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2 East Springtown Road, Long Valley, NJ 07853 908-876-4395 ~ Fax 908-876-3744 www.ourladyofthemountain.org

Staff Rev. Msgr. Joseph J. Goode, Pastor cell 973-945-4045 email pastor.olm@comcast.net Rev. Daniel Chajkowski, Parochial Vicar cell 908-455-2588 email frdanc@comcast.net Parish Bookkeeper – Joanne Solecki email olmjs@comcast.net Parish Secretary – Kim Smith email olmkims@comcast.net Youth Ministry – Caroline Gartley 908-876-5024 email youtholm@comcast.net Ministries Altar Servers, Tara Ligos. .................................. 876-4395 Baptism Preparation, Jim Jones ....................... 876-4395 Children's Liturgy, Debi Pinelli ......................... 813-1982 Church Trustees, Herb Mitschele, Paul Arabas, Al Leier Columbiettes, Nancy Lennon ............................ 852-9362 Eucharistic Ministers, Suzanne Gerencser ......... 813-2343 Evangelization Coordinator, Renny Hodgskin, Jim McMenamin ....................................................... 876-4395 Food Pantry Director, Traci Geraghty .............. 876-4003 Gift Shop, Fran Clary ........................................ 852-5779 Hospitality, Martin/Gerry/Brian Grogan .......... 452-5110 Knights of Columbus, John Clary ..................... 852-5779 Lectors, Chris Latran ......................................... 852-9341 Music/Choir Director, Robin Paradise… .... 973-600-7434 R.C.I.A., Nick Ardito ........................................ 979-9470 Rosary Altar Society, Linda Richartz ............... 876-9601 Sacristans, Suzanne Gerencser/Linda Richartz . 876-4395 Ushers, Father Joe ............................................. 876-4395 Visiting Ministry, Deacon Bob Head ................. 684-8399 Vocation Liaison, Father Joe ........................... 876-4395 Weddings, Kim Smith ....................................... 876-4395

Parish Office Hours Monday ~ Friday, 9:00AM – 3:00PM Labor Day ~ Memorial Day

Served By Rev. Msgr. Raymond Lopatesky, Weekend Assistant Rev. Edward Davey, Senior Priest Assistant Rev. Msgr. Brendan Madden, Senior Priest Assistant Rev. Msgr. Peter McHugh, Senior Priest Assistant Deacon Thomas P. Gibbons Deacon Robert C. Head Deacon E.B. “Pat” Van Orman Deacon Nicholas Ardito Deacon James Jones Religious Education Program Director: KellyAnn Tell 908-876-4003 email dreolm@comcast.net Grades K-6 September ~ April - Sundays Grades 7-10 September ~April - alternate Mondays FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY during class times, on Sundays or Mondays, please call 908-876-5024

Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00PM and 7:00PM Sunday 7:45AM, 9:15AM, 10:45AM, 12:15PM

12:15PM Teen Mass, 1st Sunday of the Month, October ~ March.

Weekdays 9:30AM Monday ~ Friday Holy Days Vigil 7:30PM

Holy Day 9:30AM and 7:30PM Parish Registration: Registration forms are available in the office or can be found on the church website Sacrament of Reconciliation (Penance) Saturday 4:15PM or by appointment. Baptism The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated every Sunday at 1:30PM (with a few exceptions). Please call the Parish Office to schedule a time. A Baptism Preparation class is required for first time parents. Marriage One of the parties must be a bona fide member of the parish for at least one year prior to making arrangements. Arrangements should be made at least one year in advance. Hospital Visitation Please notify the Parish Office when a member of the family is in the hospital or homebound.

SATURDAY December 26, 2015 5:00PM Paul Shernce Jane Grogan 7:00PM SUNDAY December 27, 2015 7:45AM 9:15AM Nancy, Loretta & 3D’s Mellusi & Taverna Families 10:45AM Joseph Zurinskie 12:15PM Gert Reilly MONDAY December 28, 2015 9:30AM Cornelius Johanson TUESDAY December 29, 2015 9:30AM WEDNESDAY December 30, 2015 9:30AM Lucille Jolliffe Paul Kohmescher Helen Nitko THURSDAY December 31, 2015 9:30AM Margarita Aponte & Adalberto Aponte Pat O’Malley McGuire 5:00PM FRIDAY January 1, 2016 10:00AM Matthew Barther Cornelius & Gertrude Shea John Shepperd SATURDAY January 2, 2016 5:00PM Rosemary Nunn Patrick Curtin (18th Ann) Lucy Modolo 7:00PM Crystal Schaffer (Living) SUNDAY January 3, 2016 7:45AM 9:15AM Fred Scott 10:45AM 12:15PM Maria “Bonnie” Young

Santuary Candle is in memory of Stanley Zujkowski

December 19-20 Christmas Current collections not available Grocery Card sales for 2015 $79,025.00 ~ profit of $4,001.25 Faith Direct Donations in November $9,917.50 THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!! Reminder: If you attend Mass at either St. Luke’s or St. Mark’s you can drop your Our Lady of the Mountain envelope in the collection basket and it will be credited as your donation to Our Lady of the Mountain.

Grocery Gift Cards

Grocery Gift Cards will be on sale January 16th & 17th. They are always available in the office during regular hours. Thank you so much for supporting of our Scholarship Program.

In this season of Advent, we are continuously preparing ourselves for the celebration of Christ's birth. Why not help our own parish prepare for the coming new year by signing up with Faith Direct? By supporting Our Lady of the Mountain through Faith Direct, both you and our parish can more easily project your future contributions. You can sign up online at www.faithdirect.net using our church code: NJ568, or by mailing a paper enrollment form available in the parish office. God Bless You! Fr. Joe

Mass Ministers SATURDAY, January 2 5:00PM Rev. Daniel Chajkowski Lector: Dolores Reagle Ministers: B. Anderson, B. Haskell, M. Parsons, A. Pentland, N. &

D. Ochwat, K. Reagle, K. Smith Servers: SERVERS NEEDED 7:00PM Rev. Daniel Chajkowski Lector: Barbara Froetscher Ministers: A. & P. Greszczak, A. Lane Servers: SERVERS NEEDED SUNDAY, January 3 7:45AM Rev. Msgr. Peter McHugh Lector: Michelle Mackenzie Ministers: M. & T. Sanders, A. & H. Solomita, S. Turick, R.

Zielensky, J. Clary, J. Hoff, A. Leier Servers: SERVERS NEEDED 9:15AM Rev. Msgr. Joseph J. Goode – Dn Bob Lector: Al Demarest Ministers: E. Addeo, P. & C. Brand, J. Delardo, A. Demarest, P.

Head, F. Iervolino, M. Levens Servers: SERVERS NEEDED 10:45AM Rev. Daniel Chajkowski – Dn. Nick Lector: Susan Baechtel Ministers: G. Grogan, J. & P. Johnson, K. Jusko, V. Lombardo,

D. Meyer, A. Mollitor, L. Monteforte Servers: SERVERS NEEDED 12:15PM Rev. Daniel Chajkowski Lector: Renny Hodgskin Ministers: P. & R. Hodgskin, K. Doskotz, D. & K. Reagle, M.

Gillespie, T. Watson, M. Kibler, J. Scala Servers: SERVERS NEEDED

MASSES AT ST. MARKS

SATURDAY, January 2 5:30PM Rev. Msgr. Joseph J. Goode – Dn. Tom SUNDAY, January 3 8:00AM Rev. Daniel Chajkowski 9:30AM Rev. Daniel Chajkowski 11:00AM Rev. Msgr. Joseph J. Goode – Dn. Jim

ST. LUKE’S WEEKEND SCHEDULE Saturday: 5:00PM Sunday: 7:45AM, 9:30AM & 11:15AM

December 27, 2015 ~ Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

THE HOLY FAMILY… I was reflecting upon how wonderful it would be if every one of our families could be called a “holy family” and I ask why not? Holiness comes from having a relationship with God. Jesus, Mary and Joseph had a unique relationship of holiness. Mary and Jesus had the privilege of having God make his home with them. Jesus God made man - a God who humbled himself to be born into human life as we all are and experience all the facets of growing up into manhood. Today think of all the members of your family who have passed on and think about what they did to help form you into you became. Give Thanks for them. Think of your family members who are living today and say a pray for them. Ask God to bless each of them with gifts that might need. Appreciate the gifts that you give to each other and how each of you help form your family into what you are today. It can happen in families when each member truly follows the way of Jesus. It happens as you come together in good times and in bad to support each other. Holiness can happen in community. Jesus, Mary and Joseph lead the way for us. They are our ancestors in faith. Today we give thanks for them in our lives and ask them to help our families to be holy. For when we are holy our holiness can also effect others. Our church community becomes stronger when our families reflect the holiness of God to one another. May the Lord bless our families today with many graces and help us always seek to do the will of God in all that we do in imitation of Jesus, Mary and Joseph and we will truly live in a holy family…Fr Joe WHY WE ARE CATHOLIC We are Catholic because we believe: The name Jesus means “God saves.” The child born of the Virgin Mary is called Jesus, “for he will save his people from their sins”. The title “Christ” means “Anointed One” (Messiah). Jesus is the Christ, for “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power”. He was the one “who is to come”, the object of “the hope of Israel”. The title “Son of God” signifies the unique and eternal relationship of Jesus Christ to God his Father: he is the only Son of the Father; he is God himself. To be a Christian, one must believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. The title “Lord” indicates divine sovereignty. To confess or invoke Jesus as Lord is to believe in his divinity. The Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 452-455 ADORATION AND BENEDICTION… Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held Monday, January 11th at OLM 7 – 8 p.m. The theme will be “Seeing the Face of Jesus in others”.

FOURTH PILLAR OF STEWARDSHIP: Last of 4 articles The fourth pillar is Service: “Each one, as a good manager of God’s different gifts, must use for the good of others the special gifts they received” – St Paul. Through prayer find the way God is asking you to use your gifts to serve others, members of your own family or members of the diverse human family throughout the world. We are all one in God’s love. So practice the four pillars of Stewardship: Hospitality, Prayer, Formation and Service … you will reap the rewards of what you sow in God’s name. SERVING CHRIST IN OTHERS… Holy families live in the spirit of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Help make all families able to sustain themselves. So many families just need a little extra support. Give to Catholic Charities through our Bishop’s Annual Appeal. www.2015appeal.org.

Please Pray for the Sick Please remember to pray for the sick of our parish community who have requested our

prayers: Arianna Anello, Vic Berzanski, Alex Birdsall, Barbara Blaine, Joseph Caruso, Tony Cassano, Robert Cheripka, Ed Chmielewski, Vito Dellibovi, Daniel DePaul, Natalia Lyn Dreeland, Jayden Feichter, Phyllis Ference, Pete Gallagher, Baby Antonia Gallardo, Sylvia Granata, Peggy Hoffman, Laurel Jilek, Bill Lambert, Pam Longo, Raymond Lurker, Jillian Martin, Anthony Mastropalo, Sean Nicolls, Charlie Noll, Tina Ochwat, Jim Owens, Dennis Paradise, Arlene Parikh, Stelios & Mary Pispitsos, Art Quails, Victor Rodrigues, Nick Ruggiero, Heather Ryan, Anne Sacco, Jillian Sayre, Judy Schellenberg, Helen Schimps, Connor Scott, Connie Secaras, Paula Smith, Noah Stanzione, Janet Stockton, Bob Taylor, Thomas Tell, Ellin & Frank Uhl, Deacon Pat VanOrman, Ronald Warner, Allen Watts, Adrienne Werner & Roula Zanetta. We are currently praying for the sick from the pulpit for 1 month then adding their names to this list in the bulletin.

Flowers for Christmas There are envelopes on the ushers table at all of the doors of the church if you

would like to remember a loved one with a flower donation. They will be listed in the bulletin after January 1st, 2016. Thank you.

Child Care Kind, Compassionate and reliable social worker – nanny with 7 years plus experience to provide child care in your home or mine. Experience includes children of all ages & caring for multiple children at once. Please contact the OLM office 908-876-4395. Thank you.

GRADES K-10

Grades K – 10 NO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27 & MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 K – 6 – classes resume Sunday, January 3rd – all sessions 7th Grade – Monday, January 11th – 6:00-7:15PM 8th Grade – Monday, January 4th – 6:00-7:15PM CP I – Monday – January 11th – 7:30-9:00PM CP II – Monday, January 4th – 7:30-9:00PM FRESHMAN RETREAT – Sunday, January 10th 12:00-6:00PM

Free Rabies Vaccination Saturday, January 9th from 9-11AM, Available for any resident of New Jersey, will be held at Washington Township DPW Building, 50 Rock Rd. Long Valley. All dogs MUST be on a leash, and all cats MUST be contained in a carrier. Licensing will be available at the clinic for Washington Township residents at the same time. January is annual license month for dogs & cats.

Washington Township Winter Yoga – Wednesdays from January 27th – March 9th we will introduce 3 yoga classes. Beginner 9-10AM, gentle beginner/intermediate 10:15-11:15AM and Chair/mat 12:30-1:30PM. Mat Yoga will also be on Thursdays January 28th – March 10th 4:15-5:15pm. All sessions have a nonrefundable fee of &76. Deadline to register is January 25th. Let’s move with Cardio Dance – Thursday’s January 14th – March 10th from 12:30-1:15PM with a nonrefundable fee of $46. We will be moving to sound of the Oldies, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Space is limited so register by January 11th. Low Impact Strength & Cardio Interval training - to be held Wednesdays January 13th – March 9th from 4-5PM. Deadline to register is January 11th with a nonrefundable fee of $100. Tabata Style & Cardio – Mondays January 11th – March 7th 4-5PM with a nonrefundable fee of $80. Deadline to register is January 7th. Signup for both classes pay only $170. For more information (980)876-5941 or visit www.wtmorris.org

Villa Walsh Academy Villa Walsh Academy, located in Morristown, NJ is looking for part-time school bus drivers. Interested candidates must possess a CDL with both the passenger (P) and school bus (S) endorsements. Most trips are late afternoon/early evening. There are also some weekend trips available. Please contact Fen Fleury, Athletic Director at fleuryj@villawalsh.org or call 973-538-3680 x 145.

Altar Server Invitation Attention 4th graders and above! Our parish community cordially invites anyone interested in becoming an altar server to fill out the information below and drop it in the collection basket or the church office. It is a great privilege to serve at the altar of the Lord. Fr. Dan will be holding New Altar Server Training On Thursday, January 7th, 2016 from 5:00-6:30PM and on Tuesday, January 12th, 5:00-6:30PM in the church. If you have any questions, you may reach Fr. Dan at frdanc@comcast.net or Tara Ligos at tligos@gmail.com

Altar Server Name________________________________________ Age______________Grade_______________________ Phone _______________________________________ e-mail________________________________________ Hello Everyone! My name is Michael C. Balcon. I am a parishioner at Our Lady of the Mountain for over 18 years. I am a third year Physical Therapy student at the University of Scranton. This coming January, from the 8th to the 17th, my classmates and I will be traveling to Colonia el Zapote in Guatemala. We will be providing free physical therapy and other medical services to the poor and underprivileged adults and children in this town. I am appealing to you for donations that will help cover the air fare cost and living expenses for this medical mission. Donations will also help cover in-country transportation at the various locations that we will be providing services to. The University of Scranton’s Mission is to be “Men and Women For Others.” My goal is to truly follow this mission and to give back to the community, especially the less fortunate. If you have any donations please make them out to Our Lady of the Mountain regarding the Guatemala Service Trip. All donations will go toward the total cost of the trip, which is done through Hearts in Motion. In doing so, you will help fund a lifetime experience and give back to an underprivileged community. Any amount is greatly appreciated! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me! For more information regarding this mission please visit the Hearts in Motion Website at www.heartsinmotion.org Thank you all so much for your much needed support! Sincerely, Michael Balcon balconm2@gmail.com