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St. John Cantius Parish The Catholic Community of Bridesburg "O, Little Town of Bethlehem." A Philadelphia clergyman named Phillips Brooks penned these popular words back in the mid-1800s, but the prophet Micah could have used them first. Micah knew that from small packages great treasures come. Here, he knew that from tiny Bethlehem would come the Lord. The writer in Hebrews explains that Christ came to us to do the will of God by establishing a new way and by becoming our perfect sacrifice. And Luke tells us that Elizabeth and John, the infant in her womb, understand that great and wondrous things are at hand with the coming of the Lord. This is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. This week we celebrate anew the fruit of Mary's womb. As we are told in Hebrews, Jesus' new order is being established even today. And as Micah proclaims, his greatness is reaching even now to the ends of the earth. TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE It's a pretty humbling question that Elizabeth asks herself when Mary comes to call: "[H]ow does this happen to me," she mused, "that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" (Luke 1:43). Paraphrasing it, we can all ask it of ourselves as well. Indeed, how does it happen that my Lord, the Christ, should come to me? Or to any or all of us? It's difficult to remove ourselves from the events of the moment, but when we look beyond all of the commercial trappings of this great holiday to consider what it is that we are really celebrating this week--the holy day, the commemoration of the word made flesh--it can take our breath away. BUT TRUE "Blessed are you among women" (Luke 1:42), Elizabeth said, and certainly blessed are all of us at the coming of our Lord and Savior. In looking for joyful imagery, we need look no further than the infant John stirring in his mother's womb at the sound of Mary's voice. Was he doing the rhumba? Was he high-fiving the world? Who can say? But it's fun to picture the scene, and when was the last time we leapt for joy that Jesus is our God? From the mouths of babes there is much to learn. So, too, sometimes, from the babe waiting to be born. Micah tells us that the Lord God is Peace, and so we have come to believe. Hebrews tells us that we have been consecrated in Jesus--once for all--and so we have come to believe. And the Luke passage concludes with Elizabeth's words to Mary, "Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled" (Luke 1:45). Firm in our belief, let us celebrate this day, and let us claim that blessing as our own. 4415 Almond Street ~ Philadelphia, PA 19137 Rectory Phone 215-535-6667 Rectory Fax: 215-535-7107 Parish Email [email protected] Parish Website www.stjohncantiusparish.org Rectory Hours Monday - Friday, 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Evenings by appointment only, Saturday & Sunday Closed REV. JOSEPH J. ZINGARO Pastor REV. KONSTANTY PRUSZYNSKI Parochial Vicar MRS. THERESA DOMBKOSKI Director of Parish Services EMAIL [email protected] MRS. LISA MARIE REMILLARD Parish Secretary Mass Schedule SATURDAY MASSES: 5:00 P.M. (English) SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. (English) 11:30 A.M. (Polish) HOLY DAY MASSES Vigil Mass 7:00 P.M. (English) 9:00 A.M. (English) 7:00 P.M. (Polish) DAILY MASSES: 8:00 A.M. Mon./Wed./Fri. (English) 8:00 A.M.Tues./Thur. & Sat (Polish) CONFESSIONS Saturday 3:30P.M. - 4:15 P.M. BLESSED TRINITY REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL Ms. Linda Milewski Principal 215-338-9797 December 20, 2015 Fourth Sunday of Advent

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St . John Cant ius Par i sh T h e C a t h o l i c C o m m u n i t y o f B r i d e s b u r g

"O, Little Town of Bethlehem." A Philadelphia clergyman named Phillips Brooks penned these popular words back in the mid-1800s, but the prophet Micah could have used them first. Micah knew that from small packages great treasures come. Here, he knew that from tiny Bethlehem would come the Lord. The writer in Hebrews explains that Christ came to us to do the will of God by establishing a new way and by becoming our perfect sacrifice. And Luke tells us that Elizabeth and John, the infant in her womb, understand that great and wondrous things are at hand with the coming of the Lord. This is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. This week we celebrate anew the fruit of Mary's womb. As we are told in Hebrews, Jesus' new order is being established even today. And as Micah proclaims, his greatness is reaching even now to the ends of the earth. TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE It's a pretty humbling question that Elizabeth asks herself when Mary comes to call: "[H]ow does this happen to me," she mused, "that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" (Luke 1:43). Paraphrasing it, we can all ask it of ourselves as well. Indeed, how does it happen that my Lord, the Christ, should come to me? Or to any or all of us? It's difficult to remove ourselves from the events of the moment, but when we look beyond all of the commercial trappings of this great holiday to consider what it is that we are really celebrating this week--the holy day, the commemoration of the word made flesh--it can take our breath away. BUT TRUE "Blessed are you among women" (Luke 1:42), Elizabeth said, and certainly blessed are all of us at the coming of our Lord and Savior. In looking for joyful imagery, we need look no further than the infant John stirring in his mother's womb at the sound of Mary's voice. Was he doing the rhumba? Was he high-fiving the world? Who can say? But it's fun to picture the scene, and when was the last time we leapt for joy that Jesus is our God? From the mouths of babes there is much to learn. So, too, sometimes, from the babe waiting to be born. Micah tells us that the Lord God is Peace, and so we have come to believe. Hebrews tells us that we have been consecrated in Jesus--once for all--and so we have come to believe. And the Luke passage concludes with Elizabeth's words to Mary, "Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled" (Luke 1:45). Firm in our belief, let us celebrate this day, and let us claim that blessing as our own.

4415 Almond Street ~ Philadelphia, PA 19137

Rectory Phone 215-535-6667 Rectory Fax: 215-535-7107 Parish Email [email protected] Parish Website www.stjohncantiusparish.org Rectory Hours Monday - Friday, 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Evenings by appointment only, Saturday & Sunday Closed REV. JOSEPH J. ZINGARO Pastor REV. KONSTANTY PRUSZYNSKI Parochial Vicar MRS. THERESA DOMBKOSKI Director of Parish Services EMAIL [email protected] MRS. LISA MARIE REMILLARD Parish Secretary Mass Schedule SATURDAY MASSES: 5:00 P.M. (English) SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. (English) 11:30 A.M. (Polish) HOLY DAY MASSES Vigil Mass 7:00 P.M. (English) 9:00 A.M. (English) 7:00 P.M. (Polish) DAILY MASSES: 8:00 A.M. Mon./Wed./Fri. (English) 8:00 A.M.Tues./Thur. & Sat (Polish) CONFESSIONS Saturday 3:30P.M. - 4:15 P.M. BLESSED TRINITY REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL Ms. Linda Milewski Principal 215-338-9797

December 20, 2015 Fourth Sunday of Advent

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DECEMBER 20, 2015 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

MONDAY – DEC 21st St. Peter Canisius, Priest & Doctor of the Church 8AM(E) George Schoell req. wife, Eileen TUESDAY – DEC 22nd

8AM(E) For the People of St. John Cantius WEDNESDAY – DEC 23rd

St. John of Kanty, Priest 8AM(E) John Bandish req. Walter DiLeo THURSDAY – DEC 24th 8AM(P)Edwin Smialkowski & Lewis Miller req. family & friends 5PM (E)John Luczkowski req. Luczkowski Family 9PM (E) For the People of St. John Cantius 12 (P) O Boze BL. W Rodzinie Polskie FRIDAY - DEC 25th

The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) 8AM(E) John Muszynski req. Moss Family 10AM (E) Mary Plocharski req. Barb, David, Kirsten & John Plocharski 11:30 (P) Michalina & Stanislaw Mol SATURDAY – DEC 26th St. Stephen 8AM(P)Elizabeth Hatalski 5PM(E) Christmas Mass Novena SUNDAY – DEC 27th

8AM(E) William O’Connor req. Jim & Theresa O’Connor 10AM(E) Aneila Lewandowski req. Carol Klinger 11:30(P) Adam Hatalski req. wife

Please pray for our recently deceased: Edwin Jasinski . May God grant him eternal peace in His Presence.

The candle in the Church burns In loving memory of John & Betty Jastrzemski from loving daughter, Elaine.

The candle in the Church burns In loving memory of Mary Plocharski from loving family Barb, David, Kirsten & John.

The candle in the Chapel burns In loving memory of Bill Hunt from loving wife , Anne. (Merry Christmas)

The candle in the Chapel burns In loving memory of George Schoell from loving wife, Eileen.

The St. John Cantius Lamp burns In memory of Mary & Anthony Golebiewski from son, Anthony J. Golebiewski Jr.

The Second Collection today will be for Christmas Flowers 12/20. Next week’s is for Fuel Offering 12/27.

LECTORS / LEKTORZY FOR DEC 24 5PM Lisa Ann Schofield 9PM Maria Sucharski DEC 25 8AM Dori Michalak 10AM Michael C. Finn DEC 27 5PM Jessica & Paula Grochowski 8AM Jason Cook 10AM Barbara Plocharski EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS DEC 27 5PM Gloria & Casey Jankiewicz, Dave Higman & Tom Crouthers 8AM Ronnie Gontarek 10AM Kathy Lisiewski, Terry Dombkoski, Mark & Terry Pasternak

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COLLECTION COUNTERS FOR SUNDAY Dec 20 Joseph Foster Dec 27 Terry Casey & Lucille Mocarski

Collection Count for Dec. 6, 2015 Attn Env Cash Checks Total 5pm 136 79 $576 $739 $1,315 8am 64 48 $363 $371 $734 10am 143 93 $817 $780 $1,597 11:30 192 84 $735 $275 $1,010 Total 535 304 $2,491 $2,165 $4,656 Hs 1 $2 $2 Mailed In 27 $127 $1,157 $1,284 Parish Prop. 201 $1,113 $363 $1,476 Cemetery 23 $147 $147 Rel. Retirement 16 $137 $137 Immaculate C. 173 $1,048 $281 $1,329 Grand Total 745 $5,065 $3,966 $9,031

Total Deposit $9,031

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Many of our most treasured traditions link the liturgy of the church with the hearth of the home. The food on the table at certain feasts and fasts helps to extend the mystery into everyday life. Tonight, for example, many families of Italian heritage, especially those with links to the south of Italy, will settle down to the “Feast of the Seven Fishes,” or La Vigilia. It is a command performance for the whole family, as the saying goes: Natale con I tuui, Pasqua conchi vuoi, or “Christmas with your family, Easter with whomever you wish.” Seven different fish, some say one for each day of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, others say one for each sacrament, or one for each day of creation, are served. Eel and shrimp, lobster and crab, calamari, pasta with clam sauce, flounder and hake all abound, but most especially baccala, dried salted cod. Why? Many say that it is a way to pay homage to the beasts of the stable who witnessed the holy birth and relinquished their manger to make way for God. Tonight, if someone asks you to “pass the shrimp,” you’ll be able to shed a little light on a menu that is a delicious treasure in our tradition!

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 20, 2015 O LORD of hosts, look down from heaven and see; take care of this vine, and protect what your right hand has planted. — Psalm 80:15–16 NATURE RESTORED Christ is born, that by his birth he might restore your nature. —St. Peter Chrysologus

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Wednesday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Friday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Saturday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; Ps 128:1-5 or Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24; Lk 2:41-52

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Fr. Konstanty and I wish all of you a most blessed Christmas. We hope that you take the time to attend Mass on the day we celebrate the birthday of our savior. May the Christ Child bless you and your families and may He bestow upon all of you the gifts of peace and joy. We thank you for all the Christmas cards, gifts and greetings that you have sent us. To serve you in this beautiful parish is a privilege and a joy. Your presence at Mass on Christmas evening or day gives us the perfect opportunity to thank God for His many gifts and to show appreciation to those in our families, our friends, and our neighbors. Let us not forget “Jesus” on His Birthday and give Him the gift of yourself. The Christmas Schedule was mailed to all parishioners. For your convenience we list it below. CONFESSIONS: CHRISTMAS EVE (December 24th): 3:00 - 4:30 P.M. MASSES: Thursday, December 24th: 5:00 P.M. & 9:00 P.M. (English) & 12:00 Midnight (Polish)

Our Parish Choir will sing Christmas Carols at 8:30 and 11:30 P.M. Friday, December 25th: 8:30 A.M Mass and 10:00 A.M. (English), 11:30 A.M. (Polish)

NO EVENING MASS ON CHRISTMAS DAY I invite all our young families to come with their children and attend the 5:00 Vigil Mass of Christmas on Thursday, December 24th. All young children up to the age of 8 will receive a special Christmas gift at the end of Mass in honor of Jesus’ Birthday. I am happy to announce that the profit for our Christmas Breakfast amounted to $1,595.40 Over 200 persons (including children) attended. We thank the Breakfast Committee for all their hard work, those who donated cakes, baskets and other items. We invite you to the Ceremony of Carols this evening, December 20th, at 7:00. This special evening will be presented by the children and adults of our parish and our choir. The depiction of the Christmas story, Scripture Readings will be proclaimed and our Choir and those present will sing hymns and carols. At the end of the Ceremony of Carols, those who have purchased gifts will be asked to bring your wrapped gift and present it to the Christ Child. This is a very beautiful ceremony. I hope you will take the time to come and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. Your generosity and love in the past have been outstanding and I am sure the children for whom you purchase gifts will be most grateful. We will begin to decorate our Church for Christmas tomorrow (Monday evening), December 21st, at 6:30. We could use some help hanging the garland and wreaths, and preparing the manger scene. Please come and help make our Church beautiful for the Christmas season. We thank those who purchased Lottery Tickets for the month of November. A total of 745 tickets were sold at $5.00 each which gave us an income of $3,725.00. Paid out prize money amounted to $850.00, thus giving us a profit of $2,875.00. You can purchase these tickets after Masses on Sundays or at the Rectory during office hours. If you can sell a few, call the Rectory and speak to Terry. Every little bit helps to maintain our parish. These tickets make great stocking stuffers. Purchase your January ticket now. We especially thank all our sellers for their donated time to sell these tickets each month. Oplatek (Polish Christmas Wafers) is available in the Rectory during office hours and also in the sacristy after Mass on Sunday. The Rectory Office will be closed on Friday, December 25th and Monday to Friday, December 28th to January 1st for the Christmas celebration. The office will reopen on Monday, January 4th, 2016. A Most Blessed and Merry Christmas to all of you!!

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Ks Konstanty i Ja życzymy Wam wszystkim błogosławionych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia. Mamy nadzieje, że znajdziecie trochę czasu żeby uczestniczyć we Mszach Św. W dniu narodzin naszego Zbawiciela. Niech Dzieciątko Jesus błogosławi Was i Wasze rodziny i niech obdarzy nas wszystkich darami pokoju i radości. Dziękuję za wszystkie karty Świąteczne, prezenty i życzenia, które zostały do nas wysłane. Służyć Wam w tej pięknej parafii jest przywilejem i radością. Wasza obecność na Mszach wieczorem lub w Dzień Bożego Narodzenia daje nam doskonałą okazje żeby podziękować Bogu za jego dary i przekazać uznanie dla członków naszych rodzin, naszych przyjaciół i sąsiadów. Nie zapominajmy o Jezusie w Dniu Jego Urodzin i dajemy mu ofiarę z siebie.

Harmonogram Bożonarodzeniowy został wysłany do wszystkich parafian. Jeszcze raz informujemy:

Sakrament Pojednania: Wigilia Bożego Narodzenia (24 grudnia): 15:00 - 16:30 PM

MSZE SWIETE: Czwartek, 24 grudnia: 17:00 & 21:00. (W języku angielskim) i 00:00 Północ (W języku polskim)

Nasz Parafialny Chór będzie spiewal kolędy o 20:30 i 23:30 PM

Piątek, 25 grudnia: 08:30 i 10:00 (W języku angielskim), 11:30 (W języku polskim)

NIE BEDZIE wieczornej Mszy w Dniu Bożego Narodzenia Zapraszamy wszystkie nasze młode rodziny do przyjścia z dziećmi i uczestniczenia we Mszy Św. o godziny 17: 00 w Wigilie Bożego Narodzenia w czwartek, 24 grudnia. Wszystkie małe dzieci w wieku do 8 lat otrzymają specjalny świąteczny prezent na zakończenie Mszy ku czci narodzin Jezusa. Z radością informujemy ze nasz zysk za Świątecznego Śniadania wyniósł $ 1,595.40. Ponad 200 osób uczestniczyło w tej imprezie (w tym dzieci). Dziękujemy Komitetowi za ich ciężką pracę i tym, którzy przygotowali ciasta, kosze i inne przedmioty. Zapraszamy na Galę Kolęd następnego niedzielę wieczorem, 20 grudnia o godzinie 19:00. W ten wyjątkowy wieczór zostaną zaprezentowane przez dzieci i dorosłych z naszej parafii i naszego chóru. Przedstawianie historii Bożego Narodzenia, czytanie Pisma Św. Będzie przedstawione przez nasz Chór i parafian, którzy będą śpiewać pieśni i kolędy. Pod koniec Gali Kolęd, wszyscy, którzy mają kupione prezenty zostaną poproszeni o przyniesienie zapakowanych prezentów i przedstawienie go Dzieciątku Jezus. Jest to bardzo piękna uroczystość. Mam nadzieję, że znajdziecie trochę czasu, aby przyjść i zastanowić się nad prawdziwym znaczeniem świąt Bożego Narodzenia. Wasza hojność i miłość w przeszłości były wspaniale i jestem pewien, że dzieci, dla których kupujecie prezenty będą Wam bardzo wdzięczne. Rozpoczniemy dekoracje Kościoła jutro wieczorem na Boże Narodzenie (poniedziałek), 21 grudnia, o 18:30. Bardzo prosimy o pomoc w wieszaniu wieńców i przygotowaniu żłobka. Proszę przyjdźcie pomoc uczynić nasz Kościół pięknym na Święta Bożego Narodzenia. Dziękujemy tym, którzy zakupili bilety loteryjne w miesiącu listopadzie. W sumie sprzedano 745 biletów za $ 5.00 każdy, to dalo nam dochód w wysokości $ 3,725.00. Wypłacone nagrody pieniężne wyniosły $ 850.00, co daje nam zysk w wysokości $ 2,875.00. Możesz kupić te bilety po mszy w niedziele lub na plebanii w godzinach pracy biura. Jeśli możesz sprzedać kilka, zadzwoń do plebanii i porozmawiaj z Terry. To trochę pomaga utrzymać naszą parafię. Bilety te to wspaniały prezent do napełnienia skarpety świątecznej. Zakup bilet na Styczeń teraz. Szczególnie dziękujemy wszystkim naszym sprzedawcom którzy ofiarują swój czas na sprzedaż tych biletów w każdym miesiącu. Mamy Opłatki dostępne na plebanii w godzinach pracy oraz w zachrystii po mszach w Niedziele.

Plebania będzie nieczynna w piątek, 25 grudnia i od poniedziałku do piątku 1 Stycznia w ramach Świąt Bożego Narodzenia. Biuro ponownie zacznie prace 4 stycznia 2016 r. Błogosławionych i Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia dla Was wszystkich !! Nasza myśl tygodnia Dynamicznego Katolika: Jezus jest tutaj. Jezus jest z tobą. Czasami myślimy, że czekamy na niego, ale to nie jest prawda. Bóg zawsze czeka na nas. Może rzeczy nie poszły zgodnie z planem w Adwencie. Nie należy się zniechęcać. On zna swoje serce, i czeka na Ciebie z otwartymi ramionami.

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If you know of a shut-in in need and is interested in the Aid for Friends meals program, please contact the Rectory at 215-535-6667 ( and they will direct your call) or Dori Michalak 215-533-4787. An arrangement will be made for someone to visit the prospective client one time only to take down necessary information and to see if the person qualifies for the program. The program consists of one home-cooked meal a day, 7 days/wk and (when available one or two breakfasts a week). Once again, thank you to all those generous people who make meals for us here at St. John’s and also

those charitable persons who give of themselves weekly or bi-weekly to deliver the meals. God Bless you all!

LOTTERY TICKETS Lottery tickets will be sold in the back of the Chapel or Church Calendars are now available for distribution. The cost is $5.00 each for the month, based on the evening of the Pennsylvania Lottery drawing. Daily prizes of $50.00 a day and Sundays are $100.00. Plus each month a bonus day! Sellers are needed. Tickets

will be sold before and after each Mass. This will be an on going fundraiser. We ask for you help and support to make this an ongoing success. Thank you for your support of our Parish.

DATE NUMBER PRIZE WINNER SELLER Dec 9 035 $50 Unsold Dec 10 032 $50 Lucille Mocarski Stan Mocarski Dec 11 562 $50 Bonnie Evans Rich Kasprzak Dec 12 645 $50 Walt Pacan Dec 13 457 $100 Nancy Fleming Rich Kasprzak Dec 14 178 $50 Ben Sasky

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