Advent has a twofold character: as a season to prepare for Christmas when Christ’s first coming to us is remembered; and as a season when that remembrance directs the mind and heart to await Christ’s Second Coming at the end of time. Advent is thus a period for devout and joyful expectation.
Please see the Christmas Mass and Confession Schedule for 2021.
Christmas Schedule 2021
The Parish Office will be Closed, Monday December 27th.
Sunday, December 19 beginning at 7:00 pm.
We will have six priests available to hear Confessions. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will take place while the Confessions are being heard. Please plan to attend this beautiful and prayerful time of reconciliation with the Lord. What a beautiful way to celebrate our Advent period of “hopeful expectation!”
Keep Christ in Christmas” fundraiser
The “Keep Christ in Christmas” fundraiser will be held after all weekend Masses during Advent in the narthex of the church. Oplatki Christmas wafers will also be available for sale.
OLMV Knights of Columbus invite you to attend a Crèche Blessing & Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 6pm in front of the Church. Join us for carols, cookies, and hot chocolate as we bless our new crèche and joyfully await the birth of Jesus Christ—the Reason for the Season!
Appealing to all eligible donors to give blood on Sunday, January 16th between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm. To be eligible, a donor must be 17 years old, in reasonably good health, and bring a photo or signed ID. If you have any questions about your eligibility or to pre-register, please call 732-672-5281 or visit www.nybloodcenter.org. Please help save lives.
The weekend of December 11th / 12th and 18th / 19th the Altar Rosary Society will be selling Christmas ornaments after all Masses in the church narthex .
Many thanks to those parishioners who give online. Online giving, especially donations made on a recurring basis, provide the surest and most dependable financial support for the parish. If you give online, please advise the parish office to discontinue your envelopes, as they cost the parish valuable funds to maintain. If you give online and would like something to put in the collection basket, there are special envelopes available in the parish office for your use. Also, you can print out an online giving slip that is available here.
The best way to support the parish is to enroll in our online giving program. Through this program you can determine your donation amount, select the funds or funds of your choice to which to donate, determine the method of payment, and set the frequency of payments (one-time or recurring). Many thanks for your prayerful support and generosity.
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