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A memorial Mass for the newly departed, Bishop Frank J. Rodimer will be held on Saturday, December 22nd at St. Cecilia Church at 10 o’clock in the morning. Bishop Rodimer was born and raised in St. Cecilia Church and became the first native son to be named Bishop of Paterson. Our condolences to the Rodimer Family.

On Wednesday, December 19th Sacred Heart will have an Advent Penance Service beginning at 7 pm. St. Cecilia’s will be having their Penance Service on Monday December 17th at 7 p.m. Please take this opportunity to approach the Sacrament of Penance as we prepare our hearts to receive the Prince of Peace.

Knights of Columbus, Our Lady of the Lakes Council #3359 is hosting an Ignatian Silent Retreat entitled “An Invitation To Personal Discipleship”, for all men of the parish  eighteen years or older at the Loyola Jesuit Center Men’s. This is a weekend retreat, from February 1st to 3rd, 2019

St. Paul’s Abbey, on Route 206 one mile south of Newton, has thousands of Christmas trees ready to choose and cut 7 days a week from November 23rd to December 23rd , 9 AM to 4 PM. They also have the Abby Gift Shop with many items that make ideal Christmas gifts, including books, statues, jewelry and more.

New Jersey Right to Life raffle winners Volvo XC 40 Ticket # 32411: Michelle DeRins, $1,000 Shoprite Card Ticket # 00070 Nick Menchise, $750.00 Shoprite Card Ticket # 208648 Suzanne Jaworski, $500.00 Shoprite Card Ticket # 20729 Laraine George. Thank you to all who participated, your help in this annual fundraiser is greatly appreciated!

The Little Sisters of the Poor are an international congregation of Roman Catholic women religious founded in 1839 by Saint Jeanne Jugan. Together with a diverse network of collaborators, they serve the elderly poor in over 30 countries around the world

The 1st night of the traditional novena of Filipino Masses before Christmas will be celebrated at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish church on Saturday, December 15 th  at 7:00 in the evening. Fr Cerilo Javinez will be the main celebrant. Fellowship and Filipino refreshment immediately follows Mass.

The traditional Christmas bread, Oplatek, will be available for the Christmas Vigil Supper, if this is your tradition. The Oplatek may be found on the altar of Saint Joseph, beginning Dec. 1 st . An offering for the Oplatek may be placed in the basket located for this purpose.

Each year in the Catholic Church throughout our nation a special collection is taken in December for the RETIREMENT FOR RELIGIOUS FUND. The appeal dates for this year are December 8 th  and 9 th . The generous support we have given throughout the years is very much appreciated by the nuns and brothers who depend on this fund to help support them in their old age, especially in regard to health care.

Participate in the 2018 Holiday Extra Cash Raffle for the benefit of the Divine Mercy Academy. Ticket prices are $20.00 each. There will be five (5) lucky winners. The 1 st  Prize is 25% of the money collected, 2 nd  Prize is 10% of the money collected, 3 rd, 4 th and 5 th Prizes are 5% of the money collected. The drawing date is Monday. Dec.17 th ,at 8:00 AM. Please purchase tickets at the Rectory, after Mass at Sacred Heart Church, at Divine Mercy Academy’s Office or Via email at dwdma@optimum.net.

The Men's Society will be holding their annual Fish & Chips Dinner Saturday night December 8 th in St. Cecilia Hayes Hall from 5 PM to 7 PM.  The prices are Adults $16, Seniors $15 and Children $8.  Yo can either eat in, or take out. Catering is by Tastefully British. Sign up after all masses or call Jim Gallagher at 973-366-9699, Jack Zayac at 973-625-4572 or Jeff Zuber at 973-983-1272.

Once again, this year’s Confirmation Group will be collecting for the Angel Tree; but in a different manner.  We will only solicit gift cards, and we will distribute them to Rockaway Social Services (normally who we work with) and the families who lost everything in the Dover fire.  For the families who suffered loss in Dover, please purchase only gift cards for ShopRite, WalMart, and Target.  For the Rockaway Social Services families, please purchase only gift cards to Dick’s, GameStop, Ulta, WalMart, Target, Dunkin, Buffalo Wild Wings, and the AMC Movie Theatre.

December 8th  is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation and the patronal feast for the United States. Holy Mass for this feast will be celebrated on Friday, December 7th  at 7:00 PM and on Saturday, December 8th at 12:00 Noon.

My Dear Parishioners,   Advent comes from the Latin word meaning "coming." Jesus is coming, and Advent is intended to be a season of preparation for His arrival. We now have four weeks in which meditate mystery of Christ coming to us for our salvation. In the past he did come to suffer and die for us. And in the future he will come in glory to judge the living and the dead.  It is a struggle as much of our society will celebrate Christmas up till December 25th while we are trying to prepare for it!  We prepare then we celebrate!

My Dear Parishioners,   Today we begin the last week of our current liturgical year.  Next Sunday the Advent season and a new liturgical year will begin.  The Gospel chosen for this feast of Christ the King is a very solemn reading.  It is a reading from the Passion of Jesus Christ.

Once again, this year’s Confirmation Group will be collecting for the Angel Tree; but in a different manner.  We will only solicit gift cards, and we will distribute them to Rockaway Social Services (normally who we work with) and the families who lost everything in the Dover fire. 

Each year in the Catholic Church throughout our nation a special collection is taken in December for the RETIREMENT FOR RELIGIOUS FUND. The appeal dates for this year are December 8th  and 9th . The generous support we have given throughout the years is very much appreciated by the nuns and brothers who depend on this fund to help support them in their old age, especially in regard to health care.

As a result of income tax reform last year, many seniors when filing their tax return may be able to benefit from using the “standard deduction” ($24,000 for married filing joint, $18,000 for head of household status and $12,000 for all others) in lieu of itemizing their deductions. 

The Little Sisters of the Poor are an international congregation of Roman Catholic women religious founded in 1839 by Saint Jeanne Jugan. Together with a diverse network of collaborators, they serve the elderly poor in over 30 countries around the world

The Men's Society will be holding their annual Fish & Chips Dinner Saturday night December 8th in St. Cecilia Hayes Hall from 5 PM to 7 PM.  The prices are Adults $16, Seniors $15 and Children $8.  Yo can either eat in, or take out. Catering is by Tastefully British. Sign up after all masses or call Jim Gallagher at 973-366-9699, Jack Zayac at 973-625-4572 or Jeff Zuber at 973-983-1272.