December 6, 2015 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel

OUR LADY OF
MOUNT CARMEL PARISH
WEBSITE: www.olmcmiddletown.org
90 EUCLID AVENUE, MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK 10940
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6TH
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE:
Mrs. Nancy Miller
Director of Religious Education
Phone: 342-1510
Email: olmcre90@gmail.com
Hours:............................. Mon.: 12:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.
.............................. Tues. -Thurs.: 8:30 a.m. -3:00 p.m.
.............................................Fri. 8:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
MT. CARMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
Ms. Jennifer Langford ................................................Principal
Phone: ....................................................................... 343-8836
CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST:
Weekend Masses:
Saturday -5:00 p.m.
Sunday - 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m. (Family Mass) & 4:30 p.m.
Weekday Mass: Mon. - Fri. 7:00a.m. (Priory Chapel)
Holy Days
Please see the bulletin
(SACRAMENT OF) RECONCILIATION:
Saturday 4:00-4:30 p.m. or by appointment.
(SACRAMENT OF) BAPTISM:
Call Religious Education Office for information.
(SACRAMENT OF) THE ANOINTING OF THE
SICK:
The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick and the Eucharist
are meant for the healing and comfort of those who are ill.
Please notify us about any parishioner confined to their
home, hospital or nursing facility so that a priest may visit.
(SACRAMENT OF) MARRIAGE:
Please call the Priory Office for an appointment.
COUNSELING: Contact Fr . Hasely King, O.Car m. at:
hhaselyking@hotmail.com
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL PARISH:
Fr. Sean Harlow, O. Carm……………………Administrator
Fr. Anthony Trung Nguyen, O.Carm………….Parochial Vicar
Fr. Justin Cinnante……………………………In Residence
Deacon Edward Woods
Mrs. Maureen Waterman ............................... Parish Secretary
Phone ........................................................................ 343-4121
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday - Friday 8:30 am -1:00 pm and 2:00 pm - 4:30pm
(closed 1:00-2:00pm for lunch)
NEW PARISHIONERS:
Welcome to Mt. Carmel! Please pick up a Registration
Form in the Gathering area or at the Priory Office or visit:
www.olmcmiddletown.org
Registration and evidence of participation is required at
least eight (8) months before scheduling of marriage or
Baptism.
December 6, 2015
Second Sunday of Advent
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday, December 5th
5:00 Joseph Baranowski
Sunday, December 6th
8:00 John Bell
10:00 Charles Gargiulo
11:30 Antonio Avila, Francisco Garcia &
Marie Scarpinato
4:30 Antonio & Filomena Pistoia
Monday, December 7th
7:00pm Mary Carbone
Tuesday, December 8th - Immaculate Conception
7:00 Living & Decembers Members of the Darcy
& Birmingham Families
9:00 Marie Collins
7:00pm People of the Parish
Wednesday, December 9th
7:00 Catherine Lyons
Thursday, December 10th
9:00 Sr. Miriam Dorothy, S.C.
Friday, December 11th
7:00 Victor Giannone
Saturday, December 12th
5:00 Josephine Nowicki
Sunday, December 13th
8:00 Florence, Michael, Sue-Ellen & Joe Orrio
10:00 Evelyn, John & Bill Kummer
11:30 Richard Gebocki
4:30 Elva Lopez, Anna DeJeus Benejan,
Michael Anthony Garcia &
Marc Anthony Garcia
This Tuesday, December 8th is the
FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,
it is a HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION.
Masses for the holy day are as follows:
Vigil Mass - Monday, December 7th at 7:00pm
Tuesday, December 8th - 7:00am, 9:00am, 7:00pm.
All Masses will be celebrated in the Church.
RECONCILIATION MONDAY
Cardinal Dolan has designated Monday, December 14th
as our Advent Reconciliation Monday. On that day, we
will have a priest available to hear confessions from
4:00 – 8:00 pm.
CHRISTMAS MASSES
Thursday, December 24th - Christmas Eve:
Christmas Vigil - 5:00pm, 7:30pm & 12:00am - Midnight
Friday, December 25th - Christmas Day:
8:00am & 10:00am
No 7:00am, 11:30am or 4:30 pm Masses on
Christmas Day.
All Masses will be celebrated in the Church.
MASS CELEBRANTS
WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 12th & DECEMBER 13th
12/12 ~
5:00 pm ~ Fr. Anthony
12/13~
8:00 am
~ Fr. Anthony
10:00am ~ Fr. Justin
11:30am ~ Fr. Justin
4:30pm
~ Fr. Anthony
Please note celebrants are subject to change.
Congratulations to Reverend Mr. Jon Tveit on his
Deacon Ordination on Nov. 7th, 2015. Deacon Jon will
continue his studies in preparing for the Priesthood, at
St. Joseph's Seminary at Dunwoodie.
We look forward to his ordination to the Priesthood in
May, 2016.
Jon is the son of our parishioners, Stan and Posie Tveit.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
APPLEBEE MCPHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME
130 Highland Ave., Middletown, NY
www.applebee-mcphillips.com
845-343-6309
November 28th & November 29th totaled: $7,964
Collection $7,424 and Online Giving $540
Building Fund totaled: $2,011
Collection: $1,894 and Online Giving $117
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
Mass attendance for the weekend of
November 28th & 29th was 970.
Our Second Collection each week is to satisfy
the mortgage for the Parish Center.
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL
A big thanks to all those who donated food and
turkeys for our Thanksgiving food drive.
Special thanks to Tony Jaccarino, Doug Hutchings
Sr. and Jim Riley for their very generous donation of
75 turkeys. Because of the tremendous generosity we
were not only able to feed 102 families but we also
had food to begin our Christmas food drive as well!
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FOOD DRIVE
We will now begin collecting food for Christmas
food baskets for those in need. If you would like to
help the following are items needed:
Canned corn, green beans, peas, instant mashed
potatoes, stuffing in bags or boxes, gravy - jars,
packets or cans, cranberry sauce, applesauce and
dessert mixes like cake or brownie as well as tubs of
icing.
Would you like to donate a complete non-perishable
portion of the meal?
 TAKE a meal tag from the Christmas Food
Collection display in the Gathering Area. next
weekend.
 PURCHASE items needed for a family of four
listed on the tag.
 CHECK OFF each item as you fill your bag(s).
 TIE the tag on the bag(s).
 RETURN to the Gathering Space by next
Sunday, December 13th .
Turkey are also needed but due to very limited space
cannot be accepted until TUES., DECEMBER 22ND.
Thank you!
For more information contact Nancy Miller at
342-1510 or olmcre90@gmail.com
If you, or someone you know is in need of food for
Christmas, please contact Nancy Miller at 342-1510
or olmcre90@gmail.com.
All information will be kept confidential.
PARISH CENTER RENTAL
The Parish Center is available for rental to both
Parishioners and Non-Parishioners for weddings,
parties (birthdays, Baptisms, anniversary, etc.)
or meetings. For more information please call
Greg Sillen at: 845-282-4267.
CHANGES FOR ADVENT
There will be some minor changes in the way we
celebrate Mass during the Advent Season. We will
begin Mass with the Ministers entering either in
silence or just simple instrumental music.
The Celebrant will say a few words about the Advent
Wreath and then the appropriate candle(s) will be lit
as the Congregation sings “O Come, O Come
Emmanuel”.
During the Advent Season and throughout the new
liturgical year we will be highlighting Pope Francis’
call for a Jubilee Year of Mercy. We will be
reenacting the opening of the Holy Doors of the
Pope’s Church in Rome, St. John Lateran and the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica. These are very ornate,
beautiful and precious doors that are opened only for
very special occasions and were last opened in
2000. We will be decorating a church door, and we
will ask all of our people to gather in our Gathering
Space the weekend of December 12-13, the fir st
weekend after December 8th when the Jubilee Year of
Mercy begins. We will process through the Holy
Door of Mercy into the Church.
CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE
New toys ar e GREATLY NEEDED for the
children of our families in need here in Middletown.
Please buy toys for boys and girls ages 1 to 14. 12 to
14 year olds also like hats, gloves, socks. Teen girls
also appreciate bath gels and lotions.
Collection Boxes are in the Gathering Space.
For more information on our local families in need
program contact Nancy Miller at 342-1510 or
olmcre90@gmail.com
GIVING TREE GIFTS
If you have taken a tag(s) and purchased a gift for the
Giving Tree program, please be sure to return your
package(s) to the Church by the end of the 4:30pm
Mass this Sunday, December 6th. Tags must be
attached securely to the wrapped package(s). All gifts
are needed for pickup by St. Simon Stock this week.
Please contact Nancy Miller at 342-1510 or
olmcre90@gmail.com with any questions.
Thank you for your support and generosity!
BEREAVEMENT
Working our way through grief is some of the
hardest work we will ever have to do. Realizing
that we don’t have to do it all by ourselves can be
life-affirming. One of the saddest realities about losing a loved one, whether that is a person or a cherished animal companion, is that friends and family
members tend to be finished with our grief long before we are done with our own need to talk about it.
That’s why it’s so important that we find
understanding, non-judgmental listeners with whom
we can openly acknowledge our reactions and experiences, express and work through our pain, and
come to terms with what has happened to us.
Sharing our loss and pain, we help one another.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel will be offering a
bereavement group on Wednesdays at OLMC’s Parish Center beginning on January 6th from 3:00pm to
4:30pm. Men and women fr om our sur r ounding
parishes are certainly invited. It will be offered at
no charge. The group will be facilitated by Frank
Gawors, MS,LCSW. He holds a Master's Degree in
counseling from Iona College, and a Master's Degree in social work from Fordham University. He
has done individual and family counseling for 40
years and has recently retired from Hospice of
Orange and Sullivan Counties.
For more information Frank can be reached at
fhgawors@gmail.com or 342-4703.
POINSETTIA & WREATH SALE
Our Lady of the Assumption will be selling poinsettias
and wreaths this weekend, Saturday and Sunday,
December 5th & 6th.
The sale is after all Masses as follows: Saturday
5:30pm and Sunday 8:30am & 10:30 and thereafter
while available.
Our Lady of the Assumption is located at: 17 High St.,
Bloomingburg, NY.
DECEMBER’S SENIOR SOUP AND
SANDWICH LUNCHEON
We will host December’s Sr. Luncheon on Friday,
December 11th.
This month we will welcome Gail Johnson, to lead
our Christmas Sing-A-Long. The luncheon begins
at 12:30 in our Parish Center. Please bring a
dessert to share if you are able. A free will offering
is taken to help cover costs. Join us for a light
lunch, companionship and our annual sing-along!
For more information or weather cancellations
please Nancy Miller at 845-342-1510.
CHRISTMAS FLOWER MEMORIALS
We welcome parishioners to remember deceased loved
one(s) with a Christmas Flower Memorial. Simply fill
out the specially marked envelope (from your boxed set)
or pick up an envelope in the Gathering Area.
Please make sure to print all names clearly.
The usual offering for each memorial is $10 per name.
All envelopes must be submitted no later than
Sunday, December 11th. The names of all those to be
remembered will be acknowledged in a special booklet
on Christmas Day.
SAVE THE DATES—TOURING TUESDAYS
2016 Open House Dates at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School:
Tuesday, January 12, February 2, February 23, March 8, and April 12 from 9-11 am
Our Lady of Mount Carmel invites you to experience our Catholic school in action by visiting us on TOURING
TUESDAYS. Prospective parents interested in grades Pre-K - Eighth grade are invited to visit from 9-11 am or
by appointment. To make an appointment please call us at 845-343-8836. Please watch the bulletin and/or visit
our website below for additional Open House dates & times for additional dates during Catholic Schools W eek.
SCRIP CARDS - We will be placing the next order for Scrip/Gift cards this Wed., December 8th. Fill out one of the
forms and choose from the many stores, restaurants, movie theaters, gas stations, etc. You may pick up a form in the Gathering Area or at the School. Please be sure to drop off your form at the School no later than 11:00am on Tues., December
7th. This is a hassle fr ee way to shop for var ious gifts car ds for Chr istmas, bir thdays or any special occasion while
supporting the School. Thank you for your generosity .
For more information about any of the above, please call the school’s main office 343-8836 or visit
our site: www.mtcarmelschoolmiddletown.org