St. William of York Catholic Church 3130 Jefferson Davis Highway, Stafford, VA 22554

Parish Clergy Fr. Robert J. DeMartino, Pastor Fr. Lino Rico Rostro, Parochial Vicar Mr. James J. Benisek, Deacon

Parish Acolyte Mr. Daniel A. D’Agostino, KHS

Parish Office (540) 659-1102 Fax (540) 659-5637 www.swoycc.org parishoffice@swoycc.org Monday – Friday 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Parish School Pre-K – 8th (540) 659-5207 www.stwillschool.org, fax (540) 659-9863 David A. Lima, Principal

Religious Education Office (540) 659-5705 reoffice@swoycc.org Deacon James J. Benisek, DRE Monday - Friday 9 AM - 3 PM

Catholic Youth Organization eabagnale@swoycc.org Erica Abagnale, CYO Coordinator

St. William of York Outreach, Thrift Shop (540) 720-6652 Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM And first Saturday’s 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Parish Membership New parishioners are asked to register in the parish office.

Mass Schedule Sunday Mass 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM & 12:15 PM (Spanish) Monday 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM Tuesday 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM Wednesday 9:00 AM and 6:30 PM Thursday 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM Friday 9:00 AM and 6:30 PM Saturday 9:00 AM Saturday Vigil Masses 4:00 PM & 5:30 PM Holy Days of Obligation as announced

Penance (Confession) Schedule Wednesday & Friday 9:30 AM Saturday 9:30 AM & 6:30 PM

Eucharistic Adoration Between morning daily Masses, (Mon., Tue., & Thur.) and First Friday from 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM.

Baptism Baptism classes are required. Please contact the parish office as soon as possible. Parents are encouraged to attend before the birth of their child.

Marriage Preparation Couples are required to make arrangements at least six months in advance of the desired wedding date.

Sponsor Letters To qualify, one must be registered for at least 3 months, have received the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation, be at least 16 years of age and attend weekly Sunday Mass. Married sponsors must be in a valid Catholic marriage.

Bulletin Deadline Friday, in writing, a full week prior.

Welcome to St. William of York Catholic Church: “Come As You Are… But Change When You Get Here!”

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph—December 27, 2020

December 28th – January 3rd Monday 7:30 AM Kevin Schram 9:00 AM Walter Vavrosky Tuesday 7:30 AM Florence M. Barry+ 9:00 AM Pua Ripper+ Wednesday 9:00 AM Nancy McDonald+ 6:30 PM Jocelyn Roth Thursday 7:30 AM Joe & Pat Armstrong 9:00 AM Baird Family (Spanish) Vigil 6:30 PM Rev. Juan Flores Diaz+ Friday 7:30 AM Rev. Salvador Rodriguez Ventura+ Solemnity of 9:00 AM People of St. William of York Mary, Mother 10:30 AM President Donald J. Trump of God 12:15 PM Most Rev. Lucas Martinez Lara+ Saturday 9:00 AM Benjamin Nash 4:00 PM Celebrant’s Intention 5:30 PM Adam Keay & Family Sunday 7:30 AM People of St. William of York 9:00 AM Amanda Keay & Family 10:30 AM Gene Arnold+ 12:15 PM Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman

First Friday Adoration The first Friday in January is January 1st the Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God. Since this day is a holy day of obligation, we will not have adoration on that day but we will have it on the day of the March for Life which is Friday, Janu-ary 29th.

Due to new COVID restrictions, the Gala has been rescheduled for May 15, 2021

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Confession Schedule December 28th –

January 2nd Wednesday: 9:30 AM-10:00 AM No 9:30 AM Friday Confessions Saturday: 9:30 AM-10:00 AM Saturday: 6:30 PM-7:00 PM

January Confession Schedule Modification

Friday, January 1st is the Solemnity of Mary, Moth-er of God. Since this is a holy day of obligation there will be no 9:30 AM confession.

The Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God

Friday, January 1, 2020 is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God a holy day of obligation. Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, December 31st at 6:30 PM in Spanish and on Friday, January 1st at 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM and 12:15 PM in English.

Parish Office Holiday Hours The parish office will be closed Thursday, Decem-ber 31st and Friday, January 1st for the New Year’s holiday.

Special Mass Reservations The sign up Genius for Reservations for The Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God and the weekend of January 2nd and 3rd will open Sunday, December 27th at 2:00 PM and will close at 9:00 PM on Tuesday, December 29th. You can find the link to sign up at www.swoycc.org, about half way down the home page.

Sunday Collection for 12/20/19 Due to early submission of this bulletin for the hol-iday this information was not yet available. It will be available in an upcoming bulletin.

Thank you and may God bless you for your contin-ued support and generosity.

RE Program 2020-2021: Last week in December 2020 and Welcome to 2021

12-27-2020 – Christmas Break

01-03-2021 – Review week for the Mid-Term Exam. More information to come.

01-10-2021 – Mid-Term will be sent out 01-17-2021 – 2nd Semester Begins

************************************************************************************************ “And the Survey says” In Mid-November a survey was sent out to all RE families with regards to returning to RE in class instruction for the New Year.

Based upon the survey results, new state and federal health restrictions and the current increase in Covid cases, which authorities have projected to increase through the early part of 2021, the RE office has determined that in order to keep our students safe, which is our first priority, we will keep with the current online class option for the remainder of the 20-21 school year.

Exceptions to this plan are the following: 2nd graders who are preparing for 1st Penance and 1st Holy Communion will be required to attend in-person classes to help them prepare for the sacraments. These classes are Mandatory. All health safety requirements will be put in place.

• Sunday, 01-10-2021 from 10:15AM – 12:00PM – 1st Penance preparation • Sunday, 01-24-2021 from 10:15AM – 12:00PM – 1st Penance preparation • Sunday, 01-31-2021 from 10:15AM – 12:00PM – 1st Penance Assessment Exam given • Sunday, 02-21-2021 from 10:15AM – 12:00PM - 1st Penance Mini Retreat

6th & 7th graders - in person to take the Basic Faith Exam. This will take place in March. More information to follow. Again, all COVID safety requirements will be put in place.

7th grade Confirmation Retreat is still in question and we will notify you when and if this retreat will take place.

Mid-Term Exams are scheduled for 01-10-2021 for 1st, 3rd-7th grades

1st Penance Assessment Exam for 2nd grade is scheduled for 01-31-2021 in lieu of the 01-10-2021 mid-term.

Online classes (Grades 1-7): This is the last week of Christmas Break before getting back to reality and school. Please see that your child(ren) do take time to keep up on their studies. It is important not to fall behind, as once January comes, midterms will be upon us.

The RE staff kindly requests to please continue to send in weekly assigned activity pages. Parents are asked to take a picture, scan and email completed activity pages for grading purposes.

As dispensation to attend Mass is still in effect per Bishop Burbidge, and if medical conditions prevent you from attending Sunday Mass in person, we ask that families attend Mass via live streaming regularly. We are seeing more and more parishioners coming back to church and we have the church staff and ushers to thank for implementing strict cleaning procedures regularly to keep us all safe while allowing us to attend Mass in person. So, if you are adventurous, please consider going on to the website and reserve your spot for the Mass of your choice and join us in communion with our Lord.

We will continue to post information to the parish website @ SWOYCC.ORG about the program along with emails and other forms of communications to keep you up to date on all requirements and meetings. With the uncertainty of where the months will lead us, we ask for your continued patience and understanding as we traverse the unknown and shift course as the events of the days and weeks unfold. God Bless each of you and your loved ones, especially during these trying times. We ask for your continued prayers.

The RE office will be closed for the week of 12-27-2020 -

Happy New Year!

St. William of York Catholic School Over 25 Years of Authentic Catholic Education

School News “Christ is born, glorify Him! Christ from heaven, go out to meet Him! Christ on earth, be exalted! Sing to the

Lord all the whole earth; and that I may join both in one word, let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, for Him who is of heaven and then of earth. Christ in the flesh, rejoice with trembling and with joy; with

trembling because of your sins, with joy because of your hope.” St. Gregory Nazianzen We wish you a Christmas filled with the wonder of the birth of Christ.

This Week in Our Parish Sunday, December 27 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph No RE Classes Monday, December 28 No School Parish Office Closed Tuesday, December 29 No School Wednesday, December 30 No School 9:30 AM: Confessions (Church) No RE Classes No RCIA (Center) Thursday, December 31 New Year’s Eve No School Parish Office Closed Friday, January 1 The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God No School Parish Office Closed No 9:30 AM Confessions Saturday, January 2 9:30 AM: Confessions (Church) 11:30 AM: Baptisms in Spanish (Church) 6:30 PM: Confessions (Church) Sunday, January 3 The Epiphany of the Lord RE Classes (Online)

2021 St. Joseph Missals Are Here!

A very limited amount of St. Joseph Sun-day Missals-Prayer book and Hymnal for 2021 are here. The cost is $2.00 per mis-sal. Pick yours up today in the RE or par-ish office.

Outreach Christmas Closures are as Follows

Financial Assistance & Pantry is closed thru December 30th. Both will reopen on January 6th. Thrift Shop is closed thru December 31st and reopen on January 5th Please note that during this period we will not be accept-ing donations as there will be no volunteers to take in and process them. Your cooperation is deeply appreciat-ed.

Baptism Classes The next Baptism Preparation Class in English will be held on Wednesday, January 27th at 7:30 PM in the Brent Room. The next Baptismal Preparation Class in Spanish will be held on Saturday, February 13th at 8:30 AM in the Brent Room. It is mandatory that all par-ents register with the parish office (540) 659-1102 before the class.

Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph First Reading: Gn 15:1-6, 21: 1-3 Abram shows us the Lord keeps His promises, for his off-spring were indeed many, like the stars in heaven. We, too, must trust in the Lord, so like Abram, our families might prosper. Second Reading: Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19 By faith Abraham and Sarah were blessed with Isaac, and through him, many descendants because they trusted in God’s promise and believed in what they could not see. We see that faith, trust and prayer bring forth God’s mira-cles in our lives. Gospel: Luke 2:22-40 Jesus was brought to Jerusalem to be consecrated accord-ing to the law of Moses. A man named Simeon had learned he would not die until he had seen God’s anoint-ed. Upon seeing Jesus, he immediately declared he had witnessed “the glory of your people of Israel.” The proph-etess Anna also gave thanks and spoke of Jesus to all who would listen. Both recognized the power of Jesus, alt-hough he was still an infant.

CYO Schedule Please email eabagnale@swoycc.org for

more information.

We hope you have a Merry Christmas!

New Year Save the Dates from John Paul the Great

Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School will be hosting a number of virtual community events, free and open to anyone interested in logging on! Check out jpthegreat.org for details on the following events: January 8, JP priority application deadline January 9, HSPT hosted at JP (in-person) January 14, Middle School Game Night on Zoom January 26, Evening Bioethics Webinar February 6, Virtual "How to High School" Work-

shop February 10, Virtual Photography Workshop February 27, Virtual Super Science Saturday Work-

shop Every Day: Students studying in-person, growing as

members of the Wolfpack!

Our beautiful Christmas flowers were donated in

memory or honor of:

Jocelyn Solomon Joseph Solomon John Solomon, Sr. John Solomon, Jr. Helen Solomon John & Helen Polk Robert & Evelyn Schaul, Sr. Michael Kwiatkowski Raucci Family Sloan Family Dillon Family Kwiatkowski Family Mary Van Horn John Flanagan Mollie Flanagan James Walsh Margaret Walsh Patti Walsh Chris & Esther Holst Bohumil & Antonia Benisek Adam Bielarczyk Joseph & Antoinette Pasymowski Joseph & Emily Rybicki Josephine & William Farrell Evelyn, Arthur & Gary BeLina Chester, Dolores & Dale Mozdzen Bernard, Margaret & Thomas Galligan Robert & Irene Benisek Fr. Gary R. Steibel Bernice Lawicki & Family Mildred & Charles Hatch Ed & Stella Demeney Irene McGee Ruth Haddad Ovieda H. Jacokes Debra E. Jones Edward M. Carroll Joe Narciso Barbara Harrington Joan Casler William & Mary Casler Joseph & Sarah Galletta Richard Casler Joseph A. Galletta Mr. & Mrs. Webster Henry

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Kerser Frank, Joseph & Mary Henry Mr. & Mrs. J.F. Mills Robert & Richard Kerser Edward Baumann Leonard Baumann Agnes Baumann Daniel Roets William Roets Robert & Louise Geiser Susan Haughan Jackie Keller Sergio & Felicitas Alejos Auggie Alejos Aunt Mary Aunt Pat Juan E. Alicea Lucila De Alayon Francisco Alayon Edilberto Alayon Camilo & Juan Alayon Bryon & Helen Bond Clifford Sykes Stanley & Norma Wloshinski Richard Jarnagin Ursula Jarnagin Ilse Tutter Klaus Tutter Pablo Moreno Jorge Luis Moreno Alfonso Felfle Judith Meyer Edith Sarmiento John & Celestine Fleckenstein Dora Soriano Osmin Jovel Erlindo Jovel Ernestina Soreno Juan Rosa Sadie & Joe Rudjak Bernie, Joe & Jeff Beard Bruce Hoffer Ellen & Michael Feldman Bryan Galloway Miecykowski Family Cwalinski Family Virginia White Georgia Bange Leo & Clare Noll Bob & Peg Sutton

Leonard & Marie Toy James & Geraldine Deatherage Barbara Nelson Bobby Nelson Rosemary Zimmer Our Parents, Pittman Family Fallon Family Platten Family Patterson Family Lang Family Meyers Family Christine A. Stamborski Bruno & Evelyn Stamborski Jerome Benisek Bruno & Mary Stamborski John & Anna Bielarczyk McHugh Family Snyder Family Dominic Jabro Toma Jabro Werdia Sheabo Warina Sheabo Yazi Jabro John Wolfe Antoinette Yao Father DeMartino Bernardine Gayda John Gayda Dr. John H. Goode, Jr. Ethel Goode Michael Pomatto Joan Pomatto Father DeMartino All the Priest, Bishops and Clergy Walter Samuelson Louis Ponterio, Sr. Ms. Miram Maria Robles Jorge Robles Felix Blandor Madeline Carroll Charles Carroll John Svede Danielle Phillipe Louise Myers Joseph F. Rudy, Sr. Ethel A. Rudy Wilma Joerger Andrew Samsky

Diane Clark Gaylord Duval William Story Edward Brosnahan Robert Hines Paul, John, Peter & Marie Morin Janet, John & Jim MacDougall Tia J. Armstrong Josephine Armstrong Sauchuck Family Ralph & Anne Marie Ruhland Anna & Tony Yelick Mr. & Mrs. Charles Carrington Mr. & Mrs. Candido Corrado Barbara A. Krattli Grace Cullerton Beverly Massee Edward & Pua Ripper Szafranski Family Sienicki Family Berloeh Family Popwihak Family Bradley Goins Luigi Manente Peggy McPhelim Mary P. Manente Dorothy Goins Margaret Peggy Walters Virginia & William Luther Ruby Luther Joseph & Norma Stark Jack & Florence Keenan Jim Slattery Mary L. Marasti Ada L. Hawkins Beverly O. Hawkins Gladys L. Marasti John Gassner, Sr. Jamia Gassner Jack Hoffmaster Edith Hoffmaster President Donald Trump Faye E. Whalen William Whalen, Sr. Mildred Cavender James W. Cavender, Sr.

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