Basilica Parish of Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary 168 Hill Street, Southampton, New York 11968

Pastoral Staff: Rev. Michael A. Vetrano, Pastor

pastor@shjmbasilica.org In Residence: Rev. Msgr. William J. Gill

John Moran, Deacon Sr. Mary Assunta Boyle, RSM, Religious Education Suzanne Marchisella, Parish & Cemetery Secretary

Mary Ann Tupper, Human Resources Jo Ann Morse, Music Director

Jack Hanlon, Liturgy Coordinator Sr. Barbara McKenna, RSM, Bereavement Coordinator

Your parish staff welcomes the opportunity to serve you. A priest will always be available for emergency sick calls. Many requests for service and information can be met during the daytime when the office is fully staffed. We suggest making appointments with the priest, deacon or other member of the parish staff since they might be engaged in other pastoral activities.

WE CELEBRATE EUCHARIST Mass Schedule

Weekends: First Saturday of the month: 8:15 AM

Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM,

12:30 PM. (Spanish). 5:00 PM. Holydays:

Vigil: 7:00 PM. Holyday: 8:15 AM., 12:00 Noon

Weekdays: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday &

Friday: 12:00 Noon Tuesday 8:15 AM.

Please let us know if someone is unable to come to Church because of age or illness.

We will be happy to bring Holy Communion to them at home.

Devotions: Tuesdays: Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Novena. 8:15 AM Mass

BAPTISM: Baptisms are customarily performed on Sunday at 2:30 P.M. Prior arrangements with the parish priest or deacon must be made as far in advance as possible. The Godfather and Godmother should be practicing Catholics. Our Baptismal Program meets at 7:30 P.M. on the second Monday of each month in the Parish Center.

PENANCE: Confessions are heard on Saturdays from 4:00 - 4:45 PM. A more convenient time may be arranged with the parish priest by calling the Parish Center.

MARRIAGE: In order to prepare adequately for the life-long commitment to the Sacrament and to arrange to participate in a Marriage Preparation Program, we ask that you make arrangements with the priest or deacon of your choice at least six months prior to the date of the marriage. Because of the Sunday Mass schedule, Nuptial Masses are normally celebrated on Friday evening or Saturday. Weddings should take place in the proper parish of the bride or groom.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Our Parish Religious Education Program and Our Lady of the Hamptons Regional School strive to sup port and complement the responsibility of parents to be the primary teachers of the children they have co-created with God. Our Religious Education Program, which includes preparation for First Penance. First Eucharist and Confirmation, is a family centered, continual formation extending from Grade 1 through Grade 8. Our Ministry to high school students continues this formation for grades 9 through 12. PARISH REGISTRATION We ask that all Catholics living within the boundaries of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish fill out a registration (census) form. This helps us identify and provide for the needs of our parishioners. If you are new to the parish or if you are moving, please call the Parish Office.

Parish Office Telephone: 631-283-0097 Fax: 631-283-3836

E-mail: sacredheartsjm@optimum.net

New website: www.shjmbasilica.org

Hours: Monday - Friday:

9:00 am - 12:30 pm; 1:30 pm-4:00 pm Evenings: By appointment only please

Sat. & Sun.: By appointment only please

Religious Education Office: 283-0508 e-mail: bassuntarsm@gmail.com Human Resources Office: 283-6415 e-mail:maryanntupper.hrp@hamptons.com Spanish Apostolate: 283-4379 Vincentian Fathers: 287-9647 Our Lady of the Hamptons School: 283-9140 Convent: 283-9110 Sr. Kathryn Schlueter, CSJ, Principal

Human Resources of the Hamptons The Human Resources Program volunteers reach out to meet the temporal needs of the elderly, the housebound and the poor of our parish and community, Our parish Care for the Caregiver Program delivers hot meals to families in need of this kind of help on Wednesday evenings. Call the Human Resources Office (283-6415) for more information and assistance. Birthright: Birthright maintains an office at 99 W Montauk Highway. Hampton Bays. Project Rachel offers confidential and compassionate coun-seling to anyone suffering guilt after an abortion. Please call Birth-right at 728-8900 for information.

“Jesus waits for us in this sacrament of love.” - Pope John Paul II

Please join us in an hour of Eucharistic Adoration

Each Friday directly following the noon Mass

12:30-1:30 PM “Come to Me all of you who are weary and find life burdensome and I will refresh you…” “Cast all your

anxieties upon the One who cares for you…” “My peace is my gift to you…” (Mt 11:28; 5:7, Jn 14:17)

BASILICA PARISH OF SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

DECEMBER 2, 2012 Readings: Jer 33:14-16; 1 Thes 3:12-4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36

Mission Statement: We are a Eucharistic centered people, who by following Christ’s teaching, join together to love and serve those in spiritual and physical need in our community.

MINISTERS SCHEDULE Immaculate Conception 7 PM Father Vetrano E.M.’S T. Cavallaro, J. Costa, J. Taranto LECTOR S. Oldakowski Saturday 8 AM Msgr. Gill E.M.’S K. Duggan, D. Gilmartin, G. Reisig LECTOR G. Bauer Saturday, Dec 8 5 PM Father Vetrano SERVERS A. Wesnofske, L & C Yastrzemski E.M.’S A. Fiore, M. Lynch, P. Madison LECTOR G. Reisig Sunday, Dec 9 8 AM Msgr. Gill SERVERS K. Culver, I & L Martin E.M.’S M. Adamczyk, T. Cavallaro, K. Duggan, J. McKenna, M. Muller LECTOR J. Taranto GREETERS I. Hurley, K. Moffa 9:30 AM Father Vetrano SERVERS L. Arresta, P. Bellucci, V. Ching-roa, M. Wilson E.M.’S G. Arresta, A. Lesta, N. McCulley, C & J Wilson LECTOR Sr. M. Assunta GREETERS A. Lesta, J & N McCulley 11 AM Father Kiernan SERVERS Ambrose Bros., May Bros., W. Menghini E.M.’S S. Adelante, G. Bauer, P. Jordan, S. McCulley, L. Robins LECTOR P. Jordan GREETERS C. Brown, C. Butler, R. Essay

Masses for the Week of Dec 3-9 Monday 12:00 Douglas & William Borucke

Tuesday 8:15 All Souls

Wednesday 12:00 Living & Deceased members of the

Hogan & Donohue Families

Thursday 12:00 Thomas C. Wik, Jr.

Friday 12:00 Dennis J. O’Connor, Jr.

Saturday 5 PM William T. Mahoney

Sunday 8:00 Victor Finalborgo

9:30 People of the Parish

11:00 Timothy McDonagh (L). Gerald John

Janis

12:30 Spanish Mass

5 PM Patrick Dempsey

SACRIFICIAL GIVING

The November 18th collection was $7433.00. The 2012 Catholic Ministries Appeal total so

far $43,391 in gifts and pledges, 83% of our goal. May God bless you for your continued support and generosity.

Anyone who would like to donate Altar Candles, Wine or Altar Bread in memory of a loved one or for a special intention please call the Parish Office—283-0097 Ext. 0.

SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL– Dec 2—P. Madison

Dec 9—J. McCarthy

HAMPTON CENTER– Dec 2—C & J Mottern

Dec 9—J. McCarthy, M. Lynch

Rosary— December 6—B. Medler

ALTARS - December—O. Nova

ALTAR LINENS: G. Bauer

HAND LINENS - Dec 3—16– L. DeRobertis

5 PM Father Dahm SERVERS C. Caulfield, A. O’Brien E.M.’S N. Conroy, L. DeRobertis, K. Maple LECTOR S. O’Brien

Pastor’s Column Pastor’s Column Pastor’s Column December 1/2 Dear Parish Family, One of the things I really love about teaching is that classes have a beginning, a middle,

and an end. After that, it all begins anew. If you and the students have had a wonderful year, then it’s time to celebrate and look to the new beginning. If the year has been

challenging, well, you bring it to a close and look forward to another chance. Either way, having a new beginning is always an opportunity for growth.

Advent, for the church, is a new beginning. The year of celebrations and feasts

begins again with the wonderful time of waiting for the great feast of Christmas. This year, Catholics throughout the world are celebrating a year of faith both to honor the anniversary

of the Second Vatican Council and to encourage each other to renew our faith and our belonging to this community. We are invited, as our bishop has so often encouraged us, to

belong more deeply. Here at Sacred Hearts I would like to see us take advantage of this beginning. There are many ways to do this and I would like to propose two for our parish.

First, this weekend you will find cards in our pews which ask you to promise to do something to deepen your own life of faith and also to pray for one other person. You might

promise to attend Mass more faithfully or prayerfully, take time for learning about your faith, set aside a time for prayer or reading, or join a ministry in our parish. It’s simply an

opportunity to make a new beginning. Second, I would like our parish to conduct a census of members this year. This will

give me and all who minister here a better knowledge of our community. We can update information so we can keep in touch. We can update our information to take advantage of

ways to communicate (like Email) that did not exist years ago. And we can learn about the

spiritual needs and problems of our members. I will be forming a committee soon to help with the details of this project.

I am glad that we have a good and practical project for this Advent season. It is a busy and stressful time for many and it is good to have something to keep our focus on the

purpose of this season. Most of all remember this simple truth: God always offers a new beginning.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Fr. Mike Vetrano

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OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS Parishioners and community members are invited to begin the Advent season with the OLH community at the annual Family Advent Service and tree Lighting on Wednesday evening, December 5 beginning at 7PM. Refreshments will follow this celebration of prayer and music. The annual Bucks for Books raffle to benefit the school programs at OLH is on now, with the drawing for the $15000 first prize scheduled for December 17. Tickets can be obtained at the school or by calling 283-9140. This is one of the year’s largest fund raisers that helps to supplement the operating budget for the school. The Christmas musical, “everywhere….JOY!” will be presented at OLH on Sunday, December 16 at 2PM and again on Monday, December 17 at 7PM at the school. This production features three hundred students in an original script with singing, dancing and the traditional Nativity. There is no admission charged for this event. The final steps toward completion of the gymnasium section of the new Wellness center are expected to be completed this week, with anticipated opening of the gym immediately after Christmas. Additional funding is still being sought to complete the classroom section of the new facility. Please call the school to arrange a tour and to see how you can become involved. We invite parishioners and friends to learn more about Our Lady of the Hamptons by visiting the website www.olh.org.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

HELP NEEDED: We are still in need of 2 teachers because of the large classes—one for 6th grade and one for 4th grade—both begin at

3:45 PM on Wednesday. Please contact Sr. Assunta if you can help.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE REGISTERED AT SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY. REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING THE PARISH OFFICE AT 283-0097. Parents of children who will be entering first grade in September: If your child is entering the first grade and you want him/her to receive the sacraments in the parish, it is time to register them for the Religious Education Program if they are not attending Our Lady of the Hamptons or some other Catholic School. Religious Education Registration forms are now available on the parish website: www.shjmbasilica.org. Please remember that children are required to attend each year from first to eighth grades, in order to be prepared for the receiving of Confirmation in the eighth grade. Also attendance each week is a must unless the child is sick or has a good reason for missing a class. Please encourage the school and coaches not to schedule games or practices on Wednesday afternoon or evening or Sunday mornings. It is up to all of us to encourage the importance of Religious Education in our community. Please check the website for meetings and Announcements. For more information please call the Religious Education office at 631-283-0508.

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Advent Reconciliation The Parish Family of Sacred Hearts will join with churches

throughout our diocese to offer a day of reconciliation on

Monday December 17 from 3 to 8 PM in our Church. During

this time our priests will be available to hear confessions and

celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It is wonderful way

to prepare for the great feast of Christmas by receiving this

sacrament of God’s healing love.

Date: Monday December 17

Time: 3 PM to 8 PM

Handel’s Messiah :: Saturday December 15 at 7 PM The singing of the Messiah is one of the great tradi-

tions of the Advent season celebrating in song the

great prophecies of the saviors birth. This year we

are happy to present this performance as part of our

Music at the Basilica series. We welcome the Com-

munity Chorus of Center Moriches and we hope that

you will join us for this celebration.

A free will offering will be received at the door.

Hallelujah

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception Saturday December 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception honoring Mary

the Mother of God and the patroness of the United States of America. This day is

a holy day of obligation for all Catholics. Mass will be celebrated:

Friday December 7 at 7 PM

Saturday December 8 at 8 AM

PARISH PROGRAMS

FRANCISCANS The Secular Franciscans meet on the third Sunday of the month, after the 11 AM mass in the Parish

Center. Would you like to know what we are all about? Please come to our meeting. Bring a bag lunch

and we will supply the coffee.

BIBLE STUDY

Bible Study Group meets on Tuesdays at 1 PM in the upper meeting room of the Parish

Center. All are welcome!

SPIRITUAL BOOK GROUP

The Spiritual Book Group has resumed . Meetings are Tuesdays at 1 PM in Room 1 of the Parish

Center. New members are always welcome.

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Knights of Columbus Corner Southampton Council #1967

The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest lay Catholic, family-

service organization. It was founded in Connecticut in 1882 on four principles: Charity, Unity, Fraternity & Patriotism. Locally, Knights of Columbus Council #1967 serves the parishes of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and Our Lady of Poland. The group donates to both churches, the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and many other local charities.

WE PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED SICK

Winnie Chin John Bishop Jeff Grattan Grace McNamara Robert O’Shea Gene Travers, Jr. Gerard Murphy Suzanne Parillo Jean Kearns Gwendolyn Porter John Cuccia, Sr. Eileen Finlay Annie Murphy Daniel Sheerin Stan Witkowski Anne O’Brien Anna Norsic Jeanette Elliston Susan McLane Gioscia

Keeping Our History As we celebrate the first year of the dedication of SHJM as a basilica I invite everyone

to take a trip into their attics and photo albums! We would like to compile a history of

our parish through stories, pictures, news clippings, announcements, and even video.

If you have and memorable images or reminders from our history please share them

with us. You may dedicate them to our archive or simply have us copy and return the

item to you. Who knows! Maybe you have a old movie clip that will remind us all of

part of SHJM history. For information contact Fr. Mike or Gina Arresta at the rectory.

The Knights of Columbus would like to thank Father Mike for allowing us to sell our Christmas cards at Mass on Sunday and to thank all of the parishioners who purchased them. Keeping Christ in Christmas is the one of the goals of the Knights of Columbus. Your purchases help us not only with this but also benefit our parish through our donation.

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Señales y Maravillas - “Señales en el sol, la luna y las estrellas, naciones angustiadas y fuerzas del universo alborotadas no son advertencias lanzadas por algún periódico de dudosa procedencia. Son las señales del camino que indican la proximidad de la liberación que nos trae el Hijo del Hombre, quien vendrá en el último día para rescatar a los suyos. Nos llama a la santidad y a vivir sin mancha ante los ojos de Dios. Las señales del camino apuntan hacia el final de los tiempos. ¿Están listos para encontrar al Hijo del Hombre, cara a cara?Texto: Philip J. Sandstrom, STD © 2000, OCP. Derechos reservados.

Promesa y Profecía- Dos conceptos importantes en la liturgia de hoy son los que encierran las palabras "promesa" y "profecía". Para muchos, la profecía es el anuncio de un evento futuro. Para Dios, sin embargo, implica una transformación de lo malo en lo bueno, de la oscuridad en la luz. El Evangelio de hoy nos anuncia dicha transformación y nos invita a considerar nuestras vidas como terreno fértil en el que dicha transformación se realice cuando aceptamos la Palabra de Dios. Él, por lo tanto, se hace promesa permanente para nosotros; solamente tenemos que descubrirlo en nuestra jornada de fe.By Juan J. Sosa, Pbro., from Liturgia y Canción 2013© 2012, OCP. All rights reserved

Intenciones del Papa para Diciembre General: Para que los migrantes sean acogidos en todo el mundo con generosidad y amor auténtico,especialmente por las comunidades cristianas. Misionera: Para que Cristo se revele a toda la humanidad con la luz que emana de Belén y se refleja en el rostro de la Iglesia.

Rincón de Información

La Novena de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe: El 3-11 de diciembre a las 7:00 PM en la iglesia de Southampton o de East Hampton Las Mañanitasa Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe El 12 de diciembre a las 4:30 AM en Southampton y a las 5:00 AM en East Hamptony en Hampton Bays La Carrera con la Antorcha: El 12 de dic.Sale de Red Creek Park a las 2:00 PM Procesión por las Calles El 12 de diciembre, a las 5:00 PM en Southampton La Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe: Misa El 12 de diciembre, a las 6:30 AM y las 5:00 PM en Hampton Bays, a las 5:30 PM en Southampton y a las 7:00 PM en East Hampton El Asesor de Inmigración de Caridades Católicas En el Apostolado Hispano el jueves, 13 de diciembre, de las 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Curso Pre-Bautismal Domingo, 30 de diciembre, a la 1:30 PM en el Apostolado Hispano o a las 5 PM en la iglesia en East Hampton. Favor de llevar la copia del acta de nacimiento del niño. Comunidad de Oración para Adultos y Familias Los martesa las 7:30 PM en la iglesia Horas de Oficina en el Apostolado Hispano Martes, miércoles, jueves y viernes de las 2-4 PM. Seguro de Salud para Niños La representante de Fidelis Care, Konny Tapias, estará en el Apostolado Hispano los miércoles de las 10 – 3. Requisitos para el Bautismo de un Niño Curso: Para bautizar a su hijo, es necesario que los padres y padrinos asistan al curso pre-bautismal. Traiga consigo el acto de nacimiento del niño. Padrinos: Debe escoger a los padrinos conscientes de los requisitos. Los padrinos tienen que ser católicos bautizados confirmados y que han hecho su Primera Comunión. Deben ser solteros o casados por la iglesia. Permisos: Si viven afuera de la zona servida por el Apostolado Hispano, necesitan una carta de su párroco. Padre Esteban: Cel: 631-375-1001; Fax: 631-287-0986 Apostolado Hispano: 631-283-4379

Elevar Nuestra Alma al Señor- Jesús anuncia que nuestra liberación está cerca, pero no sabemos ni el día ni la hora. Hemos escuchado este mensaje del cumplimiento de la promesa del Señor desde el tiempo de Jeremías. "Vivan como conviene, para agradar a Dios", nos recuerda el Apóstol; debemos estar dispuestos. Nuestra condición dispuesta se encuentra en la oración del Salmista al elevar diariamente nuestra alma al Señor y al caminar en su senda, conociendo su verdad, y nombrándolo como nuestro Salvador. By María Dolores Martínez, from Liturgia y Canción 2010, © 2011, OCP. All