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Holy Ghost Church A Roman Catholic Parish of the
Diocese of Allentown Founded in 1871 as a German Ethnic Parish
Rectory: 417 Carlton Avenue Bethlehem, PA 18015 -1535
Phone: 610-867-9382 Fax: 610-867-6839
Billinger Hall 610-691-0210
Rev. Msgr. Richard J. Loeper,
Pastor Emeritus Ronald J. Koach, Jr., Pastoral Assistant
Email: [email protected] Website: holyghostparish.wikispaces.com
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/hghostchurch
Incarnation of Our Lord A Roman Catholic Parish of the
Diocese of Allentown Founded in 2008 as a merger of Slo-vak, Hungarian, Windish, Polish and
Italian Parishes
Rectory: 617 Pierce St Bethlehem, PA 18015 –3427
Phone: 610-866-3391 Fax: 610-866-6490
LaBuda Hall: 610-866-3644
Sr. Francine Garganta, OSF
Pastoral Assistant
Elizabeth Perkins, Administrative Assistant
Email: [email protected] Website: Incarnationofourlord.com
Rev. Clifton E. Bishop, Jr., Pastor Email: [email protected]
Deacon Steve Gorbos Weekend Assistance: Msgr. Gerald E. Gobitas / Msgr. Robert F. Kozel
New Years Day January 1st 2017
Lehigh University - Catholic Campus Ministry The Newman Center Located at the Holy Ghost Parish Complex
Phone 610-758-4148 Mass Hotline 610-758-4659 E-mail [email protected] Rev. Christopher S. Butera - Catholic Chaplain & Director [email protected]
Ronald J. Koach, Jr., Assistant Director— [email protected] Sr. Doris M. Gonzalez, Music Ministry [email protected]
Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator: Diocesan Safe Environment Coordinator: Wendy S. Krisak, M.A., NCC, LPC Sister Meg Cole, S.S.J.
Direct Telephone: 1-800-791-9209 Telephone: 610-332-0442 ext.19
Sat. Dec. 24th—New Years Eve Mass @ (HG) 4PM Dino P. Cantelmi, Sr.
by Mr & Mrs Jeff Buttillo & Family
Mass @ (INC) 4PM Living & Deceased Parishioners
Happy New Year - 2017 To All Our
Parishioners, Families & Friends
SUN. January 1st—New Years Day 2017 The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
8 AM (INC) Living & Deceased Parishioners
10 AM (H.G.) James Tallarico by Jenny Buragino
& Daughter Georgine Carroda ————————–—————-————————— Mon. Jan. 2nd —Sts. Basil & Gregory Nazianzen
NO 8AM MASS TODAY
Tues. Jan. 3rd —the Holy Name of Jesus 8AM Daniel Kelemen by Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Majewski
Thurs. Jan. 5th St. John Neumann 8AM Walter Panas by the Baratta Family
Fri. January 6th —FIRST FRIDAY St. Andre Bessette
9am—noon Adoration 12 NOON Frank Schadl
—————–——–—–————–————----— SAT. January 7th — Vigil Mass
HG) 4PM Theresa Koach (17th Anniv.) by Sons & Families Salvatore Argento
by Wife Angelina, Children, Grandchildren
SUN. January 8th EPIPHANY 8 AM (INC) God’s Blessings on Gene & Alice Reilly
(45th Wedding Anniversary)
10 AM (H.G.) Anton & Theresa Winkelbauer by Sandy Sule
Devotional Lamps @ Holy Ghost Church
Sanctuary - In Memory of Charles & Julia Sterlein
Tabernacle (2) - In Memory of Deceased Koach/Nemes Family
B.V.M. - In Memory of Dino P. Cantelmi, Sr.
St. Joseph - Health & Blessings on Linda Brown
Sacred Heart - In Memory of Deceased Madden Family
St. Theresa - Prayer Intentions
St. (Padre) Pio - Our Lady of Pompeii Health & Blessings on Yolanda Buttillo Infant of Prague - St. John Capistrano In Memory of Deceased members
Boccardi & Bechdolt Families Pieta (2)
In Memory of Deceased LoPiccolo/Argento Fams.
St. Vincent DePaul Chapel / Tabernacle Lamp In Memory of George & Concetta Petito
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Devotional Lamps @ Incarnation Church
Sanctuary Lamp
In Memory of Lawrence L. Csaszar by wife Rosemarie
Blessed Virgin Mary Lamp - In Memory of Helen Soos by
Family
St. Joseph Lamp- Special Intention
(INC) P.A.G. NEWS MONTHLY DRAWING – Reminder: Drawing is done
electronically; just make donations for $5.00, or multi-ples of $5.00. Donation envelopes must be received in the rectory by the LAST DAY OF EACH MONTH!
**NOTE**: A REMINDER THAT A SEPARATE
CHECK/CASH NEEDS TO BE ENCLOSED IN YOUR MONTHLY PAG DRAWING ENVELOPES!! THIS ENVE-LOPE IS SEPARATE FROM YOUR WEEKLY OFFER-ING ENVELOPES!! CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE OUT TO “INCARNATION PAG”!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND COOPERATION!!
Next Coffee & Donuts : Sunday January 29th 2017.
THANK YOU!! To all who volunteered for and supported our PAG activities throughout 2016!! MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOUR AND YOUR LOVED ONES!! —————————————————————————--
WELCOME! We welcome all who join us our Masses. We en-courage all Catholics to become an active partici-pant in the life of our Parish Families. Please call
either Rectory for more information. —————————————————————————-
DAILY MASS NEWS Daily Masses for both Holy Ghost Parish and Incarnation of Our Lord Parish are celebrated in the St. Vincent de Paul Chapel in the Msgr.
Loeper Catholic Education Center (former Convent) on the Holy Ghost Campus. Mon-days and Tuesdays are for Incarnation Mass Intentions and Thursday and Friday are for
Holy Ghost. Hope to see you there sometime before the Altar of the Lord!
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A SPECIAL “THANK YOU” – SINCERE
THANKS AND APPRECIATION FROM FR. CLIFF TO ALL OF YOU WHO SENT HIM
CHRISTMAS CARDS, GOOD WISHES AND GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS May our Infant
Savior bless each and every one of you with peace, joy, good health and happiness in the
New Year!!!
FROM THE PASTORS DESK, Hello there my dear parishioners and friends!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
What an impactful weekend this week-end is. We start it in one year and fin-ish in a brand new one: 2017 and in the process we celebrate the Solemni-ty of Mary, the Mother of God this weekend. So, as well as wishing a Happy New Year, we joyfully celebrate Our Lady as we recall that she IS the Mother of God, in the form of Je-sus whose birth we just celebrated.
The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God is a feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the as-pect of her motherhood of Jesus Christ, whom Chris-tians see as the Lord, Son of God. It is celebrated by the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church on 1 January, the Octave (8th) day of Christmastide, and in the Catholic Church is a Holy day of obligation.
Christians of Byzantine Rite and of all West Syr-
ian Rite, South Syrian Rites and East Syrian Rites cele-brate Mary as Mother of God on 26 December and the Coptic Church does so on 16 January. The Anglican Communion and the Lutheran Church observe the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ on January 1.
The feast is a celebration of Mary’s motherhood
of Jesus. The English title “Mother of God” is a translation of the Lat-in title Dei Genetricis, which means “She Who Generated God”, as the corresponding Greek title Θεοτόκος (Theotokos) means “She Who Gave Birth to God”. This title was dogmatically adopted at the First Council of Ephesus (431) as a way to assert that Jesus is God, and that his mother can therefore be called Mother of God. The title that the 1 January feast celebrates is thus not only Marian, but also Christological.
Let us celebrate each day of 2017 in the same
way. Calling on the Intercession of Our Lady each of these new days, but also remembering that we have them because of Her Son, thus making them Christo-logical.
God bless you all good things in this New Year!
Fr Cliff
(H.G.) Upcoming Events
ATTENTION ——-Annual Pork & Kraut Buffet NEXT—Saturday, January 7th 2017
in Msgr. Billinger Hall – 5pm to 6:30pm. Menu includes: Roast Pork, Mashed Potatoes, Kraut,
Apple Sauce, Rye Bread, Dessert, Coffee Tea and Soda. Cost per person $10 children under
12 free. Reservations needed please call 610-867-9382 ext. 5 Reservation deadline Wed. Jan 4th.
All Are Welcome! Bring your relatives and friends.
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Annual Christmas Ham Drawing
Winners 1- Jean Stoll 2- Steve Horvath 3- Georgine Carroda 4- Geraldine Kiefer 5- Garth Proechel 6- Ann Persa 7- Maureen Dresen 8- Katie Mageeney 9- Audrey McLaugh-lin 10-Jim & Loraine Egizio. Thank you for your support! And to The Cantelmi and Long Funeral Homes for spon-soring the tickets.
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(H.G.) Pink Bonus Envelope Winners this Month (December - 2016)
1st Prize - $ 30.00 – Marie Hoch 2nd Prize - $ 20.00 – Jean Blaukovitch
3rd Prize - $ 10.00 – John Damhosl Profit $140.00 40 envelopes
Thank You! ———————————————————————————
THE BLESSING WE RECEIVE The blessing we experience in Christ Jesus is pro-claimed in Numbers as the special blessing for the peo-ple of Israel. They and we are to be blessed by the invo-cation of God’s loving kindness, the shining glory of God’s face turned toward us in love, not away from us in anger. We are blessed by God’s own peace! Our wish and our hope are fulfilled in this blessing, which is made visible in the coming of Jesus. In Jesus, the image of the invisible God, God’s face is shown to
us and God’s presence is made known to us in faithful and loving kindness. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION “Octave” comes from the Latin word for “eight,” and since eight is one step beyond seven, the num-
ber of days in a week, it has long been seen as a symbol of perfection, completion, and new beginnings. Early Chris-tians called Sunday the “eighth day,” since it was the day after the
Sabbath and a day of resurrected life, the Lord’s Day. By the seventh century, people regarded the eight days after Easter Sunday as one great day, an octave, one glorious feast when people were forbid-den to fast or kneel. In the seventh century, Pente-cost acquired an Octave, too. Christmas didn’t claim the honor of a continuous feast, but it did get an Octave Day. January 1 is the oldest Marian feast, the Octave of Christmas. It was originally a feast of the motherhood of Mary, although for centuries un-til 1969 it was called the Feast of the Circumcision. Our reformed calendar follows the earlier tradition of celebrating Mary as Mother of God.
(H.G.) “Prime Time Seniors” Meeting Monday January 16 1pm
MONTHLY CASINO TRIPS - —Wednesday—January 11th
Leave Holy Ghost 10:30am for Mohegan Sun. Cost: $23 refund of $25 and $5 in
Food Coupon. For Casino info. & Reserva-tions Call:
“Boots” Horwath - 610-867-4839 or Gloria Szakos – 610-868-7940.
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Incarnation Parish Senior Group – New members are invited to our join our
Senior Group. Our meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of every month in LaBuda
Hall at 12 noon. Finger foods are served and BINGO is played @ every meeting. If you
have any questions, please feel free to con-
2016 PARISHIONER CONTRIBU-
TION ENVELOPES / YEAR-END
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
Holy Ghost and Incarnation Parish Envelope Contribu-tions will be accepted UNTIL JAN. 11, 2017! All parishioners have until this date to turn in their back-dated envelopes for 2016. If you’d like a copy of your individual 2016 Contribution Statement for taxes, please drop a self-addressed, stamped envelope in our collec-tion baskets or via regular mail to the rectory. —————————————————–—————————-
Notre Dame High School, Easton, PA, is pleased to announce the ALUMNI WRESTLING RECOGNITION NIGHT to be held on Tuesday, Janu-ary 10, 2017. All former wrestlers, coaches, and trainers are invited to attend a reception in the school’s Learning Commons (former library) be-ginning at 5:30PM. Those attending will be recog-nized prior to the start of the Varsity Wrestling match versus Bangor High School. The varsity match begins at 7:00PM. Please contact the alumni office at [email protected] or call 610-868-1431 x111 to confirm attendance or get further information.
Sunday Collections - DECEMBER 18th “ Our giving to the Church is a tangible way to say
thank you to God.” Please remember that our parish-es continue all year long,
24/7/365. We are both struggling to meet funding for our operating
bills and ministry needs. Holy Ghost pays its current bills except for assessments, and Incarnation
draws heavily from Savings to meet its operational expenses. Please, I ask you, be generous and help us
maintain the level of doing that we are presently at! Thank you so much for whatever you can give.
Due to holiday publishing deadlines,
weekly Collection & Holiday Collection
information will be posted & updated
after the New Year!
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BULLETIN INFO. SUBMISSIONS As of January 1st—-All Parish organizations and others submitting info for the parish bul-
letin please take note: ALL BULLETIN ARTICLES MUST BE SUBMIT-
TED TO: [email protected]
By Monday 2pm of the week of printing. —————————————————————————--
**NOTE**: Both Incarnation & Holy Ghost Rectory Offices will be CLOSED on MONDAY, JAN. 2ND, 2017 for NEW YEAR’S! Regular office hours resume on TUES., JAN. 3rd!! —————————–————————————-
Bishop Barres’ Farewell Mass: Bishop Barres will celebrate a final Mass in the Diocese of Allentown on SUNDAY, JAN. 22ND, 2017 @ 12NOON in the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, 1825 W. Turner St., Allentown, PA. All in the Diocese are welcome and invited to attend!!
ST. VINCENT DePaul SOCIETY NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS:!
THANK YOU!! Our Incarnation Parish St. Vincent dePaul Society would like to thank all who volun-teered for and supported our activities in 2016!! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES!! NOTE: If you’re a parishioner who could use assistance due to infirmity or, if you find yourself in a difficult finan-cial situation, please contact the rectory for referral to our PARISHIONER PROGRAM!! All inquiries are CONFI-DENTIAL! Any questions or comments please contact Ruth Her-man @ [email protected] or call 484-239-0243.