Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Community 50 Mohican Street—Lake George, NY 12845

Phone: (518) 668-2046 www.sacredheartlg.org Fax (518) 668-4377

Pastoral Staff Very Rev. Joseph G. Busch

Pastor

Rev. Nellis Tremblay Retired

Frank Herlihy Deacon

Ryan McNulty Deacon

Kathy Dorman Secretary

Rosalie Folino Secretary

Torie Wattendorf

Irene O’Connor Filippelli Faith Formation

Marilynn Buehler Music Director

A warm and beautiful Christmas welcome to all who

worship in our Sacred Heart Catholic Church! May the

Word of God bring you peace and joy? If you are visiting,

please consider us your parish away from home. We

welcome all visitors coming to Lake George in joining us

for the Eucharist during your stay. May you have an

enjoyable visit!

December 23, 2018

Mass Intentions This Weekend

Saturday Valerie McCormick req: Parents

5:30pm Leo F.Cote req: Deacon Frank & Maggie Herlihy

Theodore T. Kusnierz

req: Deacon Frank & Maggie Herlihy

Sunday Carol Clemente Phair req: Family

10:00am Rita Mary Luibrand req: Frank & Karen Buehler

Gary Filippelli

req: Deacon Frank & Maggie Helihy

Intentions for the week of December 24

Christmas Eve No morning mass today—office open till noon

Monday Sean Valero req: Valero & Maxim families

4:00pm Ralph Bailey req: Family

Walter Dorman req: Family

Wanda Turner req: Family

Christmas Day Tuesday Bill Bernard (4th anniversary) req: Children

10am Douglas Salvatore req: Parents

Jennie Laux req: Steve & Mary Fiato

Bill Larsen, Nick DeMichele,

John & Kate Conlon req: Alice & Bill Larsen

Wednesday There will be no Mass or Adoration today Parish Office is closed today

Saturday Gary McLaughlin req: John & Rosalie Folino

5:30pm Dominic Paniccia Sr req: John & Rosalie Folino

Rev Gregg LeStrange req: John & Rosalie Folino

Sunday Bruce Brennan req: Phyllis Meader, Bo Bottari

10:00am Neil Tully req: “Money Honeys”

Douglas Salvatore req: Parents

Mass Schedule at Sacred Heart Church

Liturgical Ministers – December 29 & 30 Saturday: 5:30pm

Lector: J Folino Servers:

EM: G Fishlock, R Folino, G Butto, P Herley, J Herzog

Sunday: 10:00am Lector: T & B Wattendorf Servers:

EM: K Brewer, J Collins, J Creede, G Edie, A Daley, J Ermiger,

L Famosi

Please pray for the sick and homebound as

well as the men and women in service. Pray for all

priests and seminarians of our Albany diocese.

Please check our online prayer list for the sick of

our parish at: www.sacredheartlg.org

Your Stewardship of Treasure: No data available because of early bulletin submittal.

Scripture Readings Readings for the Week of December 23, 2018

Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a Lk 1:39-45

Monday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12 Lk 1:67-79

Tuesday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5 Acts 13:16-17,

Midnight: Is 9:1-6 Lk 2:1-14

Dawn: Is 62:11-12 Lk 2:15-20

Day: Is 52:7-10 Jn 1:1-5, 9-14

Wednesday: Acts 6:8-10 Mt 10:17-22

Thursday: 1 Jn 1:1-4 Jn 20:1a, 2-8

Friday: 1 Jn 1:5-2:2 Mt 2:13-18

Saturday: 1 Jn 2:3-11 Lk 2:22-35

Next Sunday: 1 Sm 1:20-22 Lk 2:41-52

ATTN: LECTORS...The 2019 Lector Workbooks

are available for pickup in the Ministers’ Sacristy.

Church Decorating… TODAY...

Sunday, December 23rd after the

10am Mass. Please join us as we prepare our

churches for Christmas. Everyone is

welcome to join in this wonderful

transformation of our worship spaces.

Fourth Sunday of Advent

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Across from Sacred Heart Church

518-361-3770

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Bulletin Sponsor of the Week…. Tell them you saw

their ad in our weekly bulletin!

Hoffman’s Car Wash… Tickets for sale in the Parish Center… $9 each.

EXCELLENT Christmas Gifts...

LIVE THE LITURGY - INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK

Life is often unfair. Sadly, life's inequity usually occurs at

our hands. The world's systems - economic, political, and

environmental - do not always serve the best interests of the

people. We create situations that tip the scales by profiting a

few and reducing the quality of life for many. We look at all

of the injustices in our world, people being hurt and ex-

ploited, and wonder why God has abandoned us or why He

won't fix what is happening. God did fix it. He sent his Son

into the world as our just ruler and the one who will bring

peace. The problem is we still turn away and think that we

can do better. The Son of Justice has come into the world.

We can work for change and be the voice of justice. We can

dream and do things differently. Blessed are you who believe

that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.

Tuesday Bible Study!

Will start new session late January. Keep watching

for more information!

Don’t forget, every Monday, Wednesday & Friday,

at 9:30am in the Parish Center, a Walk Aerobic Exer-

cise session. Following the Leslie Sansone DVD

series. For young and old. NOT professionally led or

directed. It’s free… its’ easy… it's fun!

New Schedules for Lector & Eucharistic Minister

...In the Minister’s Sacristy & Parish Office. The 2019

Lector Workbooks are also there for pickup.

Sign Up Sheets For Christmas Eve & Day & New

Year’s Day...Are Posted...We need Sacristans, Lectors,

Eucharistic Ministers and Servers.

Dear Parishioners...We are in need of Lectors and

Eucharistic Ministers (especially Saturday at the

5:30pm Vigil Mass). What more profound ministry can

there be than giving the Body and Blood of Christ to a

member of the community or proclaiming the Word?

Please consider, pray and discern if you are being called to

this ministry. Training provided. Contact Gary Edie 518-

793-3284 or gedie50@gmail.com

A Christmas Day Community Dinner...will be served

at the Courtyard Marriott and hosted by the Caldwell

Presbyterian Church on December 25th. Dinner is

donated by The Inn at Erlowest. Please call the

Presbyterian Church office to make reservation at

518-668-2613.

Happy 100th Birthday Gladys Beattie! (12/27)

Looking Ahead… Ministry Training Days

in January!

Monday, January 7th at 6:30 in the Church for

Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers. A Reflection on

our Ministries and review of procedures. Please, all

Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers… it is an impor-

tant evening… please plan on attending…

And Sunday, January 13 at 1pm… Altar Server

Training, for both ‘old’ and new servers.

If you are interested in joining or learning about

any of these ministries, please come to our

Training Days!

Christmas Schedule Christmas Eve: 4pm

Christmas Day: 10am

Parish Center hours:

Office open till 12oon Christmas Eve, Center is closed

on Wednesday December 26th.

No morning Mass, no adoration on December 26th

Sacred Heart Catholic Community GOSPEL MEDITATION

December 23, 2018 4th Sunday of Advent Here we are, mere days from Christmas, and we hear a Gospel

anticipating the birth of another child. Mary has received word

that her cousin Elizabeth is with child. Pregnant as she is,

Mary "set out and traveled to the hill country in haste." She

has recently received the greatest news of her life - that she is

to be mother to the Messiah by the power of the Holy Spirit -

but her concern is for her cousin in need. Through God's

grace, Elizabeth turns it into an opportunity to honor the com-

ing Christ. "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the

fruit of your womb." Yet Mary's example of selflessness

should inspire us.

As Christmas draws near, there is plenty of goodness to antici-

pate for many of us. We'll reunite with family and friends,

uphold time-honored traditions, swap stories old and new,

exchange gifts, and welcome Jesus at the Christmas liturgy.

These are wonderful things! Of course, they probably all come

with their own to-do list. Shop for last-minute gifts, pick up

recipe ingredients, ready the guest room, or pack your own

bags. Mary probably had things to do as well. She had a lot to

consider, for one thing. How do you plan to tell your parents

you're pregnant, but no man was involved? When Joseph finds

out, who will care for the practical needs of you and your

child? Into what may have been a chaos of questions, Mary

receives news that someone is in need. She goes immediately.

In these final days before Christmas, stay watchful and awake!

You never know when God might invite you to welcome, hos-

pitality, and compassion. It might be tempting to reject the

opportunity for your own needs. Follow the example of Mary!

If God is providing you an opportunity to love, He will pro-

vide the means to accomplish all your other tasks. This Christ-

mas season, may you too hear, "Blessed are you who believed

that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled."

Family Faith Formation News…next

Program will be January 6… We gather at

8:45am in the Parish Center, then process

to 10am Mass.

Community Dinner Program… The next dinner is: Wednesday, January 9th, 5-6

pm. Team will be serving a Kielbasa Dinner.

Join us for this free dinner and bring a friend who

dines alone.

Men’s Enrichment Group Tuesday evenings, at

Our Lady of the Annunciation... 7 to 8 PM All are welcome to attend. Feel free to show up when your

schedule allows. If you have questions or want to sign up,

contact Rich Zuccaro at 518-792 –6799

EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP - RECOGNIZE

GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS

Easter is coming! What an odd thing to say at Christmas! For

most of us, on this day, Easter is far from our thoughts or

imagination. We might be focusing on the gift God gave to us

in the Incarnation. God the Father gave to us His only

begotten Son. However, our society focuses too much on this

one part of the story. The truth is that this is the beginning of a

story. This is the start of a gift. The true gift is not that God

gave to us His Son in birth, but instead God gave us His Son

in death.

If Jesus did not die and rise from the dead, would Christmas

be such a wonderful and meaningful time? It would be an

interesting and cool story, but Jesus was born to die and then

conquer death for all of us. On this day, the true Paschal Lamb

was born into the world. This is not a day of innocence but a

day that makes true reconciliation for our transgressions

possible.

This awareness does not make Christmas a sad time but in-

stead a more joyous occasion. Can there be a greater love than

to lay down one's life for another? The crucifixion would not

occur for about another 33 years, but on this day, our God laid

down the life of His Son. He laid him down in a manger and

set into motion a series of events that redeemed all of

creation.

There is no sadness, because today Jesus is alive and well!

May your Christmas be filled with Easter joy for He is today,

tomorrow, and forever the greatest gift our God could ever

give us.