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120 Kings Highway/Tappan, New York 10983

Parish: 359-1230 • Fax: 359-1410 Religious Education: 365-2141

Web Site: www.olshtappan.com Secretary@olshtappan.com

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9 AM - 3 PM

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Masses of the Week

Saturday, December 17

5:00 PM Richard Martin & Dorothy McLoughlin

Sunday, December 18: Fourth Sunday of Advent

8:00 AM Anne McGillicuddy / Joan Fowler

10:30 AM Deceased members of the Ventre Family

12 Noon Billy Kayser

Monday, December 19

8:00 AM Robert Gryczka, Sr. / Anne Cusack

12:30 PM Moss & Hanley Family

7:30 PM Healing Mass: People of the Parish

Tuesday, December 20

8:00 AM Florence & Henry Schierloh

12:30 PM Fr. Joe Travers & Billy Travers

Wednesday, December 21: Feast of St. Peter Canisius, Priest, Doctor of the Church

8:00 AM Helen & William Orange

12:30 PM Philomena Boyle

Thursday, December 22

8:00 AM Elizabeth Bonos

12:30 PM Juan Soto & Family

Friday, December 23: Feast of St. John Kanty, Priest

8:00 AM Rose Cipriano

12:30 PM Catherine & Neil Jones / John Koleduk

Saturday, December 24: Vigil of the Nativity

9:00 AM Gloria Durso

4:00 PM Family Mass: People of the Parish

6:00 PM Vigil Mass: People of the Parish

Midnight Mass: People of the Parish

Sunday, December 25: Christmas Day

8:00 AM People of the Parish

10:30 AM People of the Parish

12 Noon People of the Parish

From the Pastor:

The time is near. Don’t let the material aspects of Christmas stress you. Instead, reflect on St. Joseph, so faithful and full of trust in God, through the words of St. Bernard:

You were a good and faithful servant, Joseph, to whom Mary, the Mother of the Savior was espoused; a faithful and prudent servant whom our Lord chose for the comfort of his Mother and the nurse of his childhood, as well as the only and most trustworthy cooperator in his great plan of salvation.

You were of the house of David and truly the son of David… Like another David, you were a man according to God’s own heart, to whom he entrusted His most precious secret; to whom, as to David, He made mani-fest the uncertain and hidden things of His wisdom, and to whom he revealed a mystery hidden from the great ones of the world. To you it was given to behold Him whom many kinds and prophets had desired to see and had not seen, to hear and had not heard. And not only were you allowed to behold Him and listen to His words, but you were able to bear Him in your arms, guide His steps, embrace and caress Him, feed and protect Him.”

With love and prayers, Fr. Francis

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Marie Brady, Hadley and Connor Burns (infants) * Joseph Cammarata, Noreen Carberry,

Richard Carney, Johanna Castles, Anne Marie Dwyer Cirrilla, James Cody, Virginia Colby, Francis Conka Sr., Maria Conka * Austin DeGiorgio, Dorianne DeLise, Baby Edward Dolan, Mi-chael Doyle, Joseph Duffy, Catherine Moran Duplessis * Dorothy Ehmsen, Anna Evangelist * Dan Falvey, John Ferri, Sr., Rena Ferri, Sharon Foley * Shaun Green, Lucille Grippo * Donald Higgins * Guen Incigeri, Robert Incognoli * Margaret Kasper, Daniel Keywork, Matthew Kozak, Eileen Kunkel * Brooke Lefe-vre, Grace Leon, Rachel Lerch, Teresa Lynch * Catherine Mac-kenzie, Courtney Mazzella, William McGuire, Tommy McGuire, Patrick McKenna, Gerry McKeon, Kevin McSweeney, Dawn Mennillo, Maureen Moyse, Mary Mullany, Daniella Murphy * Emilia Orona * Iluminada Pagayunan, Toddler Christian Perez, Marie Piazza, Deanna Procuit * Maeve Quinn * * Gloria Santia-go, Joseph Scanlon, Theresa Schrettner, Joseph Smith, Hunter Sterling (child) * Dawn Taggart, Jim Thompson * William Ur-ban * Mildred Vero * Jim Walsh * Anna Young

(new names in blue)

Please join us in prayer this week for :

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Parish:

Reconciliation Monday and the Healing Mass December 19; hours for con-fession extended from 4-8 PM. Please see the full schedule for Christmas and New Years on page 4

OLSH Lottery Calendars: Fran Dillon will be in the church lobby after all Masses 12/17 & 12/18 if you would like to purchase an OLSH 2017 Lottery Calendar. Donation is $25 per calendar, no cash please. For any questions about how this fundraiser works, please email her at efff-deee@hotmail.com. It’s a great gift for the hard-to-buy-for people in your life!

Community: St. Anthony’s Cemetery Expansion is Complete: Pre-need graves will be available for sale as of 12/5 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. FMI:

845-623-2138 x. 7 or stanthonycatholiccemetery.com ALBERTUS MAGNUS HIGH SCHOOL Take-a-Tour Thursday Program provides parents an opportunity to learn what sets Albertus

Magnus apart from all other high schools. January 5th, January 12th. Arrive to the Albertus Library at 8:15 am. This program will include a 15-minute presentation followed by a 45-minute guided tour. Register on line at www.albertusmagnus.net

New notices are in blue

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Liturgical Ministers for December 24-25

TIME LECTORS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ALTAR SERVERS

4:00 PM

J. Sullivan M. Guiney, A. Swann, F. Zuvich M. & S. Machado, S. Wiese. S. Korn

6:00 PM B. Vero M. Burke, E. Klepper, P. Teahan D. Chang, B. Ehmsen, M. Tobin

Midnight M. Stampone P. Manieri, L. & M. Payne M.& M. Ruane, I. & J. Santander

8:00 AM F. Isidro D. & F. Sepulveres, T. Smith

10:30 AM

A. Vero F. Donnelly, M. Dornbush, M. Gryzlo

C. Gorton, M. Hanebuth, A. Witek

NOON N. Geoglis J. Hauser, P. Valentino, A. Young L. Hunt, C. Pniewski

“Cast yourself into the arms of God and be very sure that if he wants anything of you, He will fit

you for the work and give you strength.”

Weekly Quote from St. Philip Neri

Church: Dec. 17-18: Deceased

members of the Ventre Family

Chapel: Dec. 19—23: Francis Donnelly and

Romeo J. Landry

Tabernacle Candles

Presenting the Gifts at Mass: If you have arranged the intention for a weekend Mass and are attending, you may want to bring up the gifts of bread and wine

during the Mass. Please inform the usher BEFORE Mass.

A Christmas Gift from the Parish

Continuing the practice which was so well received last year, each parish family will re-ceive the gift of Beautiful Mercy , a recent book by Matthew Kelly, author of last year’s popular title, Rediscovering Jesus. The books will be distributed at all of the Christmas Masses. Please take it home with the love and affection of your parish family.

Remember the Sisters!

As is our tradition at OLSH, we remember the service of the retired Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt with small gifts each Christmas. Please take one of the tags from the Giving Tree in the

Church lobby and place your gift beneath it.

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Dec. 4, 2016 $7466. Dec. 6, 2015 $9134.

Thank you for your continued generosity. Envelopes provide an easy way to keep track of your annual charitable contributions.

Please contact the rectory if you would like to use them.

OLSH Weekly Collection

All Religious Education classes meet this week, Dec. 18-21 as regularly scheduled

Christmas recess for RE classes: Dec. 25—January 2. Classes resume on Tuesday, January. 3

Monthly Teaching Mass weekend for January: January 7-8

The Religious Education Office is located in the Rectory. Although the school office is not open for regular hours, you can call and leave a message on 365-2141 or email redirector@olshtappan.com and we will respond to your message ASAP.

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Reminder:

We are delighted with the warm recep-tion our new missals have received !!!

Please be reminded, however, that these books are meant to remain in church. The home page of our parish website, olshtappan.com, includes a convenient link to the daily scripture

readings. “TODAY’S READINGS” Once you click on that link, you will be brought to the US Conference of Catho-lic Bishops site which includes a full calendar of daily readings, both current and future. If you have bor-rowed one of the new missals for your personal use, please return it to the church as soon as possible. Thank you

CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

CONFESSIONS

Monday, December 19, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

(Reconciliation Monday)

Healing Mass - 7:30 PM

Saturday, December 17, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Saturday, December 24, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

CHRISTMAS MASSES

Christmas Eve

Saturday, December 24

Family Mass - 4:00 PM

Vigil Mass - 6:00 PM

MIDNIGHT MASS - 12:00 AM

Christmas Day

Sunday, December 25

8:00 AM, 10:30 AM and 12:00 PM

NEW YEAR’S SCHEDULE

CONFESSIONS

Saturday, December 31

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

NEW YEAR’S MASSES

Saturday, New Year’s Eve, December 31

9:00 AM and 5:00 PM

Sunday, New Year’s Day, January 1

8:00 AM, 10:30 AM and 12:00 PM

Blessings:

In the spirit of inclusion, especially at the special

time of the year, young children who have not as yet

received their first Holy Communion and non-Catholic

guests or Catholics/parishioners who are present at

Mass and who do not wish to receive Holy Commun-

ion, are welcome to approach the altar at Communion time with arms

crossed to receive a blessing.

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The Caring Community of OLSH is ready to serve!

With thanks to the generous members of our parish, a true caring community, we are ready to offer assistance to those members of the OLSH parish family who need support in one of the following ways:

Respite: I f you care for the il l or elderly full time at home and would benefit from having an hour

or two where someone would visit with your family member giving you time to take care of your own personal needs, please let us know. There can be no medical responsibilities.

Visit the Homebound: Are you or do you know of parishioners who can no longer leave their homes and would

truly enjoy spending an hour with a visitor? Let us know.

Rides: Do you no longer drive and would appreciate a ride to Mass, local shopping, or a medical or personal

appointment? Please call the rectory to let us know.

Family Support: There are times when a family is dealing w ith unexpected il lness, accident or family emergen-

cy and would appreciate the gift of a meal. If this would help you navigate a difficult time, please let us know.

Please call the Parish Office during regular hours , 845-359-1230, to let us know how we can help.

Prayers for Each Week of

Advent Week 4, Love

Dear Jesus, may the light of your love always shine in our hearts. As Christ-mas draws closer, we marvel at your great love for us. Let your love trans-

form every aspect of our lives and touch everyone we encounter. Our hearts are open to you, Jesus. Amen. (dynamic catholic.com)

Regional Catholic Elementary Schools Now Accepting Applications for 2017-18

Beginning this month, NEW students and ALL rising Kin-dergarteners may Apply to our Regional Catholic Elemen-tary Schools and learn about Financial Assistance in one of three ways: Go online,www.ApplyCatholicSchoolsNY.org Over the phone, by calling our bilingual number at 646-794-2885 In person, at any of these participating schools: Sacred Heart School 60 Washington Avenue, Suffern St. Anthony 34 West Nyack Road, Nanuet St. Gregory Barbarigo 29 Cinder Road, Garnerville St. Margaret 34 North Magnolia St., Pearl River St. Paul 365 Kings Highway Valley Cottage If you haven't had a chance to visit, we invite you to ex-perience a Catholic school in action by attending an open house event or by scheduling a private tour. Upcoming TOURING TUESDAYS OPEN HOUSE dates are: January 10, 2017, January 31, 2017, February 14, 2017, March 14, 2017 and April 4, 2017

If you are in need of food for

Christmas dinner, including a tur-

key, or know of a family who is,

the parish can help. Please con-

tact the rectory 845-359-1230

Christmas Giving to

our Parish

This year’s calendar brings

the unusual situation where Christ-

mas Day falls on a Sunday. Your weekly generosity, for

which we thank God daily, enables us to meet our obli-

gations and address regular parish needs.

Our special, annual Christmas Collec-

tion, however, fills a very important additional role.

Just as is the case with your own home, the Christmas

Collection provides the resources needed to support

major maintenance projects in our parish home, Our La-

dy of the Sacred Heart, as well as allowing us to have a

reserve of funds available for unexpected and often

costly emergencies.

Please use BOTH envelopes that are found in your packet

and be as generous as you can.

God Bless You !

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Children’s Corner:Today’s Gospel

Don't you just love all of the beautiful decorations during the Christmas season? We see colorful ribbons and bows, bells, candles, stars and a lots and lots of angels. Why do you think we see so many angels at Christmas time? Probably the first thing we think of when we see angel decorations at Christmas is that the angels appeared to announce the birth

of Jesus to the shepherds. But an angel is important to the Christmas story even before Jesus was born. Can you remember the first time Mary or Joseph saw an angel? That's right! An angel appeared to Mary and told her she was going to have a baby boy.

Today’s Gospel tells us about another visit from an angel. This visit was to Joseph. As you know, Joseph and Mary were engaged to be married. An angel appeared to Joseph in a dream.

"Don't be afraid to take Mary as your wife," the angel said. "The child that is inside her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. She will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save the people from their sins."

When the angel of the Lord had spoken and made God's plan clear, Joseph was obedient. He didn’t have to understand how everything was going to happen. He didn’t need to worry about what anyone else would think. Joseph trusted God and obeyed Him.

Sometimes you and I may find ourselves in a situation where we don't know what to do. Like Joseph, we might ask ourselves, "What do I do now?" If we listen, God will tell us what to do. He probably won't speak to us through an angel, but he will speak to us through His Holy Word! It is up to us to listen and obey.

Matthew 1:18-25 "She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

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