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St. SIMON THE APOSTLE CHURCH
1010 Green Pond Rd. GREEN POND, NJ 07435
Phone: 973-697-4699
Fax: 973-697-1784 Website: www.stsimonapostle.org e-mail: [email protected]
CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST
Saturday …..5:00 pm Parish Staff Sunday …. 9:00 am & 11:30 am
Monday through Saturday …. 8:30 am Father Richard A. Bay
Pastor
SACRAMENTAL LIFE [email protected]
FIRST EUCHARIST AND Dr. Kevin McKeever SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Deacon Students receive these sacraments in Second Grade. This [email protected] is a mandatory two year program.
Connie Catania CONFIRMATION Parish Secretary
This is a mandatory two year program beginning in 9th
[email protected] Grade, with confirmation administered in the sophomore year. Leanne Desaulnier
RECONCILIATION Director of Religious Education
Celebrated on Saturday afternoons at 4:30pm or by [email protected] appointment with Father Rich. Parish Penance Services
are celebrated during Advent and Lent. Stephen T. Shevlino Music Minister
ANOINTING OF THE SICK [email protected] The Sacrament of healing is available at any time to all
who are seriously ill, hospitalized, or preparing for
surgery, as well as those of advanced age. Please contact RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES
the Rectory to arrange for Father to administer the K through 8th
Sunday 10:15 – 11:15 am Sacrament. Grade 9 & 10 Sunday 10:15 – 11:30 am
BAPTISM Parish Registration is requested for individual/families
Please contact the Rectory for an appointment. who worship regularly with us on Sundays and who plan
to participate in the life of our parish with their time and
MARRIAGES talents. For more information please call the Rectory.
Arrangements must be made at least one year in Registration is necessary for celebrating Marriage and
Advance. Please call the Rectory for appointment. Baptism, attending Religious Education, as well as for the
issuing of Sponsor Certificates.
December 17, 2017 Third Sunday of Advent
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK & MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday 8:30 am Irene Austin
5:00 pm Joseph Martinez, Robertoe Castanedo,
Maria Garcia, Jose Martinez
Sunday 8:00 am Crystal Brook Residence
9:00 am Gerald Byrne
11:30 am Ed Wojciechowski
Monday 8:30 am People of the Parish
7:00 pm Parish Penance Service
Tuesday 8:30 am Health & Blessing for the Robert E. Dunn Family
Wednesday 8:30 am Mary Regec
Thursday 8:30 am Sick of the Parish
Friday 8:30 am Health & Blessing for Mrs. Helen Bay
Saturday 8:30 am Helen & Leonard Backes
5:00 pm Abigial & Anthony Kaczmarzewski
Sunday 8:00 am Crystal Brook Residence
10:00 am Charles & Helen Asper
CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES
5:00 pm People of the Parish
8:00 pm People of the Parish
11:00 pm People of the Parish
**Christmas Day Mass will be held on Monday 12/25 at 10:00AM.**
Stewardship Offertory Collection Diocesan Assessment Collection $2,376 needed Weekly $1,504 needed Monthly Dec. 10 $ 1,806 Envelopes $ 659 Envelopes + 628 Online Giving + 240 Online Giving
$ 2,434 Total $ 899 Total
Lectors
Weekend Schedule
DECEMBER 16 & 17
DECEMBER 23 & 24
SATURDAY 5:00 pm SUNDAY 9:00 am 11:30 am
M. MUTTER F. GIARRATANO L. SCEUSI
L. CANGELOSI 10:00AM B. REGAN
Altar Servers SATURDAY 5:00 pm SUNDAY 9:00 am 11:30 am Eucharistic Ministers SATURDAY 5:00 pm SUNDAY 9:00 am 11:30 am Collection Counters Ushers SATURDAY 8:00 pm SUNDAY 9:00 am 11:30 am
*NEEDED* *NEEDED* F. GIARRATANO JEFF & DIANE MOELLER K. CHAN, H. KAFAFIAN A. DESTEFANO M. GOSCICKI, I. WHITE J. BRECZINSKI B. KNOTT R. NERGER
*NEEDED* 10:00AM T. CHAN *NEEDED* *NEEDED* 10:00AM M. SARTI, M. MEAD M. GOSCICKI, J. O’NEILL J. BRECZINSKI 10:00AM B. KNOTT
Ethics Point Hotline: As part of the ongoing efforts of the Diocese of Paterson to strengthen and support a culture of integrity, mutual accountability
and responsibility, an ethics hotline for the use of employees, volunteers, parishioners, vendors and other interested parties is
being introduced. This service provides opportunity for confidential, anonymous reporting of suspected misconduct in financial
matters and human resource issues. Ethics Point, an independent third-party company, has been selected to offer all diocesan
parishes, schools, agencies and departments the opportunity to file reports via the web at www.patersondiocese.org or
through a call to 1-855-247-3140. For more information, check the Ethics Point link on the diocesan website.
ALERT! If any person may have been abused by any priest, they should immediately contact their local County Prosecutor’s
Office and the Diocese’s Victims Assistance Coordinator: Peggy Zanello at 973-879-1489. You may also be in touch with
either of the Diocesan Response Officers: Rev. Msgr. James T. Mahony, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, 973-777-
8818 ext. 205 or SisterJoan Daniel Healy, S.C.C., Chancellor/Delegate for Religious, 973-777-8818 ext. 248. The entire text
of the Policy of the Diocese of Paterson in Response to Complaints of Sexual Abuse is available on the diocesan web site:
www.patersondiocese.org.
Deacon Enio Simeone now resides in Renaissance Rehab & Nursing Center in Lincoln Park. You can visit or send cards to him at the following address; Lincoln Park Renaissance Rehab & Nursing Center, 521 Pine Brook Road, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035. Please keep him in your prayers.
Volunteers needed: We are in need of Ministers of the Eucharistic, Lectors, and Ushers. Please think about volunteering and if interested please fill out the sign-up sheet located in the back of the church. If you have any questions please see Fr. Rich. ”BLOOD DRIVE” – At the Saint Francis Residential Community, 122 Diamond Spring Road, Denville, NJ; Wednesday, December 20, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM; sponsored by the Sunrise Rotary Club of Denville, the Denville Rotary Club, and New Jersey Blood Services Catholic Charities Clothing Boxes: Donate Your Old Clothes: Now that we are starting to go through our winter clothes for the colder months, please consider donating some of your old or used clothing to Catholic Charities. Your donated clothes raise money to fund our Catholic Charities poverty relief services throughout the Diocese. For your convenience there is a clothing drop-off bin located behind the church.
The Rosary Join us in Praying the Rosary on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
After the 8:30 AM Mass.
Eucharistic Adoration Every Friday after the 8:30 am Mass
until 10:00 am Come to pray before the Lord,
to give thanks and hear his voice in the quiet of your heart. Benediction is celebrated at the conclusion of Holy Hour
Pastor’s Column Today is the Liturgical mid-point of Advent. As we celebrate the Third Sunday of
Advent today called Gaudete Sunday, we rejoice that the feast of the Nativity is
near. Our waiting in anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ takes on a different
emphasis today. We focus on his birth not on the ends times. Today, we start the
ancient “O” antiphons, the titles of the Lord. We say them when we sing O Come
O Come Emmanuel. The handout in the bulletin lists them in this week at home
section. These antiphons are prayed as the opening antiphon at mass and in the
Liturgy of the Hours. Take time to read the handout in the bulletin to reflect on
the themes presented in this week’s liturgy as we journey to the feast of the
Nativity of the Lord. These titles are given to Jesus by the prophets in the Old
Testament.
On our Advent journey to Christmas let us not lose sight of what the real reason
for the season is that we celebrate the Incarnation that our Savior becomes a
man just like us in order to save us from damnation.
This year with the Fourth Sunday of Advent on Christmas Eve we really
don’t have a Fourth Week just part of a liturgical day. Because of this we
are obligated to go to mass on Sunday to fulfill the Fourth Sunday; these
masses will be on Saturday night at 5:00pm and Sunday at 10:00am. The
Christmas masses will be on December 24 at 5:00pm, 8:00pm an 11:00pm
and Monday, Christmas Day at 10:00am. We are obligated to attend mass
for Advent and Christmas. We cannot attend one mass for both days; each
day is a separate celebration.
I know this is confusing but this is the liturgical landscape for the feast of
Christmas.
A Blessed Advent, Fr. Rich
Parish News & Events
Our prayers and sympathy to Marlene Beckmann and family on the passing of her father, Jose Quinzan on December 10. The funeral was held in Philadelphia. May he rest in peace.
The Parish Rectory Office will be closed from December 23rd thru December 26th. The Rectory office will reopen on Wednesday, December 27th at 9:00AM. In case of emergency please call Fr. Rich at 973-652-1305.
Religious Education Classes Grade K – 8: There will be class this Sunday, December 17th from 10:15-11:15AM. Our next class will be on Sunday, January 7, 2018 which will be a family class. Religious Education Classes Grade 9 – 10: There will be class Sunday, December 17th from 10:15-11:30AM. Our next class will be on Sunday, January 7, 2018 which will be a family class.
Bible Study: Next Session will be January 2, 2018 at 7:00pm in the Parish Center. Parish Penance Service will be held on Monday, December 18th at 7:00PM. Christmas Flower Envelopes: Please return your Christmas Flower envelopes by December 19th. Christmas Mass Volunteers Needed: We will need Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, and Altar Servers for the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses. Sign-up sheets are posted on the board located in the back of the church. Christmas Breakfast with St. Nicholas: Thank you to all who volunteered and made the breakfast a success.
Food Pantry Collection: Thank you for your very generous donations of food that was collected for The Rockaway Food Closet and Hope House. The Oplatek Christmas Wafers are available in the back of the church for you to use at the Christmas Eve Supper. The candle in front of The Blessed Virgin Mary is in memory of Patricia Zuravnsky and Irene Austin.
The Giving Tree: Thank you for your generosity of donations of gifts for the residents of Crystal Manor, St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly and our parish families. The Hat, Scarf & Glove Drive: Thank you for your generosity of donations for the pre-school sized gloves, hats, and scarves that will benefit the children that attend the pre-schools run by the Diocesan Catholic Charities. There will be a parish trip to the Passion Play in Oberammergua from August 31-September 8, 2020. This Passion Play is offered every 10 years and is internationally known. The trip will be a River Boat Tour stopping in Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Munich, & Passau. There are a limited number of seats available for this trip. For further information please call the rectory as soon as possible at 973-697-4699. SAVE THE DATE: Rachel’s Vineyard Paterson Retreat: Will be offering a weekend retreat on Friday, January 26 – Sunday, January 28. Rachel’s Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild, and redeem hearts broken by abortion. This retreat is a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental environment where women and men can express, release, and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin the process of restoration, renewal, and healing. For more information call 973-377-1004 EXT 425 or email [email protected]
Please Pray for Our Sick Marjorie Gormley, Frank & Lorraine Nardi, Kelly Finn, Skip DeBlock, James & Mona Schley, Luke Coluzzi, Sue Censier(Nerger), Kim Stier Careccia, Renata Haila, Eva Breczinski-Bonanno, Judy Bisconti, Ruth White, Claire Skutka, Joseph Pakula, Al Kucinski, Deacon Enio, John V. McIntyre, Sr., Shannon Koeppel, Cassisdy Koeppel, Debbie Little, Laura Sanford, Gilbert Wright III, Rich Kimble, Kip Flock, Dennis Fry, Fr. Gerald Kanzic, Annette Martin, Mary Samuel, Diane Dansen, Bishop Rodimer, Thomas VanHerwarde, Lee Brown, Orlando Riccardi Sr., Richard Beckmann Sr., Lisa Cangelosi. If there are parishioners that are homebound or in the hospital, please call the Rectory to let us know so Fr. Rich can visit them. Due to HIPAA regulations, visitation must be requested for hospitalizations & home visits.
Parish News & Events
Our prayers and sympathy to Marlene Beckmann and family on the passing of her father, Jose Quinzan on December 10. The funeral was held in Philadelphia. May he rest in peace.
The Parish Rectory Office will be closed from December 23rd thru December 26th. The Rectory office will reopen on Wednesday, December 27th at 9:00AM. In case of emergency please call Fr. Rich at 973-652-1305.
Religious Education Classes Grade K – 8: There will be class this Sunday, December 17th from 10:15-11:15AM. Our next class will be on Sunday, January 7, 2018 which will be a family class. Religious Education Classes Grade 9 – 10: There will be class Sunday, December 17th from 10:15-11:30AM. Our next class will be on Sunday, January 7, 2018 which will be a family class.
Bible Study: Next Session will be January 2, 2018 at 7:00pm in the Parish Center. Parish Penance Service will be held on Monday, December 18th at 7:00PM. Christmas Flower Envelopes: Please return your Christmas Flower envelopes by December 19th. Christmas Mass Volunteers Needed: We will need Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, and Altar Servers for the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses. Sign-up sheets are posted on the board located in the back of the church. Christmas Breakfast with St. Nicholas: Thank you to all who volunteered and made the breakfast a success.
Food Pantry Collection: Thank you for your very generous donations of food that was collected for The Rockaway Food Closet and Hope House. The Oplatek Christmas Wafers are available in the back of the church for you to use at the Christmas Eve Supper. The candle in front of The Blessed Virgin Mary is in memory of Patricia Zuravnsky and Irene Austin.
The Giving Tree: Thank you for your generosity of donations of gifts for the residents of Crystal Manor, St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly and our parish families. The Hat, Scarf & Glove Drive: Thank you for your generosity of donations for the pre-school sized gloves, hats, and scarves that will benefit the children that attend the pre-schools run by the Diocesan Catholic Charities. There will be a parish trip to the Passion Play in Oberammergua from August 31-September 8, 2020. This Passion Play is offered every 10 years and is internationally known. The trip will be a River Boat Tour stopping in Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Munich, & Passau. There are a limited number of seats available for this trip. For further information please call the rectory as soon as possible at 973-697-4699. SAVE THE DATE: Rachel’s Vineyard Paterson Retreat: Will be offering a weekend retreat on Friday, January 26 – Sunday, January 28. Rachel’s Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild, and redeem hearts broken by abortion. This retreat is a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental environment where women and men can express, release, and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin the process of restoration, renewal, and healing. For more information call 973-377-1004 EXT 425 or email [email protected]
Please Pray for Our Sick Marjorie Gormley, Frank & Lorraine Nardi, Kelly Finn, Skip DeBlock, James & Mona Schley, Luke Coluzzi, Sue Censier(Nerger), Kim Stier Careccia, Renata Haila, Eva Breczinski-Bonanno, Judy Bisconti, Ruth White, Claire Skutka, Joseph Pakula, Al Kucinski, Deacon Enio, John V. McIntyre, Sr., Shannon Koeppel, Cassisdy Koeppel, Debbie Little, Laura Sanford, Gilbert Wright III, Rich Kimble, Kip Flock, Dennis Fry, Fr. Gerald Kanzic, Annette Martin, Mary Samuel, Diane Dansen, Bishop Rodimer, Thomas VanHerwarde, Lee Brown, Orlando Riccardi Sr., Richard Beckmann Sr., Lisa Cangelosi. If there are parishioners that are homebound or in the hospital, please call the Rectory to let us know so Fr. Rich can visit them. Due to HIPAA regulations, visitation must be requested for hospitalizations & home visits.
Deacon Enio Simeone now resides in Renaissance Rehab & Nursing Center in Lincoln Park. You can visit or send cards to him at the following address; Lincoln Park Renaissance Rehab & Nursing Center, 521 Pine Brook Road, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035. Please keep him in your prayers.
Volunteers needed: We are in need of Ministers of the Eucharistic, Lectors, and Ushers. Please think about volunteering and if interested please fill out the sign-up sheet located in the back of the church. If you have any questions please see Fr. Rich. ”BLOOD DRIVE” – At the Saint Francis Residential Community, 122 Diamond Spring Road, Denville, NJ; Wednesday, December 20, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM; sponsored by the Sunrise Rotary Club of Denville, the Denville Rotary Club, and New Jersey Blood Services Catholic Charities Clothing Boxes: Donate Your Old Clothes: Now that we are starting to go through our winter clothes for the colder months, please consider donating some of your old or used clothing to Catholic Charities. Your donated clothes raise money to fund our Catholic Charities poverty relief services throughout the Diocese. For your convenience there is a clothing drop-off bin located behind the church.
The Rosary Join us in Praying the Rosary on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
After the 8:30 AM Mass.
Eucharistic Adoration Every Friday after the 8:30 am Mass
until 10:00 am Come to pray before the Lord,
to give thanks and hear his voice in the quiet of your heart. Benediction is celebrated at the conclusion of Holy Hour
Pastor’s Column Today is the Liturgical mid-point of Advent. As we celebrate the Third Sunday of
Advent today called Gaudete Sunday, we rejoice that the feast of the Nativity is
near. Our waiting in anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ takes on a different
emphasis today. We focus on his birth not on the ends times. Today, we start the
ancient “O” antiphons, the titles of the Lord. We say them when we sing O Come
O Come Emmanuel. The handout in the bulletin lists them in this week at home
section. These antiphons are prayed as the opening antiphon at mass and in the
Liturgy of the Hours. Take time to read the handout in the bulletin to reflect on
the themes presented in this week’s liturgy as we journey to the feast of the
Nativity of the Lord. These titles are given to Jesus by the prophets in the Old
Testament.
On our Advent journey to Christmas let us not lose sight of what the real reason
for the season is that we celebrate the Incarnation that our Savior becomes a
man just like us in order to save us from damnation.
This year with the Fourth Sunday of Advent on Christmas Eve we really
don’t have a Fourth Week just part of a liturgical day. Because of this we
are obligated to go to mass on Sunday to fulfill the Fourth Sunday; these
masses will be on Saturday night at 5:00pm and Sunday at 10:00am. The
Christmas masses will be on December 24 at 5:00pm, 8:00pm an 11:00pm
and Monday, Christmas Day at 10:00am. We are obligated to attend mass
for Advent and Christmas. We cannot attend one mass for both days; each
day is a separate celebration.
I know this is confusing but this is the liturgical landscape for the feast of
Christmas.
A Blessed Advent, Fr. Rich
December 17, 2017 Third Sunday of Advent
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK & MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday 8:30 am Irene Austin
5:00 pm Joseph Martinez, Robertoe Castanedo,
Maria Garcia, Jose Martinez
Sunday 8:00 am Crystal Brook Residence
9:00 am Gerald Byrne
11:30 am Ed Wojciechowski
Monday 8:30 am People of the Parish
7:00 pm Parish Penance Service
Tuesday 8:30 am Health & Blessing for the Robert E. Dunn Family
Wednesday 8:30 am Mary Regec
Thursday 8:30 am Sick of the Parish
Friday 8:30 am Health & Blessing for Mrs. Helen Bay
Saturday 8:30 am Helen & Leonard Backes
5:00 pm Abigial & Anthony Kaczmarzewski
Sunday 8:00 am Crystal Brook Residence
10:00 am Charles & Helen Asper
CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES
5:00 pm People of the Parish
8:00 pm People of the Parish
11:00 pm People of the Parish
**Christmas Day Mass will be held on Monday 12/25 at 10:00AM.**
Stewardship Offertory Collection Diocesan Assessment Collection $2,376 needed Weekly $1,504 needed Monthly Dec. 10 $ 1,806 Envelopes $ 659 Envelopes + 628 Online Giving + 240 Online Giving
$ 2,434 Total $ 899 Total
Lectors
Weekend Schedule
DECEMBER 16 & 17
DECEMBER 23 & 24
SATURDAY 5:00 pm SUNDAY 9:00 am 11:30 am
M. MUTTER F. GIARRATANO L. SCEUSI
L. CANGELOSI 10:00AM B. REGAN
Altar Servers SATURDAY 5:00 pm SUNDAY 9:00 am 11:30 am Eucharistic Ministers SATURDAY 5:00 pm SUNDAY 9:00 am 11:30 am Collection Counters Ushers SATURDAY 8:00 pm SUNDAY 9:00 am 11:30 am
*NEEDED* *NEEDED* F. GIARRATANO JEFF & DIANE MOELLER K. CHAN, H. KAFAFIAN A. DESTEFANO M. GOSCICKI, I. WHITE J. BRECZINSKI B. KNOTT R. NERGER
*NEEDED* 10:00AM T. CHAN *NEEDED* *NEEDED* 10:00AM M. SARTI, M. MEAD M. GOSCICKI, J. O’NEILL J. BRECZINSKI 10:00AM B. KNOTT
Ethics Point Hotline: As part of the ongoing efforts of the Diocese of Paterson to strengthen and support a culture of integrity, mutual accountability
and responsibility, an ethics hotline for the use of employees, volunteers, parishioners, vendors and other interested parties is
being introduced. This service provides opportunity for confidential, anonymous reporting of suspected misconduct in financial
matters and human resource issues. Ethics Point, an independent third-party company, has been selected to offer all diocesan
parishes, schools, agencies and departments the opportunity to file reports via the web at www.patersondiocese.org or
through a call to 1-855-247-3140. For more information, check the Ethics Point link on the diocesan website.
ALERT! If any person may have been abused by any priest, they should immediately contact their local County Prosecutor’s
Office and the Diocese’s Victims Assistance Coordinator: Peggy Zanello at 973-879-1489. You may also be in touch with
either of the Diocesan Response Officers: Rev. Msgr. James T. Mahony, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, 973-777-
8818 ext. 205 or SisterJoan Daniel Healy, S.C.C., Chancellor/Delegate for Religious, 973-777-8818 ext. 248. The entire text
of the Policy of the Diocese of Paterson in Response to Complaints of Sexual Abuse is available on the diocesan web site:
www.patersondiocese.org.
