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Saint Jude Parish Community Hopatcong, New Jersey

MONDAY: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

TUESDAY: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM WEDNESDAY: 8:00 AM – 2:00PM THURSDAY: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM

FRIDAY: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY CLOSE

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (Christmas) First Reading: Isaiah 52:7-10 Isaiah rejoices that God is bringing his exiled people home to Jerusalem. He calls out to the people to be glad because God will restore Jerusalem. Second Reading: Hebrews 1:1-6 Paul explains to the Hebrews that although God had spoken through the prophets, people could not always completely understand the message. Now God has spoken to us by sending Jesus, the son, a reflection of God’s glory and forgiver of our sins. Gospel: John 1:1-18 John describes how the Word came into the world in the form of Jesus. All those who accept Jesus become children of God by sharing in Jesus’ love. No one has seen God, but through Jesus, God was revealed to us.

Monday Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Mt 10:17-22

Tuesday 1 Jn 1:1-4; Jn 20:1a, 2-8

Wednesday 1 Jn 1:5—2:2; Mt 2:13-18

Thursday 1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:22-35

Friday Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17;

Mt 2:13-15, 19-23 Saturday

1 Jn 2:18-21; Jn 1:1-18

A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly

The Nativity of the Lord December 25, 2016

“The grace of God has appeared, offering salvation to all men. It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and live temperately, justly and devoutly in this age as we await our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of the great God and of our Savior Christ Jesus… to redeem us and to cleanse for himself a people of his own… eager to do what is right.” Why this passage from St. Paul’s letter to Titus as part of our worship on this great Christmas day? It is easy for us to be so caught up in many distractions that we overlook some basic points. Do I realize that there were centuries of waiting for the Messiah and people grew weary and forgetful? Paul tells them, the savior has appeared. If the coming of the redeemer speaks to me today, my Christmas joy reminds me that godless ways and worldly desires are not the focus. Gifts, consumerism, travel and visits are ours because the gift, Jesus, who travelled to earth and Bethlehem, placed salvation at our disposal. God did His part, we now must do ours. He has redeemed and purified us and claims us as His. My response is eager acceptance of what He has come to offer me. As I look around, who needs to know of my experience of this redeeming savior? The books, the songs, the traditions can tell me of Him and this day. They encourage me to seek Him. Prayer is where I meet Him. The virtues of temperance, justice and piety reflect our serious and joy filled acceptance of Jesus Christ this Christmas of 2016. May you be blessed.

Welcome! New parishioners are asked to register by calling or visiting the parish office or by speaking to one of the parish staff. WHY A CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN SHOULD BE A REGISTERED PARISHIONER The precepts of the Church explained that: we need to belong to a parish (your parish is the Church in the City where you are domiciled) and to contribute to its support. Everyone should do this (Canon 107). To identify yourself with a worshipping community of faith. Salvation comes to us by God in community. Religion is not meant to be individualistic. Membership in a parish community is the norm. To allow the priest of the parish to know you so that Letters of Recommendation can be given when needed. (Sponsorship/certificates)

MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK

THIS RECTORY WILL BE

DECEMBER 24 – JANUARY 2. WE WILL REOPEN ON JANUARY 3, 2017

WE PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED MEMBERS Lorraine Allan, Frank Arminio, Rudy Astore, Michelle Aue, Thomas & Margaret Barger, Warren & Angela Barootjian, Bill Bartley, Bill Bartley,Jr., Brenton Bassin , Dorothy & Carl Bruno, Edward & Ann Cafferty, Patrick & Mary Caruso, Joe Castoro, Vito Castoro, Josephine & Leonard Colello, Sr., Edward & Jeanette Connaughton, Charles & Catherine Conzelmann, Ann Conway, William & Josey Cooper, Sal Cucinella, Sr., John & Mae Cure Sr., John Cure, Louis & Louise D’Amelio, Rose & Joe Davi,Eduardo Dela Cruz, Bob DeKleine, Jonathan & William DeLucchi, Pat DeMarino, Marcella Devaney, Devaney Family, Edward Devine, Tom & Ethel Devlin, John & Mae Di Gangi, Joseph & Josephine Di Gangi, Maureen Fajfer, Joseph & Mary Gallagher, Galvan Family, David & Sheila Galvan & Family, Lorenzo & Anna Ghiggini ,Vergelita Gonzales, Teresita & Vidal Gonzales, Sr., Antoinette & Anthony Grillo, Grace & Lawrence Grillo, Florence & Herbert Grobe, Anna Mae Halupka, Sara & Loretta Hanley, George & Mary Hatton, Kay Hayes, John Herman, Joan Hoer, Nora Hunker, Michael Iannuzzi, Connie Janowski, Patricia Darcy Jones, Ricky Kavanaugh, Bob Kenna, Jack Kenna, Michael Kierney, Kilmurray Family, Frank & Mary Korec, Anne & Phillip LaChapelle, Damiano & Lydia LaPlaca, Florence Lehr, Sylva & Mary Lio, Annette Lofreddo, Dominick & Lucia Loffredo, Sr. Mary Lyons, Kay McAdams, Joseph & Agnes McGarry, Father John McGuigan, Michael & Marie Meola, Leone & Giacinta Monzeglio, Charles Nevins ,Robert & Loretta Newman, Frank Nutley, Patricia & Emmett O’Brien, Elizabeth & Joseph O’Connor, Terrence O’Connor, Wayne Orr, Theresa Pompa, Dave Quigley, John & Dorothy Quirk, James & Dorothy Reilly, Kenneth Reilly, Margarita Rivera, Antoinette & Joseph Romano, Alyssa Ruggieri, Rose Sammarco, Pat Sammaro, Steve Schmidt, Philip & Anna Schmidt, John Scotto, Michael & Margherita Scotto, Henry & Lucy Scala, Philip & Henrietta Scully, John & Anna Sobosky, Marian Sobczak, Pat Swanson, Mary Takacs, Fina Trippodo, Dorothy Valli, Valerie Villanova, Geraldine Woodard, Robert Woods Sr., Percy & Rose Yates, Marie Yates

STEWARDSHIP – A WAY OF LIFE December 18 2016 $3524,.00 December 20, 2015 $5010.00 Counters this week : Betty Castoro & Pat Hofmann

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY

SATURDAY 8:30 AM 4:30 PM 7:00 PM

11:00 PM

December 24 Christmas Eve People of St. Jude’s

SEE LIST

SUNDAY 9:00 AM

11:00 AM

Sunday December 25 Christmas Day

SEE LIST

MONDAY 8:30 AM

December 26 Catherine Meyer

TUESDAY 8:30 AM

December 27 Eleanor Hass

WEDNESDAY 8:30 AM

8:45 AM

December 28 Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual

Help Mary Takacs

THURSDAY 8:30 AM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM

December 29 Kay Hayes

Divine Mercy Chaplet Evening Prayer

Novena to St. Jude Benediction

FRIDAY 8:30 AM

December 30 Frank Nutley

SATURDAY 8:30 AM 5:00 PM

11:30 PM

December 31 New Year’s Eve

SEE LIST Praising God for another year

(ADORATION) Sunday 7:45 AM 9:15 AM

11:00 AM

January 1 New Year’s Day

SEE LIST

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH Christina Barger, James Bonavota ,Kyle Bussey, Bruce Feinberg, Richard Ferris, Dylan Flinchum, Liliana Ghiggini, Herbert Grobe, Victoria Gutierrez, Irene Hogan, James Hopka , Danny Kavanaugh, Bob &Loretta Rankin, Mary Rushka ,Emma Scannelli, Maureen Schmidt, Rudy Scotto, Anthony Sisco, Robert Sottolano, Paul Smith, William Stelmach, Carol Strasser, Lucita Sullivan, Nancy & Tom Tevis, Marie Van Tassel, Yvonne Zaccone.

Automated Giving: Our Automated Giving program awareness campaign (“ParishPay”) continues. Please

familiarize yourself with the details of this convenient alternative to giving via collection basket. See for “www.stjudehopatcong.org/giving” for details.

Religious Education will resume on January 8

YOUTH GROUP

SAINT JUDE’S YOUTH GROUP

Thursday evenings from 7:00 – 8:30 pm in the Parish Center. All teens are welcome. For more information, please call Janice at (201) 400-1692. Our Youth Group has set up a Café. Anyone wishing to come by for tea or coffee are welcome to

attend. ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY meets every first Tuesday of the month in the Church meeting room at 8:00PM immediately following the Rosary and Benediction at 7:30PM in the Church. MEN’S GROUP will be having their meeting on January 7 in the meeting room of the Church at 7:30 AM. THEOLOGY TABLE Come and talk with others about God and Church at Frank’s Pizza every Tuesday from 6:30 to 9:00 pm in the evening. Come and go as you wish. SELF DEFENSE CLASS is every Tuesday night in the Church meeting room from 6:30 to 8:00PM. Call Mike at 973-229-9881 for more information.

NOVENA

TO OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP

Every Wednesday at 8:30 am, followed with the Holy Mass COME AND JOIN US

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED EVERY THURSDAY FROM

9:00 AM – 8:00 PM "The Eucharist is connected with the Passion. …To make sure that we do not forget, Jesus gave us the Eucharist as a memorial of his love … When you look at the Crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then, when you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now." Saint Teresa of Calcutta

“Merry Christmas” Today, the greeting “Merry Christmas” is on our lips and in our hearts. What does this simple greeting mean? We

know, of course, that for many people, things are not merry today, and that for all of us, there are certain things that cause us anxiety and sadness. There is evil in the world and in our lives. But “Merry Christmas” does not mean that we always feel happy, nor does it mean that everything is going our way. What it means instead is that even if everything else is falling apart, we always have access to God. Christ has come to lead us to the Father and bring us a new relationship with God and each other in the life that never ends. “Merry Christmas” means that even in the midst of sadness, we can never lose this gift. We simply need to take hold of it and be faithful. He is with us always, and that brings a peace and joy that the world can neither give nor take away. Merry Christmas!

MONTH 2: I’M DANCING The developing baby is now called a “fetus”, which is Latin for “little one”. She is making rapid progress developing all her external and internal organs. During the second

month baby teeth from, and fingers and toes are developing. Her ears’ lips and tongue can now be clearly seen. Brain waves can be recorded. The skeleton changes from cartilage to bone. The central nervous system is now functioning, and so 40 muscle sets begin their first exercises. By 8 weeks all body systems are present. This little one is now jumping, flipping and turning – her first dance steps!

Christmas and New Year’s Schedule for 2016

Saturday: December 24 Christmas Eve Masses 4:30 – 7:00 – 11:00pm Sunday: December 25 Christmas Day Masses 9:00 – 11:00am Saturday: December 31 New Year’s Eve Mass 5:00pm Sunday: January 1 New Year’s Day Masses 7:45, 9:15 & 11:00am

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 15TH ANNUAL AFTER CHRISTMAS-CHRISTMAS

PARY JANUARY 8, 2017 FROM 1:OO PM – 5:00PM. ST. JUDE PARISH CENTER ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET COST: $25.00 PER PERSON (BYOB WINE AND BEER) SECRET SANTA EXCHANGE, PLEASE BRING A $10.00 WRAPPED GIFT. ALL CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #9914 PLEASE CALL JIM AT (973)398-0977 OR MIKE AT (973) 770-6536 FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION.

And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear. The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been

born for you who is Christ and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” When the angels went away from them to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph,

and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.

Saints of the Week December 26 : St. Stephen 1st Martyr Patron Saint of: Stone makers December 27: St. John, Apostle Patron Saint of: Love, Loyalty, Friendship & Authors December 28: Holy Innocents, Martyrs Herod ordered the execution of all young male children in the vicinity of Bethlehem, so as to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn King of the Jews whose birth had been announced to him by the Magi. December 29: St. Thomas Becket, Bishop Born & raised in England. Involved in hunting and falconry as a youth, on one occasion he dove into the river saving his expensive falcon who had chased a duck under water. He became the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1162 and was assassinated by knights on orders from King Henry 11 due to a rift between the church and the state. December 30: Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

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