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Third Sunday of Advent December 16, 2018

S T . M ICHAEL’S C HURCH December 16, 2018 | Third Sunday of Advent

D A ILY MA SS Mon -Fri: 8:00 AM | Mon: 7:00 PM Sat: 9:00 AM | First Friday in Latin at 12:15 PM

W EEKEND MA SSES Saturday: 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 7:30 PM Sunday: 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12 PM, 4:00 PM, 7:30 PM

R ECONCILIA TION Confessions are heard 12 minutes to 5 minutes before each Mass (except on Monday nights); on First Fri-day after the Latin Mass until 1:15 PM; during the Monthly Holy Hour for Vocations; and on Monday nights after (not before) the 7:00 PM Mass until 8:00 PM.

R EGISTRA TION To register with the parish, please call the Parish Office for information.

M AR RIA GES Couples who wish to marry at the parish should con-tact the Parish Office for a Marriage Request Form, and for further information. The bride or groom, or their parents/grandparents must be registered pa-rishioners for at least eighteen months to make ar-rangements. There is a twelve month timeline for wedding preparations.

B A P TISM S Baptisms take place Sundays at 1:00 PM. Parents must be registered parishioners, and can call the Parish Office for information and scheduling.

H OLY H OUR F OR VOCA TION S There is a Monthly Holy Hour for Vocations that includes Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions. This Monthly Holy Hour is from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM on the Thursday immediately preceding the First Friday.

R ELIGIOU S E DU CA TION To enroll your child for our Tuesday or Sunday Religious Education classes, please contact Kevin Connelly, ext. 110 at the Outreach Center. All fami-lies must be registered with the parish.

A N OIN TIN G OF THE S IC K Please call the Parish Office for anointing of the sick. When the office is closed, the answering service will appropriately direct your call. If you or your loved one is in a hospital, the head nurse could also call for the chaplain to make arrangements.

R E CTO RY O F F I CE

800 Ocean Avenue | Long Branch, NJ 07740 Ph: (732) 222-8080 | Fx: (732) 870-1174

www.stmichaelnj.com

Summer Hours: Mon–Thu 8:30am-3:30pm Fri 8:30am-12pm

(Closed daily from 12:00pm–1:00pm)

PARISH STAFF Rev. John Butler, Pastor Rev. Mark Nillo, Parochial Vicar Susan McCullough, Business Manager Paul Bergin, Music Director Kevin Connelly, Director of Religious Education Jamie Plantamura, Director of Youth Ministries Mary Valan, Parish Secretary Jose Rodriguez, Maintenance Manager

O UT RE ACH C E NTE R 6 West End Court | Long Branch, NJ 07740

Ph: (732) 483-0360 | Fx: (732) 483-0363

S T . V I N CEN T D E P A UL 732-483-0360 ext. 113

December 16, 2018 www.stmichaelnj.com

M A SS I NTE N T I O NS

Saturday, December 15

4:00 PM † Marion I. Cunningham Carol Moran and Family

† Florence Moutenot Jack & Rene Brignola

5:00 PM † Ursula Carlesimo Children

† Edith Serritella Thomas & Vicki Hoagland

7:30 PM People of the Parish

† Reggie Mikolon Joe Keip, Friend

Sunday, December 16

7:00 AM † Adelene LaRosa Agnes & Paul D'Angelo

9:00 AM † Dolores Jackson Dolores Sabalja, Marie Rose & Denis Czund

10:00 AM † Barbara & Jerome Kennedy

Audrey Boglioli

† Maria Fiore McCrae/Feroce Family

11:00 AM † Geraldine Napolitiani Anthony Lucarelli

12:00 PM † Carmen Leny Aranibar

Samalvides Peirano

† Joan Nolan Carol Harris

4:00 PM † Erin Jamieson

† Maureen Kiernan Cynthia Portera


7:30 PM Special Intention: Celeste Carlesimo

Family

Monday, December 17 8:00 AM Pro-Life Cause Friends of Sylvia Marsico

† Bernadette Malek Dolores Sabalja, Marie Rose & Denis Czund

7:00 PM † Ida & Herbert Hunger Ciano, Sofia & Mariella

Tuesday, December 18 8:00 AM † Joseph L. Heimbold Daughter

† Mary Romano Barbara Moretti

Wednesday, December 19 8:00 AM † Anna Kelly

† Luznith Valle

† Louis J. Makrancy

7:30 PM † Amado Enriquez (Simbang Gabi Mass)

Rev. Alex Enriquez

Thursday, December 20 8:00 AM † Dorothy Berdel

Health & Blessings of Maru Nillo and Karen Mabazza

Friday, December 21 8:00 AM † Trudy Sintic Agnes & Martin Fahey

† Austin Behnken Laterza Family

12:15 PM † Rev. Philip Cordisco

5:30 PM † Blanche Suppo Family

Saturday, December 22 9:00 AM People of the Parish

4:00 PM † Dolores Jackson Dennis Jackson

† Bessie Cattanach Jim Cattanach

5:00 PM † John J. Hoagland Sr. Thomas & Vicki Hoagland

† Rosa Alba Stranieri Mother Francesca


† Anthony Caruso Louis and Tricia Vincelli

Sunday, December 23 7:00 AM † Msgr. Bradley Falivene Family

9:00 AM † Dorothy Berdel

† Gian Carlo Tomen Aida David

10:00 AM † Bernie Boglioli Audrey Boglioli

11:00 AM Special Intention: Louis Carlesimo Jr.

Family

† Albert Molinari The Family

12:00 PM † Mildred Ryan Bowler Mary Moore

4:00 PM † Gina & Zenz Weiss Ciano, Sofia & Mariella

† Joan Nolan Claire Cohen


The Blessed Mother’s Sanctuary Candle

will be lit this week in loving memory of

Rosa Alba Stranieri, requested by her

mother Francesca.

This week the Altar Flowers were

donated by Mother Francesca in loving

memory of her daughter Rosa Alba

Stranieri.


Christmas Schedule 2018

Christmas Masses

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

4:30 at San Alfonso Retreat House *** 5:15 (Upper & Lower Churches)

6:15, 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00† PM (Upper Church only)

Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 AM, 12 Noon, 4:00 & 7:30PM

The 8:00 AM Christmas Mass is newly added to the Christmas Day schedule this year.

* With permission from the Bishop for celebration 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 Christmas Choir will sing at this Mass.

***With Christmas Carols beginning at 4:10PM at San Alfonso preceding this 4:30 Mass

†Christmas Carols beginning at 10:30 PM

Masses Monday, December 31st

4:00 P.M. and 7:30 P.M.

Tuesday, January 1st 8:00 A.M., 12:00 Noon, 5:00 P.M. (no 4:00 P.M. and no 7:30

Confessions During Advent

Monday: December 17 7:30 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. (after 7:00 PM Mass;

One priest available)

Wednesday:

·December 19 7:00 P.M. until 7:20 P.M.

(prior to 7:30 PM Simbang Gabi Mass; Two priests available)

Thursday: December 20 7:00 PM until 8:00 P.M. (Four priests available)

Saturday: December 22 9:30 A.M. until 10:30 A.M.

(after 9:00 A.M. Mass; Two priests available) 2:45 P.M. until 3:45 P.M.

(before 4:00 P.M. Mass; Three priests available)

Parish Office Christmas Hours

The parish business office will be closed from Monday, Dec. 24 through and including Tuesday, Jan. 1 except as noted below. The office will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tues-day, Jan. 2, 2019 . The parish office WILL BE OPEN for

business on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018 from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 p.m.

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

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 re-sponse.

Masses and Confessions will take place at their usual times while the business office is closed during Christ-mas Week. Please note the schedule of Masses for Christmas and for the Mary Mother of God holy day of obligation.

The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is a Holy Day of Obligation this year.

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

●There will be no scheduled Confessions prior to the

Christmas Eve Vigil Masses, Christmas Day Masses, and Mass-

es for the Mary, Mother of God holy day. If a special need for

Confession occurs on those dates, arrangements can be made by

contacting the parish office. Please consult the bulletin for spe-

cial extra times for Confession during the Advent Season.

THIRD ANNUAL

HANDEL’S MESSIAH

SING-ALONG ! THIS FRIDAY, DEC. 21 AT 7:00P.M.


Advent Worship & Liturgy Update

Extra Masses and times for Eucharistic Adoration

and confessions have been added to the parish calen-

dar on the remaining Friday of the Season of Advent

(Dec. 21) as follows:

· Mass………………………………..………..12:15

· Eucharistic Adoration………......……...12:45-5:15

· Benediction…………..………...………….… 5:10

· Confessions……………………………..5:18-5:25

C HRISTMAS C HOIR

The St. Michael’s Christmas Choir will be

singing at the 4:00 PM Christmas Eve Family

Vigil Mass under the direction of Music Di-

rector Paul Bergin and Choir Director Jessica

Huetteman. Please come and join us.

Christmas Eve Mass at San Alfonso

Monday, December 24 at 4:30 PM

Our parish will celebrate a Christmas Eve Mass in the

chapel at the San Alfonso Retreat House at 4:30 p.m.

(preceded by carols at 4:10). The

Redemptorist priests of San Al-

fonso have graciously welcomed

us to use their chapel. The chapel

at the former Stella Maris property

is not available this year. We are

very grateful to the new owners of

the Stella Maris property who al-

lowed us to use the chapel there

several

times dur-

ing the

past two

years including Christmas Eve

2016 and 2017. Fr. Butler and Fr.

Wallace (Rector of San Alfonso)

will be the concelebrants of this

year’s 4:30 Christmas Eve Mass.

All are welcome; seating will be

limited to approximately 175

worshipers.

Christmas Eve 2018:

4:30 at San Alfonso

Christmas Eve 2017

at Stella Maris

Saint Michael’s Altar Rosary Society

Christmas Luncheon

The ladies of the Altar Rosary Society held their

Annual Christmas Luncheon this past Wednesday at

the Deal Golf & Country Club. It was a festive and

very well attended occasion. The Rosarians invited

Fr. Mark and Fr. John to join them as their guests.

Please see the photo below. All women of the par-

ish are always welcome to join this very important

organization that quietly and excellently serves

many of the needs of our parish. For more infor-

mation, please contact Dotty O’Hara at (908)310-

6497.

Blessing of Christmas Creche,

Prayers, and Carols Next Saturday

The parish’s new Christmas

Creche has been installed on the

rectory’s front lawn (please see

the accompanying photos). The

Creche is a gift to the parish and

to the people of the parish and

the community in memory of

Rosa

Alba Stranieri from Rosa’s

family. Next Saturday the

22nd immediately after the

5:00 p.m. Mass we will gather

at the Creche to bless and dedi-

cate it,

to pray

for Rosa’s eternal rest, and to

sing Silent Night as a parish

family. All are invited to attend

and participate.


Parish Volunteers’ Christmas Dinner

The parish held its Annual Volunteers’ Christmas Dinner on December 9 in the Lower Church after the 4:00 p.m.

Mass. Thank you to our volunteers who worked so hard to put this evening together, and thank you to all our volunteers

who serve and support our parish! In addition, members of the Parish Youth Group (accompanied by Youth Group Di-

rector Jamie Plantamura) visited the rectory to help decorate Fr. John’s and Fr. Mark’s Christmas tree. Please see the

accompanying photos.

Similar to the prior week’s Advent talk by Fr. Bob Pagliari, this past

Wednesday’s Advent talk by Fr. Pablo Gadenz was also excellent and

very well attended. Fr. Gadenz shared numerous insights on Luke’s Gos-

pel especially on the authorship, themes, and language subtleties of this

Gospel. He focused on the “Infancy Narrative” (the story of the birth of

Jesus) that we find in Luke’s second chapter: “…She wrapped Him in

swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room

for them in the inn.” Copies of Fr. Gadenz’s new book The Gospel

of Luke and Fr. Pagliari’s new book Holy Homework (very fine

Christmas gifts!) will continue to be available for purchase in the

parish office through Thursday, Dec. 20. The price for each book is

$15.00 and may be paid in cash or by check. Please see the accom-

panying photos of the talks, book signings, and receptions.


PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH

WEEKLY MASS I NTENTIONS

Ronald Lubischer Joyce Lubischer William Snyder, Sr. Melissa Silva

YEARLY MASS I NTENTIONS NOVEMBER 2018

Susan Michnewich r/o Jackie, Gerry & Gerry Reeves

JULY 2019 Walter & Veronica Skowrenski r/o Robert Skowrenski & Family

OCTOBER 2019 Salvatore J. Mirarchi r/o Joe & Carmel Mirarchi

Ronald Lubischer Family NOVEMBER 2019 Louis Carlesimo r/o Children Ursula Carlesimo r/o Children

DECEMBER 2019

Dorothy Brady r/o Daughter Dee Celli

SIMBANG GABI in Monmouth County Parishes

Saint Michael’s Church will be hosting a Simbang Ga-

bi Mass on Wednesday, December 19 at 7:30 p.m.

(please read the story published at Trenton-

Monitor.com). After the Mass, all are invit-

ed to share fellowship in the Lower Church

and enjoy some Filipino delicacies. The

Monmouth County Simbang Gabi Com-

munity invites all to the nine consecutive

nights of the Simbang Gabi. Each of the nine Night

Masses is held in a different church within Monmouth

County. The schedule for the remaining nights is as

follows:

Dec. 16 - 7:30 p.m. - Holy Innocents Church, Neptune

Dec. 17 - 7:30 p.m. - St. Benedict Church, Holmdel

Dec. 18 - 7:30 p.m. - St. Catharine Church, Holmdel

Dec. 19 - 7:30 p.m.—St. Michael’s Church, Long Branch

(Principal Celebrant/Homilist: Rev. Alex Enriquez)

Dec. 20 - 7:30 p.m. - St. Anselm Church, Tinton Falls

Dec. 21 - 7:30 p.m. - St. Catherine Church, Farmingdale

*Dec. 22 - 7:30 p.m. - St. Joseph Church, Keyport

Please join us before every Mass for the Holy Rosary

at 7:00 p.m. and Confessions from 7:00 p.m. to 7:20

p.m.

*Everybody is invited to wear traditional Filipino attire

on the first and final nights of Simbang Gabi.

**The Simbang Gabi Mass at St. Michael’s will be

broadcasted in real-time. To view the live stream

video on youtube on Dec. 19, please go to: https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxzBrnaSf8U

The Christmas Wafer:

The “Oplatki”

The word Bethlehem

means “House of Bread”.

The breaking of bread is a

sign of charity, unity,

friendship, and hospitality.

Religious family traditions

and customs bring the

truths of Faith into the

home. One of these beauti-

ful Christmas customs is

the Christmas Wafer. A

wafer bearing a simple de-

sign commemorative of Christ’s birth is broken by

the head of the family and distributed to each mem-

ber. With a simple prayer for God’s grace and the

welfare of the present and absent members of the

family, the head family member breaks the wafer

and distributes it, a piece to each one at the table.

While doing so each member of the family is kissed

and is wished a joyful feast. The other family

members then greet one another in the same way.

The spiritual lesson in this age old custom is

unity of the family – the main pillar of society.

The bond of unity is the Christ-like charity that

should exist amongst the members of the family.

The father of the family is the link in the unbroken

chain of One Body, One Bread, One Christ, and

One Church. The mother of the family is the sym-

bol of Mary-the Blessed Mother: a symbol of love,

maternal care, self-sacrifice, spiritual teacher. The

family joins in the eternal procession no matter

where they are. For there is a universal longing by

men to be always with one another, with God.

All this brings to mind clearly our charity for

one another, to seek salvation together. Family cus-

toms remind us that we seek and obtain salvation

with the help of others at all times.

The Christmas Oplatki Wafers are available at

no charge in the vestibule of the church beginning

on this the Third Sunday of Advent. Please share

one (or two) with your family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxzBrnaSf8U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxzBrnaSf8U


Aid For The Hearing Impaired We offer the use of radio aids during Mass upon request.

The device is tuned to the sound system in the Church so

that those who have a hearing deficit might hear more

clearly. Please ask an usher for assistance.

Rehearsals for Christmas Eve

Family Mass Choir

December 16 at 10:30 a.m. at St.

Jerome’s School Cafeteria (Dress Rehearsal: December 23 at 1:15 p.m.

Extra hours for Confessions

during Advent

As noted in this bulletin on Page 3

Advent Fridays: Eucharistic Adora-

tion and Extra Mass and Confession

Times

Friday, December 21

As noted in this bulletin on Page 4

Young Adult and Youth Mass

(monthly on third Sunday)

Sunday, December 16, 2018

6:00 p.m.

CCD Pre-Christmas Masses (Saint

Jerome Church)

Sunday, December 16

9:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2018

4:00 p.m.

Simbang Gabi Mass Wednesday, December 19, 2018

7:30 p.m. (Rosary and Confessions

at 7:00 p.m.)

Handel’s Messiah Sing-Along

(Part 1)

Friday, December 21, 2018

7:00 p.m.

Christmas Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

(holy day of obligation)

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

First Penance Saturday, April 6, 2019

11:00 a.m.

First Holy Communion Saturday, May 11, 2019

11:00 a.m.

Mass on Sunday, Dec. 16

For the young adults and youth of our parish a Mass

has been added to our regular schedule on the third

Sunday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Upper

Church. All will of course be welcomed to attend – and

participate at! – these “Young Adult and Youth Mass-

es” at which the hymns (as well as the Gloria and Re-

sponsorial Psalm and Gospel Verse) will be traditional

and appropriate but with a more up-beat tempo that will

help lift minds, voices, and hearts to God; the musical

instruments will include an electronic keyboard and gui-

tar and will be located in and be very visible from the

sanctuary; the singers/vocalists will also be in the sanc-

tuary and face-to-face with the congregation; and the

homily will relate the Scripture readings of the day to

current and contemporary concerns and experiences of

our young adults and youth. Our next monthly Young

Adult and Youth* Masses will be celebrated on Sunday,

December 16 and Sunday, January 20 at 6:00 p.m. Please pass the word and join us and bring a friend or

two! Refreshments, hospitality, and fellowship will

follow in the Lower Church immediately following this

Mass.

* Incidentally, some may ask what we mean by “young

adults and youth”….we leave that up to you (and, again,

ALL are welcome and invited to these Masses) but for

the sake of “providing a number” let’s say the phrase

applies to those in their mid/late teens and in their 20s

and 30s and to the young and youthful at heart.

On the Calendar at

St. Michael’s Church

St. Vincent de Paul Society

These months of November and December are

busiest time of the year (Thanksgiving and

Christmas). We are not only asking for donations

of food, but ALSO donations of cleaning products

and paper products (such as napkins, paper tow-

els, and bath tissue). These items cannot be pur-

chased with food stamps. We also are requesting

donations of food cards to local stores and gift

cards for Christmas help.

Thank you for the help that

you give us. Because of this, we

are able to bring joy to many

families.


SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! Many of our troops are still

deployed. There is a complete list of most needed

items in the back of the church. Monetary donations

towards shipping costs are accepted. Checks may be

made payable to Eagles Up. A tax receipt can be

provided upon request .

WATERSPIRIT's “Winter Solstice”

Thursday, December 20

4 East River Road

Rumson, NJ 07760

All are invited to pause in the middle of busy holi-

day preparations and experience the sacred in the

darkness and the coming of the light of the Winter

Solstice. In music and ritual, hope is sparked and

peace is deepened as the darkness is illuminated by

the lighting of fire. The Core of Fire dancers are

featured. Reservations preferred. 7:00 – 8:30 PM.

Donations accepted according to means.

To register or for more information

email [email protected] or call 732-923-

9788, WATERSPIRIT at 4 East River Road, Rum-

son, NJ 07760.

+AMDG+

It was the “Yes” not just heard around the world, but throughout all creation and all time. Of

all the decisions ever made by any individual man or woman, organization or government, none

has impacted the fate and condition of humanity remotely as much as her simple fiat voluntas.

By freely giving God permission to enter the world through her womb, Mary welcomed our

rightful king and savior, Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He came to defeat the prince of darkness

and death itself, thereby restoring our relationship as loving children with our Heavenly Father.

As we approach Christmas, let’s not limit ourselves to sentimental memories, but instead offer

allegiance to our king. Like Mary at the Annunciation, we are invited to say “yes” to letting

Jesus Christ in and then to bringing Him to our world.

Mary’s response was quick and complete. Absent of any disordered appetite for enslaving

things of the flesh – like wealth, power, comfort, reputation or pleasure. Mary had the unique

ability to give herself entirely in love without reserve or impediment. While her fiat was final,

ours is often conditional due to sinful attachments, especially to our own opinion and will. Fun-

ny in a world that sometimes (and evilly) equates pregnancy with slavery, Mary’s surrender and pregnancy delivered

lost freedom back to humanity. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves

be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

The Catechism teaches that from the beginning God gave us free will so that we might of our own accord seek our

Creator and freely attain our full and blessed perfection by cleaving to him. Sin, in particular habitual sinning, robs us

of our free will making us less human, less of ourselves and less able to hold onto God. And yet, knowing that we con-

tinue to sin, which is to think and act without God’s love as our guide. Like me, I am sure you regret your sins.

Advent provides a grace-filled time of hope to carry on our battle with our personal weaknesses so that we are better

prepared for Christ’s coming. Once thought of as “little Lent,” we fast to direct our hunger toward God instead of our

natural desires of the flesh. God gave us these natural desires so they are good, except when we let them control us.

Freedom through fasting from our earthly attentions can enrich our prayer life, strengthen our resolve and bring us clos-

er to God.

Many of us have not prepared for Christmas in this way before, but I think now is a good time to begin. There is no

better gift for Christ than to say, Yes, Lord, your will be done, and to be free of self to make it happen. May the Holy

Spirit guide us all this Advent season.

Kevin Connelly

Director of Religious Education

“The Little Blue Book”

Advent and Christmas Season 2018-2019

These books contain six-minute reflections on the

Sunday Gospels of Liturgical Year C. If you would

like a free copy, they are available in the back of

the church.

mailto:[email protected]


Weekend Collection & Attendance

Thank You!

Saturday, December 8, 2018

4:00 PM Mass $2,330.00 318 people

5:00 PM Mass $1,296.00 142 people

7:30 PM Mass $981.00 121 people

Sunday, December 9, 2018

7:00 AM Mass $1,267.00 132 people

9:00 AM Mass $1,789.00 162 people

10:00 AM Mass $1,358.00 144 people

11:00 AM Mass $1,539.00 178 people

12:00 PM Mass $1,504.00 151 people

4:00 PM Mass $1,458.00 215 people

7:30 PM Mass $1,122.00 171 people ___________________________________________

TOTALS: $14,637.00 1,734 people

Immaculate Conception: $4,031.00 625 people

Second Collection: Religious Retirement $3,810.00

Rosarian Prayer Group

PRAYERS FOR THE

SICK OF THE PARISH

This is a list of parishioners, relatives, and friends who 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 two months and then

removed, unless the requestor calls to renew for another two 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 Parish Office for all prayer requests. Thank you and may Our Lord grant healing to all those

who are suffering and in need of our prayers.

Week 2

Xan D.

Week 5

Antonio Bevacqui

Joelle Vega

Week 8

Thomas Yerves

Virginia Maita

MARCH FOR LIFE 2019 WASHINGTON D.C.

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

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 18, 2019 for the 46th annual March

For Life and walk from the Washington Monument up

Constitution Av to the Supreme Court. Always peaceful

and uplifting, The March For Life offers you the oppor-

tunity to stop in at your federal legislators' offices and let

them know how you feel (and how you pray that they will

vote!). Defunding the abortion industry, defund-

ing embryonic stem cell research, voting against "right to

die" and "death with dignity" euthanasia legislation are all

critical parts of this day of peaceful and prayerful witness

and demonstration.

When: 6:00 A.M. Mass / 6:30 A.M. board bus & depart

Where: St. Jerome Church 254 Wall Street, West Long

Branch

Return: 9:30 P.M. (approx.)

Cost: still only $10! (College and high school students

free)

Bus Captain: Kathryn Perez 732-581-9735 Call ASAP

for more info and to reserve your seat.

NEIGHBORING PARISHES OF

St. Michael (www.stmichaelnj.com) Simbang Gabi Mass on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Con-fessions & Rosary at 7 p.m. until 7:20 p.m. Refreshments and

hospitality in the church hall after the Mass. Handel’s Messiah Sing-Along: Friday, December 21 at

7:00 p.m.

Christ the King (www.cklb.org)

New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance, Mon, Dec 31st, 7:30 p.m. – 12:30

a.m. at Christ the King Parish Hall. $35 per person, En-

trée: Prime Rib, Soup Salad & Dessert, BYOB. Music by DJ

Catt. Tickets limited. Call the business office for tickets

732-222-3216.

Precious Blood (churchofthepreciousblood.org) On Wednesdays in Advent, our talented Music Director Joe

Moffitt will be presenting “A Meditation for Advent” based on Taize Prayer, Wednesday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Church. December 19, 2018. Take some time apart this Advent season. Come and rest for a while and ponder the real

meaning of Christmas…Christ born to us!

St. Dorothea (www.stdorothea.org) We will hear confessions on Monday, December 17 from 6-7 p.m. and Tuesday December 18 from 5-6 p.m. as well as our regular Saturday confessions from 4-4:45 p.m. on Saturday

December 22. What better way to prepare for the celebration of the birth of our Savior?

Our Lady of Hope Parish (www.ladyofhopeparish.org) Please join us for Advent Worship on Sundays, Dec, 9-23, at

4:30 p.m. at St. Jerome Church

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