Pope John XXIII Church

Mission Statement

Pope John XXIII Parish is a Roman Catholic Faith Community in the Spirit of the Gospels and Vatican II that: proclaims the Word of

God; celebrates our faith through the Sacraments of the Church; provides ongoing faith formation that fosters Christian values as a

way of life; encourages belonging and ownership through activities, participation in ministry and stewardship; and builds an

awareness of our membership in the Body of Christ through our local, diocesan and universal church.

Parish Office Hours:

Mon. - Thurs. 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Friday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

Parish Office: 315.652.6591

Parish FAX #: 315.652.6631

Faith Formation Office: 315.652.1094

E-mail: johnxxiii@syrdio.org

Facebook: Pope John XXIII Catholic Church

Website: popejohnchurch.org

Pastor: Reverend Zachary Miller

Deacon: Deacon Ralph Jahnige

Pastoral Associate: Elizabeth Fallon

Parish Secretaries: Kathy Przytula, Cathy Valente

Music Director: Christine Kennedy

Faith Formation Director: Elizabeth Fallon

First Communion Coordinator: Len Gass

Confirmation Coordinator: George Kulick

RCIA Director: Marcus Niessen

Youth Minister: Dawn-Marie Rau

Sacrament of Baptism:

Please call Parish Office to make arrangements. 315.652.6591

New Parishioners:

Welcome to Pope John XXIII Parish. Please introduce yourself to the

parish staff and register by completing a census form available in the

lobby or by calling the Parish Office.

Please inform us of any address change.

Faith Formation:

Serving 3 year olds through High School and Sacramental Preparation.

For information call 315.652.1094.

RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults:

A process of inquiry into the teaching of the Catholic Church and for-

mation into the Catholic Christian way of life. Adults interested in be-

coming members of the Roman Catholic Church, call the Parish Office

for details.

Bequests:

In making out your will, kindly remember your church Pope John XXIII

Church.

Hospitalized Parishioners:

Please notify the parish office when a parishioner is in the hospital or

would like the Sacrament of the Sick prior to surgery or hospitalization.

8290 Soule Road, Liverpool, N.Y. 13090

January 5, 2020

Eucharistic Liturgies:

Pope John XXIII Parish

Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM

Sunday: 10:30 AM

Monday & Wednesday: 8:30 AM

*Friday: 7:00 AM

Christ the King Parish

Saturday: Communion Service 8:30 AM

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM

Sunday: 8:30 AM

Tuesday & Thursday: 8:30 AM

*Friday: 8:30 AM

* The First Friday of each month is a full Mass.

The remaining Fridays are a communion service.

Sacrament of Reconciliation:

First Monday of the month 4:00 - 6:00 PM Pope John XXIII

Third Monday of the month 4:00 - 6:00 PM Christ the King

or by appointment

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GOING ON THIS WEEK

SATURDAY, January 4, 2020

7:00 - 8:30 AM Men’s Fellowship Group (Parish Center)

SUNDAY, January 5, 2020

9:00 AM Bible Study (Meeting Room)

9:15 AM Pre - K, Kindergarten Faith Formation

9:15 AM Grade 1 - Faith Formation

MONDAY, January 5, 2020

4:00 - 6:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation at Pope John XXIII

7:00 PM Rosary & Prayer Group / Praying for Our Children

(Parish Center)

WEDNESDAY, January 8, 2020

6:15 - 7:30 PM Grade 2 Faith Formation Class

THURSDAY, January 9, 2020

6:15 - 7:45 PM Grade 3 - 8 Faith Formation Classes

SATURDAY, January 11, 2020

7:00 - 8:30 AM Men’s Fellowship Group (Parish Center)

SUNDAY, January 12, 2020

Join Us For Coffee & Donuts After Mass

9:00 AM Bible Study (Meeting Room)

9:00 - 10:15 AM Grade 3 - 8 Faith Formation (Sunday Group)

9:15 AM Grade 1 - Faith Formation

6:00 - 8:30 PM Grade 10 Confirmation Class / Parent Session

(Direct Prep with Christ the King Parish at Pope John XXIII)

ANNOUNCED MASSES

SATURDAY, January 4, 2020

Vigil: Epiphany of the Lord 5:30 PM

SUNDAY, January 5, 2020

Epiphany of the Lord 10:30AM

Intentions for the Week of January 4 - 10, 2020

The people of Pope John XXIII & Christ the King Communities

Robert Gass, Sr. / Chris & John Kennedy

Chijoen & Yu Sun Huh / Family

William May, 11th Anniversary / Crimmer Family

David Morgan / Faith Formation Coordinators

John & Mary Pencek / Family

Domenic & Maria Puleo / M/M Anthony Angotti & Family

Francis Ryan / wife, Theresa

Justina Steffen, Anniversary / John & Mary Kay Schramm

Sandie Szatanek, 6th Anniversary / husband, Frank

Intentions for the Week of January 11 - 17, 2020

The people of Pope John XXIII & Christ the King Communities

Kenneth Beach / Judy Stahrr

Ruby Chu / King Family

Rosemelda Clark / Chuck & Janet Grovine

Henry T. Harris / Tom Lemmo & Michele Hart

Hyun Bai Kang / Family

Lester E. Lincoln / John & Gail Rau

Jacki Ponti / Pope John XXIII Bereavement Ministry

Rene Roy / Rose Cregg

Matthew Woloszyn / Momma

OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

MASS SCHEDULE

POPE JOHN XXIII PARISH

Saturday Vigil Mass 5:30 PM

Sunday Mass 10:30 AM

Monday 8:30 AM

Friday 8:30 AM

CHRIST THE KING PARISH

Saturday Communion Service 8:30 AM

Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 PM

Sunday Mass 8:30 AM

Tuesday, Thursday & Friday Mass 8:30 AM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

First Monday of the month 4:00 - 6:00 PM at Pope John XXIII

Third Monday of the month 4:00 - 6:00 PM at Christ the King

Gift Bearers at Mass

Parishioners are encouraged to participate at each of our weekend

Masses by bringing the gifts for Mass to the Altar. There is a book next

to the gift table in the middle of the church to sign up for that ministry

for a particular Mass. As the ushers are completing the collection please

go to the table and be prepared to come forward with the gifts when the

celebrant comes to the foot of the Altar.

Readings for the week of January 5, 2020

Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/

Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12

Monday: 1 Jn 3:22—4:6/Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a [8ab]/Mt 4:12-

17, 23-25

Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10/Ps 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8 [cf. 11]/Mk 6:34-44

Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18/Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Mk 6:45-52

Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19—5:4/Ps 72:1-2, 14 and 15bc, 17 [cf. 11]/

Lk 4:14-22a

Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12a]/

Lk 5:12-16

Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21/Ps 149:1-2, 3-4, 5 and 6a and 9b

[cf. 4a]/Jn 3:22-30

Next Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7/Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 [11b]/

Acts 10:34-38/Mt 3:13-17

Liturgical Publications

Weekly Collection

Due to the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays

The collection for the last few weeks will be published in the

January 12th bulletin.

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January 5, 2020

Website Address!

popejohnchurch.org

Please Join Us for Coffee & Donuts

Sunday, January 12th after the

10:30 AM Mass in the Parish Center

Safe Environment for Our Children

Did you know students from Pre-K to Grade 12 in our Catholic Schools

and Faith Formation programs receive Safe Environment training every

year as required by the diocesan Child and Youth Protection Policy?

Our Safe Environment training addresses each grade level with age

appropriate curriculum to help our children and youth with knowledge

that can help keep themselves safe while providing this instruction that is

fully consistent with the moral teachings of the Catholic Church.

Last year, over 16,000 students received training throughout the diocese.

Thank you:

To All the families in faith formation who generously gave to the Holy

Childhood collection, we raised $150 for children in need and for all the

paper products, Christmas candy, and kitchen linens. We were able to

give something to all 25 families receiving baskets this Christmas.

The Grade 9 Teens who helped decorate the church for

Christmas. It looks beautiful. Thanks also to the adults for guiding them:

Jacquie and Marv Raile, Janet Grovine, Lisa and Marcus Niessen,

George Kulick, John Graham and Amy Shaffer.

• Classes will resume Sunday Jan 5th with Prek-K and Grade 1 at

9:15am, Grade 2 Jan 8th 6:15pm and Grades 3-8 Jan 9th 6:15pm

• Grade 10 Pope John’s and Christ the King candidates Jan 12th with

a parent or sponsor 6:00pm

From Father Zach

As we transition from 2019 into 2020, I find it a great privilege and

honor to have been appointed your local shepherd and Pastor of Linked

Catholic Communities of Christ the King and Pope John XXIII. Over

Christmas my prayers were for our communities and how God has

shown himself to us in this past year. One of the greatest challenges in

my life this past year has been keeping my priorities and most

importantly I feel that I have allowed God to slip as a priority. The close

of the year has allowed me to examine my soul and the state of our

parishes, our community, and world. It’s gives me great hope because

our shortcomings allow us all to search for what might be missing or out

of place. Let’s make this a New Year of Hope.

This past year we have seen tensions building in our world and many

feel the tensions of the world impacting their daily life. It’s seems that

there’s a lot of things that are just upside down all around us. People

have polarized themselves from one another. Yes, even I have done this

at times. What does this mean? Its means that in 2020 we can take a step

forward and take a deep look at the important things of life. Let’s plan

on the 2020 year and “Seek first” let’s make God the top priority! May

2020 be a year of embracing God’s Kingdom both now and forever!

Let’s make our lives; lives of the living God that was brought into this

world at Christmas.

What Christmas brought to the world with the Birth of Christ was Hope

and it’s in this new year as we focus on building of the Kingdom of

God, we too can become beacons of hope for the all those who are

searching . Let’s place ourselves on the Hill the Heavenly Jerusalem that

new and Holy City where our light cannot be hidden. As the

Communities of Christ the King and Pope John XXIII we can become

an anchor, a guiding light, a place of refuge who just need a place to be

home. By our Baptisms we all are Called to Bring the light of Christ to

all.

When we look at 2019 the power of God has been with us, it’s very

evident in our Saturday and Sunday Masses; Christ the King had to

order more hymnals, and the 10:30am Mass at Pope John’s we are

running out of parking spaces and had to add more seating to the

Church. The growth that we have done in 2019 gives us this great joy of

Hope for 2020. In February that we can also see the great growth that we

are combining our bulletins so that we can have better communications

and the ministers that have been sharing resources can further their

efforts of promoting the Kingdom of God. We are living out the vision

that our new Bishop Lucia as asked to become a focus. He envisions all

the parishes seeing themselves as a part of the Diocese of Syracuse.

Even in the light of the great tensions that are present in our midst we

can keep on being the beacon of Christ for the world to see. May Our

Lord and Savior always be the one we can turn towards in our weakness,

our pain, our joy. May He always be our rock and our strength.

May God’s blessings and Peace be upon us in 2020!

Our friends at Maurer’s Funeral Home have provided a Christmas gift of

a calendar for the parishes. Please take one home with you this

weekend.

Weather Cancellation Policy for Christ the King / Pope John XXIIII

Just a reminder that winter is here! The cancellation policy for the

parishes is as follows. If Liverpool Schools are closed or dismissed

early then all parish activities are cancelled for the day. (meetings,

devotions, prayer groups, adoration, music lessons, faith formation,

confessions etc.) Daily Mass will still take place unless noted on

local Television. As always we ask people to use wise judgement in

inclement weather. If you think the roads aren’t safe then stay

home.

Christ the King Retreat Center - “Beat the Winter Blues”

“Please join us for a barbecue and an inspirational speaker and beat the

winter blues. Adam Eichelberger will warm your hear and recharge your

batteries as you enjoy a barbecue on Tuesday, January 30th at the Christ

the King Retreat Center.

Register with Barbara Shephard, Marketing Director

315 - 446 - 2680

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Forever Young, Too Meeting / Luncheon

When: Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Where: Parish Center

Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

$3.00 Donation

For reservations, please call Kathy 315.622.1045.

All seniors from Pope John XXIII and Christ the King Communities are

welcome to join us for lunch, conversation and a good time!

Please Join Us to Pray the Rosary

Please join us Monday’s at 7:00 PM for opening prayer, bible reading,

rosary and petitions. Doors open at 6:50 PM. Enter by the parish

center door. Questions call Mike King 315 - 622 - 1045.

Are You Homebound and would like the Eucharist brought to you at home?

Homebound Outreach

If you know someone who is unable to attend Mass because they are

homebound we have volunteers from Pope John XXIII Parish avail-

able to bring Communion to them. Please call the Parish Office at

315 - 652 - 6591 with the name, address and phone number of the

person in need of as Communion visit. Someone from the Pastoral

Outreach to the Homebound Ministry will contact you to set up a

visit.

Pope John XXIII and Christ the King Parishes

invite you to ...

Fall Adult Faith Sharing Group

When: Wednesday’s 1:00 - 2:30 PM will

resume January 15th

Where: Pope John XXIII in Room #9

Topic: Video series on the Eucharist for 6

sessions.

We do not meet if Liverpool closes school for

the day or they dismiss early due to weather.

All adults from Pope John XXIII and Christ the King are welcome

to attend.

FORMED.ORG - Update

Many of you have enjoyed using FORMED (www.formed.org) the

online library of films, videos, books and more about our faith. This is a

free service for you and anyone you care to share it with, underwritten by

the parish.

Two important changes:

1) As a result of our linkage - and because Pope John XXIII is also a

subscriber - we will be sharing this sponsorship going forward. Our

new/revised parish login code is: XJJC8K. Use this code to register

as a user and access all of the FORMED content.

2) The FORMED platform is undergoing exciting changes, making it

easier to use and offering content that’s easier to access and share.

Go to www.formed.org to experience this wonderful faith resource.

JR. High Youth Group

When: Sunday, January 19

Time: 11am - 3pm

Where: Highland Forest

Who: 5th - 8th Graders

Sleigh Ride

Combined CTK & Pope John XXIII!

MARCH FOR LIFE: One-Day Pilgrimage for Adults and

Families to Washington, DC - January 23-24, 2020

Sponsored by the Office of Family/Respect Life Ministry. Cost: Young

Adults (ages 18-25) - $25, Adults - $50, Maximum Family Rate - $125

*The trip includes Mass with Bishop Lucia at the National Basilica, par-

ticipation in the March for Life with the diocesan group, transportation,

meals, and a diocesan scarf.

*Bus pickup available in Utica, Syracuse, Cortland, and Binghamton. For

more information, contact Morgan Durfee at 315-472-6754 ext. 2 or

email familyrespectlife@syrdio.org. To register online: https://

march4lifesyracuse2020.eventbrite.com

Pancake & Sausage Breakfast

Sunday, January 19th

(after 10:30 AM Mass)

Free-will offering to defray costs

for Pope John XXIII’s Food Pantry

All Are Invited to Attend!

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January 5, 2020

Pope John XXIII Church, Liverpool, New York

January 11/12, 2020

Baptism of the Lord

LECTORS/ COMMENTATORS: EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: GREETERS: ALTAR SERVERS:

5:30PM

Commentator: Don MacLaughlin

1st Reading: Karen Petrella

2nd Reading: Eileen Holodak

Dc. Ralph, J. Petrella, R. Petrella,

J. Todora, G. Kulick, L. Hallowell,

J. Root, M. Rinefierd, B. Diana,

Volunteer

Beth Manzo

Edith LaFave

Sue Maguire

Brady Petrella

Marielle Emmanuel

Korrina Fallon

10:30AM

Commentator: David Butters

1st Reading: Bob Lombardi

2nd Reading: Kara Steffen

Dc. Ralph, J. Saarie, G. Painter,

M. Mingolelli, G. Blum, M. Ceclia,

G. Perrin, B. Van Ness, M. Butters

Madison Cecilia

Kayla Cecilia

Jack Hayes

John O’Neill

Tim Steffen

Henry Steffen

Andrew Jung

ALTAR LINENS: Debbie Kline - Monday, January 6, 2020

CLEANING CREW: Mark Young, Crew Chief - Saturday, January 11, 2020

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