Fourth Sunday of Advent December 24, 2017 Page 1

O Come, Let Us Adore

St. Michael’s Church Sunday, December 24, 2017

and Christmas Day 2017

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M A SS I NTE N T I O NS : Mass Intentions:

Tuesday, December 26 8:00 AM † Martin Keane Keane Family

† Barbara & Jerome Kennedy

Audrey Boglioli

† Major General Vito Morgano

The Parishioners of St. Michael's Church

Wednesday, December 27 8:00 AM † Elizabeth & Frank

Boglioli Audrey Boglioli

† Josephine Marra Frances Tice

Thursday, December 28 8:00 AM † Jerry Kennedy Audrey Boglioli

† Tom Fisher Jr. Mom, Sister & Family

† Mary Morgano Pietti Granddaughter Paula

Friday, December 29 8:00 AM † Margaret Jean

Ripandelli Agnes & Paul D'Angelo

Saturday, December 30 9:00 AM People of the Parish

† Anthony Cerra Daniel Van Burnt

4:00 PM † Mollie Testa Rene & Jack Brignola

5:00 PM † Jesus Vasquez Flores Frances Tice

7:30 PM People of the Parish

Sunday, December 31 7:00 AM † Most Rev. John

McMahon People of the Parish

9:00 AM † The Wolak Family Frances Wolak

10:00 AM † Michael Butler Alice & Bob Schreyer

Laura & Chris McCrae

11:00 AM † Robert J. Moran Carol Moran and Family

† Edward & Kathleen Basaman

Amy Basaman

12:00 PM † Neil Fitzpatrick Karen Cavalli

4:00 PM † Kathryn Fromer Joan and Bruce Fromer

7:30 PM † Msgr. Henry Ward

11:00 AM † Harold J. Bowman Julia, Michael, AnneMarie, & Joseph

People of the Parish

12:00 PM † Eileen Lucarelli Anthony Lucarelli

4:00 PM † Msgr. John H. Fox

7:30 PM † Pro-Life Cause Sylvia Marsico

Saturday, December 23 9:00 AM People of the Parish

4:00 PM † Barbara Bigalke Dorothy O'Hara

† Lola & Pasquale Patella The Ravaschiere Family

5:00 PM People of the Parish

† James Whitlock The Sambus Family

7:30 PM † Gian Carlo Tomen Aida David

† Anthony Cerra Marcy Ansell

Sunday, December 24* 7:00 AM † Eileen Olson

9:00 AM People of the Parish

† Joan McGrath Peggy Larsen

10:00 AM † Cheryl Osborne Peggy Henneberry

11:00 AM † Deceased Members of the Butler, Garvey, Crummy, Byrne, and Bernstein Fami-lies

12:00 PM Nillo Family

3:00 PM † Libbie Mowat (U.C) McCullough Family

† Rev. David G. Delzell (L.C.) Kelly & Scott

4:00 PM † Thomas J. Angerio (U.C.) Wife and daughters

† Diane Mayas (U.C.) Bill Mizerak

4:30 PM † Margaret Hodell (Stella Maris)

5:15 PM † James Whitlock (U.C.) Rudy and Barbara Menditto

† Thomas Caruso, Jr. (L.C.) Mom & Dad and Family

† Vincenzo Russo (U.C.) Laura Zungri and Children

6:15 PM † James A. Rimo III Migliaccio Family

† Ruth Wojciechowicz Migliaccio Family

7:30 PM † Eileen, Mark, Courtney & Eddie

Cacciatore Family

9:00 PM † Rosaleen DeBonis Guido, Stella, Christina & G. Michael Monteleone

11:00 PM † Deolinda Gomes Family

† James Dalton John & Susan Bransley

10:00 AM † Plinio Agresti Wife and Family

† Vito (Vic) Morgano The Sharkey Family

Monday, December 25 7:00 AM † Salvatore J. Mirarchi Mirarchi Family

9:00 AM † Sr. Regina Martin Kean Family

† Joaquin Solano Chavez

Nancy Lynn A. D'Averso

* The Masses on Dec. 24 from 7:00A.M. through 12:00 Noon

are “Sunday Masses” and the Masses on Dec. 24 from

3:00P.M. through 11:00P.M. are “Christmas Masses”.

“U.C.” indicates Upper Church and “L.C.” indicates Lower

Church.

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 24, 2017 Page 3

Parish Business Office Closed

The parish business office will be closed from Wednesday, Dec. 27 through and including Monday, Jan. 1. The office will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 . The par-ish office WILL BE OPEN on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.

While the office is closed during these days of Christmas Week: If there is an urgent need for assistance from the parish

staff, please call the parish office’s main number (732-222-8080) and the answering service will handle your call and arrange for an appropriate response.

Weekday Masses and Confessions will take place at their usual times except there will be no 7:00 P.M. Mass on Monday, January 1.

SOLEMNITY OF MARY,

MOTHER OF GOD

The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is not a

Holy Day of Obligation in 2018. Our Mass schedule

that day is as follows:

Monday, January 1, 2018:

8:00 AM and 12:00 Noon

Christmas Schedule 2017

Christmas Masses

Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24 3:00* (Upper & Lower Churches) 4:00** (Upper & Lower Churches)

4:30 at Stella Maris*** 5:15● (Upper & Lower Churches)

6:15● , 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00† PM

Christmas Day, Monday, December 25 7:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 AM 12 Noon, 4:00 &

7:30PM

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Masses

Monday, January 1‡ 8:00 AM and 12:00 Noon

The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year.

● . The two Christmas Eve 5:00PM Masses have been moved to 5:15PM and the Christmas Eve 6:00PM Mass has been moved to 6:15PM.

Please note that the time of these three Christ-mas Eve Masses has been changed since the

original publication in the December 3 bulletin

* With permission from the Bishop for celebra-

tion of these Vigil Masses before 4:00 PM.

** The 4:00 PM Mass on Christmas Eve in the Upper Church will be the Parish’s Family

Christmas Mass. The Children’s Christmas Choir will sing at this Mass.

***With Christmas Carols beginning at 4:10PM

at Stella Maris preceding this 4:30 Mass

†Christmas Carols beginning at 10:30 PM.

‡ No 7:00 PM Mass and evening Confessions on

Monday, January 1, 2018.

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CCD Christmas Class Schedule

Sunday classes will be closed on Dec. 24th & 31st.

Classes resume on Jan. 7th.

Tuesday We will be closed on Dec. 26th. Classes

resume on Jan. 2nd.

C HILDREN ’S C HRISTMAS C HOIR

St. Michael’s Children’s Christmas Choir will

be singing at the 4:00PM Christmas Eve

Family Vigil Mass under the direction of Mu-

sic Director Paul Bergin and Choir Director

Alicia Brozovich. Come join us.

St. Vincent de Paul Society

Our cupboards are bare and we will

take any non-perishable food, especial-

ly cereal, fruit and canned vegetables.

Detergent and paper items will be

greatly appreciated. We are collecting

gift cards to the local grocery stores as well as gift

cards to stores such as K-Mart, J C Penny, Tar-

get, etc. Please place the cards in the collection bas-

ket in an envelope marked SVDP. The

earlier these donations come in, the

sooner we will know what we have to

distribute. Thank-you for your gener-

osity,

Thank you for your generosity!

PROPAGATION

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

† Anthony DeMarco Wrubel Family † Bernice Wrubel† Wrubel Family † Joseph Wrubel Wrubel Family † Leon Kadelski Wrubel Family

† Marie DeMarco Wrubel Family

† Stanley Kadelski Wrubel Family

† Valentina Juliano Wrubel Family

† Walter Kadelski Wrubel Family † Marie DeMarco Lars Bergrud Family † Anthony DeMarco Lars Bergrud Family † Valentina Juliano Lars Bergrud family

YEARLY MASS INTENTIONS

JANUARY 2018

Dorothy Brady Daughter Dee Celli

Kelli A. McCarthy Family

JULY 2018 Walter & Veronica Skowrenski

Robert Skowrenski & Famil

OF THE FAITH

AUGUST 2018 Ronald Lubischer Wife, Joyce & children, Ronnie & Randy

OCTOBER 2018 Salvatore J. Mirarchi

Joe & Carmel Mirarchi

Frank Musorrafiti Kathy Agresto

Frank Musorrafiti Kathleen & Michael Veritas

November 2018 Susan Michnewich

Jackie, Gerry & Gerry Reeves

November 2019 Susan Michnewich

Billy & Sophia Kalaka

The St. Joseph’s Sanctuary Candle will be

lit this week in loving memory of Rose &

Frank Brown, requested by Elizabeth, Ca-

mille & Fredrica.

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Christmas 2017

Worship Notes

Christmas (a holy day of obligation) falls on a

Monday this year, so please take note of the following

in chronological order. It is necessary to attend TWO

Masses in order to satisfy both the Sunday/Sabbath

obligation and the Christmas holy day obligation.

●Vigil Masses on Saturday, December 23 (4:00,

5:00, and 7:30) satisfy the Sunday/Sabbath obligation

and do not satisfy the Christmas obligation.

●Sunday Masses on December 24 at 7:00, 9:00,

10:00, 11:00, and 12:00 noon satisfy the Sunday/

Sabbath obligation and do not satisfy the Christmas

obligation.

●Christmas Vigil Masses on Sunday, December 24

at 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 satisfy

the Christmas obligation and do not satisfy the Sun-

day/Sabbath obligation.

●For example, if one goes to the Saturday, Decem-

ber 23 Mass at 4:00 and the Sunday, December 24

Mass at 4:00, then that person has satisfied the Sun-

day/Sabbath obligation and the Christmas holy day

obligation.

●For example, if one goes to the Sunday, Decem-

ber 24 Mass at 4:00 and to no other Mass on Sunday

morning the 24th nor to a Vigil Mass on Saturday the

23rd, then that person has satisfied the Christmas obli-

gation but not the Sunday /Sabbath obligation and that

person should go to Confession as soon as possible

thereafter.

●The Christmas obligation and the Sunday/

Sabbath obligation are two separate obligations.

●Since the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on

Monday January 1, 2018 is not a holy day of obliga-

tion this coming year, our Sunday evening Masses on

Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 4:00 and 7:30 will be

Sunday Masses satisfying the Sunday obligation and

not holy day Vigil Masses. We will however have two

Masses on Monday, January 1, 2018: at 8:00 A.M. as

usual and also at 12:00 Noon. There will be no 7:00

P.M. Mass on Monday, January 1, 2018.

●There will be no scheduled Confessions prior to

the Christmas Eve Vigil Masses, Christmas Day Mass-

es, and January 1 Masses. If a special need for Confes-

sion occurs on those dates, arrangements can be made

by contacting Fr. Butler, Fr. Nillo, or any one of our

visiting priests. Please consult the bulletin for special

extra times for Confession during the Advent Season.

Our Christmas Outing 2017

On Sunday, December 17 a group from St. Michael’s took a bus trip to Princeton. The day began with Mass in the Chapel at Princeton University, then the group headed to McCarter Theatre for a buffet supper and to see a production of the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol.”

Volunteer Christmas Dinner

St. Michael’s conducted its Annual Volunteer Christmas Dinner on Dec. 10 in the Lower Church.. Thank you to our volunteers who worked so hard to put this evening together, and thank you to all of our volunteers who serve and support our parish!

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PATHWAY TO HEAL Divorced, Widowed, and Separated

Group

"May you know the beauty of the season, Merry

Christmas. Have a peaceful and a wonderful New

Year."

During this wonderful season there is always the

opportunity for the blues to arrive. Try and find

the middle ground. Change it up. Make new tradi-

tions. Do something different, something new. Go

to Mass and confession..

St. Michael's has a group for those that need sup-

port with life's new paths and journeys. The

PATHWAY TO HEAL Group is a ministry for

widowed, separated, and divorced persons.

Our group is here to help those who may be new to

the emotional stresses of separation and loss in

your world. If you need a place to come and feel

safe please plan on attending our group.

Thursday, January 11th & 25th, 2018

7:00PM - St. Michael's Living Room

6 West End Court. Long Branch, NJ

Please Join Us. All Are Welcomed.

The following is a letter that Toni Seinfield recently re-

ceived from Elyse Buongiorno, Executive Director of

Eagles UP! that we would like to share with you.

Toni,

Jamie Plantamura is a role model to the children in the

Youth Ministry. Her continued support for our military

men and women is appreciated by our heroes. Jamie and

the youth group’s generous donations for the children of

our military, “Little Heroes at Home,” exceeded our ex-

pectations. Jamie Plantamura, the Youth Group’s coordi-

nator, has a wonderful rapport with the children. She

was able to convey to the group the significance of our

military and the great sacrifices they and their families

endure to protect our freedom.

With gratitude Eagles Up! Would like to express the

importance of your support for the families of our brave

men and women. Our troops and their families face

many sacrifices before, during and after their return.

Your contributions are greatly appreciated and have

helped the families of the troops.

Eagles Up! Would not be able to complete our mis-

sion without your generous donations. Thank you for

your support.

Sincerely,

Elyse Buongiorno

Executive Director

MARCH FOR LIFE – 2018 Mass at St. Jerome’s Church at 6:00 a.m.

Depart St. Jerome’s parking lot at 6:30 a.m. Return to St. Jerome’s parking lot at appx. 9:30 p.m.

The March for Life began as a small demonstration in 1973 and rapidly grew to be the largest pro-

life event in the world. The peaceful demonstration that has followed on this somber anniversary

every year since 1973 is a witness to the truth concerning the greatest human rights violation of our

time: abortion. Join us and half a million pro-lifers as we head once again to Washington, D.C.

on Friday, January 19, 2018 for the 45th annual March For Life as we walk from the Washington

Monument up Constitution Av to the Supreme Court. Always peaceful and uplifting, The March For Life offers you

the opportunity to stop in at your federal legislators' offices and let them know how you feel (and vote!). Defunding the

abortion industry, de-funding embryonic stem cell research, voting down "right to die" and "death with dignity" eutha-

nasia legislation are all current hot-button topics you can weigh in on.

We hope that you can join us! Round-trip transportation is still only a $10 donation which may be paid with a check payable to St.

Jerome’s Church. Bus passengers under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. To sign-up or for fur-

ther information: call Kathryn 732-581-9735.

January 19, 2018 Washington, DC

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Rosarian Prayer Group

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH This list of parishioners, relatives, and friends are in need of

our prayers for healing. Our Rosarians also pray every

Saturday for all the parishioners of St. Michael’s. Please note

that intentions will be listed for 2 months and then removed,

unless the requestor calls to renew for another 2 months.

Please also note that according to the HIPPA & Privacy Laws

only the sick themselves or family members may request to be

added to the list. Contact the Rectory for all prayer requests.

Thank you and may Our Lord grant healing to all those who

are suffering and in need of our prayers.

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Week 8

Jim LaDuca & Frank Turek Sr.

2018 Masses The 2018 Mass Book is open. We kindly ask that

when you come to the office for scheduling, please

bring a written list including the names and dates of

your requests and your name and phone number.

The stipend for Masses is $10.00 per Mass.

Week 3

Michael Wrubel

Weekend Collection & Attendnce

Thank You!

Saturday, December 16, 2017 4:00 PM Mass $2,760.00 320 people

5:00 PM Mass $1,512.00 150 people

7:30 PM Mass $453.00 66 people

Sunday, December 17, 2017 7:00 AM Mass $1,425.00 135 people

9:00 AM Mass $3,324.00 162 people

10:00 AM Mass $1,403.00 165 people

11:00 AM Mass $1,814.00 191 people

12:00 PM Mass $1,556.00 168 people

4:00 PM Mass $1,319.00 190 people

7:30 PM Mass $1,571.00 175 people ________________________________________________________

TOTALS: $17,137.00 1,722 people

Annual Catholic Appeal

Please remember the needy who are

helped by the funds contributed to

the Annual Catholic Appeal. They

include: the poor and vulnerable,

schools, seminarian education, Cath-

olic Charities, home health nursing

programs for seniors, vocations,

ministries to all segments of the par-

ish and diocese (families, seniors,

young adults, youth). The list is vir-

tually endless. YOUR contribution

DOES make a difference! Please

help. Please contribute. Please make

a pledge.

$109,000

Number of Regis-tered Families in

Our Parish

Number of

Pledges

Received to

Date

Percentage of

Participation by

Registered

Families

2,946 176 5.97%

Dollar Amount of

Pledges

Percentage of Goal (Based on

Pledged Dollars $42,213.00)

Dollar Amount Paid and

Received

$53,213.00 48.81% $50,118.25

RESULTS & DATA FOR THIS YEAR’S APPEAL

$53,213.00

Pastoral Care Stephen and Paduan Ministries

Our Extraordinary Ministers made 15 Communion/shut-

in visits and 1 Stephen Ministry visits during this past

week. We pray that we have helped to bring God’s love

and peace to His people in need.

Merry Christmas Mary gave birth to her first-born son. She wrapped Him

in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger. Luke

2:7

“The One Who is seated on the throne of heaven is laid

in a stable. A God Who is beyond access is touched by

the hands of human beings! St. John Chrysostom

Our Prayer: Heavenly Father, let me welcome Your son

as my Redeemer now. Then help me to go to meet Him

with confidence when He comes to be my Judge at the

end of my earthly life.

Our Extraordinary Ministers are available for our parish-

ioners to visit the sick; the elderly; and bring Commun-

ion.

Please contact us if you need us – 732-483-0360,

Ext. 120.

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