Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
First Sunday of Advent
December 1, 2019

Show us Lord, your love; and grant us your salvation. OPENING HYMN: o come, o come, emmanuel

Responsorial psalm OFFERTORY HYMN: there is a longing

Communion hymn: find us ready

Refrain: 1. We must wait for the Lord 2. We must make straight the Find us ready, Lord, not standing still. for we know not the time. path, God’s love revealed. Find us working and loving and doing your So here and today With sin cast aside, will. Find us ready, Lord, faithful in love, we gather and pray, God’s mercy alive, fear not building the kingdom that’s here and above, discovering love in our midst. for here is your God. building the kingdom of mercy and love.

3. Lifting up those bowed down, 4. Brick by brick, stone by stone, we prepare for our God. find us working and loving and doing your Rejoice in the Lord, will. Find us ready, Lord, faithful in love, for hope has been born building the kingdom that’s here and in hearts where our God finds a home. above. Post communion prayer: Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me .Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O Good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds hide me. Permit me not to be separated from you. From the wicked foe, defend me. At the hour of my death, call me and bid me come to you That with your saints I may praise you for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Closing hymn: Let the valley be raised Church of Our Lady of the Assumption 81 Center Road, Woodbridge, CT. 06525 MASS INTENTIONS 203-387-7119; Fax: 203-387-4281 SATURDAY, November 30 First Sunday of Pastor: Reverend Christopher M. Ford Advent Deacon John “Jack” Mordecai 5:00 P.M. +Anthony Onembo (Nancy Scanlon) Deacon Mario DiRienzo, Senior Status SUNDAY, December 1 First Sunday of Director of Music Advent Dr. Keith Smolinski, 389-1712 8:00 A.M. +Francis Carrano (Vincent & Diana Carrano) Director of Faith Formation 9:30 A.M. +Matthew Carpenter (Family) Mrs. Debra Carpenter 11:30 A.M. +Dr. John Aversa (Walter Longo 203-397-5250 (attendance line only), Family) Main Office 203-389-9863 Office Hours: MONDAY, December 2 Advent Weekday Monday-Wednesday, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 9:00 A.M. +William McEntee (Fr. Ford) Faith Formation Secretary TUESDAY, December 3 St. Francis Xavier, Mrs. Nancy Monelli Priest, 203-389-9863 9:00 A.M. +Richard Erickson (The Magliaro Family) Parish Secretary Anita Bellmore, 203-387-7119 WEDNESDAY, December 4 St. John [email protected] Damascene, Priest, Doctor of the Church 9:00 A.M. +Anthony Laudano Parish Trustees Dr. Bruce Marien, Karen T. Cusick THURSDAY, December 5 Advent Weekday Pastoral Parish Council President 9;00 A.M. No Mass Margaret Hamilton FRIDAY, December 6 St. Nicholas, Bishop Finance Council Convener 9:00 A.M. +Frank & Amelia Proto, +Ann Proto Dr. Bruce Marien (Family) SATURDAY, December 7 St. Ambrose, Website: www.assumptionchurch.com Bishop, Doctor of the Church Email: [email protected] 8:30 A.M. People of the Parish Parish Office Hours: SATURDAY, December 7 Vigil, Second Monday-Wednesday: 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Sunday of Advent Friday: 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. +Paulette Krawczyk Office is closed on Thursdays SUNDAY, December 8 Second Sunday of Mass Schedule Advent Mother Church 8:00 A.M. +Richard A. LoRicco Sr. (Family) (Litchfield Tpke./Rte. 69) 9:30 A.M. +Marina Lupone (Husband) Sunday, 8:00 AM 11:30 A.M. +Joan Sullivan Harrigan (Shane Saturday, 8:30AM Reardon) Weekdays: 9:00 A.M. Center Road Church Weekly Offertory (75 Center Road) November 24, 2019: Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM $6,411.00 Sunday: 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM Catholic Campaign for Human Development: Sacrament of Reconciliation $1,894.00 Saturdays: 4:00 to 4:45 P.M.



BOY SCOUT TROOP 63
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE

Monday, December 2 Is. 4: 2-6; Mt. 8: 5-11 Tuesday, December 3 Is. 11: 1-10; Lk. 10: 21-24 Wednesday, December 4
Is. 25: 6-10a; Mt. 15: 29-37 November 29
December 24  Thursday, December 5 or until sold out Location: Behind Old Firehouse
Is. 26: 1-6; Mt. 7: 21, 24-27 4 Newton RD Woodbridge CT
Friday, December 6 NEW Hours: Monday & Tuesday Closed Is. 29: 17-24; Mt. 9: 27-31 Wednesday M Friday 4
8PM Saturday & Sunday 9AM
8PM Saturday, December 7 Trees from 6
13 FT  Is. 30: 19-21, 23-26; Mt. 9: 35-10:1, 5a, 6-8 available with free local delivery.
The Sanctuary Lamp burns at Other items available include: 16” and 48” Wreaths, Kissing Balls, Yule Logs, the Mother Church in Birch Logs, Twig Nests
memory of Louise Canepari and 2 Gallon Live Spruce Tree
requested by the Family.

We welcome to our Parish Family Liam Parker Curran and David Alan Smith III who were baptized at Our Lady of the Assumption on November 17th. Congratulations to their families.
Please pray for those serving in the Military Angel Tree Gifts Pvt Nicholas Rickel, (Army), Dan Kelley Gifts need to be returned by Sunday, December (Army), Lieutenant William ”Mason” Miller 8t. Be sure to attach the paper angel to the gift bag! (Army), Captain Alexander Carpenter If parishioners of any age would like to help sort/ (Army), 1st Lieutenant Benjamin Steven match/assemble the gifts, we will be at the church Santandreu (Army), SEA BEE Nicholas hall on Friday morning, December 13th from 10:00 Listro, (Navy) Lieutenant John Philip Mor- am until noon. The final sorting will be on Sunday rissey (Army) Lieutenant Matthew Hansen, morning, December 15th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 Major Daniel Morrissey, (Air Force) Lieutenant Colonel Seth a.m. For Confirmation applicants who need to earn Krummrich (Army), Captain Samuel Hurchala, Lieutenant hours for community service, this is a great oppor- Sean Leary, Kevin Murphy, Danny Murphy, Pfc. J. Ad- tunity! We appreciate ANY time you can provide! ams, Emily O’Hara, Jonathan Sanchez, Alice Mary, Eric The campaign is headed by Anne McDonnell (203- Trivette, Meara O’ Hara, Zachary Simpson, Jon Farwell, 393-3164), Nancy Slugaski (203-828-6273) and Sergeant Brian Streit, Ryan Rausch and Mary O’Connell. Gale Tirrell (203- 393-2489). For any questions or *Please note: Please call the Parish Office to have a name more information, feel free to contact us. added or removed if the individual is no longer in active duty Knights of Columbus Trinity Council Mass in Honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe The Knights of Columbus Trinity Council #5467 will sponsor a special Mass on Wednesday December 11th at 7:00 P.M. at the Center Road Church in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. All parishioners are invited to attend.

Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a Marian apparition and a venerated image enshrined within the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

Knights of Columbus Trinity Council 5467 5th Annual Coats for Kids Sets Another Record – Distributes 540 Coats

The Trinity Council 5th Annual Coats for Kids in 2019 set another record. The program started in the spring and will continue through December. This year the council distributed a record number of 540 new boys and girls winter coats, an increase of (72) coats in 2018. The coats were distributed to (23) schools, churches and service organizations, an increase of (5) groups. Since the program started in 2015, the council has distribut- ed 1,392 coats in five years. The groups included:

~ Ansonia: Birmingham Health Care ~ Bethany Community School ~ Bridgeport: Blessed Sacrament Church ~ Milford: Beth-El Center ~ New Haven: Knights of Columbus District Program ~ Oxford Center School ~ Wallingford: Cook Hill School and Parker Farms School ~ West Haven: St. Louis XXIII Church ~ Our Lady of the Assumption (Angel Tree / Food for Families) ~ Woodbridge: Beecher Road School

~ New Haven: Amistad Academy Elementary School; Catholic Academy of New Haven; Conte / West Hills Magnet School; Farnam Neighborhood House; Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS); King / Rob- inson Magnet School; Life Haven, Inc.; Roberto Clemente School; St. Martin de Porres Academy; St. Francis and St. Rose de Lima School, St. Rose de Lima Church and Worthington Hooker School.

The program could not have been successful without the financial support of our parish, Social Action Com- mittee, Ladies Guild, Trinity Council, A-1 Toyota, Cohen & Thomas (Derby), Commercial Furniture Service Corporation (Hamden), DiGennaro Service (Bethany), Group Insurance Associates (Woodbridge), Iovanne Funeral Home (New Haven), Lupinski Funeral Home (New Haven); Monahan Cox Smith & Crimmins Funeral Home (New Haven), PEZ Candy, Inc., Project Service, LLC (New Haven) and Vietnam Vets of America Quin- nipiac Chapter 484 (East Haven). In addition, an incredible number of parishioners made generous donations. To achieve these results, the program raised $11,375. Thank you again for your generosity.


Second Collection Next Weekend
Give in Thanksgiving

“The nuns left lasting impressions on me,”
writes a donor. “ I shall always be grateful
for my Catholic education.” Please join in
thanking the thousands of senior Catholic
sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who worked tirelessly to educate the young and serve those in need. Next week’s second collection for the Retire- ment Fund for Religious helps hundreds of religious communities care for their aging members. Please give generously.

On Tuesday Dec. 17th Trinity Council will host a casu- al Meet & Greet at 7pm in the Church Hall at 81 Center Road. We ask you SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 to accept our cordial invitation to get 2:30 P.M. to know us in a truly relaxed atmos- OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION phere. Food and refreshments will be CHURCH served as we celebrate the Advent Sea- (CENTER ROAD) son! The Chorale’s Holiday Collage Concert has be- come a popular holiday tradition for the great- Please pray for the Sick Joe Moore, Cynthia Schultz, Joey Moore, Dan DiElsi, Ron er New Haven Community. This year’s concert is Wyda, Elaine Sellings, Barbara Ciepack-Migani, Robert built around the themes of ‘glory’ and ‘light’ and Scussel, Ray Martino, Anthony DeLaurentis, John Reilly, features energetic and lively music by Handel, Ed Rish, Marie Hartung, Valeria Asprelli, Allene Kelly, Haydn, and Schubert with orchestra, a world Dottie Malerba, Raymond Gabrielle, Jill Ellis, Cornelious premiere of Hanerot Hallelu by composer Josh Smith, Jean Panico, Kevin Healy, Shirley Varmette, Chris Rish, Mary Pavlinko, Jesse Critelli, David Massey, Rocco Sparkman, as well as inspirational a capella works Campanelli, Lori Cleveland, Lori Warner, Robert Williams by David von Kampen, Whitacre, Poulenc, and Jr., Danny Pagliaro, Mary Lyons, Wayne Teto, John O’Con- Christopher Mueller. The concert also includes nell, Mary Tencza, Carole DaVia, Sandy Stone, Helen Ha- our popular audience sing-along with orchestra, vens, Linda Candella, Nicholas Philip Laudano, Kristin Ma- rie D’Amico, John Mahor Sr., Sharon Mallico, Rebecca Ro- and features the engaging and dynamic soprano driguez, Joe Carrano, Victor DeCarlo, Brett Bunnell, Su- soloist Michelle Fiertek! This is a family-friendly zette Bunnell, David Luciani, Margaret DeCarlo, Ruth Bres- concert. Children are welcome. lin, Theresa DeLucia, Patricia Hunt, Mary Ellen Martino, Ticket price: General Admission, $25; Seniors, Brian Kelley, Rosemary Festa, Pat DeLuca, Delores $20; Students and children, free. Tickets can be Malafronte, Danielle Esposito, Connie DiCarlo, Catherine Braychak, and Fred Scalese. Please call the Parish Office purchased at the door or at: to update the list of names. www.eventbrite.com/holidaycollage/tickets.
The Office for Catholic Social Justice
Thank you all for your generous support last week for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development! When you support CCHD, you support our brothers and sisters in faith as they work for justice and peace and those who live on the margins and in poverty in the United States. If you missed the collection, it is not too late to give! Visit
www.usccb.org/nationalcollections
, and click on “How to Give” on the left.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
200 FOOD BASKETS DISTRIBUTED TO NEW HAVEN AREA FAMILIES

Volunteers organizing,
counting and separating food items that were donated
to our Thanksgiving Food Drive
The Our Lady of Assumption Choirs are Proud to Present: THE 2019 FESTIVAL OF CAROLS Location: The Center Road Church When: Sunday December 8th at 4:00 P.M. Admission: Free (donation of a non-perishable food item is encouraged)

Please join our Adult and Childrens’ choirs in their annual seasonal celebration of both traditional and contemporary carols encompassing the Advent and Christmas Season.

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The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception The Solemnity of the Immacu- late Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is celebrat- ed on December 8th, conflicts with the Second Sunday of Ad- vent on the 2019 liturgical cal- endar. Because December 8th is a Sun- day during the privileged sea- son of Advent, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is transferred to the following day: Monday, December 9th. However, the obliga- tion to attend Mass on December 8th does not transfer to the following day. Mass WILL be celebrated on Monday, December 9th at 9:00 A.M. at the Mother Church and 6:00 P.M. at the Center Road church.

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