the Sick, please contact Sister Margaret. 973-635-0070 x720

For those who wish to receive the [email protected] Sacrament of the Sick, our priests are available to celebrate the Sacrament with them. The source of joy is gratefulness Altar Servers Although Thanksgiving is past, we shouldn’t

Altar Servers are needed at Mass. At least one view it as an annual event, but a daily one. server is needed to process with the cross at the Each day brings an abundance of reasons for entrance to Mass, to lead those who bring the thanksgiving and gratefulness to our God who gifts to the altar and to lead the priest to exit at is always present in our lives. “Joy,” is a peace the end of the Mass. that comes from knowing that we are united Centering Prayer with God in our daily existence. He loves us,

Centering Prayer is held each Tuesday and sustains us, and can only do what’s best in the Emmaus Room from 9 to 9:30 am for our spiritual well-being. He will help us Everyone is welcome to come to begin the through any situation we find ourselves in. If day centering on the presence of God with he were not all these things, he wouldn’t be us at each moment of our daily lives. God. And all he asks in return is our love. We can’t always be happy, but we can always BIBLE STUDIES be joyful, and we get that by being grateful. Try it. Letter to the Hebrews On Monday evening from 8:00 to 9:00 pm Bible Study will be on Paul’s letter to the Hebrews. It is one of the most beautiful and most challenging books of the Bible according to some authors. The study is led by Lee Finch.

Gospel of John On Wednesday from 9—10 am, the Gospel of John is the topic of discussion and reflection. In the Gospel of John, the Word of God comes alive with meaning for our daily living. The study is led by Sr. Margaret.

Abide Keeping Vigil with the Word

On Tuesday, December 11th at 7:30 pm in the Upper Room the topics: When Revelation Dawns and A Space of Love based on Colossians 3:1-17 will be the topics of prayer and discussion. All are Know anything about Natural Family Planning? welcome to attend the sessions. You should. Facilitators: Diane Radwill To learn more, go to: and Sister Margaret https://insidethewalls.org/nfp

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December 2nd: First Sunday of Advent You can make a decision to take care of household issues that really matter to you. “Advent” means, “something is about to You won’t need to nag your spouse about appear or begin,” or “something is something truly important to you because coming.” It is the season we think about you will be solving the problem yourself. ’ arrival -- the first time over 2,000 Believe it or not, social scientists have years ago when God entered the world as studied the question of housework -- who a human being -- but also when he will does it, who complains about it, and what return again in glory. difference it makes. Studies show that women are happier when they feel There are four weeks in the Advent appreciated for their contributions, and men season. This is week one, when we light are happier when they don’t feel nagged. the first violet candle on our Advent So if housework is nagging at you, don’t wreath. Violet is the color for penance, nag at each other! Just take care of it preparation, and sacrifice, as we prepare yourself. And if your spouse takes care of the way of the Lord and the coming of the something, say thank you. Christmas season. The Ruth Institute Take time to learn about the meaning of the . Give children an to help them be mindful Dec. 2nd of the meaning of this joyful season in the @ 9:00 Mass liturgical year.

December 6th: Parents are welcome to Saint Nicholas of Myra was a Catholic For children ages 5 to 10, bishop who lived in the early days of the sit in or under 5 with a parent Church. He lived in what is now, Turkey. He was known to be nice to children and Children hear God’s Word on their level, connect secretly left them gifts. The tradition of it to their experience, and respond in dialog, giving gifts to others in his honor began in prayer, and song. They return to their families in Europe in the Middle Ages. Over the main church after the Prayer of the Faithful. centuries the legend of spread throughout Europe, to the Americas, and around the world. The name “Santa Claus” is translated from the Dutch, , meaning, Saint Nicholas. Let’s not let Christmas and Santa Claus lose their authentic Catholic meaning.

December 8th: Feast of the Immaculate Conception Caring for an aging parent? This is a holy day of obligation when we CAP meets on the 2nd Wed. of the month are required to attend Mass in honor of for encouragement & support, the Blessed Virgin Mary who was information & resources, friendship & faith. conceived without Original Sin, and who would become Jesus’ mother. RSVP: [email protected]

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Contact: Brigette Hanley 973-635-0070 x715 (phone); 973-635- 5518 (fax) or email: [email protected] for PreK—Grade 5 Contact: Robert Long, 973-635-0070 x716 (phone); Contact: Brian Duemling 973-635-0070 x740 (phone); 973-635-5518 (fax); email: [email protected] 973-635-5518 (fax) or email: [email protected] for Middle School (Grades 6-8) Contact: Psomi 973-635-0070 x718 (phone); 973-635-5518 (fax) or email: [email protected] for Confirmation Prep (Gr. 9-10) CORPUS CHRISTI MUSICIANS JOIN US FOR CHRISTMAS SINGERS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS ARE WELCOME!

CHILDREN’S CHOIRS

Elementary and Middle School Instrumentalists: Christmas Youth Orchestra Children—Grades 3 through Middle School Children—K-2: Cherubs & Chimes

ADULT CHOIRS

Corpus Christi Adult Choir rehearses on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Emmaus Room.

Corpus Christi Handbell Choir rehearses on Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the Emmaus Room

CONTACT: Bob Long or register online.

Christmas Concert Fr. Alphonse Stephenson and the Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea

On Tuesday, December 4th at 7:30 p.m., we offer a wonderful way to get into the spirit of Christmas. Father Alphonse will conduct the Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea for a magnificent Christmas concert.

Cost: adults $35; senior citizens $25; children $10.

Tickets can be purchased at the parish office. A can of food for the hungry will be collected at the door as part of the price of admission.

Page 7 - 603 Corpus Christi Christmas-In-A-Box Sun, Dec 2 Anyone wishing to help in Santa’s gift wrapping shop, or any strong arms willing to help load the truck can come around to the gym TODAY, Sunday, Dec 2. Wrappers work from about 9 AM to Noon, Contact M. A. “Psomi” Psomas-Jackloski; and truck loaders work from about 11:30 to 973-507-8718(desk); 201-572-1608 (cell) 973-635-5518 (fax); email: [email protected]; www.corpuschristi.org 1:00. Please contact Psomi. www.facebook/chathamyouthministry Christmas Ushers Confirmation Preparation On December 24th, we need 10 ushers Registration Year 1 (9th grade) and Year 2 (10th for each of the masses in grade)...on the parish website online. the gym at 4:00 and 5:30. There will be www.corpuschristi.org— an orientation that morning at 10 AM Ministries— in the gym. Please contact Psomi Youth Ministry and Confirmation— Confirmation Prep and Registration. Christmas Luminaria Religious Education We need about 20 people on There will be no classes until the beginning of January. Monday, Dec 24 at Noon, to ACRE testing: Year 2 ONLY: Sun, Dec 2, 7—8 PM make the luminaria. If interested, Confirmation Retreats please contact Psomi. The next two retreats are from 4—11 PM on: Year 1 January 18 Year 2 February 1 Tip About Activity at Suburban Home The tip was called in to Lawrence Extreme Faith police. Check out a home on Lakedale The youth band/choir sings at the Drive in the Colonial Lake neighborhood, 12:15 mass every Sunday. Anyone, the person said. They'd seen a lot of people from 7th grade and up is welcome to sing with us. coming and going and climbing in and out Rehearsals for singers is on Sunday morning at 10 of vans. That was over two years ago, in September 2016. AM. Instruments rehearse on Tuesdays from 6-7 PM. Police did check it out, and on Friday said that little bit of We have a special schedule for Christmas Eve, and information led them to a pretty big case, which grew into anyone is welcome to join. Please contact Psomi. human trafficking, prostitution and money laundering, and has tentacles to a Chinese restaurant, a spa and five homes in Eva’s Casseroles Mercer County, and another restaurant in Bucks County, Thanks! Pennsylvania. "Residents are our eyes and ears, and Thanks to everyone who made casseroles continue to be a valuable asset to public safety," Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said Friday in announcing for Eva’s Kitchen. See you in the new three arrests and searches at eight locations on Thursday. semester! One arrest was Chin Pang Liu. He owns the Lakedale house, and is the principal owner of Fusion House, a Chinese Stop Human Trafficking restaurant across Brunswick Pike from the neighborhood. He There will be a group of teens with parents also owns Golden China Restaurant on Floral Vale going out to hotels at some point during the Boulevard in Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania, just outside of next two or three months to hand out soap Yardley. Prosecutors say he was transporting workers at his packets to the front desk people in an effort restaurants and they were employed fraudulently: they were paid below New Jersey state minimum wage in payments to have them distributed to each hotel room. that were not taxed and "under the table," and the fulltime More details will be forthcoming, but if you wish to employees had no employment benefits. get on the list to be involved, please contact Psomi. Liu owned and operated the vehicles coming and going from the Lakedale house. At Liu's primary home, on Mink Bridges Sat, Dec 15 Court in Lawrence, detectives found large sums of packaged Our next Bridges Run will be on Sat, Dec U.S. cash, which totaled about $50,000. And detectives 15, from 8 AM to 1 PM. We will be pulled his 2016 personal tax returns, which show he reported serving in Irvington. Anyone interested about $100,000 that year. The financial documents and the should contact Emma Littlejohn cash, prosecutors say, leads them to believe he underreported his income. ([email protected]), Hannah Kelly https://www.sistersagainsttrafficking.org/?p=4830 ([email protected]) Mason Agostinelli ([email protected]), or Psomi.

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Advent Novena Masses in Corpus Christi Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson... Corpus Christi Parish in Chatham Township, NJ will be hosting the Filipino tradition of Advent Advertisers have been at it for months now, long before Novena Masses from December 15—23, 2018 at Halloween, even going back to July, when most of us are 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend the thinking beach or mountains. At what? Talking about Eucharist which will be in English. Please invite Christmas gifts. They remind us that “Christmas is coming, your friends and family to join as a spiritual and shopping time is limited.” For them, the purpose is offering in celebrating the birth of Our Lord. certain: a profitable bottom line.

Any questions, please contact Fr. Lem at With this First Sunday of Advent, as another Liturgical year [email protected] begins, this short season of spiritual preparation has arrived. With it come those chosen Scriptures that at the start emphasize Christ’s second coming, even though we think only of the first. So while we are busy decorating in CHATHAM JAYCEES bright reds and greens, the Church brings out sanctuary decorations and vestments of deep purple, with their sober

CELEBRATING OUR 58th YEAR symbolism of the need for penance.

IN THE CHATHAMS However, Advent does not come with the heavy seriousness 1960 — 2018 of Lent. That season has its own themes. Advent seeks to remind us that while there was a historical beginning to the Dear Chatham Friends and Neighbors, redemptive work of Christ, the finale is yet to come. We Christians must keep in mind that He is coming back at a The Chatham Jaycees would like to announce their time we do not know. 51th annual Sale. It will begin on Saturday, November 24th and continue through There is a real value in reflection on that one stop to our life Sunday, December 23rd, at our tree lot on the corner here below when eternal life begins. The “entrance exam” is of Main Street and Brooklake Road. Weekend our judgment by Christ. His verdict is of eternal consequence hours are 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and weekdays from and irreversible. So in our Advent state of mind, we are 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (weeknight times are approxi- obliged to strike a balance between the here and now, and the mate). All proceeds from the Tree Sale and our then and there. Fishawack Race benefit civic and charitable organi- zations in Chatham. Past recipients have included: “Balance” is the key word. For example, the Church in Chatham Education Foundation, Chatham Emergen- wearing her purple does not seek to quash the many joys of cy Squad, Chatham Fire Department, Chatham the Christmas season. As a sponsor of healthy family life, Community Garden, the ECLC, Chatham League of she certainly knows the precious nature of time spent with Women family and friends. She just does not want us to be so carried Voters, Chatham Community Band, Chatham Boy away with rejoicing as to forget that one day we all will have Scout Troops 8 & 28, Chatham Girl Scouts, Chat- to shuffle off “this mortal coil” to a different and better life in ham Library, and Chatham Senior Services, as well our true home. Also, she wants us to bear in mind that it was as various PTO’s, religious organizations (such as an adult, mature God-man who suffered, died and rose for our our Corpus Christi Summer Service Project) and benefit. We can consider our lives as one great Advent of athletic clubs. In addition, we provide a major preparing for that very personal one on one with Him. scholarship for a graduating Chatham High School Advent offers the hope of a happy outcome of that meet- senior. We are always in need of adults to help us ing. That should offset any depression that could settle in supervise the sale. Anyone interested in volunteer- our minds with the end of the Christmas season. ing can call Bill Heap at 973.635.6134 (or e-mail: [email protected]) or Jim Connelly at The good news is that the same Jesus who will judge us has 973.635.0530 (or e-mail [email protected]) also given us the best preparation agenda. He came as a King for details. of hearts. He showed us that a loving lifestyle is the only one that guarantees our success at life. All we have to do is live We appreciate your patronage! it.

Sincerely, The Chatham Jaycees

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EUCHARIST CYO BASKETBALL PROGRAM

See Corpus Christi website (www.corpuschristi.org) or call Weekend Liturgies: Jim LeMon at 917-576-1619 or email [email protected] Saturday—5:00 p.m. Sunday—7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:15 p.m. Senior Citizens Weekday Liturgies: 7:30 a.m.—Mon. to Fri. Priscilla Ursino, Coordinator Meets first Friday of month at 12:30 p.m. Eucharist for the Sick and Liturgy and Lunch October – June Homebound:

Every first Friday; other times upon request ALTAR SOCIETY

First Eucharist: Coordinators: Kathleen Magill and Dorothy Shanahan Usually celebrated in 2nd grade for children. Celebrated at the Easter Vigil for adults. M EN’S SOCIETY Meets second Tuesday of the month during the school year at 7:30 p.m. BAPTISM

Infant baptism: for registered parishioners are celebrated two RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SESSIONS Sundays a month. A 1-hour baptism preparation class is required for all first-time parents. After the child is born, contact the The parish offers a comprehensive program in religious parish office to schedule the baptism. Baptism prep classes are education for pre-school, elementary school, middle school, and scheduled as needed. high school. These sessions are held on Sundays or Mondays. We also offer a program for students who are educationally challenged. Adult education programs are scheduled Adults: participate in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults periodically and announced in the bulletin. For further (RCIA). Through this process, the sacraments of Baptism, information, contact the parish office, x 715. Eucharist, and Confirmation are received. For further information, contact the parish office. YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY For those in their 20s and 30s, through social, spiritual and CONFIRMATION service activities, young adults meet at St. Paul Inside the Walls Parishioners of high school age are confirmed following a two- in Madison (www.insidethewalls.org) and volunteer with the year preparation program, usually culminating with Confirmation youth here at Corpus Christi. Contact Psomi for further in the beginning of junior year. Adult parishioners are usually information. confirmed at the Easter Vigil. For further information, contact the parish office. HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY Most youth entering high school become involved in Youth Ministry through a 2 year Confirmation Preparation Program PENANCE which includes, service, education and retreats. In this three For all parishioners: celebrated on Saturday from 4:15-4:45 p.m. pronged approach, youth learn, experience and grow in their in the Atrium Conference Room; love for self, others and God. After Confirmation, young people outside of these times, upon request. are invited into deeper involvement or leadership which includes Communal Penance services are held in Advent and Lent. retreat teams, justice and service, teaching, music and more. First Penance: Usually celebrated in the 2nd grade. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MARRIAGE The Knights of Columbus is an international fraternal, family and Please contact the parish office one year prior to the wedding. charitable organization. Locally, the Parcells Council of the Knights Preparation for Marriage includes: Pre-Cana or Engaged of Columbus jointly serves the parishes of Corpus Christi and Saint Encounter, as well as meetings with the Pastoral Associate for Patrick. Membership is open to all Catholic men over 18. Visit the Parcells Council on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ Marriage and Family, the Music Minister, and the Priest who will parcellscouncil . witness the marriage. Weddings may be scheduled any day For further information contact Dan Otten at 973-335-1435. Monday through Saturday. No weddings will be scheduled on Sundays, eves of holidays, holidays, or holiday weekends. Al-Anon Meeting

ANOINTING OF THE SICK Al-Anon meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. This is open to any persons in the community who are family members or friends of This sacrament may be celebrated with any person who is those suffering from any type of chemical dependency, such as seriously ill. A communal celebration of this sacrament is held alcohol, etc. The meeting is held in the double classroom area. Enter periodically. You may request this sacrament at any time, the parish center through the main doors from the rear parking lot. especially in case of emergency. Any parishioner who is in the This is not affiliated with the parish, but the facilities are offered as a hospital and wishes to see a member of the parish staff should service to the community. The participants are to maintain strict notify the parish office. confidentiality and require anonymity.

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