HOLY INNOCENTS PARISH “WE GATHER TO PRAISE, TO BLESS AND TO PROCLAIM.”

431 BEDFORD ROAD, PLEASANTVILLE, NY

DECEMBER 24, 2017

PARISH STAFF

Fr. Hugh L. Burns, OP, Pastor

Fr. Frank Sutman, OP, Sr. Donna Kelly, CND, Pastoral Associate

Fr. Gregory Doherty, OP (In Residence)

Maria Lamorgese 769-3297, x1 Director of Religious Education

Joe DeSanctis 514-8731 Music Director

Loretta Hotter 769-0025 Sacristan

Eileen Bruehl 769-0025 x11 Parish Coordinator

Thomas Conaty 769-0025 x30 Youth Minister

Barbara Mackin 769-0025 x22 Business Manager

afortino@hiparish.org 769-0025 x10 Bulletin Editor

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12/23—Evening Vigil 5:15 Bill Caldera

12/24—SUNDAY, FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 7:30 Our Parishioners 10:00 (OLP) Neda Toffon 11:00 J.T. McNally

12/24—SUNDAY, CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES 4:00 Mark Collins 6:00 Intentions of Celebrant 10:00 Hedy & Ed Howard

12/25—THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD 7:30 Intentions of the Celebrant 9:00 Intentions of the Celebrant 11:00 Angela Romano

12/26—Tuesday, Saint Stephen, The First Martyr 7:00 John Vanzo

12/27—Wednesday, Saint John, Apostle & Evangelist 7:00 Mr. & Mrs. George Rogan

12/28—Thursday, The Holy Innocents, Martyrs 7.00 Edward Dans

12/29—Friday, 5th Day with the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord 7:00 Johanna Correa

12/30—Saturday, 6th Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord 7:00 Jack LoBello

12/30—Evening Vigil 5:15 Piccorelli & Civita Family

12/31—SUNDAY, THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Billy Casey 10:00 (OLP) Neda Toffon 11:00 Margaret & Patrick Flynn 5:15 Deceased Dominicans

The Sanctuary Lamp at Holy Innocents burns

In Memory of Dennis Vaccaro

2017 FINANCE CORNER

Regular Maintenance Dec. 3 $ 8,909.53 Dec. 10 $ 7,177.50 Retired Rel. $ 2,214.00 Immaculate Conception $ 1,678.00 Dec. 17 $ 7,942.57 $ 2,440.00

Please pray for the safety of our men and women in the military, especially those who are serving overseas.

Jimmy Fleming, Joyce Scholz, Deborah Migliorini, Antonio Soto, Mary Pat & Jack McMahon, Betty Burns, Mary Renna, Barbara Walters, Juan Portillo, Jacques Padawer, Kathy FioRito, Bonnie Proudian, Jeanne Cibirka, Lucia Carlucci, Jennifer Schneider, Elsie Vernon, Richard and Maryann Colucci, Maria Provenzano, Lee Franco, Joseph Drago, Gabrielle Sanchez, Olivia Bendus, Linda Iorizzo, Judy Chriss, Jane Chitty, Jean Balzone, Bernadette Harris, Angela Lynch, Beth Frankoviac, Rocco Zacarolli, Robert Sarro, Irene Ramirez, Eleanor Stockel, Nate Smith, Matthew Ryan Taylor, Nicholas Torres, Cathy Policastro, Mary Bachmann, Jaspare Miranda, Stephen Mercatili, Ray Aldes, Cissy Patane, Arthur Woods, Rose Cipriano, Hernan Rebagliati, Bridget Tidd, Jane Richardson (Dublin, Ireland), Helen Burton, Sean Murphy, Kathleen Shortall, Baby George Driscoll, Michael Garris, Kevin Keane, Barbara Brady, Gavin Brady, Tara Morstatt, Emma Murphy, Gina Linss, Jackie Mastrolillo, Brendan Lennon, Claudia Brooks, Lil DeCarlo, Gidget Jimenez, Nicholas Kochek, Brian Egitto, Walter Morris, Anna Hutchinson, Kathy McCann, Mary Sheehan, Joseph DeSanctis (father of Joe DeSanctis), Rocky Lewis, Bobby Murphy, Walter Kastner, Kevin Lange, Rebecca Conroy, Marie Silviotti, Josephine Surace

MEMORIAL INTENTIONS

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

If you are planning to move or have had a change of address, please notify the parish office

as soon as possible at 769-0026, or you may email us at: office@hiparish.org

OFFERTORY GIFTS Family members of those for whom a Mass is offered are welcome to present the Offertory Gifts to the celebrant at the Altar. Please identify yourself to one of the Ushers or the Celebrant before Mass begins.

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Pastor’s Poetry Post-Its

“Del Verbo Divino”

Del Verbo divino

La Virgen preñada

Viene de camino

Si le dais posada.

San Juan de la Cruz (1542-1591)

“Concerning the Divine Word”

With the divinest Word, the Virgin

Made pregnant, down the road

Comes walking, if you’ll grant her

A room in your abode.

St. John of the Cross (1542-1591)

For the month of December, the Food Pantry is need of the following donations:

Christmas Candy & Cookies, Cake Mix & Icing, Chef Boyardee Products, Canned Tuna, Pasta

Sauce, Oatmeal, Crackers, Rice, Jello, Pudding Mix, Ketchup, Salad Dressing

Holy Innocents is no longer accepting Christmas Ornaments/Decorations.

We are accepting CYO Meals on Wheels Program Donations (to be dropped off outside of Tom Conaty’s office—do not leave items in the entrance to the church).

Donations for the Food Pantry are to be left in the Food Bin inside the entrances to the church.

Please do not leave household items i.e., small appliances, dishes, bedspreads, cups, etc., clothing, boots, shoes, toys, suitcases. Please donate to your favorite organization.

WeShare Online Giving Please make sure your donations have been going through.

FEAST OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS DECEMBER 28, 2017

Celebrated on December 28th, Matthew 2: 1-18 tells this

story: Herod was “greatly troubled” when astrologers from the East came asking the whereabouts of “the newborn king of the Jews,” whose star they had seen. They were told that the Jewish Scriptures named Bethlehem as the place where the Messiah would be born. Herod cunningly told them to report back to him so that he could also “do him homage.” They found Jesus, offered him their gifts and, warned by an angel, avoided Herod on their way home. Jesus escaped to Egypt.

Herod became furious and “ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under.” The horror of the massacre and the devastation of the mothers and fathers led Matthew to quote Jeremiah: “A voice was heard in Ramah,/sobbing and loud lamentation;/Rachel weeping for her children…” (Matthew 2:18).

The Parish Office will be closed Saturday, December 23rd through Tuesday,

Dec. 26th and will reopen Wednesday, December 27th

at 9:00am.

Happy 4th

Sunday of Advent and Merry Christmas to all!!

The Music Ministry of Holy Innocents, extends our warmest wishes for a very Merry Christmas! We look forward to your participation in the beautiful songs of the Christmas season that will be used to fill our parish liturgies with the joy of this special time of year. Each of these special, musical treasures has a unique way of portraying the poignant details of the birth of our Savior. We welcome and encourage you to join in singing them with the love and spirit that Christmas inspires in all of us!!

We thank you for your support all year, and wish you

a very Merry Christmas!

SATURDAY MORNING MASS TIME CHANGE Beginning Saturday, January 6, 2018, the

7:00am Saturday morning Mass at Holy Innocents will be held at 8:30am.

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The Youth Group meets Sunday evenings at 6:15pm. All 9th graders are invited to join the Youth Group The Youth Group Mass is held the 1st Sunday of the month at 5:15pm If you have any questions please contact: TomConaty@hiparish.org

DECEMBER ●Dec. 24th—Breakfast Run NYC at 6:45am ●Dec. 28th—Ronald McDonald House Brunch at 9:30am

CYO Basketball K & 2 Clinic registration remains open. Clinic registration online at: holyinnocentscyo.com

K-2 Clinic Dates: Jan. 7th, 21st & 28th

K-2 Clinic Times: VIP: 11am to Noon Kindergarten: 12:15pm to 1:15pm 1st Grade: 1:30pm to 2:30pm 2nd Grade: 2:45pm to 3:45pm

CYO Service Project Updates

The 5th Grade Boys in partner with Meals on Wheels, will be assembling Blizzard Boxes for Meals on Wheels. These emergency kits are a critical food source for homebound people when bad weather hits our area. Please contribute to the Donation Box located outside of Tom Conaty’s Office at Holy Innocents during the month of December.

EMPTY SHOEBOXES are NEEDED!

Suggested Food Donations: Low Sodium Canned Vegetables, Low Sodium Vegetable Soups, Low Sodium Broths, Shelf-stable Boxed Milk,

Canned Fruit, Raisins & Dried Fruit, Pudding Cups

Coaches: McGarry, Glass & Natale Team Parent: O’Keefe

Coaches: Daly, Kennedy & Reich Team Parents: Kennedy

Coaches: McPhee & O'Neill Team Parent: Forchetti

The 4

th Grade Girls are partnering with the SPCA to conduct a Pet Supply Drive. They are collecting pet supplies for

the SPCA Wish List. The Drop off Collection Box is located at 114 Bedford Road. The girls will then deliver the supplies to the SPCA in Briarcliff and meet the animals, help stock the supplies and generally help out.

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 24, 2017

First Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16

King David plans to build a temple to honor God. But God tells Nathan the Prophet that instead he will give David rest from his enemies, and ensure that both his house and community will be protected forever. Second Reading: Romans 16:25-27

In this letter of Paul to the Romans, he explains that the gospel reveals the mystery that had been hidden for many ages. Now it has been made known to all, so that they may believe, obey, and give glory through Jesus Christ for-ever. Gospel: Luke 1:26-38

The Virgin Mary is approached by the angel Gabriel, who tells her that she has been chosen to bear the Son of God. Mary is first afraid, yet shows her unquestioning faith when she simply says, “Let it be done to me as you say.”

A CHRISTMAS CREED

I believe in Jesus Christ and in the beauty of the gospel begun in Bethlehem. I believe in the one whose spirit glorified a little town; and whose spirit still bring

music to persons all over the world, in towns both large and small. I believe in the one for whom the crowded inn could find no room, and I confess

that my heart still sometimes wants to exclude Christ from my life today.

I believe in the one who the rulers of the earth ignored and the proud could never understand; whose life was among common people, whose welcome came

from persons of hungry hearts. I believe in the one who proclaimed the love of God to be invincible:

I believe in the one whose cradle was a mother’s arms, whose modest home in Nazareth had love for its only wealth,

who looked at persons and made them see what God’s love saw in them, who by love brought sinners back to purity, and lifted human weakness up to meet

the strength of God. I confess my ever-lasting need of God: The need of forgiveness for our selfishness

And greed, the need of new life for empty souls, the need of love for hearts grown cold.

I believe in God who gives us the best of himself.

I believe in Jesus, the son of the living God, Born in Bethlehem this night, for me and for the world.

Amen.

Religious Education Classes will not be in session from Sunday, December 24, 2017 through

Friday, January 5, 2018.

Classes will resume on Saturday, January 6, 2018.

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

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2017 CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

4TH

SUNDAY OF ADVENT—Sunday, December 24th

Holy Innocents: 7:30am and 11:00am

**Please note there will not be a 9:00am Mass

Our Lady of Pompeii: 10:00am

CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES—Sunday, December 24th

Holy Innocents

4pm, 6pm & 10:00pm

CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES—Monday, December 25th

Holy Innocents: 7:30am; 9:00am; & 11:00am

(No 5:15pm Mass)

Our Lady of Pompeii: 10:00am

NEW YEAR’S DAY

Holy Innocents: 9:00am & 11:00am

(Not a Holy Day of Obligation)