The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Vincent de Paul

250 Bebout Avenue, Stirling, New Jersey 07980

Phone: (908) 647-0118 Fax: (908) 647-5992

Parish Office—908-647-0118 After office hours in an

Emergency call 973-222-0720 Parish website: stvincentschurch.org Parish Email: parish@stvdp.org

PASTORAL STAFF Fr. A. Richard Carton, Pastor frrichardcarton@stvdp.org

Vincent G. Clarke, Music Ministry 908-647-4926

Sr. Nadine Fodor OP Licensed Counselor 551-655-4943

Sr. Elsa Jeronimo, C.S.JB. Director of Social Outreach srelsa@stvdp.org

Deirdre Nemeth Director of Religious Formation 908-647-6772 dnemeth@stvdp.org

Amilee Bishop Youth/Confirmation Coordinator 908-647-6772 StVincent@boldym.com

Peter O’Neill, Deacon 908-647-7258-pjoneill@att.net

Parish Trustees Alan Tangreti Timothy Wallisch

PARISH OFFICE STAFF Maria DeLuca Religious Formation Secretary Tonianne VanDerveer Parish Secretary Mary Woods Parish Finance Coordinator

PARISH SCHOOL

908-647-0421 Fax 908-647-3878

Website www.stvdp.org John Paul Crescenzo Principal Vera Castagna School Secretary Staci Ciamei School Finance Coordinator

We are a Catholic community rooted in the Eucharist and committed to the poor.

Sunday Mass Schedule

(Vigil Mass)

Saturday —5 PM

Sunday 8:30 AM, 10:30AM and 6:00 PM

Confession—Saturday at 4 PM at other times by appointment.

Weekday Mass Schedule

8:30 AM Monday - Saturday

“It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass.”

St. Padre Pio

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SUNDAY COLLECTION REPORT

The weekend of November 14th and November 15th

Total amount in 259 envelopes: $ 8,711 Loose $ 3,362 Parish Pay: $ 2,533 Total offered: $ 14,606

“I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words, if our expenditure on comforts, luxuries, amusement, etc., is up to the standard common among those with the same income as our own, we are probably giving away too little. If our giving does not at all pinch or hamper us, I should say it is too small. There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot because our commitment to giving excludes them.” C.S. Lewis Prudent Stewardship … You may want to consider a simpler, more convenient way to support your parish: electronic giving (Parish Pay). Sign up online at ParishPay.com or call 1-866-727-4741. To learn more, please contact our parish bookkeeper Mary Woods, at 908-647-0118, or via email: mwoods@stvdp.org

MASS INTENTIONS

MONDAY November 23rd Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, Priest and Martyr

8:30 AM Jessie and Frank Giacumbo

Brian Meade Paul Horwath

TUESDAY November 24th Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest

and Companions, Martyrs

8:30 AM Msgr. Patrick Brown (Living) Holy Souls in Purgatory Christopher Giraldo

WEDNESDAY November 25th Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr

8:30 AM Maria Scoppettuolo Patsy Filippone John Quinn

THURSDAY November 26th Thanksgiving Day 9:00 AM Richard Holmes

Michael and Rita Pavlo Christopher Giraldo

FRIDAY November 27th

8:30 AM Patrick McMonagle John Klebash, Sr. Anthony G. DeVincentis

SATURDAY November 28th

8:30 AM Walter Mac Duff Tom Fettes Patricia McAuliffe

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

5:00 PM For the People of the Parish Frank Kelly Joseph Tremarco

SUNDAY November 29th 8:30 AM: Deceased Members of the Capozzoli Family Vera Bendinelli Megan Kenny 10:30 AM Michael John Elia Christine Dos Santos Richard Chaplin 6:00 PM Anne Dunne Guido Mannarino Josephine Lacopo

Reserve the date and join in a historic moment. Mass to open the Year of Mercy on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8th—7 PM.

November 18th was the fourth drawing of our Christmas Calendar Raffle. Congratulations to Pauline Filippone who won $2,000.

If you haven’t sent in your tickets, please do so to be in the next 5 drawings. All proceeds go to the Parish and the School. If you need additional tickets, please call or visit the Parish House. We encourage you to get your family and friends in on the fun. Remember, a $20 ticket could win you from $2,000 to $5,000. You have to be in it, to win it. Our next drawing will be on Wednesday November 25th in the amount of $2,000.

CHRISTMAS CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNER

COFFEE AND ...

Come and join us November 29th after the 10:30 Mass, for coffee and a light breakfast, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus in the Church Meeting Room. All are invited to spend time with fellow parishioners.

We look forward to seeing you there!

PASTORS COLUMN

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IT IS RIGHT TO GIVE HIM THANKS AND PRAISE We use these words every day at the Preface of the Mass before the Eucharistic Prayer is offered. Indeed, it is God’s right to receive our thanks and praise because God is the provider of every good gift we receive. Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Jesus is Lord of our lives, the Lord of History, the Lord of Eternity, the Lord of life and death—He is the only King worthy of our full loyalty, thanks and praise. As a nation we will celebrate this week the festival Day of Thanksgiving. Our greatest action of Thanksgiving in prayer as Catholics is the Mass. Please come to Mass on Thanksgiving Day as we pray for our nation—especially now when there is so much to thank God. We ask God never to withdraw His Mercy from our nation. Mass will be offered at 9 AM—you will have oodles of time afterwards for cooking, eating, chatting and football. Give God the gift of your thanks and praise at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Thanksgiving Day. A good friend sent this to me recently and it certainly got me thinking of how remarkably blessed we are in this nation. Please take some time to read it and over and reflect. Then come, give God thanks and praise at 9 AM on Thursday or if your are travelling check out where Mass will be offered in the parish local to you. Invite a lapsed Catholic to join you. There is so much to offer God thanks and praise for, yet above every earthly blessing is the awesome gift of Jesus Christ, our Lord and King.

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, and a roof over your head, you are richer than 75% of the worlds population.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish some place, you are among the top 8% of the worlds wealthy.

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the one million who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation,

you are ahead of 500 million people in the world. If you can attend a religious service without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you

are more blessed than 3 billion people in the world. If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful,

you are truly blessed because the majority can, but most do not. If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over 2 billion people in the world who

cannot read at all.

Come, ye thankful people, come. Thanksgiving is upon us. The beautiful season of Advent

and the Jubilee Year of Mercy are fast approaching. My prayerful thanks to each and everyone who gives of their time, treasure and talent to make this parish the gift she is to the local community

and to the Kingdom of God.

Peace,

Fr. Richard

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PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS Those who serve in the military:

Sean Milde, James Minogue, Greg Scaduto, Joseph Bozell, Frank Fasano, Marcia Fernandes, Richard Lister, Eric Leverone, Jay Donato, Frank Messina, Eileen Murphy, Peter Giovanni, Brian Reynolds, John E. Siedler IV, and Alex Slevens.

Those who are ill: Patricia Herrmann, Msgr. Patrick Brown, Richard Haluska, Mary Keller, Richard, Scherer, Robert Markowski, John Ramella, Dorothy Paul, Givi Trauwaert, Ruth Ann Rahe, Daniel Nastarowicz, Jonathan and John Tantaros, Mary Bigelis, George Armenti III, MaryAnn Paster, Anne Galdieri, Terry McCloskey, John McMonagle, Patricia Caruso-Minicozzi, Susan Holmes, Pat Moran, Carmel Connolly and Eric Binner.

Those who have died to this world Jim Fierro

Requiescat in Pace May all the faithful who have departed this world rest

in your eternal peace. Amen.

ROSARY ALTAR GUILD

Baby bottles are available in the narthex for parishioners to take at their convenience as an ongoing outreach ministry to assist the good works of Good Counsel.

Return the bottles with your change/financial support to be distributed to Good Counsel Homes. Know that you are assisting mothers and their children to have a better opportunity in life when others may have turned away from them.

GOOD COUNSEL DONATIONS

The Rosary Altar Guild will be having their annual fundraising bake sale this weekend after the 5PM, 8:30 and 10:30 AM Masses. Please come and purchase some homemade baked goods for your family before Thanksgiving!

THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Reborn through the waters of Baptism and the out-pouring of the Holy Spirit, we embrace,

Leia Hanna Olechowski daughter of James and Theodora

Dermot Farrell and

Emmet McCarthy Cooney sons of Michael and Laura

claimed now by Christ for the fullness of Eternal Life.

CHRISTMAS ANGEL INFORMATION FOR OUR CONCERT

Be a Christmas Angel Please consider joining the choirs of “Concert Angels” who will help to bring the beautiful music of

Christmas to St. Vincent de Paul’s Church, in December. As a Concert Angel, your name will appear in the Christmas Concert Program, and your participation will help to defray the cost of

hosting our Christmas Concert, enabling greater support for educational and community outreach programs.

To join the Angels, please fill out the form below and return it, along with a check or money order made payable to St. Vincent de Paul Church. Angel contributions must be received, by December 1, 2015, at the Parish House, or

mailed to St. Vincent de Paul Church, 250 Bebout Avenue, Stirling, NJ 07980 Attn: Mary Knell. STVDP CHRISTMAS CONCERT ANGEL

Name: __________________________________________________________ Phone: ________________

Address ________________________________________________________________________________

Name as it should appear in the program: __________________________________________________ (Please print clearly)

Include the memory of loved ones on the list of Concert Angels.

Angel Category:

___Platinum - $100 ___Diamond - $75 ___ Gold - $50 ___Silver - $25 ___Cherub - $10

Payment enclosed: $________________________________________ Please drop off payment and this form to the Parish House or mail to: St. Vincent de Paul Church,

250 Bebout Avenue, Stirling, NJ 07980 ATTN: Mary Knell

Cookie Bakers Needed A wonderful tradition for close to 20 years at St. Vincent’s, we are happy to once again conduct our Christmas Cookie Project for the homebound in our Parish. We are looking for bakers to drop off cookies on Monday, December 14th in the Church Meeting Room. Any type of homemade cookie would be great. Please contact Ellie Alber at 908-204-8988 or Elliealber@gmail .com; or Ann Ryan at ALR222@me.com or 908-580-9740 if you are able to contribute. Thanks for your kindness.

ATTENTION COOKIE BAKERS

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FOOD AND WINE TASTING 2015

A great time was had by all who attended the 2015 Food and Wine tasting. The gym was

transformed into a beautiful environment for all to enjoy good wine, good food and most of

all... good company. Thank you to all that worked on the event to

make it so special.

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Congratulations to our children in 2nd grade who

celebrated their First Reconciliation this weekend.

Please keep them in your prayers that they will

always seek and find comfort in God’s Mercy in the Sacrament

of Reconciliation.

FAITH FORMATION / RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

SAVE THE DATE

Getting Ready for Christmas? Join us for an Advent Evening with

St. Nicholas

As we prepare the way for the celebration of Jesus' birth, please join us in celebrating the life of St. Nicholas. Please join us for story, craft, movie, cookies and candy. Pizza and cider will be served to all attendees around 6:30PM. When: December 19th, after 5 PM Mass. Where: Church M e e t i n g R o o m / J P I I R o o m , Time: 6:00- 8:30 pm, Age Group: 3-10 year olds. You can sign up by

emailing helenarohal@gmail.com. RSVP by December 12th. We look forward to seeing you there.

A WEBSITE TO STRENGTHEN MARRIAGE

One of our parishioners, Marianne Legato, has launched a website to assist married couples in strengthening their relationships. The site is www.savingmarriages.net and very much worth the visit to find out the myriad of resources available. Marianne certainly has put a lot of work and thought into the website. Even if you do not have the immediate need perhaps there will be something on the site that you will find helpful for others. As the site suggests: savingmarriages.net gathers in one place some of the many resources available for trying to save or improve your marriage. Thank you Marianne.

NEXT SUNDAY MASS READINGS

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT First Reading: Jeremiah 33: 14-16 The Lord tells of fulfilling the promise he had made to Israel. He will send a replacement for David, someone who "shall do what is right and just in the land," believed by most to mean Jesus. Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2 Paul encourages the Thessalonians to be ready for the coming of the Lord. He explains that although they are conducting themselves in a way that would please God, they should always strive to do even better. Gospel: Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Jesus warns his followers to be prepared for the end of the world. He reminds them not to be preoccupied with

unimportant events, or they will be caught unaware rather than being on watch as they should.

FLOWER AND CANDLE OFFERING

The flowers in front of the Altar are in memory of Patrick McMonagle

The flowers in front of the Holy Family are in memory of Frank Buziak

The flowers in front of Our Lady of Fatima are in celebration of the Ordination Anniversary of

Fr. A. Richard Carton The votive light before the statue of Joseph

is in memory of Frank Giacumbo

The votive light before the statue of the Blessed Mother is in memory of

Jessie Giacumbo

M.O.M.S GROUP MEETING

MEALS FOR MOMS...Attention Moms who are expecting or who have just given birth. Please contact the Meals for Moms ministry and we'll be happy to provide meals for your fami-ly. Email Danielle Grieco at dgrieco7@verizon.net for more info.

AWAY FROM HOME

We are blessed that John Calabro was chosen to continue his studies for the Priesthood in Rome. John is working and praying hard in his new surroundings. Unlike many college students John will not be home for Thanksgiving or Christmas so perhaps you would like to send him a card. If so the address is: John Calabro, Pontifical North American College, 00120 Vatican City State, Europe. Go ahead, make his day.