HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH
[Covering Hawthorne and Thornwood]
170 BRADHURST AVENUE HAWTHORNE, NEW YORK 10532
(914) 769-0030
hrc10532@gmail.com **** www.HolyRosaryHawthorne.org Office Hours: Monday through Friday: 9am – 4pm
Non-Office Hours: Call Number Above
CLERGY:
Rev. Father Sebastian Pandarathikudiyil Administrator
Fr. Ugoagwa Peter Claver Weekend Associate Richard McLaughlin Deacon Religious Education: Aura Zelaya, x124 Anna Grbac, x123 www.holyrosaryhawthorne.org/religious-education Music Director: Alexis Gray
Contemporary Music: Elaine Curzio MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm
Sundays: 7:30am; 9:45am; 11:30am Weekdays: 8:30am (Monday to Saturday) Confession: Saturdays : 9:00 – 9:30am; 4:00 - 4:45pm (also by appointment)
HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION AND HOLIDAYS: See inside bulletin for special schedule.
BAPTISM PREPARATION Parents should pick up a Baptism Preparation Form at the Rectory to begin the process for Baptism. An email request for the form is also acceptable. A short class is held the second Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Rectory. Baptisms are held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 1pm.
ANNOINTING OF THE SICK
Please contact the Rectory when someone is aboutto undergo a serious surgery or has a great risk to health.
MATRIMONY
Marriage arrangements should begin a year before the proposed date of the wedding by making an appointment with the Pastor.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS We welcome adults considering membership in the Catholic Church and those desiring to complete their sacraments. RICA is for you. It is a process that entails weekly informal classes in the Rectory, call for information.
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Mass IntenƟons
Saturday, December 12 Vigil: Third Sunday of Advent
5:00pm Anthony Packes—2nd Anniversary
Lawrence Partelow
Sunday, December 13 Third Sunday of Advent 7:30am Orienta Pallotta
9:45am Armando & Caterina Lisi
Louise McKeon and Pearse Callaghan 11:30am Virginia Piccininni
Monday, December 14 St. John of the Cross 8:30am For the People of Holy Rosary
Tillie Carboun
Tuesday, December 15 Advent Weekday 8:30am Dorothy Vitolo
Rita Herman
Wednesday, December 16 Advent Weekday 8:30am Orienta Pallotta
Diane Mercadante
Thursday, December 17 Late Advent Weekday 8:30am Jack & Marie Carroll
Philomena and Rachel Jacob Friday, December 18 Late Advent Weekday 8:30am Patrick Joseph McMahon
Saturday, December 19 Late Advent Weekday 8:30am In Honor of St. Faustina
Veronica Rose Koenig
Saturday, December 19 Vigil: Fourth Sunday of Advent
5:00pm Margaret Donato
Joanne Capone
Sunday, December 20 Fourth Sunday of Advent 7:30am Maher & Donaghy Families
Patrick & Rita Herman 9:45am Armando & Caterina Lisi
Ann McGovern
11:30am Angelo Puzzuto
Angelo & Marie Rumore
The Sanctuary Lamp in the Church has been reserved
In Memory of Maura Roche
The Altar Bread and Wine has been reserved In Memory of John Capmon The Votive Light in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents, for our Pro-Life intentions symbolizing our devotion to Our Lady and love for all life from conception to its natural end as ordained by God, has been reserved
In Memory of Lucia & Valentino MastropietroPlease remember in your prayers our parishioners who are sick . .
Barbara-Ryab Baldino, Barbara Prinrose, Alexandra McGill, Penelope Macaluso, Evelyn Belevich,
Diana Gleason, Jim Murphy
REMEMBER OUR DECEASED
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. Amen.
Collection
December 6, 2020 $ 3,874.00
Your continuous support and generosity to the Parish both financially and spiritually and all that it does for others is greatly appreciated.
Yet To Be An On-Line Giver?
Just go to the parish website: holyrosaryhawthorne.org you will see the parish giving logo:
CONFESSIONS
are held on Saturdays in the Chapel
(to respect social distancing) from:
9:00am - 9:30am and
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Third Sunday of Advent
December 13, 2020
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
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NOVEMBER “PARISH GIVING” ONLINE DONATIONS
Sunday Collection $ 6,125.54
All Saints Day $ 101.89
Military Services $ 38.85
Catch Up $ 210.50
Charity and Justice $ 175.77 Maintenance & Repair $ 27.20
Social Concerns $ 26.67
Your continuous support and generosity to the Parish both financially and spiritually and all that it does for others is greatly appreciated.
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I
desire to receive you in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, Come at least
spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there And unite myself wholly to you. Never
permit me to be separated from you. Amen.
Christmas Masses
For those who plan to attend Christmas Eve or Christmas Day Holy Masses, please note the following information. Please share this information to as many people as possible.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, our Church can accommodate 250 people. Attendance will be accomplished on a first come first served basis. The ushers will take an actual count as people enter the Church and once the permitted number of people have arrived, they will ask that you consider attending another Mass. Please understand and be considerate of the situation and be as cooperative as possible. Try to arrive to the Church at least fifteen minutes before the scheduled Mass. If any one feels uncomfortable, please feel free to attend spiritually or virtually. I need your prayers and generous support to our Church so that we may continue to do God's work in the coming year. Know that you are in my prayers and you will be remembered at every Mass during this Blessed Season of Christ's birth.
With gratitude,
Fr. Sebastian
CHRISTMAS FLOWER OFFERING ENVELOPES are available at the entrances of the Church. Remember a loved one by donating toward the flowers and plants that will
decorate our Church for Christmas. The free-will donation can be placed in the collection basket or dropped off at the Rectory.
CHRISTMAS SPIRITUAL BOUQUET CARDS
Christmas Spiritual Bouquet Cards are available at the entrances of the Church. Please return the outer envelope of each card you take before Christmas, so that the names of your loved ones (living or deceased) may be placed on the altar for the Christmas season.
On-line Donation Correction
If anyone received a postcard from "We
Share" with Fr. Sebastian's signature
regarding donations, it was sent out in error
from the Chancery. Our current on-line
donations are through
Parish Giving.
You can go on-line through
www.holyrosaryhawthorne.org
you will then
see the Parish Giving logo to make your
donations to our Church.
Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the Third Sunday of Advent. Like Lent, Advent is a penitential season, so the Priest wears violet vestments. But on Gaudete Sunday, having passed the midpoint of Advent, the Church lightens the mood a little, and the Priest may wear rose vestments. The change in color provides us with encouragement to continue our spiritual preparation
— especially prayer — for Christmas. For this same
reason, the third candle of the Advent wreath lit on Gaudete Sunday, is traditionally rose-colored.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE
AT HOLY ROSARY CHURCH
CONFESSIONS
Monday, December 14th
4:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday, December 19th
9:00am - 10:00am and 4:00pm - 4:45pm
MASSES
CHRISTMAS EVE
No 8:30am Mass
Thursday, December 24th
4:00pm, 6:00pm, 10:00pm
CHRISTMAS DAY
Friday, December 25th
7:30am, 9:45am, 11:30am
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY
Saturday, December 26th
5:00pm
Sunday, December 27th
7:30am, 9:45am, 11:30am
SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD
New Year’s Eve
Thursday, December 31st
5:00pm
New Year’s Day
Friday, January 1st
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Everyone needs a guardian angel, especially in these times of isolation and anxiety. Many members of our parish are living alone with no one present in the home to check on their welfare. Being alone does not mean that you are alone. Your Parish Family cares and would like to propose a new ministry, The Guardian Angel Society. If you would like a quick call or text message each day to check that you are well and to reaffirm that you are being thought of, please call Karen Pennington at 914-769-0637 or Nancy DeLorenzo at 914-769-7223.
THE GUARDIAN ANGEL SOCIETY
Please join us for our December
Youth Group Meetings!
Saturday December 12th and 19th 6-8 pm (note change in end time)
Check cafeteria door for location Youth Group is for 6th to 8th graders
Due to COVID there have been some changes to our meetings. Please email us at the email below to register or go to the website for information.
For more Youth information go to Holy Rosary’s website:
http://www.holyrosaryhawthorne.org/youth-ministries or email @ holyrosaryyouth116@gmail.com
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All blurbs for the Dec 27th bulleƟn must be submiƩed by 4:00pm on Mon, Dec 14th.
All blurbs for the Jan 3rd bulleƟn must be submiƩed by 4:00pm on Fri, Dec 18th.
We will be distributing a Christmas gift, the book 'I Heard God Laugh' by Matthew Kelly of Dynamic Catholic at
all the Christmas Masses.
Renew & Rebuild
Goal: $855,500.00 Pledge: $753,225.00 Paid: $227,746.00 Cardinal's Appeal: Goal: $98,000.00 Pledged: $23,780.00 Paid: $23,280.00 Number of gifts: 134 REFLECTION
While last week’s Gospel reminded us of the message of John the Baptist, today’s invites us to consider the man. “Just who do you think you are?” was the question the religious leaders asked him. John knew who he was and who he was not. He was not the great prophet Elijah returned, nor the Prophet whom Moses has said God would raise up, nor was he the Messiah long awaited. The Gospel of John puts it this way: “He was not the light, but came to testify to the light.” John defined himself in relation to Jesus as “one crying out in the desert, make straight the way of the Lord.” Advent calls us to know who we are—Christians, followers of Jesus. Paul offers a verbal profile of those who live in Christ: people who rejoice always, who pray without ceasing, who give thanks in all circ*mstances. The “always” aspect of this description might be daunting but it is God at work in us, who can make us “perfectly holy,” who “is faithful, and he will also accomplish it.” Do you recognize how God is at work in you? Do you know who you are “in Christ”?
HOLY ROSARY CHRISTMAS PROJECT
Due to the pandemic, it was decided to collect gift cards this year, all to benefit struggling families living in the South Bronx. The generosity of Holy Rosary Parish was overwhelming with many envelopes containing multiple gift cards.
As of Monday, December 7th, donations totaled $9000, which will be used to purchase gifts for over 100 children who have submitted their wish lists. These children range in age from babies in need of warm clothing to teenagers asking for art supplies and sports equipment. Dolls, games, books, action figures, crayons and coloring books, puzzles, toys of all descriptions were frequently requested gifts. Thank you to all who donated. Please know that you have brought happiness and joy to these 48 families in this time of stress and sadness. Merry Christmas and may 2021 bring many blessings to you.
UPCOMING OFFERTORY SCHEDULE
Dec 13 TWO COLLECTIONS
Religious Retirement Fund
Dec 20 ONE COLLECTION
Dec 25 Christmas Collection
Special Projects Collection
Dec 27 ONE COLLECTION
Jan 1 Solemnity of Mary
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFUL GENEROSITY!!!
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT READINGS
1st
Reading
– Isaiah 61:1-2A, 10-11
The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring glad
tidings to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the
prisoners, to announce a year of favor from the LORD and a day of vindication by our God. I rejoice heartily
in the LORD, in my God is the joy of my soul; for he has clothed me with a robe of salvation and wrapped
me in a mantle of justice, like a bridegroom adorned with a diadem, like a bride bedecked with her jewels.
As the earth brings forth its plants, and a garden makes its growth spring up, so will the Lord GOD make
justice and praise spring up before all the nations.
Responsorial Psalm
R. My soul rejoices in my God
2nd Reading – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Brothers and sisters: Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circ*mstances give thanks, for this is the
will of God for you in Christ Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophetic utterances. Test
everything; retain what is good. Refrain from every kind of evil. May the God of peace make you perfectly
holy and may you entirely, spirit, soul, and body, be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will also accomplish it.
Gospel – John 1:6-8, 19-28
A man named John was sent from God. He came for testimony, to
testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not
the light, but came to testify to the light. And this is the testimony of
John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to
him to ask him, “Who are you?” He admitted and did not deny it, but
admitted, “I am not the Christ.” So they asked him, “What are you
then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the
Prophet?” He answered, “No.” So they said to him, “Who are you,
so we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you have to say for yourself?”
He said: “I am the
voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘make straight the way of the Lord,'” as Isaiah the prophet said.” Some
Pharisees were also sent. They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ or Elijah or
the Prophet?”
John answered them, “I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom you do not
recognize, the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.” This happened in
Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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The Sisters are grateful for your generosity, which helps these moms to embrace the gift of the new life growing within!
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