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St. Michael’s Church January 8, 2017

Epiphany of the Lord

RECTORY OFFICE 800 Ocean Avenue West End, NJ 07740 Ph: (732) 222-8080 Fx: (732) 870-1174 Office Hours Monday–Friday: 8:30am–3:30pm (Closed 12:00pm–1:00pm)

OUTREACH CENTER 6 West End Court

West End, NJ 07740 Ph: (732) 483-0360 Fx: (732) 483-0363

St. Vincent de Paul 732-483-0360 ext. 113

Parish Rectory Staff Rev. John Butler, Pastor Susan McCullough, Business Manager Lauren Meissner, Administrative Assistant Paul Bergin, Music Director Jose Rodriguez, Maintenance Manager

Mass Schedule DAILY MASS Mon - Fri 8:00AM; First Friday in Latin at 12:15 PM Sat 9:00AM WEEKEND MASSES Saturday 4:00PM, 5:00PM, 7:30PM Sunday 7:00AM, 9:00AM, 10:00AM, 11:00AM, 12PM, 4:00PM, 7:30PM

Confessions are heard 12 minutes to 5 minutes before each Mass; on First Friday before the 12:15 Latin Mass from 11:45 AM to 12:05 PM and after this Mass until 1:15 PM; and during the Monthly Holy Hour for Vocations.

Marriages Couples who wish to marry at the parish should contact the Rectory for a Marriage Request Form, and for further information. The bride or groom, or their parents/grandparents must be registered parishioners for at least eighteen months to make arrangements. There is a twelve month timeline for wedding preparation.

Registration To register with the parish, please call the Rectory.

Baptisms

Baptisms take place Sundays at 1:00 pm. Parents must be registered parishioners, and can call the Rectory for infor-mation and scheduling.

Holy Hour for Vocations

There is a Monthly Holy Hour for Vocations that will in-clude Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions. This Monthly Holy Hour will be from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the Thursday immediately preceding the First Friday.

Religious Education

To sign your child up for our Tuesday or Sunday Reli-gious Education classes, please contact Patty Chavez, ext. 110 at the Outreach Center. All families must be regis-tered with the parish.

Anointing of the Sick

Please call the rectory office for anointing of the sick for yourself or a relative. When the office is closed, the an-swering service will appropriately direct your call. If you or your loved one is in a hospital, the head nurse could also call for the chaplain.

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Saturday, January 7

4:00 PM † Edith Salva Wag On Inn Rescue

† Anne & Thomas Bender Thomas & Kathleen Bender

5:00 PM † Irene Ca anach J.S. Ca anach, Jr. † Mr. & Mrs. Blanquer Andre & Cheryl Blanquer 7:30 PM People of the Parish

7:00 AM People of the Parish 9:00 AM † Mary Johnson Thomas & Kathleen Bender † Dorothy Zambrano Pat & Liz Gervolino 10:00 AM † Walter Clemen Roseanne & Bob Steets † Alfredo Marambio Patr cia Dennision

11:00 AM † James R. Seppi Dorothy O'Hara † Richard Salmon Be y Barbour 12:00 PM † Charlie & Andy Welter Family † Hoyt Tanner Colleen & David Wildstein

& family 4:00 PM † Francelina Santos &

Manuel Almeida Tony & Natalina Gomes

7:30 PM † Barbara Shiro Family

Sunday, January 8

9:00 AM People of the Parish

Arise, Jerusalem, and look to the East and see your children gathered from the rising

to the setting of the sun. –Baruch 5:5

Monday, January 9 8:00 AM † Anna A. Pingitore The Pingitore Family

Tuesday, January 10 8:00 AM † John Po erfield Family

Wednesday, January 11 8:00 AM † Harry Lockwood The Thayers

Thursday, January 12 8:00 AM † Dr. James Ca anach J.S. Ca anach, Jr.

8:00 AM † Engracia David Aida David † A.J. Meyer The Thayers

Friday, January 13

† Valerie Sebesta Family

Saturday, January 14

4:00 PM † Anne & Thomas Bender Thomas & Kathleen Bender

† Walter & Madeline Howell

Children

5:00 PM Special Inten on Tony Cerra

Renee & Charles Bazaz

7:30 PM People of the Parish

7:00 AM Barbara Shiro Family

9:00 AM † Mary Johnson Thomas & Kathleen Bender

† Rev. Russell Abata Friend

10:00 AM † Beatrice Alber Children

† Jim Mihalik Connie Marsala

11:00 AM † Kingdon Westerlind Anthony Lucarelli

12:00 PM People of the Parish 4:00 PM † Rev. John P. Grabowski

7:30 PM † Rev. Paul P. Onufer

Sunday, January 15

9:00 AM People of the Parish

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Faith to Move Mountains is a $75 million Diocesan-wide endowment campaign that will secure the resources need-ed to enable our Church to flourish for generations to come. Unlike the Annual Catholic Appeal, which address-es the day-to-day operating expenses of the Diocese, this campaign will establish endowments to respond to critical long-term needs and serve as a permanent and self-sustaining source of financial stability for the Diocese. Once established, the funds will continue to grow through the reinvestment of interest and earnings, as well as addi-tional gifts. Through this, the endowments will provide support for the following needs in perpetuity:

♦ Our Parishes: $30 million ♦ Ordained Ministry: $20 million ♦ Catholic Schools: $15 million ♦ Social Services: $5 million ♦ Catechesis and evangelization: $5 million In addition, 30% of the campaign funds that we raise toward our parish goal will be directed back to our parish for our local parish needs. We will use our share of funds for various projects including upgrade of the Lower Church, parking lot repairs, repairs of the mosaic and stained glass windows in the Upper Church, defibrillator equipment, restroom renovations, I/T and security equip-ment purchases, and other uses.

In the coming weeks, we will share further details about the campaign with all of you. It is our hope that the entire community will join together and participate in this ex-traordinary effort for our parish. Thank you for your con-tinued prayers and support.

MARCH FOR LIFE – 2017

The annual March For Life – to pray and march for an end to abortion – will be on Friday, January 27, 2017 in Washington, DC, the 44th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe vs. Wade. Our friends at St. Jerome’s Church have welcomed us to join them on their chartered bus for the round-trip to Wash-ington. The plan for the day is:

Mass at St. Jerome’s Church at 6:00 a.m. Depart St. Jerome’s parking lot at 6:30 a.m.

Return to St. Jerome’s parking lot at appx. 9:30 p.m. Please take this opportunity to express your pro-life position and join in the largest annual pro-life rally in the world. Where else do over a half million people join together in peaceful protest without incident for over four decades? This peaceful demonstration is a witness to the truth concerning the greatest human rights violation of our time: abortion. Defunding the abortion industry, de-funding embryonic

stem cell research, and voting down “right to die” and “death with dignity” euthanasia legislation are all current hot button topics you can weigh in on. The Rally this year will take place at the Washington Monument. After the Rally, the March will then pro-ceed up Constitution Avenue and end at the Supreme Court before returning to the bus for the ride back to St. Jerome’s.

We hope that you can join us! Round-trip transportation is still only a $10 donation which may be paid with a check payable to St. Jerome’s Church. Bus passengers under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. To sign-up or for further information, please call Jack Brignola at (h)732-222-3164 or (c)908-433-4447. Please participate if you can!

“Whatsoever you do for the least of My brothers, that you do for Me.” (Mt. 25:40)

January 27, 2017

Washington, DC

SAVE THE DATES • On January 20, 2017 - Inauguration Day - we will con-duct a Prayer Service from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. De-tails will be announced in next week’s bulletin. Please join us in prayer for our nation, for the gift of democracy, and for the blessings of peace and justice.

• On January 27, 2017, we will join with our fellow pa-rishioners who are Rallying and Marching for Life in Washington, D.C. by celebrating Mass here at St. Michael’s at 11:00 a.m.

BIBLE IN PLAIN ENGLISH

The Pilot Bible in Plain English program will resume this Wednesday, January 12. Classes will continue to meet at 10:30 am and 7:30 pm in the Lower Church. All are welcome.

We will be covering Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah and Habakkuk in these sessions.

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ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT

REQUEST FORM

2016 Contribution Statements will be distributed upon request. To receive your statement, complete the below form and return it to the Parish Office. For additional assistance, please call the office at 732-222-8080.

Name: _______________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________

____________________________________________

Phone Number: _____________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________

Envelope Number: __________________________________

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Support Our Troops! Many of our troops are still deployed. There is a complete list of the most needed items in the back of the church. You can bring your donations to the Eagles Up! Box also located in the back of the church. Monetary donations towards shipping costs are also accepted. Checks can be made payable to Eagles Up! and a tax receipt can be given upon request. Thank you for your support!

PASTORAL CARE STEPHEN & PADUAN MINISTRIES

Our Extraordinary Ministers made 13 Communion/shut-in visits and 1 Stephen Ministry visits during this past week. We pray that we have helped to bring God’s love and peace to His people in need. Grace “God’s grace is a light that we must not snuff out. We must cooperate with it. This is especially true of those inspirations that lead us to make acts of virtue on some occasion. Such cooperation in grace is sometimes the very essence of our happiness.” St. Claude de la Colombiere

Our Lord’s grace is always with us. His grace is in us and will never leave us! Let us always remember to thank Our Lord Jesus Christ for the countess graces He has poured in us from our birth. Our Extraordinary Ministers are available for our parishioners to visit the sick, the elderly, and to bring Communion. Please contact us if you need us at 732-483-0360 ext. 120.

We hope our parishioners, their families and friends, and the many visitors to Saint Michael's had a holy, happy and joy-filled Christmas. We are grateful and thankful for all who came to our church to attend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses. We trust every-one embraced the spirituality and splendor of Saint Michael's and the beautiful Christmas decorations that enveloped our church. I would also like to take this opportunity to extend a special note of gratitude, thanks, and appreciation for all those who made our Christmas at Saint Michael's a beautiful, prayerful, and holy place of worship. A heartfelt and grateful note of thanks to our visiting priests, parish staff, youth and adult altar servers, extraordinary min-isters, lectors, musicians, ushers, suppliers, and all the volun-

teers who worked so tirelessly and faithfully to help make Saint Michael's a beautiful and welcoming house of prayer, praise, and worship during the joyful season of Christmas. Christmas spirit is the Holy Spirit that radiates peace, joy

and love in our hearts and our wish is that all experience that spirit not only at Christ-mastime but throughout the New Year. May the special blessings of Christmas always be yours and may the coming year be filled with good health, prayer, peace and happiness for you and yours.

Rev. John K. Butler, Pastor p.s.: And thank you, too, for all the many generous and kind Christmas gifts that were delivered to the rectory: cards, letters, cookies, pies, wine, oranges from Florida, etc., etc., etc.

HOLY CROSS SCHOOL 75TH ANNIVERSARY & OPEN HOUSE

Holy Cross School in Rumson will be celebrating its 75th anniversary with a special Mass at 10:30am on Sunday, Jan. 29th, followed by a cake and coffee reception. Open House will follow at 12:30 – 2:00 PM for prospective students and families, Pre K through Grade 8. For more information, and to register for Open House, please call 732-842-0348 ext. 1129 or visit www.holycrossschoolrumson.org.

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PATHWAY TO HEAL Divorced, Widowed, and Separated Group

“FINDING BALANCE” “GOOD THINGS COMING”

During this wonderful season there is always the opportunity for the blues to arrive. Try and find the middle ground. Change it up. Make new traditions. Do something different, something new. Go to Mass. Please be kind and gentle to yourself.

“Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.” -Pope Francis

“Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year.” -Joel Osteen

St. Michael's has formed a group for those that need support with life's new paths and journeys. The PATHWAY TO HEAL Group is a ministry for separated, divorced and widowed persons. You are invited to meet twice a month. We seek to assist individuals to live a more fulfilled Christian life.

Our group is here to help those who may be new to the emotional stresses of separation and loss in your world. If you need a place to come and feel safe please plan on attending our group.

Thurs, Jan 12th & Jan 26th, 2017 (Every second and fourth Thursdays) 7:00PM - St. Michael's Living Room,

6 West End Court. WEST END, NJ

Religious Education

Attention 7th grade Confirmation Families: Mandatory Parent meeting for Sunday parents on January 8th at 10:10am in the Deal School gym. Tuesday parents on January 10th at 4:10pm in the Deal School gym. Reminder letters will be mailed in December.

Attention Home Study Families: Just a quick reminder to make sure that you are taking the time each week to complete your assignments. During Christmas break is a perfect time to catch up in case you have fallen behind. Your midterm will be ready to take online or will be mailed to you the first week of January. Remember you must complete all assignments and take a midterm and final to advance to next grade level.

Youth Group The Mission of the Y.G is rooted in the Catholic Church; it is committed to assisting with the development of our young peo-ple. We strive to foster an insightful and meaningful environ-ment where our members can express their feelings openly and learn from their peers. Our service projects and discussion meetings contribute to the spiritual growth of our Youth and help create a better understanding of society as a whole. Our ongoing campaign called “kids helping kids” continues to help local and national organizations in need. Some projects include: Eagles Up!, which is to help the troops overseas, Ronald McDon-ald House, Project Beach Sweep, Habitat for Humanity and C.O.A.R. This is a program where we collect loose change to sponsor a child in El Salvador . We help provide her with clothing, shelter and an education! Heifer International is a project that is also close to our hearts. The mission of this charity is to work with communities

to end hunger and poverty and care for the Earth. This pro-gram has helped more than 12 million families in more than 125 countries to move toward greater self-reliance through the gift of livestock. The impact of each initial gift is multiplied as recipients agree to “Pass on the gift” by giving one of there offspring to another family in need. One of the most important lessons learned in the Youth Group is helping others and here we continue to prove it. Our group meets monthly to discuss a selected topic; together we address the issues facing their generation. It helps them a great deal to talk about things from the Catholic perspec-tive. Our Children are the future of this parish. It is crucial that we guide them and provide the necessary tools for them to be the best and most successful they can be. The young men and women of this group are truly amazing and act out God’s will each and every day!

~ Jamie Plantamura ~

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Rosarian Prayer Group

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH

This list of parishioners, relatives, and friends are in need of our prayers for healing. Our Rosarians also pray every Saturday for all the parishioners of St. Michael’s. Please note that intentions will be listed for 2 months and then removed, unless the

requestor calls to renew for another 2 months. Please also note that according to the HIPPA & Privacy Laws only the sick themselves or family members may request to be added to the list. Contact the Rectory for all prayer requests. Thank you and may Our Lord grant healing to all those who are suffering and in need of our prayers.

Week 3 Nancy Vecchione

Kathleen Davi

Week 4 Tiffany Patella

McCahill Antonio Bevacqui

Tino Rodriguez Rev. Charles Weiser

Diane Delmar

Week 5 Joelle Vega

Propagation of the Faith

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

† Donald Bolger Nancy Murphy † Edmond Duffy Nancy Murphy † Anthony DeMarco

The Lars Bergrud Family † Marie DeMarco

The Lars Bergrud Family † Valentina Juliano

The Lars Bergrud Family

MASS INTENTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

MAY 2017 Dr. James G. Mazza Family

AUGUST 2017 Louis & Ursula Carlesimo Family Ronald Lubischer Wife, Joyce & children, Ronnie & Randy

OCTOBER 2017 Frank and Jodi Di Maggio

Mom and Dad Salvatore J. Mirarchi

Joe & Carmel Mirarchi

JANUARY 2018 Dorothy Brady Daughter Dee Celli

2017 Calendars are now available in the back of the church. Feel free to take one af-ter Mass. Thank you to Woolley-Boglioli Funeral Home for this donation!

Christmas 2016 Collection The tallying of the Christmas collection is a work in-process at this time since (praise God!) cash and checks earmarked for Christ-mas continue to come in through the mail and drop-offs at the parish office. We'll publish the amount of the collection in the Sunday bulletin in the next few weeks, promptly after we close the books on the counting process. Thank you for your faithful stewardship and financial support of the parish.

Ordinary Weekend Collection & Attendance

Saturday, December 24, 2016

3:00 PM Mass $2,741.00 800 people 4:00 PM Mass $3,372.00 620 people 4:30 PM Mass $365.00 150 people 5:00 PM Mass $1,198.00 395 people 6:00 PM Mass $752.00 113 people 7:30 PM Mass $248.00 158 people 9:00 PM Mass $278.00 131 people 11:00 PM Mass $476.00 196 people

Sunday, December 25, 2016

7:00 AM Mass $739.00 152 people 9:00 AM Mass $729.00 162 people 10:00 AM Mass $388.00 140 people 11:00 AM Mass $497.00 230 people 12:00 Noon $601.00 218 people 4:00 PM Mass $134.00 102 people 7:30 PM Mass $235.00 84 people _________________________________________

TOTALS: $12,753.00 3,651 people

Weekend Memorials & Offerings

The Bread and Wine offering at the 11am Mass was donated by Chavez/Wilson Family to the Holy Spirit, Our Lord and Savior Jesus and God the Almighty Father for our Family Blessings. The bread and wine at the 12:00 PM Mass on was donated by Colleen & David Wildstein & family in loving memory of Hoyt Tanner.

Saturday, December 31, 2016

4:00 PM Mass $3,114.00 420 people 5:00 PM Mass $1,294.00 179 people 7:30 PM Mass $680.00 108 people

Sunday, Jan 1, 2016

7:00 AM Mass $1,089.00 121 people 9:00 AM Mass $684.00 105 people 10:00 AM Mass $548.00 110 people 11:00 AM Mass $780.00 140 people 12:00 Noon $854.00 205 people 4:00 PM Mass $879.00 180 people 7:30 PM Mass $853.00 187 people _________________________________________

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