SUNDAY DECEMBER 16, 2007/NIEDZIELA 16/GRUDNIA

      Pray for our Sick:  Dorothy Kasprzak, John Meksa, Regina Wojtkowiak, Hank Polanski, Virginia

      Korkowska, Stanley Dyjak, Sally Chrostek, Walter Rosowski, Joseph Gorski, Jeannette McFarlane,  John

      Dickinson, Alyssa Jean Concilo, Ron Holak.

 

      Opłatek for Christmas – is now available.  You may obtain opłatek after all Masses or at the rectory

      during office hours.  We have only a fresh limited supply.  Don’t wait too long!!

 

 

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE – 2007

 

Confessions – Spowiedż

Saturday, December 22^nd 2:30 – 3:30 PM (last Confessions before Christmas)

Christmas Masses

Monday, December 24^th (Christmas Eve) 4 PM

                                                                                                Choir Christmas Concert 11:30 PM; 12:00 Midnight Mass – Pasterka o Pólnocy

                                                                                                           Tuesday, December 25^th (Christmas Day) 10:30 AM High Mass

                                                       

     Have your Baby Jesus from your manger set blessed for Christmas – this weekend,  Saturday, Dec.  

     15^th and Sunday, Dec. 16^th, please bring to church your Baby Jesus, only the Baby Jesus, from your      

     personal home nativity set.  Bring Him to be blessed at any Mass you attend that weekend.  We will have a

     special prayer of  blessing asking Jesus to bless your family and friends who will visit during the Christmas

     Holidays.

  

     Pope Benedict XVI is coming to the US for a three day Pastoral Visit in April 2008.  On Sunday, April

     20^th  he will celebrate Mass at Yankee Stadium and there are a limited number of tickets available to attend

     the Mass on a first-come basis.  If interested, please contact Jeanette Dudek (856) 931-5066.  Deadline is

     Friday, December 21^st.

 

     Sacred Heart Society wishes to thank everyone for their support with the Holiday Raffle.  The Gift f

     Certificate  winners were: Florence Kaploniak - $200 – ticket #127; Joe Predpelski - $100 – ticket #667;

     Loretta Smyth - $100 ticket #135.

 

    The History Society is offering a new CD, “Christmas at St. Joseph’s Church”, a live recording of

    last year’s Midnight Mass concert.  The price is $20.  Net income will be used for preservation and restoration

    of activities of  St. Joseph’s.  The recordings will be available after all the weekend Masses.

 

    Rosary Society – Tickets for the annual Wafer Luncheon (Opłatkowa Kolacja) to be held on Sunday,

    January 6, 2008 at 12 noon, will be available after 10:30 AM Mass starting on Sunday, December 1^st or

    by telephone.  Cost is $25 per person.   Checks should be made payable to the Rosary Society. To order

    tickets and/or to reserve a table for 8, call Pat Kwoka at 856-310-1783.  Deadline for purchasing tickets is

    Sunday, December 30^th.  No tickets will be sold at the door.

 

    Christmas Flower Special Collection Envelopes – your flower donations will be greatly appreciated.

     Please drop them in the collection basket as soon as possible.

 

     St. Joseph’s Restoration Fund Raising Appeal – we have collected $654,262.05 in pledges and cash

     donations from 884 donors. Have we received your donation yet?  Your positive response of  $1,000 or

     more will be acknowledged on a special plaque.  This plaque honoring all who have donated $1,000 or more

     to St. Joseph’s Restoration Fund is almost complete.  We anticipate that the plaque will be installed in our

     church before the end of the year.