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OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

Volume 5, Issue 46: November 18, 2018 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

the catholic community of

the cathol ic community of

10 County Road Tenafly, NJ 07670 201.568.0545 www.olmc.us

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Pastor Reverend Daniel O’Neill, O.Carm. t - 201.568.0545 e - doneill@carmelnet.org

In Residence Reverend Emmett Gavin, O.Carm. e - egavin@carmelnet.org

Church Office Barbara Tamborini, Church Bookkeeper e - bookkeeper.olmc@hotmail.com

Mary Ann Nelson, Administrative Assistant t - 201.568.0545f - 201.568.3215 e - rectory@olmc.us

Roxanne Kougasian, Secretary

t - 201.871.4662 e - 4roxanneolmc@gmail.com

Deacons Deacon Anthony Armstrong, O.Carm.e - deaconanthony@olmc.us

Deacon Lex Ferrauiolae - deaconlex@gmail.com

Deacon Michael Giuliano e - Giuliano7@aol.com

Mission DevelopmentElliot Guerra, Director t - 201.568.1403e - eguerra@academyolmc.org

Music Ministry Andrea Covais, Music Director e - acovais@olmc.us June Marano-Murray, Organist

Religious Education Office Sr. Regina M. Chassar, SSJ, Directort - 201.871.4662e - reled@olmc.us

Confirmation Program Elliot Guerra, Director Justin Fernandez,Confirmation Stafft - 201.568.1403e - eguerra@academyolmc.org e - youthminister@olmc.us

Academy

Kelly A. Koval, Principal t - 201.567.6491 f - 201.568.1402e - kkoval@academyolmc.org

Lisa Knowles, Administrative Assistant t - 201.567.6491

Peggy Rizzo, Academy Business Manager e - rizzomar@rcan.org

FacilitiesEd McElroy, Facility Director t - 201.906.4389 e -epmremodeling@aol.com

StaffDirectory

Masses

Daily Monday – Saturday 8:30 AM

Weekends Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 NOON

Holy Days As announced

Sacraments

The Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 4:00 – 4:30 PM, or by appointment; please call the Church Office.

The Sacrament of Baptism

The second Sunday of each month, except during Lent. Please arrange for Baptism at least two months in advance.

The Sacrament of Marriage

Please make an appointment with a priest or deacon at least one year in advance.

The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick

Please call the Church Office to request a visit from fr. Dan.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mission Statement

“We are the Roman Catholic Community of Our Lady of Mount Carmel based in Tenafly, New Jersey.

Our mission is the promotion of the holiness of life through the celebration of the Sacraments, the sharing of the Gospel

and the promotion of Catholic values. We offer pastoral care through ministries that provide education,

healing, spiritual growth and social outreach in the Carmelite tradition.”

“No matter who you are, no matter what you’ve done, no matter where you’re from, no matter where you’re going,

no matter how good or bad things seem, you are always welcome.”

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WELCOME

Dear Brothers and Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel,

Thank you so much for your enthusiastic participation at Temple Sinai on November 9 for the joint observance of the 80th anniversary observance of Kristallnacht. This was a major opportunity for both communities. We certainly did our part and I thank each of you who attended and the steering committee for guiding us. I have already been asked about what we are going to do next. Stay tuned.

This week Cardinal Tobin and all American bishops were gathered in Baltimore for their semiannual meeting. We have been praying and fasting in anticipation of this watershed meeting at the request of Cardinal Tobin. We learned on Tuesday that decisions were being delayed at the request of the Holy See. There is a worldwide meeting of bishops in Rome in February to address this whole question. Hopefully, we will soon be hearing about important steps in the healing process of our Church in response to the sexual abuse crisis.

There will be another evening of prayer at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Newark on November 30 at 7:30 PM. Deacon Anthony will be attending in our name. If anyone would like to join him, please let him know.

On Thursday our whole country will observe Thanksgiving. Let us be sure to thank God for the blessings we enjoy in America. Once all the preparations are complete and the families are gathered, I hope ever single one of us will find a way to say again how blessed we are and to say “Thank you, God.”

Sincerely yours in Christ and Our Lady of Mount Carmel,

fr. Dan doneill@carmelnet.org

PASTOR’S MESSAGE

The Church and the Academy offices and school will be CLOSED on Thursday, November 22nd and Friday, November 23rd. The Parish and Academy staff wishes all families a happy and blessed Thanksgiving and a safe holiday weekend.

“And, whatever you do, in word or deed,

do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

Colossians 3:17

Mass on Thanksgiving Day, November 22nd, is the regular daily Mass at 8:30 AM.

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MASSES FOR THE WEEK

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19th 8:30 Eugene Loughlin Requested by Eileen Walsh

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20th 8:30 Jonathan Michael Rivera Requested by Winnie Etorma

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21st 8:30 Pat Farrell Requested by Tom, Eric, Kelly & Allison Multer

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd 8:30 Bruno Graizzaro Requested by His Wife, Marie

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd 8:30 Lorraine Fowler Requested by Pat & Rich White

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24th 8:30 Mary & Peter Musso Requested by Cloie Biscaldi

5:00 Loretta Maher Requested by Her Children

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25th 8:00 Rowland O. Wilhelm Requested by His Family

10:00 Thomas Clifford Porter & Catherine Bonanno Requested by The Tremble Family

12:00 Parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

LITURGICAL

MINISTERS FOR NOVEMBER 24th & 25th

5 PM Servers – Jaden Mendoza, Evan Mendoza, Eliza Thek, Giselle Cerutti Lector – Joan Schaper

Eucharistic Ministers – Eileen Mangaser, Della Booker, Chuck Martini, Maureen York

8 AM Servers – Luke Figueroa, Sarah Figueroa, Lenny Park Lector – Ann Picinic

Eucharistic Ministers – Raymond Glover, Pat White, Elissa Lang, Rich White

10 AM Servers – Haydn Ty, Aiden Charles, Colin Liau Lector – Martin Miglietta

Eucharistic Ministers – Marc Votto, Patricia Flynn, Karyn Glover, Maggie Angresano

12 NOON Servers – Sofia Maravillas, Jacob Maravillas, Joshua Maravillas Lector – Margaret Rossi

Eucharistic Ministers – Jaga Kokosinski, Judy Ong, Fran Mladjenovic, Tita Ong

THE BREAD AND WINE This week the Bread and Wine are in memory of

The Musso and Biscaldi Families requested by Cloie Biscaldi.

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THE SANCTUARY LAMP This week the Sanctuary Lamp is in memory of

(Helen) Hng Gek Hiang requested by The Andriollo Family.

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REST IN PEACE Please remember in your prayers James Donegan and all the military men and women who have died this week.

The altar flowers this week are given by

The Durso Family in memory of

Ralph and Laura Durso.

This Sunday is Hospitality Sunday. Everyone is invited for coffee, bagels and more in the Cafeteria following the 10 AM Mass.

The Giving Tree will be in our Church beginning next weekend.

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RELIGIOUSEDUCATION

CONFIRMATION

Confirmation Class & Mass THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18th

at 6:30 PM in the Titus Room

Today’s Topic Jesus: Message and Mission

Mass at 7:45 PM Parents and families are invited to attend Mass

with their teen.

Next Month’s Sessions: December 2nd, 9th and 16th

Please contact Elliot Guerra at eguerra@academyolmc.org if you have any questions.

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FIRST RECONCILIATION

If you missed the First Reconciliation Parent Meeting on November 8th, please contact Sr. Regina at reled@olmc.us.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD

There is no CLOW this Sunday and next Sunday. Children and their families are invited to Children’s Church at 10:15 AM in the Titus Room this Sunday.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word is worship, prayer and reflection for children in PreK through Grade 5 and takes place during the 10 AM Mass on Sundays.

Please consider assisting in Children’s Liturgy of the Word ministry! Volunteers are needed to proclaim the Sunday scripture readings to children. Training and resource materials are provided. Scheduling is done based on your availability. Please contact Mary Ann in the Church Office at 201-568-0545 or rectory@olmc.us.

Religious Education Class Schedule

This Week: Sunday, November 18 (8:45 – 9:55 AM) Tuesday, November 20 (NO CLASS)

Next Week’s Schedule: Sunday, November 25 (NO CLASS) Tuesday, November 27 (3:30 – 4:45 PM)

Children’s Mass For Children In Grades K-3

& Their Families

November 18 10:15 AM Titus Room

“The Word of God nourishes both evangelizers and those who are being

evangelized so that each one may continue to grow in his or her

Christian life.”

Source: www.usccb.org

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ACADEMY&ATHLETICS

ACADEMY OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

cordially invites you to

“Called to Serve”

The Fifth Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Cocktails / Dinner / Revelry

Friday, November 30, 2018 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

The Rockleigh26 Paris Avenue

Rockleigh, New Jersey

The Service AwardMs. Sarah Melone

Co-founder and Vice President, Marble Jam Kids Inc.Mr. David Waterman

Parent, Academy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The Legacy AwardThe Angresano Family

Parishioners, Our Lady of Mount Carmel ChurchMr. and Mrs. Christine and Thomas Barrett '62

Parishioners, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

The Carmelite Star AwardMs. Rosemary Russell

Chair, Medical Mission Team, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

The Lumen Christi AwardMr. Thomas Izzard

Parish Trustee, Our Lady of Mount Carmel ChurchMr. Telesforo Del Valle

Parent, Academy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The Mens, Corpus, Spiritus AwardSr. Mary Doris, OP

Director, Siena House Shelter

The "Little Flower" Award Ms. Cecilia Zayas '13

Alumnus, Academy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel -Festive Attire-

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The Odyssey Theatre’s “New, Next, Now:

The 2018-2019 Season”

The Fall Drama: Thornton Wilder’s Our Town

This Sunday, November 18th at 2 PM

Join us for our first drama of the school year!

It helps now and then, to step back and take the long view.

The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision.

We accomplish in our lifetime only a fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work.

Nothing that we do is complete, which is another way of saying,

that the Kingdom always lies beyond us.

No statement says all that could be said. No prayer fully expresses our faith.

No confession brings perfection. No pastoral visit brings wholeness.

No program accomplishes the Church’s mission. No set of goals and objectives includes everything.

This is what we are about. We plant the seeds that one day will grow.

We water the seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise.

We lay foundations that will need further development.

We provide yeast that produces the effects far beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything,

and there is a sense of liberation realizing that.

This enables us to do something, and to do it well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning,

a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest.

We may never see the end results, but that is the difference

between the master builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders,

and ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.

—Archbishop Romero As you gather around your Thanksgiving table, remember how loved you are by your Academy family. We are all blessed in so many ways and, for

that, our hearts are filled with gratitude! Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!

—Miss Koval

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WEEKLYRUNDOWN

The Lumin Christi Award

will be presented to Mr. Telesforo Del Valle

Parent Academy of

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The Lumen Christi Award, Latin for “the light of Christ,” is given to those individuals and couples who not only serve the community of Our Lady of Mount Carmel by shining a light into their world, but share that light in a variety of ways by worshiping and praying with us as members of our church.

Ted Del Valle

Mr. Telesforo Del Valle (“Ted”) has been a constant at Our Lady of Mount Carmel…

Whether on the pulpit as a lector, with his family in their familiar pew at the noon Mass, giving tours of the Academy at annual Open Houses, or cutting it up on the dance floor at fundraisers, Ted has always been there for OLMC.

Born and raised in New York City, a lunch in the famed neighborhood of Soho started it all. Ted met his bride, Claudia, and, laughing, he recalls how they didn’t exactly jive on their first meeting, but the Holy Spirit and a little luck found them married and blessed with the arrival of Justin in 2003. The couple moved to Leonia from the Eastside of New York City and, fourteen months later, Claudia had some exciting and jittery news. Matthew, their second son, was born. Their beautiful family was growing!

“When you hear, ‘Honey, I’m pregnant’ again, you really start thinking about schools. We tried three pre-schools for the kids, and I was searching and kept hearing about a school in Tenafly. I heard all these great things about the school and a guy named Fr. Ashley (Pastor Emeritus of OLMC and 2016 Hall of Fame inductee). The Del Valles were soon parishioners.

“I fell in love with Ms. Clifford,” Ted says a little devilishly with a smile about the Academy’s beloved Pre-Kindergarten 3 teacher. “I was a Catholic school guy, so for me and Claudia it’s important to have a moral centeredness—kids need a moral center.”

The love was mutual. Almost immediately the couple got involved. “In schools, as a new family you can feel intimidated. At OLMC it was the complete opposite,” Ted says. “I would hang out and meet the teachers and new families.”

Living in Leonia, a town with a great public school system, it can give one pause to pay tuition at a Catholic school. “I remember it was a ‘First Friday Mass’ when the kids were in church, we were waiting for Mass to begin, and the children walked in holding hands with their younger prayer buddies and my wife leaned over and said, ‘Now I understand.’” The teachers were also big examples for Ted. “It impressed me that the teachers coming together and helping the kids not just academically, but as people. They are interested in who they are.”

As a founding member of the Academy’s Dads’ Club, and often the first to raise his hand to volunteer, Ted was able to share stories with other parents and found something more than an academic community. Ted puts it bluntly, “We became a family.” We’re a family. We serve together, we party together, and we grieve together—and, like any good family, we disagree but we are all still one,” Ted says.

On why he gets so involved in all aspects of the parish and Academy, he says, “It’s easy. We love what we do. We care. We care about service and what is happening in the world, and when I say ‘we’, I mean OLMC. OLMC always says yes, so we say yes.”

Of all the events, fundraisers and ministries Ted has been involved in, one of his favorites is giving Academy tours. “If I find something good, I want to share it—I love and enjoy OLMC, so I want to share it. So, giving tours seemed like a simple idea. I would be giving tours and people would literally say afterwards, could I bribe you to get on the waiting list?”

Years from that fateful meeting in the Pre-Kindergarten classroom, after countless service events, after Justin’s proud graduation last year and thinking of Matthew graduating this year, he reflects. “It’s a blessing,” Ted says thoughtfully. “I thought it was a just a blessing for my kids, but it was for all of us.” Ted’s right. Mount Carmel always says yes and now it’s OLMC’s turn to say yes to Ted and his family.

Friday, November 30, 2018

The Rockleigh 26 Paris Avenue

Rockleigh, New Jersey

HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY

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Please keep the following people in your prayers:

Bernadette Alvarado Adam Kokosinski Assunta Auriana Rumi Kubo Leonard Bazzini James Kwok Brian Bingman Elon Lages Lima Ronnie Bruno Rose LoFaro Maria Capo Joanne Mitchell Pat Carrier Vito Moncello Elphine Castro Aaron Monteagudo

Cho Hyung Joon Stephan Robert Mouracade Remedios De Guzman Dottie Murphy Rachel Durso Anthony Salvatore Wanda Ferrauiola Suh Il Ran Veronica Peter Gagne Giselle Velez

WEEKLYRUNDOWN

TheTenaflyInterfaithAssociationinvitesyouto

“GIVINGTHANKSTOGETHER”

ReflectionsonGod,faithandthanksgivingwillbeofferedfromJewish,MuslimandChristianperspectives.

Tuesday,Nov.20,7:30p.m.TrinityLutheranChurch

430KnickerbockerRoad,TenaflyAreceptionwillfollow.

Formoreinformation,pleasecontactDeaconAnthonyArmstrong,O.Carm.

atdeaconanthony@olmc.us.

Anofferingoffood/toiletriesormoneywillbetakenfortheCenterforFoodAction.

Checkscanbemadeoutto“TrinityLutheranChurch”earmarked“CFA”ordirectlyto“CenterforFoodAction,”

alltobecollectedandofferedtogether.

Join us for one of our faith sharing groups!

Make New Friends And Enrich Your Spiritual Journey Today!

MEN’S CORNERSTONE GROUP meets every other Wednesday at St. Mary’s Church, Closter. Our next meeting is Wednesday, November 28th at 7:30 PM. Please call Deacon Michael Giuliano at 201-983-1591 or Bill Angresano at 201-370-2698 if you have any questions.

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WOMEN’S SHARING GROUP will meet on Wednesday, December 12th at 7 PM. The next WOMEN’S CORNERSTONE GROUP meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 28th at 7 PM at St. Cecilia Church, Englewood. Please call Sr. Regina at 201-871-4662 for more information about either of these groups.

Women’s Morning of Advent Prayer & Reflection

The Father’s Love: Giving and Receiving

Presented by Fr. Ashley Harrington, O.Carm.

Saturday, December 15, 2018 8:30 AM – 12 Noon

Carmelite Spiritual Center at St. Cecilia Church 55 West Demarest Avenue, Englewood

Fee: $20 Payable to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

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To register, please complete form and return with payment by Monday, Dec. 10th, to: Sr. Regina Chassar, OLMC, 10 County Road, Tenafly, NJ 07670. Name _________________________________________________________

Email _________________________________________________________

Phone _________________________________________________________

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WEEKLYRUNDOWN

TODAY’S GOSPEL MESSAGE Sunday, November 18th

Mark 13:24-32

“Jesus said to his disciples, … ‘Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away … But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.’”

“We cannot know when the world will end, just as we do not know when our own worldly end will arrive. Therefore, we must always be ready. But we can be consoled in the redemptive sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross … Jesus has enabled us to be worthy of being gathered by God at the end of time.”

Source: Pastoral Patterns, Autumn 2018

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DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday Rev 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Luke 18:35-43

Tuesday Rev 3:1-6,14-22; Luke 19:1-10

Wednesday Rev 4:1-11; Luke 19:11-28 The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial) This feast began as a commemoration of the dedication of the basilica of St. Mary’s the New in Jerusalem in 543. An apocryphal source recounts that Mary’s parents brought her to the temple to offer her to God…to be educated and to serve God. Today, the feast celebrates Mary as a temple, where God dwelt in a special way through her role as Mother of Jesus.

Thursday Rev 5:1-10; Luke 19:41-44 Saint Cecilia, Virgin & Martyr (Memorial) According to tradition she was a Roman woman who was martyred sometime in the second or third century. Her association with music stems from the story that at her wedding feast she sang to God in her heart.

Friday Rev 10:8-11; Luke 19:45-48

Saturday Rev 11:4-12; Luke 20:27-40 Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs (Memorial) In the sixteenth century, Christian missionaries went to Vietnam. From the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, some 130,000 Christians were martyred. Some were foreign missionaries, but most were native Vietnamese people killed by their own government and people. Pope St. John Paul II declared 117 Vietnamese martyrs saints of the Church.

Source: Living With Christ (November 2018)

A Thanksgiving Prayer

Father in Heaven, Creator of all

and source of all goodness and love, look kindly upon us

and receive our heartfelt gratitude at this time of giving thanks.

Thank you for all the graces and blessings you have bestowed on us and for the love we have for family and friends.

Dear Father, in your infinite generosity,

please grant us continued graces and blessings.

Amen.

Source: www.catholic.org

“Be joyful always, pray at all times,

be thankful in all circumstances. This is what God wants from you

in your life in union with Christ Jesus.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

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GIVING&GRATITUDE

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Your generous support of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and our various outreach efforts is greatly appreciated.

Last Week’s Collection – November 11, 2018

Weekly Collection: $6,937 Assessment: $848

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Shop www.smile.amazon.com and designate OLMC (listed in Amazon’s directory as “Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church”) as the recipient. The account holder uses the same login and account information.

OFFICE OF CONCERN FOOD COLLECTION

The Office of Concern’s collection of frozen turkeys is this weekend. Non-perishable items that are also needed are: gravy, dried potatoes, canned yams, stuffing mix, rice, canned vegetables (baked beans, peas, green beans, corn), canned fruit, cranberry sauce, pasta, canned or bottled fruit juices. Non-perishable donations can be dropped off in the elevator lobby.

Special Collection This Weekend for Catholic Relief Services w

Visit our Web site, www.olmc.us, for reflections and photos from our Medical Mission trip to Peru.