Our Lady of Mount CarmelRoman Catholic Church∙EST 1905

December 8, 2019 | 2nd Sunday in Advent99 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306 | 201-435-7080 | olmcjc.com| |

SAT. VIGIL: 5:00 PM (English) | SUN: 9:00 AM, 12:15 PM (English) 10:30 AM (Español)DAILY (CHAPEL) 8:30 AM (English) 7 PM (Español Martes & Jueves)

MONTHLY ESPAÑOL ASAMBLEA:

Salon Parroquial; 7PM ROSARIAN GROUP:

First Sunday, 9am Mass followed by meeting / breakfast in the Parish Hall.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturdays before 5 PM Mass. Por cita, o después de las Misas en Español. (Martes & Jueves)

ROSARY Monday-Saturday before

the 8:30 AM Mass.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Takes place at St. John the Baptist Chapel Tuesday - Friday after the 12:10 PM Mass until 8PM, Saturday after 9AM Mass until 5:30 PM, and Sundays after 12 Noon Mass until 8 PM

RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONTakes place at Our Lady of Mt Carmel on Sunday mornings. Classes are offered in both English and Spanish. Contact Evelyn Mayorga at 201-435-7080.

CATHOLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION

The parishes of Jersey City North are proud to sponsor quality Catholic elementary education at the Middle States accredited schools: St. Joseph School (201-653-0128) and St. Nicholas School (201-659-5948).

PARISH MINISTRIES GRUPO DE ORACION CARISMATICO:

Después de las 7 PM Misa todos los martes en Mount Carmel.

ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY: Meets after 9 AM Mass, First Sunday of the month.

SENIORS CLUB (50+ ): Every other Wednesday at 12:45 PM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Enter through parking lot door behind the church, then Parish Hall basement.

ZUMBA FITNESS: Wednesday 6:45 - 8:00 PM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School auditorium, free.

GRUPO DE PAREJAS: Cada segundo viernes del mes a las 7:30 PM te invitamos a participar en nuestro "Grupo de Parejas" en Mt. Carmel. Para mayor informacion llamar a Sra. Carmen Quezada 201-640-1651.

HOSPITAL VISITATION: Please notify the parish. Hospitals no longer inform us or allow us to look up who is in the hospital.

MASS SCHEDULE

Rev. Pedro Repollet, Pastor | fr.pedro@olmcjc.com Rev. Michael Otuwurunne, Weekend Assistant

Evelyn Mayorga, Parish Secretary | evelyn.m@olmcjc.com Mrs. Cristina Galarza, Bookkeeper, Administrative Secretary | cristina.g@olmcjc.com

Mr. Efrain Orleans, Building Operations & Event Coordinator | efrain.o@olmcjc.com

PARISH STAFF

Celebrating Thanksgiving Day Celebrating Thanksgiving Day at Our Lady of Mt. Carmelat Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

PARISH NewsMass IntentionsSATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 20198:30 AM ISABELLA RESCIGNO - John Arnone & Diane Walsh5:00 PM ANNA LO PRESTO (A) - John Arnone & Diane WalshSUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2019 9:00 AM WALEED GHALI - Ilham Fatohy & Aseel Ghali10:30 AM ROSA DE GROSS - Husband, Enrique ACCION DE GRACIAS POR EL CUMPLEAÑOS DE EDUARDO MANZO - Familia Manzo12:15 PM FRANCESCO TORRILLO - Antonio & Caterina TorrilloMONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019 8:30 AM JERRY FAUGNO- Patricia Jackson7:00 PM FOR THE PEOPLE 8:00 PM FR. HECTOR GALVIS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 8:30 AM IN THANKSGIVING FOR MY FAMILY- Nilda Rodriguez 7:00 PM FOR THE PEOPLE

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019 8:30 AM CARLOS RODRIGUEZ - Nilda RodriguezTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 20198:30 AM MARIO BEVACQUA - Joann Macagnano7:00 PM DOMINGO REPOLLET SR.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 8:30 AM IN HONOR OF ST. LUCIA - Antonio & Caterina TorrilloSATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 20198:30 AM MARIO BEVACQUA - Dorry Romstedt5:00 PM DONNA EVERETT - Joann MacagnanoSUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2019 9:00 AM PASQUALINA AMATO (A) - Giovanni Torrillo & Family10:30 AM ACCION DE GRACIAS POR EL PADRE HECTOR ATOCHA - Familia Atocha JAYDEN FONDEUR - Carmen Negron 12:15 PM MARTHA RUBINO - Marie Williams

Please pray for the deceased of our parish. May our Lord Jesus Christ grant them eternal rest

and may perpetual light shine upon them.

The church sanctuary lamp was donated this weekend in memory of

DOMINGO REPOLLET SR. offered by the People

The hosts and wine used during the week were donated in memory of

LOUIS FACCONE offered by Sonny & Marilyn Tullo

� No te pierdas este Jueves, Diciembre 12 a las 7PM tendremos Misa para celebrar el día dela Virgen de Guadalupe. Tendremos cánticos Marianos. Después de misa tendremos uncompartir en el salon parroquial con refrigerios y música en vivo. Te esperamos!!

� Rosarian Christmas cookie sale during the weekend of December 21 and 22 after allffMasses. Large tray of Christmas cookies - $15.00/each. Preorders are appreciated. Please callJosephine Varsi at 551-580-2688 or Carol Albanese at 201-451-5311 to reserve your order.

� Fundraiser Raffle for Church Repairsff Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church is having a Fundraiser raffle for the church repairs! WIN a 7 Day Western Caribbean Cruise from Miami, Florida. The ffcruise will be visiting the beautiful western Caribbean, Belize, Honduras and Mexico. The prize is for a balcony cabin for two people, including RT airfare from Newark Airport to MiamiAirport. The cost of a raffle ticket is $25.00. Please purchase your ticket aff fter Sunday masses, ffor at the rectory during week. If you like to take a booklet to sell outside of church to assist withthe fundraiser please contact the rectory at (201) 435-7080 Mon- Fri between 9 am and 3:30 pm.

� Rifa para Recaudación de fondos para hacer reparaciones en la iglesia Nuestra Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Monte Carmelo está organizando un sorteo para recaudar fondos par alas reparaciones de la iglesia! Gane un crucero de 7 días por el Caribe Occidental saliendo desde Miami, Florida. El crucero visitará el hermoso Caribe Occidental, Belice, Honduras y México.El premio es para una cabina con balcón para dos personas. Tambien esto incluye la tarifa aérea ida y vuelta desde el Aeropuerto de Newarl, NJ al Aeropuerto de Miami, Florida par alas dos personas. El costos de un boleto de rifa es $25.00. Compre sus boletos despues de las misas del domingo o en la rectoría durante la semana. Si desea llevar una libreta de taquillaspara vender fuera de la iglesia para asi ayudar con la recaudación de fondos, comuniquese con la rectoría al (201)435-7080 de Lunes a Viernes entre 9:00 A.M y 3:30 P.M.

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Everyone is invited to our Christmas Party on Saturday, December 14, 2019 from 6:30PM to 10:30PM. The cost will be $25 and includes Christmas dinner, live Christmas music and a beautiful play of the Nativity of Jesus. For more information please call the rectory.Todos están invitados a nuestra gran fiesta de Navidad que será Sabádo, Diciembre 14, 2019 de 6:30PM a 10:30PM. El costo es de $25 y incluye cena navideña, musica en vivo y obra de teatro navideña. Si desea mas informacion por favor llame a la oficina. Por Favor no falte!!

It is once again that time of the year for our “GIVING TREE” project. Please take a tag from the tree at Mt. Carmel. Purchase the item. (The various organization we use, ask that the gifts be placed in gift bags and not wrapped.) Place the original tag on the gift bag and return the gift by December 19th. Please note: Many of the tags are marked “Gift Cards” which enable families to purchase what they need most! We once again thank you for your generosity and continued support of this worthy holiday project. Christmas will be a little brighter because of your love and caring to those who are less fortunate! God Bless and Thank you!

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Weekend Collection: $2,225 Weekend Collection: $2,246Maintenance: $242 Thanksgiving Masses $626

- Christmas Flowers $459Your good stewardship makes a difference. Thank you!

stewardship of treasuryWeekly collection amount needed to make budget: $2,800

Monday, December 9th, is the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Mary, under her title of the Immaculate Conception, is the patroness of the United States. It is a Holy Day of Obligation. This means all Catholics must attend Mass. The Masses at Mt. Carmel will be 8:30AM (English) in the Chapel, 7:00PM (English) & 8:00PM (Spanish) in the Church.

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