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Church of the Assumption
28 Monmouth Road - Wrightstown, NJ
Chapel, Parish Office & Mailing Address: 76 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, NJ 08533
Parish Office: (609) 758-2153
Religious Education Office: (609) 758-3535
http://www.ChurchoftheAssumption.com
Served by Rev. Joseph J. Farrell, Pastor
Weekend Assistants: Rev. John Gibbons and Rev. Rafael (Tony) Ramos
Deacon, Vincent P. Ricciardi, Sr.
Deacon, Raymond W. Staub, Jr., Retired
Minister of Music, Mr. Mark Hoeler; Email: [email protected]
Director of Religious Education, Mrs. Diane Gregorio, (609) 758-3535; Email: [email protected]
THE EUCHARIST
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 AM
Sunday: 12:30 PM Spanish Liturgy (Liturgia Española)
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM in the Chapel
Miraculous Medal Novena: Monday morning after 8 AM Mass
Eve of the Holy Days: 7:30 PM
Holy Days: 7:30 PM
Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 - 4:30 PM
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Parish Secretary, Mrs. Kathleen Falletta
Email: [email protected]
Parish Office Assistant, Mrs. Janet Sheaffer
Email: [email protected]
Business Manager, Mrs. Mary Steen
Email: [email protected]
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Pre-K & Kindergarten Programs: Sundays during the 9:30 AM Liturgy.
Traditional Classroom Program: Grades 1-3 are held on Tuesday,
Grades 4-6 are held on Thursday, Grades 7-8 are held on Wednesday.
Sessions on both days are offered from 4:30 - 5:45 PM and 6:30 - 7:45 PM
at the church in Wrightstown.
Family Based & Summer Immersion Programs are offered as
alternatives to the traditional classroom program.
BAPTISM
Baptisms will be held on the 3rd Sunday of every month at 12:30 PM.
Parents must attend Baptism Preparation. Please call the Parish Office to
register for Baptism and for Preparation schedule.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK
Please call the Parish Office if you wish a family member to receive the
sacrament of the sick, be prayed for, or be visited by a Eucharistic Minister
with Holy Communion.
MARRIAGE
Notification of marriage should be 1 year in advance. Couples are expected
to attend Pre-Cana or Engaged Encounter and to meet several times with
the priest or deacon who will officiate.
SPIRITUALITY MINISTRY
Meets every third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall.
This ministry works to provide information and programs to fill and
nurture our spiritual lives. All parishioners are invited.
LOAVES AND FISHES MINISTRY
Provides food pantry assistance to those in need who reside within our
parish boundaries. Located in the Parish Hall, 76 Evergreen Road, New
Egypt. Pantry is open every third Friday of the month from 5-7 pm for
assistance and donations. Donations may also be left in the appropriate
receptacles in the Church narthex. Contact 609-259-3197 for additional
information.
ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY
Meets on the last Thursday evening of the month at 7:00 PM and receive
corporate communion on the first Sunday at the 8:00 AM Mass.
YOUTH GROUP
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Students in Grades 8-12 are welcome to participate in parish and
diocesan level service and spiritual activities as well as social events.
Meet on the first and third Friday evenings at 8:00 PM and receive
corporate communion on the second Sunday every quarter.
CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION
Mass Intentions
Sunday, December 21, 2014 4th Sunday of Advent
5:00 pm Vigil
8:00 am
9:30 am
Rosalie Kalenaski/ Len & Joyce Paciotti
Raymond Staub, Sr./ Keith & Kathy
Jones & Family
Rose Vannozzi/ Joanne Dauphars
Marguerite “Maggie” Horton/
Darlene Morrow & Family
Earle Sheaffer/ Family
People of the Parish
11:00 am
12:30 pm
NEW EGYPT & WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ
Offering
Weekly Offering-Dec. 14:
Religious Retirement:
Immaculate Conception:
$ 5,171
$ 2,154
$ 1,014
Last Year
$ 5,233
$ 2,496
$ 925
Thank you for your generous support!
The Sanctuary Candle in the Church
burns this week
For the Family of Joanne Drury
Carlos Rubio/ Family
Monday, December 22, 2014
8:00 am
Mark Boucher/ Mr. & Mrs. Ted Buriani
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
8:00 am
Dorothy Pavelchak/
Deacon Ray & Joyce Staub
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Christmas Eve
5:00 pm
7:30 pm
Gerald & Virginia Henwood/ Family
Margaret Fischer/ Hallock Family
Elizabeth Almeida/ Janet Sheaffer
Please remember all of our parishioners who are ill
or homebound and their family members and
caretakers who would like to be remembered in a
special way in your prayers. Your prayers are especially
requested for:
 Bill Doran (son of Mary Doran)
 Ruth (Pinky) Gokey
 Ginny Greene
 Evelyn Reed
 Don Schwing (brother of Alice Broda)
 Katherine Tappen
Thursday, December 25, 2014 Nativity of the Lord
9:00 am
Janet & Francis Mich/ Jack & Nancy
Stephens
Deceased members of the Pfieffer Family
Henry Lopez/ Family
11:00 am
12:30 pm
Friday, December 26, 2014
8:00 am
Dr. Howard Rosenbauer/ son, James
& Family
Saturday, December 27, 2014
5:00 pm Vigil
Stephen Broda/ Lynn & George Karr
Agnes Jenschke/ Sue & Paul Shea
Sunday, December 28, 2014 Holy Family of Jesus,
Mary & Joseph
8:00 am
9:30 am
11:00 am
Linda Fischer/ Hallock Family
Hank Dembski/ Carolyn Meierjurgen
C. Scott Rombach/ The Sutton Family
Jack Devine/ The Guzzardo Family
12:30 pm
People of the Parish
The Parish Office
will be closed
Wednesday & Thursday,
December 24 & 25.
Please pray for our parishioners who are
serving in the military:
Corporal Kyle C. Abbott, USMC
Our parish community welcomes Grant Robert
McVaugh, Aiden Jack Murphy, Bradley Thomas
Yuro & Adrian Nicholas Wells into the waters of
Baptism this Sunday. Please keep these children and
their families in your prayers.
In Loving Remembrance
Your prayers are requested for the peaceful repose of the soul of
Francis (Frank) Dauphers (father of Joanne Dauphars).
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Readings for the Week of December 21, 2014
Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38
Monday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56
Tuesday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66
Wednesday: Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79
Thursday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25
Midnight: Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14
Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20
Day: Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14
Friday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Mt 10:17-22
Saturday: 1 Jn 1:1-4/Jn 20:1a, 2-8
Next Sunday: Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3 or Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19 or Col
3:12-21 or 3:12-17/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40
©Liturgical Publications Inc.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
DECEMBER 21, 2014
Dear Parishioners,
Our warm personal greetings to you and your
family as we share the blessings of another Nativity
celebration.
We are most grateful for all the support and
encouragement you gave us during the year.
May the Peace and Joy of the Christ Child be with
you now and throughout the New Year.
Sincerely in Christ,
Father Joe Farrell & Parish Staff
Christmas Schedule
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 24th
5:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Christmas Day
Thursday, December 25th
9:00 am & 11:00 am
Spanish Mass at 12:30 pm
(Liturgia Española)
Solemnity of Mary
Holy Day of Obligation
Wednesday, December 31st
5:00 pm Vigil Mass
Thursday, January 1st
10:00 am Mass
The Nativity of the Lord
"Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken
place, which the Lord has made known to us." Take a moment to
contemplate the Nativity scene displayed at your church for the
season. Most parishes set up a large stable hosting the Holy
Family, embellished by lights or greenery and surrounded by the
Christmas cast of characters. Undoubtedly, at least one of the
shepherds in the scene is carrying a sheep on his shoulders or has
one following close beside him. The image is one of a faithful
man who went straight from his work in the fields--where the
angels appeared--to the manger in nearby Bethlehem.
When the shepherds heard the heavenly announcement, "A savior
has been born for you who is Christ and Lord," they acted on the
news right away. They picked up and journeyed to find the "infant
wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." The artists
who depict these humble men with their sheep in tow are
suggesting that the shepherds came as they were. They didn't
pause to make arrangements for the sheep or to take a shower.
They went to worship the baby Jesus without pretense or
preparation. And we are called to do the same, to come to Jesus as
we are, without hesitation.
Today, we celebrate the fact that God came to earth as a baby, a
beautiful, innocent infant who does not judge or reject people. He
came as a tiny child who asks only for our love and attention in
return. Like the shepherds, we too have received the good news!
We have a savior who loves us and can be found by all those who
desire to know him. Let us go then, without delay, into the
presence of the baby Jesus who welcomes us to his manger this
Christmas Day.
Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 21st at 4:00 pm
Please join us!
Refreshments will be served following the concert.
Parish Service Recognition Award Dinner
Honoring Leo and Alice Agrillo
Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Charley’s Other Brother Restaurant
1383 Monmouth Road (Route 537), Eastampton, NJ
$45.00 per person (cash bar)
Checks should be payable to: Church of the Assumption.
Tickets are available in the narthex after all weekend Masses
through January 25th.
Rosary Altar Society’s
Winter Luncheon
Sunday, January 11, 2015
2-6 pm
Villa Mannino, 72 Route 130 in Bordentown
Tickets are $28 and seating is limited so reserve early!
Join us for an afternoon of food, fun and fellowship.
For more information call Pat (609)758-2928.
2015 CALENDARS
The 2015 calendars are available on the table in the narthex. As there is
a limited amount, please take only one per family. Our calendars are
sponsored by Tilghman Funeral Home, located on Main Street in New
Egypt. A special “THANK YOU!” to Dennis Tilghman for supporting our
calendar again this year!
JOY TO THE WORLD - WATCH SPECIAL CHRISTMAS
PROGRAMMING ON EWTN! Find all the ways you can view
EWTN by going to www.ewtn.com/channelfinder and typing in
your zip code!
2014 Annual Contribution Statements
If you’d like to receive a contribution statement for 2014, please
contact the Parish Office at 758-2153; send an email to
[email protected]; or place the following form in the
offering basket during any weekend Mass. Statements will be
mailed the last week in January.
Request for 2014 Contribution Statement
Name: ______________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________________________
Parish ID # (if known): _________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________
Notes: _______________________________________________