THE CHURCH OF
THE SACRED HEART
Oldest Catholic Parish in New Jersey,
Established in 1814
343 South Broad Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08608
Phone: (609) 393-2801 Fax: (609) 989-8997
www.trentonsacredheart.org
STAFF
PASTOR and DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONS &
HOUSE OF DISCERNMENT
Very Rev. Dennis A. Apoldite, Ext. 102
frdennis@trentonsacredheart.org
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Rev. Thomas Kunnath
ALL ARE WELCOME
Whatever your present status in the Catholic
Church, whatever your current family or marital
situation, whatever your past or present
religious affiliation, whatever your personal history,
age, background, or race, whatever your own selfimage or esteem, you are invited, welcomed,
accepted, loved and respected at the Church of the
Sacred Heart.
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
NOVEMBER 29, 2015
,
PARISH SECRETARY and COORDINATOR OF
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Mrs. Linda Teresky, Ext. 101
lteresky@trentonsacredheart.org
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
Kelly Hall (609) 558-1966
TRUSTEES
Mrs. Maribeth Hardiman and Mr. Michael Franko
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS
9:00-4:00pm Monday-Friday
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LITURGY SCHEDULE
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
12:10 Noon
Weekend Schedule
Saturday Evening 5:15 PM
Sunday Morning 9:00 and 11:15
For each Holy Day please reference the bulletin
RECONCILIATION
Saturday afternoon ~ 4:30 to 5:00
Every Friday following the 12:10 Liturgy
and by appointment.
BAPTISM
Please call the Parish Office at least one month in
advance. Baptisms will be held on the first and third
Sunday of the month at 12:15.
Considering Priesthood?
Email: Vocations@DioceseofTrenton.org
First Reading: Jeremiah 33: 14-16
The Lord tells of fulfilling the promise he had made
to Israel. He will send a replacement for David,
someone who "shall do what is right and just in the
land," believed by most to mean Jesus.
Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2
Paul encourages the Thessalonians to be ready for
the coming of the Lord. He explains that although
they are conducting themselves in a way that would
please God, they should always strive to do even
better.
Gospel: Luke 21:25-28, 34-36
Jesus warns his followers to be prepared for the
end of the world. He reminds them not to be
preoccupied with unimportant events, or they will
be caught unaware rather than being on watch as
they should.
MARRIAGE
Please call the Parish Priest at least one year in
advance to set up initial meeting and to confirm a
wedding date and time.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Please call the Priest’s residence any time.
COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND
Please call the Parish Priest to schedule home visit.
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday – November 28
5:15 pm –Elaine Simko & Michael & Richetta Rosio
Sunday – November 29
9:00 am – People of the Parish & Mary Ann & Bob Hoch on
their 50th Anniversary
11:15 am – Dorothy Solack & Mary Devlin Fares
Monday – November 30
12:10pm – Jospehine Scartocci
Tuesday – December 1
12:10pm – Holy Souls in Purgatory & Owen Chang
Wednesday – December 2
12:10pm – Eleanor Amoroso Anderson & Helen M. Beckett
Thursday - December 3 – No Mass
Friday – December 4
12:10pm – Ray Kostura
Saturday – December 5
5:15 pm – Regina Grant & Lena Apoldite
Sunday – December 6
9:00 am – People of the Parish & Lucille & Kenneth Fisher
11:15 am – Kristine Persichilli
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 28 – 5:15pm
Altar Server: Kristen & Nicole Bruno
E. Minister: Farruggios, Craig Ronning, M. Salamandra, M.
Rick
Lector: Kathy Ronning
Celebrant: Fr. Dennis
Sunday, November 29 - 9:00am
Altar Server: Andrew & Kate Hickey & Anthony Gentile
E. Minister: H. Mangan, O. Nagbe, A. Green
Lector: Bill Hennig
Celebrant: Fr.Dennis
Sunday, November 29 – 11:15am
Altar Server: Noah Andujar
E. Minister: M. Tovar, A. Woloff, K. Myers, Silvernails
Lector: Michael Rhodes
Celebrant: Fr.Dennis
Saturday, December 5 – 5:15pm
Altar Server:
E. Minister: Breuers, B. Hoyer, M. Salamandra, C. Franko
Lector: Margot Rick
Celebrant: Fr. Dennis
Sunday, December 6 - 9:00am
Altar Server: Eric & Mariah Ramos Matt Krauss
E. Minister: M. Maurer, McDonoughs, Hardimans
Lector: Mary Ann Lindner
Celebrant: Fr. Tom
Sunday, December 6 – 11:15am
Altar Server: Noah Andujar
E. Minister: J. Diaz, D. Kuebler, A. Barbadore, R. Artis & J.
Briscoe
Lector: Michael Glass
Celebrant: Fr. Dennis
The Parish Community of Our Lady of
Sorrows/St. Anthony in Mercer County cordially
invites you to join them in a Solemn Vesper
Service to pray for Vocations, Thursday,
December 10th at 6:30 p.m. and with
Eucharistic adoration being held throughout the
day beginning at 7:30 a.m. The Holy Hour will
consist of scripture reading, reflection,
meditation and closing the evening with
Benediction.
The Parish of Our Lady of
Sorrows is located at 3816 East State St. Ext,
Mercerville, NJ. For further information, please
contact Mercer County regional vocation
director,
Fr.
Todd
Carter
at
htoddcarter@gmail.com or (609) 587-4372.
REMEMBER IN PRAYER
OUR SICK
Sr Maureen Hurley, Geri Palmieri, Kevin Searning,
Jeanette Rosie, Matt Egan, Jose Torres, Karen
Potter, Thomas Baiori, Matthew Bartomeo, Melissa
Migut, Daniel F. Lemole, Veronica Mosher, Edivia
Molina, Nello Zuech, Lydia Ajez, Anne Kennedy,
Brian McEvilly Jr., Hailey Scherf, Susan Thornton,
Marie Murphy, Taylor Nagbe, Richard Welch, Carol
Balthazar, Sr. Patricia Watkins, Rosa Cruz Rivera,
Ricarda Chappano, Cathy Falsetti, Constance
Imbalzano, Anna and Daniel Smith, Edward Marut,
Paula Zimmitti, Gabriel Laboy, Mary Tron, Miranda
Morris, Timothy Patrick Grouser, Mary Hovanec,
Ann Oliver, Fred Bastedo, Terry Tirpok,
Christopher Junghand, Helen Valentino, Lorraine
Mottley, Chip Maisto, Don Metcalf, Ellen Meskill,
Rosa Herrera, Robert Kee, Elba Gonzalez, Kerry
Mumola Kelly, Dawn Kungl, and our friends at
South Village and Waters Edge.
OUR DECEASED
Sidney Ytkin, D’Ann Mangarelli, Joseph Czajka,
and Jack Callery, and our friends at South Village
and Waters Edge.
OUR MILITARY
Air Force Staff Sgt. Korey Bates
Captain Joseph E. Marut III, US Army
Airman, Emanuel Figueroa, US Air Force
Airman, Joshua Blaney, US Air Force
First Lieutenant Brian S. Williams, USMC
First Lieutenant Derrick Syed, US Army
Staff Sergeant Raymond Housal, US Army
Sergeant Robert Colella, 1st Class, US Army
Sergeant Gared Housal, US Army
Sergeant Ryan Mc Sorley, USMC
Lance Corporal Mathew Wolfe, USMC
Lance Corporal William Sinnett, USMC
Lance Corporal Christopher Poinsett, USMC
Private First Class Jay Waalkens, US Army
Private First Class Matthew Conyers, US Army
25TH Infantry Division – Alpha Company 127
Sergeant Alberto Rosario, US Army
Sergeant Ivan Cosme, US Air Force
Sergeant Aimee Figueroa, US Air Force
Hospital Corpsman, Thomas J. Douglas, US Navy
Sergeant Peter F. Miller, Jr. US Army
Captain Matthew Bartomeo, USAF
Major Michael Suter, US Army
COLLECTION
The Collection for the weekend of November
22nd will be announced next weekend.
ADVENT MEDITATION BOOKLETS
The Magnificat Advent Companion devotional
booklets have arrived and can be found in the
vestibule of the church. Please take one per
family.
MILL HILL HOUSE TOUR
This year’s tour will take place from noon-5
p.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2015. About
15-20 homes in the neighborhood will swing
open their doors and invite people to come in
from the cold. Our Church will be open for
tours as well.
WINTER SONG VIII ~ CONCERT
Winter Song VIII ~ The Concert will be held in
Sacred Heart Church on Sunday, December
6th, beginning at 4:00PM. The Capital Singers
of Trenton will present the concert under the
direction of Mr. Richard Loatman. This is the
same choir who sang for our 200th Anniversary
Mass. This year concert is entitled: A Family
Christmas – Holiday to Broadway, featuring
Ciarán Sheehan (of Broadway fame). Visit
http://www.capitalsingers.org
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Monsignor Thomas Gervasio invites you to join
parishioners of Our Lady of Sorrows - St.
Anthony at 7 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday,
December 7 and 8, for a two-day Advent "MiniRetreat." The Most Reverend Harry J. Flynn,
Archbishop Emeritus of Minneapolis-St. Paul,
will conduct the retreat at St. Anthony Church
(626 S Olden Ave, Hamilton) on Monday and
at Our Lady of Sorrows Church (3816 E State
St Ext, Hamilton) on Tuesday.
GIVING TREE
Please take an ornament from the Giving Tree
today. It has a suggestion for a Christmas
present for a child or an adult in our community
who will benefit from your caring and sharing.
Bring the wrapped gift to church on the
weekend of December 13th. Please attach the
tag securely to the package so that the gift can
be accurately identified and distributed.
FAITH IN OUR FUTURE
This weekend all the Diocese of Trenton
announces a process called “Faith in Our
Future.” Just as the diocesan endowment
campaign is aimed at strengthen financially our
ability to minister in years to come; which we
will hear about in the summer, “Faith in Our
Future” is an attempt to formulate a pastoral
plan for all our parishes and ministries within
our four-county diocese. This was the topic of
the recent convocations for our priests and
deacons. Bishop O’Connell will launch this
process this First Sunday of Advent. The
process will guide us in developing a plan that
will effectively meet the challenges of the
quickly changing demographics and trends that
are occurring in our diocese. These will
certainly have an impact on the life of the
Church in Mercer, Burlington, Monmouth and
Ocean Counties. We, the pastors, have been
asked to form a planning “Core Team” that
consists of four parishioners and the Pastor. I
am delighted that four parishioners have
generously agreed to join this team. They are:
Sally Lane, Linda Bellina, Jack Breuer and
Manuela Ortiz Carter. We will be hearing a lot
about this process and encourage you to pray
for its success.
THANK YOU
We are very grateful to all who gave of their
time to help bag and distribute 800 bags of
food for the needy of our area. It is truly a
blessing to see so many of you helping those
who need our help. Thank you for caring about
God’s people. Also thank you to those who
came out to help set up the nativity scene in
front of the rectory.
BROADWAY IS CALLING!
Our Lady of Sorrows School has a surefire
idea for a fun Christmas gift! We’re organizing
a NYC theatre trip to see Chicago. We have
reserved Orchestra seats for the 2:30pm
matinee on Saturday January 9, $110.00 per
person (for bus & show; $25 extra for optional
lunch). Set in the city during the roaring “jass
hot” 20s, Chicago tells the story of two rival
vaudevillian murderesses locked up in Cook
County Jail. Call Our Lady of Sorrows School
with any questions 609-587-4140.
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
BLESSING THE ADVENT WREATH
The winter months are here. The days are
getting shorter and the nights are getting
longer. We need the light of Jesus to fill us with
his warmth, love and joy. And so we gather
around this wreath in preparation, anticipation
and hope in his coming as God-Man.
Light one purple candle.
O Lord, you watch over us through darkness
and light, and through each season of the
heart. We praise you and thank you for your
watchfulness. By the light of this wreath, we
shall wait in patience for your Son. We are
confident that he will give comfort to our
sorrows and bring hope to our world. May
praise and glory always be on our lips now and
forever. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Reflection: Prepare the way of the Lord, make
straight the path! We hear the voice of John
the Baptist calling us to prepare our hearts to
greet the Lord. “Reform your lives, the reign of
God is at hand,” he says. In other words,
straighten out your crooked ways and make
your rough places smooth. You too are a
herald of God’s reign. Make peace, give
comfort, be patient. Cry out with your deeds:
“Our God is coming! Prepare the way.”
Light two purple candles.
Scripture: “May God, the source of all patience
and encouragement, enable you to live in
perfect harmony with one another according to
the spirit of Christ Jesus, so that with one heart
and voice you may glorify God”
Prayer: Jesus, you are the light of the world.
May the fire of your love burn away our sins.
May it help us to prepare the way for you by
being kind, forgiving and fair.
Response: Come, Lord Jesus!
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Reflection: Rejoice! Here is your God! As the
feast of Christmas draws closer, we are
reminded that the Lord is with us even now.
Jesus came to give sight to blind and life to the
dead. Christ’s reign is among us through our
deeds of love and generosity. Let us not grow
weary, but steady our hearts and rejoice, for
Lord is close at hand!
Light three candles including the rose colored
one.
Scripture: “Rejoice in the Lord always! I say it
again. Rejoice! Everyone should see how
unselfish you are. The Lord is near”
Prayer: Jesus, you are the light of the world.
May your light shine brightly so we can see you
everywhere. Help us to spread your light and
joy by giving freely and happily to all we meet.
Response: Come, Lord Jesus!
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Reflection: The angel announces to Mary,
“You shall bear a son whose name will be
Emmanuel,” which means, God is with us.
With Mary, we are called to be Christ bearers.
With her we wonder, “How can this be?” As
Christmas draws near, let us open our hearts
in trust to the power of the Holy Spirit who
comes upon us. Let us join Mary in saying,
“Be it done unto me according to your will.”
Light all four candles.
Scripture: “Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb,
Jesus...Blessed is she who trusted that the
Lord’s word to her would be faithful”(Luke
1:42,45).
Prayer: Jesus, you are the light of the world.
Yet you were born in the darkness of night, in a
cold stable with only the animals to warm you.
Let the light of your love shine on us so we can
see you today in all the helpless children, in all
who have no home. Teach us how to love you
in them.
Response: Come, Lord Jesus!