December 1, 2019

315 Prospect Street ♦ Midland Park ♦ NJ ♦ 07432 Parish Website: www.nativitynj.org

Church Office: 201.444.6362 FAX 201.444.5056 Email office@nativitynj.org Religious Education Office: 201.447.1776 Email religioused@nativitynj.org

Mass Schedule

Saturday: 5:00pm

Sunday: 8:00am, 10:15am, 12Noon

Daily Mass in the Chapel Monday-Friday, 12:10pm

Holy Days: Consult Bulletin or Website

Our Parish is

Accessible

Pastoral Staff Rev. George Klybus, Pastor Rev. Jason Mantich, Parochial Vicar Rev. Mr. John Ginty, Transitional Deacon Rev. Michael German, Weekend Assistant Sr. Lois Marie Parente C.S.S.F., Financial Affairs Ingrid Pineda, Director of Lay Ministries Olivia Harrington, Religious Ed. Coordinator Lorraine DeLuca, Religious Ed. Assistant Kaye Zbonack, Parish Secretary Jim Chiappini, Organist Ciarán Sheehan, Cantor Roberto Hurtado, Maintenance Supervisor Pedro Herrera, Maintenance Staff

Russell Kamp & Tia Patterson, Parish Trustees

Religious Education Office Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, 9:00am-4:30pm Classes: Grades K-6 Sunday-9:00am-10:00am,Thursday-3:30pm-4:30 pm Grades 7-8 Sun- 9:00-10:00am

Rite of Christian Initiation (R.C.I.A.) Anyone interested in becoming a Roman Catholic, or any adult Catholic who has not received all the Sacraments of Initiation and would like to receive these Sacraments, please contact the Church Office.

Parish Membership Every family in of our parish is encouraged to register. Forms are available in the church or at the Church Office. If you move or change your home address or email address, kindly notify the Church Office. If you want to add your cell phone to your family information contact the Church Office.

Penance/Reconciliation Saturdays 4:15 pm in the vesting sacristy in the lobby of the church, or by appointment in the Church Office.

Baptisms The Sacrament of Baptism takes place at the 12 Noon Mass. Arrangements are made by contacting the Church Office before the birth of the baby. Baptismal catechesis is required of all parents. Please call the Church Office for details. A member of the Baptism Preparation Ministry will contact the parents prior to the Baptism.

Marriage The Common Policy for Marriage for all Dioceses of the State of New Jersey require notification of marriage at least ONE YEAR in advance. Please contact one of the parish priests to set a date.

Anointing If anyone is ill, homebound, or in the hospital, please notify the Church Office.

December 1, 2019 First Sunday of Advent

Mass Please Remember Mass Requested By

Saturday Nov 30th 5:00PM

Eileen Dresch Rita Kahwaty

Korpics Family Paula & Vincent Mollica

Sunday December 1st

8:00 Mass Living & Deceased Members of the Rosary Society

Rosary Society

10:15 Mass Ken Major Jr. Ruth & Ken Major

12:00 Mass Deceased Members of the Molloy Family

Theresa McLaughlin

Monday Dec 2nd 12:10PM

Bill Flaherty Antonio Greco

Elaine St. Denis Victoria Greco

Tuesday Dec 3rd 12:10PM

Hany Devenoge

Marilyn Nagle

Wednesday Dec 4th 12:10PM

Eileen Conway Ray & Eileen Pajari

Thursday Dec 5th 12:10PM

Phyllis Bieger George & Josephine Thompson

Friday Dec 6th 12:10PM

Anne B. Sparrow Rita Ortiz James Parker Jr.

Bill & Liz Pollinger Vanek Family Mary Parker & Family

Saturday Dec 7th 5:00PM

Madeline & John Gurry Eileen & Don Rodda

Sunday December 8th

8:00 Mass All Deceased Members of the Collin & Lopez Family

Collin Family

10:15 Mass Vierheilig Family Family

12:00 Mass John Donoghue Family

Please remember in your prayers the sick who have asked for our prayer

Richard Coco, Joan Craig

▪▪▪▪▪ Please remember in your prayers

the recently deceased

Arlene Conlon, Margarita Hurtado, William DeLorenzo, Linda McGuire, Bill Macy, Mary Jane Overeem, Maria Radakova, Catherine Cowan, Giuseppina Gagliano, Dora Di Giovanni, Alice McGovern, Elsie C. Pajari, John Saccoman, Florence Sergi, Ernie Carradori

December 2nd

Monday Dec 2

11:00AM OH - Nativity Prayer Chaplet 8:00PM - CHA Rosary Gathering Parish Mission - Fr. Marty

Tuesday Dec 3

St Francis Clothes Drive - OH 10:15AM MCG - Legion of Mary 7:30PM CHU - Choir Practice Parish Mission - Fr. Marty

Wednesday Dec 4

1:00PM MCG - Scripture Meeting 1:30PM OH - Nativity Knits Meeting Parish Mission - Fr. Marty

Thursday Dec 5

Friday Dec 6

11:00AM CHA - Eucharistic Adoration 1:00PM MCG - Shepherds Luncheon

Saturday Dec 7

Christmas Gifts Drop Off 10:00AM CHA & OH - Fr. Jason’s Prayer Group

Sunday Dec 8

Christmas Gifts Drop Off Ciaran’s Christmas Concert @ 3PM

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Thank you for your generous support of your Parish.

Weekly Church Offering Including On-Line Giving

Week of October 28, 2019

The Sanctuary Light in the Chapel

is burning in memory of

James Parker Jr.

By: Mary Parker & Family

Today is the first Sunday of

Advent, which is also the first

Sunday of a new liturgical year

for the Church. The Advent

season includes the four Sundays

that precede Christmas. It is a time of preparation for

the coming of the Lord. In this season, we recall two

central elements of our faith: the final coming of the

Lord in glory and the incarnation of the Lord in the

birth of Jesus. Key themes of the Advent season are

watchful waiting, preparation, and justice.

In this new liturgical year, the Gospel of Matthew will

be the primary Gospel proclaimed (Lectionary Cycle

A). In today's Gospel, we hear Jesus speak about the

need for wakefulness, for watchful waiting, for the

coming of the Son of Man.

Matthew's Gospel is dated by most scholars after

70 A.D. Most believe that Matthew wrote for a

primarily Jewish community, but one that was no

longer centered on the Temple in Jerusalem. These

were Jewish Christians trying to come to terms with

their relationship to Judaism in a new situation:

Judaism after the destruction of the Temple in

Jerusalem. There may have been Christians who

believed that the events of the world around them gave

evidence of the imminent return of the Lord in glory.

The passage from Matthew we read today is rather

straightforward. No one knows the precise time of the

coming of the Lord in glory, so watchful waiting and

vigilance are required. The passage speaks to the

uselessness of looking for signs; there will be none. As

a thief sneaks in during the night, so will the Lord's

coming in glory be.

The question for us as members of the Christian

community, then, is how do we prepare for this?

Today's passage speaks more about the manner of

waiting, rather than the details of the preparation.

Jesus compares the vigilance required of Christians to

the vigilance of a homeowner who knows the plans of

the thief. If one knows that the thief's action is

imminent, one remains watchful. As Christians, we

know that our Lord is coming even if we cannot know

the precise timing. Jesus calls us to be watchful and

vigilant, like the homeowner. If we become lax in our

Christian living, we may be caught unprepared.

By: Loyola Press

A Word

from the

Pastor

Tickets will be sold after all Masses on the Following weekends: November 10,17 & 24th

All tickets are available, first come, first served. Starting November 10th, tickets are available at the Church Office

on weekdays. Checks are to be payable to

Church of the Nativity

For ticket information, contact the Church Office at 201.444.6362 or office@nativitynj.org

Sponsorships available… see Fr. George

It’s the First Sunday in Advent, that means the

Christmas Giving Tree is up. Gifts need to be

returned to the lobby December 7/8 or

December 14/15

All the tags this year are for the Children and Moms at

the York Street project. As you know, the have very

specific requests. If you cannot find the exact item, don’t

fret. Just do the best you can in picking up something

similar. If you cannot find anything, please return the tag

to the tree as soon as possible for someone else to pick

up.

Thank you once again

for your continued generosity!

CATECHETICAL MINISTRY There will be NO classes during the Christmas Holidays:

Sunday: Dec. 22nd & 29th Thursday Dec. 26th

Sessions will resume on Thursday January 2nd and Sunday January 5th ATTENTION K – 6 SUMMER 2019 Lesson # 13 “Advent” and Lesson # 14 “Christmas” will be given at the Advent Special on the following Sundays December 1st, 8th, 15th,and 22nd, 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Church, followed by the 10:15 AM Mass.

FIRST PENANCE PROGRAM: All parents of children preparing for Sacramental Penance are reminded that this week’s session is CHAPTER # 4 “Forgiveness and Healing”, with the followings objectives: to demonstrate that forgiveness is key to healthy relationships; to explain that Jesus, the Good Shepherd, leads us to heaven and to teach that, in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, God proves that he is always willing to forgive us. CONFIRMATION JOURNEY 2020 Enrollment Forms for the 2020 Confirmation Program were mailed and need to be returned to the Religious Education Office on or before January 19, 2020. We ask that you give your attention to the return of the information. NATIVITY PAGEANT – SAVE THE DATE!

Come and celebrate with us! On January 5, 2020 after the 12:00 PM mass, the children of Nativity will present a Christmas Pageant at the Church.

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The Church of the Nativity Prayer Chain is accepting prayer requests. Please call the rectory with your request.

The Legion of Mary is a prayer group devoted to Our Blessed Mother. We meet on Tuesdays at 10:15AM in the McGrath Room. Please consider joining this ministry and devote yourself to Mother Mary.

Week of December 2, 2019

The Bread and Wine

in the Church & Chapel

are offered

in honor of

Julia & Joanna on their

confirmation retreats

By:

Mary & Richard Kunz

Rosary Society Christmas Party will be held on Tuesday, Dec 3rd in the McGrath Room.

Pictures with Santa will start at 6:00 PM – the party at 6:45 PM. This year’s fare will be finger sandwiches and desert. The cost is $5.00 for Rosarians and $10.00 for guests. Because space is limited, reservations are required.

Please call Barbara at 201 652-3167.

As in years past, if you would like to bring a donation for the Nurturing Place, they are always in need of baby wipes, diapers, baby cereal, socks, juices, plastic bibs, etc.

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How about considering...

Meals That Heal

Ministry

To be part of this new exciting ministry and

get your name on the list, you can email

Anne Marie Stix amcgbs@optonline.net

Be sure to include your name, cell phone, email and the number of people volunteering with you and their names. You can also help with a donation for supplies for the Ministry.

If you have a connection with a food market, we are looking for short dated foods suitable for freezing to assist with our food needs.

Friday, December 6th after the 12:10 Mass (Mass is in the Chapel) The Luncheon is $6.00

Next Meeting

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When families struggle to clothe

their children with warm coats in

the winter, Knights of Columbus

councils help meet this basic need

with the Coats for Kids program.

This weekend the local

Knights will be having

a collection in back of

the church to purchase

new winter coats for

children at a discount

and to distribute them to children

in need

Next Collection Date:

Tuesday, December 3rd The collection will be held at

O’Connell Hall

If the door is locked, then you can leave your donations near the front door.

Please do not drop off donations on any other day.

Please do not leave donations in the McGrath Room or at Kennedy Hall.

Thank you again for your participation in this vital Nativity outreach ministry.

If you have any questions, or are interested in joining this wonderful team, please contact

Tia Patterson tiapatterson@me.com.

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Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament

Fridays 11:00AM-12:00PM In the Chapel

(Please circle one)

(Please check one)

Church Bread & Wine Chapel Bread & Wine

Week starting, Monday_______________________

Your Name______________________________

Phone___________________________________

This offering is in memory/honor of:

________________________________________

You can remember a loved one by

having the Bread and Wine at

Mass in the Church or the

Chapel offered in honor or

memory of them.

Please complete the form and

return it to the Church Office

with your donation of $10 for a

Bread & Wine offering for a week.

Would you like the Sanctuary Light to burn in

either the Church or the Chapel…

in memory of a loved one

in thanksgiving

to honor a special birthday or anniversary

or occasion in your family

To donate an offering for the Sanctuary Light

in either the Church or Chapel for one week

in memory/honor of a loved one, please

complete the form and return it to the Church

Office with your contribution of $10 per

week. You can also visit the Church Office in

person.

(Please check one)

Church Sanctuary Light Chapel Sanctuary

Light

Week starting, Monday______________________

Your Name_____________________________

Phone__________________________________

This offering is in memory/honor of:

_______________________________________

(Please circle one)

The Thrift Store is now accepting everything

CHRISTMAS (ONLY!) This includes: tree decorations, books, villages, Christmas sweaters, etc. Items may be brought to the store on Mondays: Nov 25th, Dec 2nd, Dec 9th, & Dec 16th & Saturday Dec 7th 10:00 to 1:00. Your donation will benefit the Rosary Society’s charities. Please place #18 on the bags. For more infor-mation call Pat Shaver at (201) 652-6593. Your generosity helped us raise $571 for the 3rd quarter. If you have any thoughts of downsizing your

Christmas decorations, this is your opportunity.

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