PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION: HOLY FAMILY (WORSHIP SITE) 521 7TH AVENUE NEW BRIGHTON, PA 15066 E-Mail: hfp18001@verizon.net Web Site:beavercatholic.com/holyfamily HOLY FAMILY OFFICE AND SOCIAL HALLS 1851 Third Avenue, New Brighton, PA.15066 724-847-3538 STS. PETER AND PAUL 200 Third Street Beaver, PA 15009 724-775-4111 ssppbeaver.org/church ST. CECILIA 724-775-0801 628 Virginia Ave Rochester, PA 15074 724-775-0801 stceciliaroch.org ST. FELIX 450 13th Street Freedom, PA 15042 724-775-1476 stfelixfreedom.org Administrator Rev. Robert Miller Senior Parochial Vicar Fr. Paul Kuppe O.F.M. Cap. Parochial Vicar Fr. Mark Carter O.F.M. Cap. In Residence Michael Greb, O.F.M. Cap. McGuire Memorial HOLY FAMILY PARISH STAFF Janet Smith– Administrative Assistant 724-847-3538 Larry Tavlarides– Director of Music 412-609-9686 Suzan Bauer– CCD Program Coordinator 724-846-9622

GROUPING SAFE ENVIRONMENT COORDINATOR Andrea Korcan– Buzza-724-775-0801 Youth Minister Danielle Simoni– 724-462-5769

Catholic Charities Beaver County Office (counseling) 724-775-0758

Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator (412) 456-3093 (Office)

1-888-808-1235 (Hot Line) PA Childline

1-800- 932-0313 Call 911 immediately if a child is in immediate danger.

MARRIAGE: Call the Parish Of-fice 724-847-3538 to begin the necessary paper work. This ap-pointment should be six months prior to the wedding.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND SHUT-INS: Please call the Parish Office at 724-847-3538 for home visitation for the Sac-rament of Eucharist, Reconcilia-tion and the Anointing of the Sick.

ST. JOSEPH CEMETERY: Graves are available for burial. 724-323-0033

HOLY FAMILY OFFICE HOURS Monday– Thursday

8:00-5:00 Friday

8:00-12:00 CONFESSION TIMES MONDAY& WEDNESDAY: 6:00- 7:00 PM St. Cecilia SATURDAY: 12:00 -1:00 PM Sts. Peter & Paul 3:00- 3:45 PM Holy Family

December 22, 2019 Fourth Sunday

Of Advent

Welcome to Holy Family Parish DAILY MASSES St. Felix– T& TH– 8:30AM, Wed– 7:30AM St. Cecilia– M T W– 7PM, Fri– 7:30AM Holy Family– M, W, F –8:30 TH– 7:00PM Sts. Peter and Paul– M T TH– 7:30AM, F– 9AM WEEKEND MASSES St. Felix– Sun -11AM St. Cecilia– Sat– 5PM, Sun 9:15AM, Holy Family– Sat 4PM, Sun 9AM, Sts. Peter & Paul– Sat 9AM, 6PM, Sun—7:30AM, 10AM, 12PM

HOLY FAMILY PARISH WEBSITE-beavercatholic.com/holyfamily

Jesus, I give you my whole heart today. I offer all my struggles for those in life

who need it most. Amen. PLEASE PRAY FOR: Cheyne Main, Leigh Anne Carr, Matthew Jackson, Judy Reese, Rich Emert, James Mellis, Irene Cunningham, Dan Kennelly, Peyton Adkins, Peter Sabella, Kathy Jackson, Scarlett Santypal, Dorothy Lovette, Andy Popik, Vicky Tomastik, Marc Shemile, Carol Helkowski,

Elizabeth Proya, Jackson Circle, Gwen Bosco, Justin Peters, Bill Thompson, Regina Helbling, Lindsay Robinson, Christine Terracio, Vincent Catanzarite, Barb Siktar, Pam Jordan, Wyatt Newlin, Alice, Terry Griffith, Dennis Brehenny, Beverly Tomasi, Cel Totera, Taryn Santypal, Sheryl Fausti, Dawn Miller, Linda Jean Conroy, Steven Cercone, Annie Recupero, Johnny Berrill, Thomas Trentadue, D.P.D., Sandy McCann, Paul Wood, Anja Klein, Elsie Lesinski, Barb, Norma Walker, Nancy Schettig, Kathy Klutka, Jarod S., Gunner, Sexton, Heather, Rodney, Mary Rowan, Dolly Markess, Tony DeLizio, Julie Wellmann, Tom, Jacquie Samek, Geno Royal, Lori, Mary Cox, Barb Shaban, Amy Hartwick, Sue Matsook, John Cossin, Brian Conroy, Thomas Peluso, Anna Babcanec, Chris Kirschner, Ansley Pittner, Katherine Catanzarite, Leo Wolfe, Nick Pasquale Melissa Palumbo, Brody McPherson, Bert Prentice, Amy Antonetti and family, Cookie Curcio, Colin Joshua, Danielle Bobin, Jim Kern, Christopher West, Amelia (Millie) Kopka, The Glaesman Family, Victor Capo, Craig, Donna Ramsey, Greg Cardosi, James Deane, Jr., all victims of child abuse, Connie & Ray Reeher, Trey Book, Mark Stiggi, Betty DeRose, George Eckhardt, Joanne Mujwit, Dan Barrett, Naomi Toth, Christopher Joseph Bosco, William Arienzo, Helene Kralic, Kathy Zinsser, Edward Lang, Joseph Shubbuck, Jo Mitchell, Shirley Kozel, Shannon Hunston, Paisley Campbell, Nathan Cardosi, Sr. Thaddeus, Susan Kaufman, Infant child Zion, Jon Lawrence, Mike Lodovico, Tom Helbling, Willie Cefaratti, Nanci Barrett, Wilfred Krut, E.M.S., Dawn Stupia, Mary Mooney, Sue Philipp, Paula Wagurak, Linda Murphy, Francis Hollinback

Matthew 1:21. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.

CALENDARS Some of you have been asking about the 2020 calendars. They will be available to you again this year! We usually have them by now, but we received late notification that the ones we ordered are out of stock. We hope to get them in this week. They’ll be here when it’s time to flip your calen-dar from 2019 to 2020!! Promise! Thanks to J and J Spratt Funeral Home. They have generously donated our calendars for many years.

RETROUVAILLE Does your marriage need a rebirth? Retrouvaille has helped

countless couples experiencing marital dif-ficulty at all levels from disillusionment through deep misery. For confidential infor-mation, please call 412-277-3434 or email 3041@retrouvaille.org. We will be hosting two weekend retreats in 2020: Janu-ary 31-February 2 and September 11-13.

Call today to begin the healing process or visit www.HelpOurMarriage.com.

Sts. Peter & Paul Society of St. Vincent DePaul The members of the Society would like to thank you for your kind donations. Also, they ask that you remember to please make your checks payable to St. Vincent DePaul Society. The ministers of our SVDS would like to invite anyone who may feel that they could help as a volunteer. For information, please call the Rectory at 724-775-4111 or the St. Vincent DePaul number at 724-312-6781. We have a small food pantry here at Holy Family which is supported by this fine society. It gives us the opportunity to help those in need.

Tuesdays Choir Practice 7:00PM Wednesdays Bingo 7:00PM December 11 Light is on for You 6-9 PM December 14 Choral Concert-HFP 7:00PM December 14 Christmas Concert SSPP 7:00PM December 15 Choral Concert St Cecilia 4:00PM December 15 Happy Birthday Jesus 10:15AM December 15 Breakfast-Social Hall 8-12 December 16 Raffle Ticket goes off December 19 Confessions at HFP 6:00PM December 24 Masses 4:30 -10PM December 25 Mass 10:00AM December 22 & 29 CCD Christmas Recess December 28 Holy Family Feast Day 4:00PM Group Mass December 31 Solemnity of Mary HFP 5:00PM

DECEMBER AT A GLANCE

December 15, 2019 YOUR KIND DONATION

**Needed for Budget—$5,000.00** Offertory .00

Thank you for your offering. “Whatever you give to the Lord,

He will return to you a hundred fold”

We have many friends and family who, for one rea-son or another, can not make it to Mass. Some due to illness, some due to lack of trans-portation, some due to a temporary medical situation, and others are just unable leave their home. We miss seeing all of them at Mass.

This week we pray especially for all who will be without friends or family this Christmas Season. The greatest gift we can give is our time, our concern, and His love. Make a call, make a visit, pray they know they are never alone. God is with us... always. Also, if you or someone you know would like a communion visit from a Eucharistic Minister, please call the parish office of any church in our grouping. #s on the front of the bulletin.

McGuire Memorial will be sponsoring its annual “Special Auction for Special People” on Saturday, March 7, 2020. As part of the Special Auction, the winner gets to spend, not to exceed $50,000 anyway they want at Ron Lewis Automotive or McMahon’s Cycle. The Drawing will take place on March 7, 2020. Tickets are $25 each. All pro-ceeds benefit McGuire Memorial. A representative from McGuire Memorial will be at Holy Family selling tickets after all masses on January 4, 5 and February 22, 23, 2020. Your support is greatly appreciated!

****No Mass the Thursday after Christmas.

If CCD must be cancelled due to inclement weather, please tune into KDKA or WBVP (1230AM 99.3FM). Your child’s teacher will also try to contact you via text or email. There will be no classes on December 22 & 29 for Christmas recess. Classes will resume on January 5th for all students K-12. The staff at Holy Family CCD wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. See you in 2020!

COMING JANUARY 26, 2020 EDGE is a Catholic middle school youth ministry pro-gram. It provides a safe, fun place for youth to find solid Catholic community, to get answers to their questions about faith, and, most importantly, to experience Jesus in a pro-found and personal way. ALL middle school students are welcome to check it out. Watch the bulletin for more infor-mation, or follow us on Instagram @333.edge Next adult CORE TEAM  meeting is Dec. 18th at 7pm. Location TBD Middle School and High School students will lend a hand at the Community Table meal held at Grace Lutheran Church on Dec. 17th. If you are a student interested in this service opportunity, contact Danielle as soon as possible. Students will gather  to put together the “goodie bags” for the Prison Project at the St. Cecilia Religious Ed. Center on Thursday, December 19th. Contact Danielle Simoni if you want to help. SAVE THE DATE!  The March for Life in Washington DC will be January 24, 2020. Students in grades 8-12 are encouraged to attend. Details coming soon!

CELEBRATION OF OUR FEAST DAY!! Saturday, December 28

Feast Day of the Holy Family Last month we celebrated the feast day of St. Cecilia with a special combined Mass at St. Cecilia in Roch-ester. The choirs of all four churches participated as well as readers, Eucharistic Ministers and altar servers. Please join us at Holy Fam-

ily on Saturday, December 28th to celebrate the feast day of the Holy Family. You’re also invited to the church hall after Mass for light refreshments. Looking forward to a beautiful celebration with you! The next feast day will be St. Felix in May and then Sts. Peter and Paul in June.

Parish Share 2019 Parish Share Goal: 63,399.00 Amount received 12-15 .00 Amount received to date: 43,143.00

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

Due to early bulletin submittal, there is no offertory to report for the weekend of the 15th. We’ll catch up in the next edition. The staff at Holy Family; Fathers Bob, Paul, Mark and Mike, Janet, Sue B., Larry, Bruce, and the volunteers who regularly visit the office: Betty, Ginny, Theresa, Sue G., Becky, Bill, and Joe wish you a beautiful and peace filled Christmas Season.

FOURTH SUNDAY of ADVENT Saturday December 21st, 2019 4:00PM †Steve Stramella (Chris, Patrick, TJ Ceratti) Sunday December 22nd, 2019 9:00AM †Dorothy Williams (Linda, John, Maxine DeSanzo)

Monday December 23rd, 2019 8:30AM †Paul Ferrick & Family (Family) Tuesday December 24th, 2019 4:30PM People of Holy Family 10:00PM People of Holy Family

Wednesday December 25th, 2019 10:00AM People of Holy Family

Thursday December 26th, 2019

NO MASS

Friday December 27th, 2019 8:30AM †Albert & Lena Morack (Family) The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, & Joseph

Saturday November 28th, 2019 4:00PM †Lou DeRose (Family)

Sunday December 29th, 2019 9:00AM †Bruno Gratteri (Wife & Family)

-Serving the Parish- December 28 & 29

Saturday– 4:00pm Mass Holy Family Feast Day Mass with all churches in our group. Readers, E.Ms, altar servers, and choir mem-bers from all churches will serve Mass. Follow your schedule, but know there may be some changes. Sunday - 9:00am Mass Lector………………………….Heather Dougherty Eucharistic Ministers ……….. .Hrotic, Hegner, Hupp, Ludwig, Griffith Altar Servers ………… Elizabeth, Savannah, Isabella *different from schedule

Dear Parishioners,

It is three days until Christmas. The older I get, the faster time flies. How different from childhood where the first 24 days of December felt like 3 months.

I hope these are happy days for you as our Savior’s birthday draws near. Please remember Christmas isn’t just one day. We celebrate an octave for Christmas - eight days of 12/25. So, it’s time to party because we really do have something wonderful to celebrate: Jesus came into our world and re-mains.

Prior to the news of someone donating a crèche – which was accepted – for the lawn of the Beaver County Courthouse, I received a letter from a parishioner asking that I suggest to you that this very thing is something that we could do as individuals. Even if civic buildings or parks cannot display the crèche, it is well within our power to give visual witness to our faith in Christ Jesus. Maybe it’s too late for this year but certainly possible for the next. But, really all of the wreathes, trees and lights are a witness that each home is celebrating CHRISTmas. All these decorations are impor-tant. They give off more than light. They give happiness, hope, joy and beauty to all who look upon it. So, thank you to all whose electricity bills will be higher next month! You remind me to let myself feel the joy of being loved by Jesus.

Because of the Christmas holiday, the Rectory staffs will have extra time off. Leave messages, if you have a need and someone will get back to you. Since I’m still living there, Beaver would be the best place to call for something urgent.

Father Paul, Fr. Mark, Fr. Mike and all the parish staffs join me in wishing you a blessed and joyous Christmas. Choose to be happy! Jesus loves you.

Confessions this week: Monday, 12/23 – 6 p.m. at Roches-ter.

Here is the Christmas Mass Schedule:

Christmas Eve: 4:00 p.m. - Sts Peter &Paul, St. Cecilia and St. Felix 4:30 p.m. - Holy Family 6:15 p.m. - Saints Peter and Paul 7:00 p.m. - St. Cecilia 10:00 p.m. - Holy Family, Sts Peter & Paul and St. Cecilia Christmas Day: 8:00 a.m. – Saints Peter and Paul 10:00 a.m. – Holy Family, St. Cecilia and St. Felix 11:00 a.m. – Saints Peter and Paul God Bless, Fr. Bob

#459700 Holy Family Parish 1851 Third Ave New Brighton, PA 15066 724-847-3538 Contact: Janet Smith Cell Phone 724-622-8310