SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2018 8:00 A.M Angelo & Angelina Fonte 9:30 A.M. Deacon Jim Beirne

11:00 A.M. Fred J. Peteani 12:30 P.M. The People of St. James, Lucilia DaTorre, Lawrence H. Weber, Ken Boyce, Catherine Lovett McFaul, Mary Cochran

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2018 8:00 A.M. Warren Neal - 14

th Anniversary

12:10 P.M. Sheila C. Nolan

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2018 8:00 A.M. Eileen T. Ruesterholz - Living 12:10 P.M. Amy Yaseen & Family - Living

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 8:00 A.M. Elwood & Pauline Lafferty 12:10 P.M. Michael J. Matera THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018 8:00 A.M. Giuseppe Maltempi 12:10 P.M. Christina & John Corr

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018 8:00 A.M. Lucille Fennessy 12:10 P.M. Anna Procacci

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2018 8:00 A.M. Fiorentina Mancuso - Birthday & 10

th Anniversary Remembrance

Nicholas Miglio, Mary Lagrasta - Anniversary 4:00 P.M. Luis Jimenez

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 8:00 A.M Angelo & Angelina Fonte 9:30 A.M. Deacon Jim Beirne

11:00 A.M. José Ruiz 12:30 P.M. The People of St. James, Rosalie & James Buono, Laurinda Rodrigues, Ann Iovino, Dolores Schiatta, Gaspar J. DeSimone - 13th Anniversary

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Reconciliation Schedule

Saturday Confessions 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Omar Albayaty, Maryann Amblo, Vincent Antonetti Michael Antonucci Francine Argila, John

Baglione, Deanna Baisley, James Bianco, Louis Breitbach, Mary Brussell, Greg Capobianco, Philip Capobianco, JoAnn Chirco, Lori Cicciari, , Leslie Crandall, Florence D’Alto, Agnes Daly, Dale Daly, Baby James Derleth, James DeVita, Joan Dlugokencky, Skip Doran, Rosaria Esposito, Connie Fisher, Thomas Fazio, Caitlin Francis, Thomas Francis, Andrew Gallo, Paul Giacalone, Rosemary Giacalone, Luke Gruener, Kenneth Hall, Michael Hance, Luke Horvath Melissa Huebner, Andrew Johnson, Jenny Johnson, Scott JohnstonDelphine Julian, John Kmiotek, Gina Krafinski, Sean Lehosky, Tia Mabanta, Timothy Maietta, Dakota Maken, Mary Sue Maluda, Pat Matera, Tara Matthews, Kathleen McCormack, Megan McCormack, Erlinda Medina, Janice Mehaffy, Steven Miller, Marianne Mirkow, Grace Nadolny, Barbara Notarstefano, Dennis O’Brien, Richard Owens, Sister Barbara Ozelski, Diane Pheffer, Cathy Prykuta Lenny Rocillo, Dana Rodriguez, Richard Rogers, Joan Rose, Michaline Salamack, Cynthia Simson, Cliff Smith, Karen Stafford, Rosemary Styne, William Styne, Sally Ann Waskewich, Isabella Rose Weiss, Jessica Weiss,

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Mass Celebrant for December 15th &

December 16th

12/15 ~ 4:00 pm ~ Fr. Innocent 12/16 ~ 8:00 am ~ Fr. Aaron 9:30 am ~ Fr. Innocent 11:00 am ~ Fr. John 12:30 pm ~ Fr. John

Celebrants Subject to Change

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“THE SISTERS OF CHARITY – HALIFAX AND THEIR ASSOCIATES RENEW THEIR VOWS AND COMMITMENT” We are delighted to host the renewal or vows by the Sisters of Charity – Halifax and the recommitment by their Associates at the 12:30 PM Mass this Sunday. This is a special honor for us because S. Maryanne Fitzgerald and S. Susan Smolinsky live in our parish convent and regularly worship here at St. James Church. S. Maryanne and S. Susan are celebrating their 50

th Jubilee with the Sisters of Charity.

If you are not familiar with the Sisters of Charity – Halifax, I’d like to share with you this short history. In 1924, four valiant women traveled from Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York. The Sisters came to Brooklyn – to Our Lady of Angels parish to open a school and to continue the good work that had begun in Canada. In September 1924 six Sisters welcomed 350 children in eight classes. Already the Sisters were collaborating with the laity, with four teaches joining them at OLA School. The Sisters also taught religion classes and prepared children to receive Communion and Confirmation. Because the convent was not ready for the Sisters, they created a “convent space” in the school and slept in this area until the convent was completed in 1927! The school of OLA continued to grow, and the ministry of education by the Sisters of Charity expanded to other parishes including St. Barnabas in Bellmore (1931), Our Lady Help of Christians in Brooklyn, St. Aidan in Williston Park, St. Nicholas of Tolentine in Jamaica, Resurrection-Ascension in Rego Park, and Our Lady of Good Counsel on Staten Island, to name a few. The first high school founded by the Sisters of Charity in New York was opened in 1937 as Patchogue Catholic High School, which was renamed Seton High School in 1940. Staffed by four Sisters, the school opened with an enrollment of seven boys and ten girls and within just a few years, the number of students had grown to 100. Over 90 years since arriving at Our Lady of Angels, Sisters of Charity, Halifax, continue to have a significant impact on so many people in New York. The ministry of the Sisters is still evident in the field of education. Many new ministries have been added to the list of places where Sisters of Charity minister – places of need for women and children, parish ministry and a wide variety of social service ministry settings. These new responses to new needs are but a new expression of the same mission of the four Sisters who arrived in Brooklyn, New York in 1924. The Sisters of Charity, with respect for the past and with enthusiasm for the future, continue to respond to needs as they “give joyful witness to Love: the love of God, of one another, and of all persons.” We congratulate the Sisters of Charity and all their Associates! Thank you for the many years of service that you have provided to the Church!

“Wonderful Pre-Advent Mission” We are so grateful for the wonderful Pre-Advent Mission, “Simple Happiness,” that was preached by Jim Ryan. Approximately, 115 people came to the Mission each evening as Jim spoke to us about how happiness is within our reach depending on the choices we make each and every day. I want to express my gratitude to our ushers who assisted each evening with the distribution of programs and the collections, to Gina Drost, Pattie Lafferty and Diane Sabino for the sale of Jim Ryan’s books and tapes. Thanks also to the members of Family Ministry for hosting the social gathering at the conclusion of the Mission and to all those who brought goodies for us to share.

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What’s happening in

Faith Formation?

Important Dates

Midterm testing takes place the

week of Dec 11th

Level 8 students and families

are asked to join us on Dec 11

for

Lessons and Carols @ 7pm in

the Church

Did you know you can

make your own Advent calendar with just some

paper and a stapler? Cut strips of paper (I

found some good stuff on the internet to print out)

and number them 1 to 24. Staple the first one in a circle and then loop the

next strip into the first and staple the ends, this

creates a chain. Remove one each night. It’s never too late to start.

History of the Advent Calendar In 1908 Gerhard Lang, who worked at a printing office in Germany, had an idea based on a tradition from his childhood. Lang’s mother would make him an Advent calendar by attaching 24 little candies to a cardboard. He decided to design his own version and created colored pictures that were fixed to a cardboard. Historians generally credit Lang for producing the first printed Advent calendar. This was soon followed by a calendar that had little doors to open every day in preparation for Christmas and the novelty became very popular in Germany. By the 1950s these calendars became more complex and held chocolates for each day of December. From there the yearly tradition spread throughout Europe and the United States and is now one of the most popular traditions, after the Christmas tree. The reason why the “Advent” calendars start on December 1 and not when the liturgical season begins is because of the wide variation in dates when Advent begins. At first these calendars were re-used each year, and starting on December 1 made it possible to keep the calendar for future use. This eventually became an accepted standard and even though new calendars are made every year, the tradition of starting the calendar on December 1 has been maintained.

Please note** The last day of Classes before the Christmas break is Dec 18th. Classes will resume on Jan 2nd .

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A Blessing of Infant Jesus

Sunday, December 16th The Third Sunday of Advent

at all Masses

We invite all families to bring their Baby Jesus (Bambinelli) from their family’s

Nativity Set to be Blessed during this Holy Season of Advent.

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Please join the children from the Parish as they present

“A Chris tmas Pageant”

(The Story of Christmas as told by the Gospel Writers)

Friday, December 21st at 7:00pm in the Church

If you have any questions, or if your child is interested in

participating, please call the Music Office at 516-731-3710, ext. 149.

All family and friends are invited to enjoy the beautiful music at our

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Thursday, December 20th

7:00pm in the Church

Join members of our music ministries

as we celebrate Christmas in song!

Adult Choir - Handbells - Children’s Choir - Contemporary Choir

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Come and help feed the hungry of Long Island

Our next get-together will be on

FRIDAY, December 14th. @ 6:30 PM

in Delaney Hall

Please bring a jar of CREAMY Peanut butter

and/or a jar of GRAPE Jelly and a loaf of WHITE bread.

Fold top sandwich bags are also needed.

“ ...by loving and helping the poor we love and serve Christ…”

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Msgr. Delaney Knights of Columbus

Featuring Music by DJ Lynn

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14TH 7PM – 11PM

$35.00

Hot Buffet, Open Bar, Dessert and Coffee Reservations please contact John Marazita

Zitin07@yahoo.com Checks make payable to 5983 Corporation

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Camp Fatima for boys and

Camp Bernadette for girls

are now accepting

registrations for the 2019

summer season. The camps

located I the Lakes Region

of NH, offer 2 week

overnight sessions for children ages

6-15. Round trip bus transportation is

available out of Long Island, For more

information or to request a brochure,

contact Brendan Stackhouse at

603-364-5851 or email at

Brendan@bfcamp.com, or visit

www.bfcamp.com. The gift of a

summer camp experience could be the

ideal Christmas present for your child

or grandchild.

AARP Farmingdale & St. James Seniors present:

CHINESE NEW YEAR, CHINATOWN NYC

Live performance by Dance China

Celebrate “The Year of The Pig” with authentic Chinese cuisine & entertainment! New Years is the grandest traditional festival with many legends & traditions.

Thursday, January 31, 2019 $107.00 Per Person

Trip includes: family style Cantonese Luncheon, Authentic Chinese entertainment, Introduction to China Town, Deluxe Motorcoach transportation , all tips & taxes (except bus driver).

Call Kay 333-2196 or Eileen 931-0048 for reservations.

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2019

2019 Missals are available for purchase in the Book Nook. The Book Nook is a

great place to find that special gift. Stop by after Mass and see all that the Book Nook has to offer!

Our 14th Annual Christmas 50/50 Raffle is HERE!

Last year’s winner took home $6,925.00!

Buy 4 tickets for $10 each, and get the 5th one free!

The total amount collected will be divided between

the winner and the Parish.

The winning ticket will be drawn on

Monday, December 17, 2018 at 11am in the Parish Center.

YOU HAVE TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT.

Additional tickets are available in the parish center Monday,

November 19th through Sunday, December 16th.

We thank the following families for

their participation in our

December 2nd Family Mass

The Romero Family Presented the Gifts

The Summa Family Vested the Altar

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FROM THE EDITOR BULLETIN DEADLINES

BULLETIN DATE DUE BY 9:00AM December 16th Monday, December 10th December 23rd Thursday, December 13th

December 30th Wednesday, December 19th

January 6th Wednesday, December 26th

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“He will baptize you with the

Holy Spirit and fire.” Light a spiritual fire

in your marriage by attending a Worldwide

Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next

Weekends are Feb 8-10, 2019 in Huntington,

NY and Apr 26-28, 2019 in Huntington, NY.

For more information, call John & Toni Torio

at 877-697-9963 or visit them at https://

wwmenyli.org/.

Second Sunday of Advent: In today’s Gospel John the Baptist urges us to “Prepare the way of the Lord,” and this is what Advent is all about. We are called to help prepare the way of the Lord by making the real meaning of Christmas come alive in our own hearts, in our family and to reach out to those in need.

Is there a family you know who needs

assistance? Please call the Society of St.

Vincent de Paul so that together we can

help the suffering and poor to celebrate

Christmas.

St. James Food Pantry Thank you for your

generous support of our Food Pantry. Our cur rent needs are cof fee, cereal , mayonnaise, tuna, peanut but ter , je l ly, canned hams & meats, laundry detergent, d ish l iqu id, c leaning suppl ies, paper towels and t issues.

Good Shepherd Hospice is proud to share that a new hospice in patient unit will open at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre

in January of 2019. We are excited to continue our mission to provide compassionate, comprehensive and family-focused care to

patients and families and offer this special service in Nassau County. Call 631-465-6350 or visit goodshepherdhospice.chsli.org/ to learn more.

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Sunday, February 2, 2014 Sunday, December 9, 2018

Weekly Stewardship of Treasure Report

“Save Time and Donate Online!”

Online Giving is now available for parishioners with WeShare, an easy and convenient way to save time

and support the church. Donating is simple, safe, and completely secure.

With WeShare, you can set up a recurring weekly or monthly transaction using your checking, savings,

or credit card account. You can decide how much to give to any collection and make changes any time,

day or night. Plus, you can leave your checkbook at home on Sundays.

If you would like to enroll in Online Giving, please visit www.stjamesrcchurch.org, and click on the

WeShare link parish office at 516-731-3710.

Readings For Sunday, December 16, 2018 Third Sunday of Advent

Zep 3:14-18a

Is 12:2-6

Phil 4:4-7

Lk 3:10-18

Lillian Bosco Anita Ambrosio

WEEK OF: November 25, 2018 Maintenance & repairs

CHURCH CAPACITY

850

MASS Sunday Collection Second Collection MASS ATTENDANCE

4:00PM $ 2,653.00 $ 940.00 551

8:00 AM $ 2,179.00 $ 409.00 230

9:30 AM $ 1,753.00 $ 402.00 284

11:00 AM $ 1,874.00 $ 396.00 255

12:30 PM $ 1,521.00 $ 346.00 267

Online Giving $ 857.22 $ 4.59

Weekly Env. $ 435.00 $ 60.00

TOTAL $11,272.22 $ 2,557.59 1,587

SUPER BONANZA

December 2018

$25 Winners

Sunday, 12/2 - Mr. & Mrs. Brian McHugh

Mon, 12/3 - Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schultz

Tuesday, 12/4 - Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Savino

Wednesday, 12/5 - Wayne Weber

Thursday, 12/6 - Diane Sanzone

Friday, 12/7 - Maiya Chiaramon

Saturday, 12/8 - Deborah Murphy

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Sunday, December 9th 9:30am RCIA

Monday, December 10th

7:00pm Marian Prayer Group - Chapel

7:00pm Young Vincentians - Room 101 7:30pm Charismatic Prayer Group - Room 114 Tuesday, December 11th 7:00pm Divine Mercy Prayer Group

Wednesday, December 12th 7:00pm Folk Group Rehearsal 7:00pm St. Vincent DePaul Meeting - Room 101 Thursday December 13th 10:00am Plainedge Seniors 7:30pm Ladies AOH Meeting - Room 106

Friday, December 14th

11:00am Our Lady of the Rosary Italian Prayer Group

12:00pm St. James Seniors 6:30pm Peanut Butter & Jelly Gang

Saturday December 15th

7:00am Men’s Prayer Group

7:00pm Christmas Pageant Rehearsal

8:00pm Christmas Concert Rehearsal

This Week at St. James

FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES Lord of Hosts, we commend to Your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with Your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils that beset them; and grant them Your abiding presence wherever they may be. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

REMEMBER OUR LOVED ONES IN THE MILITARY Please pray for: Lt. Col. Joseph Agres, USMC; Marine; Battalion Chaplain, Capt. Fr. Lito D. Amande, Army; Kyle Beck, Navy Airman, Lt. Commander Raymond Beno, Navy; Sgt. Joseph R. Booth, Army: Spc. Matthew Burrafato, Cpl. Dominic Castiello, Marines; Col. Brian Coyne, Sean Dolan 1st Lieutenant, USMC, Marines; Sgt. Steven Fiscante, Army; Pfc. Steven Gianatiempo, Army; M.P. Brian Gruebel, Air Force; Sgt. 1st Class James T. Harris, Army; Sgt. James Howard, Army;

Specialist Dillon Incendio, Army; LtJG. Connor Krebs, USMC; Pvt. 1st Class Joseph Leoce, Jr. Marines; Lance Cpl. Matthew Maniet, USMC; Lance Cpl. Richard Marandino, Marines; Lt. Eric McMullan, Army; Captain Scott Michalowski, Air Force; USMC; Pfc. Kyle Nigro, Marines; Pvt. Patricia O’Connor, Army; Pfc. Jason O’Shaughnessy, Army; Capt. Theresa Rodzevik, Army; Rocky C. Rossi, Navy; Scott Santoro, Marines; LCpl. Anthony P. Saracino Jr.,Marines; Luis R. Maltezos Sepulveda, Marines; Pvt. Thomas Tarnagorski Jr, Marines; Lt. James Van Wie, Army ; Paul Vermillion, Marine Corps., Lt. Col. Kevin Walsh, Air Force

Saturday, December 8, 2018 4:00pm Andrew Rosenberg Charlotte Rosenberg Sunday, December 9, 2018 8:00am Megan McCarthy Giovanna Napodano 9:30am Anthony Laurino Matteo Laurino Francesco Laurino 11:00am Marina Krajewski Dominick Regina Melissa Huebner 12:30pm Jimmy Persico Mallory Auer Casey Auer

Altar Servers