Sacred Heart Parish “A Tithing Parish” Dover, New Jersey

Daily Scriptures & EucharistsDecember 24 - 31, 2017

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Rom 16:25-27; Lk 1:26-38 5:00 pm Vigil – Rafael Laboy 8:00 am Peter & Analdine

DeGregoris 10:00 am Benedict & Cummiskey Families 11:30 am Enda Mitchell 5:00 pm CHRISTMAS EVE MASS 11:00 pm CHRISTMAS EVE MASS Monday – The Nativity of the Lord -CHRISTMASIs 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 8:00 am CHRISTMAS MASS 10:00 am CHRISTMAS MASS 11:30 am CHRISTMAS MASS(NO EVENING MASSES)

Tuesday – St. Stephen, The First Martyr Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Mt 10:17-22 8:30 am Frank B. & Catherine Hoffman & Stephen & Mary J. Zipko Wednesday - St. John, Apostle & Evangelist 1 Jn 1:1-4; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 8:30 am Soledad Vega

Thursday – The Holy Innocents, Martyrs1 Jn 1:5—2:2; Mt 2:13-18 8:30 am Lucila & Adolfo MonsalveFriday - St. Thomas Becket, Bishop & Martyr 1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:22-35 8:30 am Karen Waters Saturday 1 Jn 2:12-17; Lk 2:36-40 8:30 am Pedro & Liwayway

RicafrancaThe Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Col 3:12-21;Lk 2:22-40 5:00 pm (vigil): Teodoro Arrobang 8:00 am Patrick Ferrie 10:00 am Mary Louise Cole 11:30 pm Edgar Cardenas

NO 7:00 PM MASS *5:00 pm Vigil for Jan. 1

WELCOME………… To all our visitors this weekend.

Behold the Virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him

Emmanuel, which means “God is with Us.”

Christmas is a season of great joy. Jesus is born among us, and we have cause for joy. God is with us.

Often at Christmas our hearts are bursting with excitement and happiness, having family time together, opening gifts, sometimes having the happiness of newly engaged couples, or new births. And we have joy because God is with us.

Other times, Christmas can be a time of deep heartache. I have known such Christmases-because tragedy, which doesn’t seem to take a break for holidays, has struck. And – then, too- we can have joy because God is with us. This joy is the kind that sustains us and helps us because it assures us that tragedy does not win: God is with us. Jesus, Emmanuel, came to be with us in happy moments and heartbreaking moments. His presence at every moment gives us joy, sometimes exultant joy, and sometimes the joy underneath sorrow that assures us that God’s being with us will make things turn out right for those who love him.

I, and all of us priests and staff here at Sacred Heart, pray that you have a blessed Christmas Season, and experience the joy of God’s being with us. Fr. Brendan

Join us at one of our Christmas Massesthis weekend.

We hope to see you all next weekend, when we begin the New Year by celebrating Our Blessed Mother, before we go to our celebrations, or the next morning at 10:00 am. Although this year’s celebration of “Mary, the Mother of God,” is not a Holy Day of obligation, Sacred Heart will continue to celebrate Our Mother. The times are below and all are most welcome!

The Blessed Virgin Mary, “The Mother of God”

Vigil: 5:00 pmNew Year’s Day: 10:00 am

A Special Thank you to all who donated toward our Christmas Decorations!!!

(whether or not you had an intention) We really needed your help and you provided!

Memorial Candles for This WeekSanctuary Candle: Dec’d DeGise Family rq. Loving FamilyDivine Mercy Candle: Mary & Paul Roessler rq. Betty & LuAnn MizzoniSacred Heart of Jesus Candle: Anthony Grandinetti rq. wife, Ruth & Family Our Lady of the Eucharist: Robert & Nancy Filipski rq. The Tortorelli & Filipski Family

For the People (English)

This Week in Our Parish December

WEDNESDAY - December 27NO choir tonight

SATURDAY – December 30 9:00 am Confession – Church SUNDAY – December 31 8:45 am NO RELIGIOUS ED Baptism Preparation

The great sacrament of Baptism makes us a child of God, welcomes us into the Kingdom of Heaven and enables us to avoid evil, among other things.  What a great gift.  In order to partake of this Sacrament a parent must be a parishioner and attend a preparation class.  Class is offered once a month, the second Tuesday, at 7:30 pm. Registration is required to take the class. Please call the office at 973-366-0060 or Lisa Masone 973-932-4741 or e-mail coordreled@sacredheart-dover.com to register. 

Flower Memorials In Memory of Requested ByLuis & Marina Aboute.........................Marina PenaMercedes Acevedo.............................Luz SanchezDeceased of Adler Family...................Marge AdlerWalter Adler.........................................wife, MargeMr. & Mrs. Joseph Albensi................M/M John GreyFelicidad Andres.............................Sendon FamilyManuelito Ang..........................M/M Manuelito AngAunt Mary Arbucci....................M/M Otto TrasenteBarbara Arico..................................JoAnn SpilmanFrank, Sr. & Josephine Arico ...........JoAnn SpilmanBarbara Arico.......................................Frank AricoKay Ashley.........................................Baker FamilyM/M R. M. Aughey, Sr..................M/M Robert BuckMaurice Banks.........................M/M Willy CarmonaBill Birchenough.........................................Sue HillBlascak & Dedic Families...............Martha BlascakWilliam & Victoria Borishade......M/M K. AgunbiadeAngel Bravo...................................M/M John BravoDolores Brenner...........................Mercedes IriarteBrock & Tontodonati Family........M/M David BrockHarry & Esther Brown.................Joan ChegwiddenIngeborg Carr....................Grace TshanakasThe Brown & Chegwidden Family...................Joan Thomas Bruning..................................Mom & DadM/M Frank S. Buck.......................M/M Robert BuckDominick & Betty Caljean.............Stephen GaydosCharles & Rose Catrini...........M/M Jack ConfusioneCamel Family..................................Mrs. A. GesickiLudy Capuchino.................................Teresita LaloThe Cherry Family..............M/M John CherryDeceased of Chipko Family.................Marge AdlerPeter & Clair Codella...............M/M Joseph ZichellaEmily Cole...................................M/M Richard Cole

- Flower Memorials

In Memory of Requested ByMichael & Anna Confusione........M/M J. ConfusioneConsuelo & Juan.................................Marina PenaCoolack & Zalewski Families............Arline CoolackCorcoran Family...............Kathy & Paul McDougallDavid Cornine, Sr....................................wife, JoanDonald & Phyllis Caruso..................M/M D. CarusoThe Caruso Family..........................M/M D. CarusoIsmael Chaparro............................Adriana Corpuz......................................................M/M John BravoCarmelo & Virgilio Corpuz..............M/M John BravoCaselli & Ciccarelli Family.................M/M J. FugerePatricia Colacurto..........................M/M A. OlivaresAdriana Corpuz..............................M/M John BravoCarmelo & Virgilio Corpuz..............M/M John BravoMagdalena Corpuz.........................M/M John BravoElena Cortes..................................Adriana Corpuz......................................................M/M John BravoCarmelo & Virgilio Corpuz..............M/M John BravoHelen & Harlan Curnow.........M/M Rich RileyBurdell Dauth.............................M/M Richard ColeEdward & Dolores DeBlase .............Helen DeBlaseFrank & Josephine DeBlase.............Helen DeBlaseRose DeGise.....................................Gloria DeGiseWilliam & May DeGise.......................Laura SaxtonDominick & Anna DeJesso...............M/M D. CarusoDeJesso Family................................M/M D. CarusoAnita DeJesus......................M/M William ChaparroBenny DeJesus.....................M/M William ChaparroEmiliano DeJesus.................M/M William ChaparroJoseph DeJesus...................Darlene & Jenny MarieJoe DeJesus..........................M/M William ChaparroMaria Tita DeJesus...............M/M William ChaparroMiguel DeJesus....................M/M William ChaparroHank & Dorothy Delvey.........M/M Walter HoffmanArnold DeMarco.................................Wife, RonnieDeMarco Family............................Mrs. A. DeMarcoPat & Mabel DeMarino.......M/M Gene SecolaDenhof, Carpenter, Lewis, Mayers, Weber & Emma...................................................The FamilyMary & Fred DeNisco...........................Pat DeNiscoEmily & Roger DeVos.......................Roger & IreneM/M Paul DiRupo.............................M/M John GreyDisanza Family.........................M/M Frank DisanzaDowns & Delvey Families................Downs Family Paul W. Downs.................................Downs FamilyVirginia Dunn.............Mrs. Grace TshanakasEstrada Family.......................Joe & Lydia RegelskiPrimo Exaperanza..............M/M Domingo RocafortCarlos Farias..........................M/M Alfredo OlivaresDr. & Mrs. Ed Feeney.............M/M Edward StewartFlores Family..........................Joe & Lydia RegelskiAnna, James & Billy Fortner.......Loving FamilyJean & Louis Friia.............................Marie TambiniJohn & Margaret Frister............M/M John R. FristerPat & Adele Fuschetto.....................Helen DeBlasePatrick Fuschetto............................Helen DeBlase