December 17th, 2017…

MONDAY December 18th, 2017

9:00 AM Clara Fowler

Req. David Wells

TUESDAY December 19th

9:00 AM Barbara Vitale

Req. Desiderio & Schiller Families

WEDNESDAY December 20th

9:00 AM Ryszard Tobola

Req. his Wife

THURSDAY December 21st

9:00 AM William D. Weaver

Req. Barbara & Family

Joseph Casey

Req. Cathy & Family

FRIDAY December 22nd

9:00 AM Kyle Battin ~ Special Intention

Req. his family

Catherine Paul ~ Special Intention

Req. her Family

SATURDAY December 23rd

8:30 AM Wayne Hart

Req. Romolo & Lillian Leomporra

5:00 PM Michael Santori &

Helen & Salvatore Pandolfi

Req. Angie, Michael & David Santori

SUNDAY December 24th

7:30 AM Salvatore Mignona

Req. Ceal & Family

Len Hart

Req. his Wife, Cathy

9:00 AM Deceased Members Beck & Kelly Families

Req. Kelly & Bob Kelly

10:30 AM Ramon Munoz & Antonio Quien

Req. Family

Christmas Eve

4:00 PM Bruce, Welde, Boyle & Riepen Families

Req. Bruce Family

Noah Miriello

Req. his Family

George & Marianna Spitz

Req. Conrad & Eileen Busch

6:00 PM Joseph Casey

Req. Cathy & Family

Bill Ratzell

Req. his Wife & Children

8:00 PM Farace Family

Req. Family

Harriet Ackermann

Req. Richard

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn for…

Barbara Vitale

Req. her Family

Week of December 17th thru December 23rd, 2017.

The Sanctuary Lamp is available for special intentions. The

Lamp burns weekly for deceased members of a family or

requests for a special intention. The donation is $25. Please

contact the rectory at 667-8850 x 210.

WE PRAY FOR OUR SICK

Please pray for all those who are ill in our parish that

God’s healing power may give them courage and

strength. We pray especially for …

Lou Wells, Jackie Owen, Milton Thomson, Angela

Carey, Kevin Knee, Annabella Verna,

Grace & Bernie Bryson….

Rosemary Wolf, Catherine Paul, Carmella DiGregori

Denise Armstrong, Peter Johnson, Mark Keppler,

Anthony Martino, Joseph Martino, Agnes Miller,

Louis Baselice, Sr

To place a person’s name on the sick list, please call

Deacon Mike Stinsman @ 667-8850 x231

Next Week Schedule for December 23rd / 24th

Eucharistic Ministers

5:00 PM C. Casey, R. Wambach, R. Wolf

7:30 AM B. Weaver, J. Fatula

9:00 AM T. Johnston, D. Reader, K. Kelly

10:30 AM C. Ewing, J. Napoli, T. McCloskey

Lectors 5PM Noreen Boyle

7:30 Sr. Evelyn

9:00 Eileen Meyers

10:30 Mike Lawler

WEEKEND COLLECTION AMOUNTS

For December 9th & December 10th

1st Collection (Weekly) $6532.00

This week’s average collection envelope was $21.78 …

The average collection envelope needed is $30.00…

Weekly Collection Goal Needed: $11,057.00

2nd Collection ~ Religious Retirement ~ $3542.00

Thank you for your generous giving

Please remember OLPH in your will

Readings of the Week

Third Sunday of Advent Sunday Is 61:1-2a, 10-11;1Thes5:16-24;Jn 1:6-8,19-28

Monday Jer 23:5-8; Mt 1:18-25

Tuesday Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Lk 1:5-25

Wednesday Is 7:10-14; Lk 1:26-38

Thursday Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Lk 1:39-45

Friday 1 Sm 1:24-28; Lk 1:46-56

Saturday Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Lk 1:57-66

From Fr. Richard’s Desk…

In December, the Catholic Church celebrates two

most notable Marian feast days, the Solemnity of

the Immaculate Conception on the 8th and the Feast

of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the 12th. Having a

great devotion to our Blessed Mother, I find articles

on her as particularly intriguing, one being "The

surprising day when the devil himself praised

Mary’s Immaculate Conception" posted on

Aleteia.org.

During an exorcism in Italy in 1823, two

Dominican priests made the devil acknowledge the

dogma that would be declared 30 years later.

December 8, 1854: Pope Pius IX promulgates the

dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

March 25, 1858: On the feast of the Incarnation of

the Word, the Blessed Virgin appears in Lourdes to

St. Bernadette and confirms the dogma, saying, “I

am the Immaculate Conception.”

But 20 years earlier, another supernatural and

surprising event had already confirmed the

Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mother of

God. And the one who declared it was someone we

never would have expected to do so. The event is

related by Fr. Gabriele Amorth, a late exorcist of

the Diocese of Rome.

It was the year 1823. The devil had possessed an

illiterate 12-year-old boy, who lived in what is

today the Italian province of Avellino, near Naples

in southern Italy. Two Dominican priests who were

in the city, Fr. Gassiti and Fr. Pignataro, were both

authorized by the bishop to perform exorcisms.

The priests asked the demon that was possessing the

boy a series of questions—among them, one about

the Immaculate Conception.

The devil admitted that the Virgin of Nazareth had

never been under his power: not even at the first

instant of her life, because she was conceived “full

of grace” and fully belonging to God.

Although he may be the “father of lies,” the devil

can be forced to tell the truth during an exorcism,

even in matters of faith. This was how the two

exorcists forced him to pay homage to the Virgin

and praise her Immaculate Conception, in verse.

Humiliated, the devil was coerced, in the name of

Christ, to sing the glory of Mary, and he did so by

means of a sonnet . . . — perfect in form and in

theology!

I am the true Mother of a God who is Son,

And I am his daughter, although his Mother;

He was born from eternity, and is my Son,

I was born within time, and yet I am his Mother.

He is my creator, and is my Son,

I am his creation, and his mother;

It was a divine marvel that my Son

Was an eternal God, who had Me as his Mother.

Our being is almost shared between Mother and Son

Because the Mother received her existence from her

Son, And the Son also received his existence from his

Mother.

If, then, the Son received his existence from his

Mother,

We either must say that the Son was stained by the

Mother,

Or we must say that the Mother is Immaculate.

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This Weekend at OLPH… Advent Reconciliation, Saturday December 16th

11am…

Bambinelli Sunday, the blessing of Baby Jesus at all

Masses…

Kingdom Kids at the 10:30am Mass…

Kingdom Kids Matthew 19:14 Konstructing God’s Kingdom:

The Kingdom Kid’s group is meeting during the 10:30

am Sunday Mass. Children from age 5 to 11 are

welcome to come along and listen to the Gospel, sing,

pray and do a crafting activity that represents the

message of the day. Come join us on the following dates

during the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Jan 7th, 14th Feb 4th, 18th

Bible Study on Thursdays @ 9:45 AM ~ School The Great Adventure

Bible Timeline: Story of Salvation How the events of the Old Testament are

fulfilled in the New Testament by Christ and the Church.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye,

100 Anniversary Volunteers! Thursday, January 11th @6:30pm…

We will come together for the 2nd Volunteer

Meeting in preparation for our 100th Anniversary. If you have not yet called to get involved, contact Lynda

Martin at the rectory at 856-667-8850 Ext. 237 or email

lmartin@olphparish.com

Knights of

Columbus

Children’s

Christmas Party.

Sunday,

December 17th at

2PM. There will

be Santa, toys,

food and song. For

children up to

about 10 years old.

St. Vincent DePaul

Neighbor Helping Neighbor!

Please help us provide to the poor of

Maple Shade by donating a gift card

from stores that sell food or clothing:

Acme, Shoprite, Target, Walmart,

Wawa. As our thanks, please take an

ornament from the Christmas tree.

Drop Off: Place your donated gift

card in the white St. Vincent

DePaul poor box located at all exits.

“CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE”

The Urban Challenge Club, a group of high

school students, dedicated to helping the less

fortunate and homeless in Camden, would like to

invite everyone to donate toys for the children at

Ana Sample House. Please donate new and

unwrapped toys. Basketballs, footballs, board

games, dolls, toddler toys, cars and trucks are

always popular. Please refrain from donating

oversized items. For some of these children, this is

the only Christmas gift they will ever receive. Please be as generous as your means allow. The

collection box will be located in the church

entrance for your donations until December 20.”

CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS

In Memory of Loved Ones

Once again our beautiful Altar will be decorated by

the Altar Rosary Society. Poinsettias may be given

in memory of loved ones. We would like these

flowers to remain on our Altar during the entire

Christmas Season. Price per plant is $12.00. Please

enclose the form below along with your payment in

an envelope and place in the collection basket or

bring to the Rectory Office.

In Memory of:

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

____________________________

Requested By:

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

_______________________

Amount Enclosed: $_______________

KNIGHTS KORNER OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

COUNCIL, 5714

636 N. Forklanding Road, P.O. Box 29

Maple Shade, New Jersey 08052-0294

Upcoming Events: Looking Ahead!

Anyone interested in donating to the Christmas food

baskets please contact any Knight or Columbiette.

Thank you to all who donated to our Thanksgiving

Baskets! Keep Christ in Christmas lawn signs

and magnets on sale $5.00 dollars each.

Our Annual New Year’s Eve Party is just around

the corner. Come and welcome 2018 with us!

Food, Fun and Drink…Please Contact Bob at 609-

410-0424 for more information and tickets. Thank

you to all for supporting the K of C in all our events

so that we may help all those reaching out to K of C

for support. All catholic youths, please look for

upcoming information for squire.

O.L.P.H. Senior Club, 2017 - 18 The seniors meeting will be

held on the 2nd Tuesday of

each month in the Municipal

Building.

Come join the Seniors on a

New trip to, the Rocking Horse Ranch Resort in

Highland N.Y. (The Catskills) May 7th to the 11th

2018; 5 days & 4 nights including 3 great meals a day

and 2 Pools; 1 indoor & 1

outdoor. Lots to do,

Horseback riding, fishing,

shows at night and, dancing!

Beautiful grounds. A

beautiful resort. You will have a great time, Call Jim or

Tina for prices and details & brochure 779-8105.

TLA to Live Again

Newly widowed men and women are invited to weekly TLA

(To Live Again) Reach Out Meetings. TLA is a mutual support

group, but is not a structured grief counseling program. The

purpose of TLA Reach Out meetings is to bring the newly

widowed together to help each other adjust to new life

circumstances and to learn that they are not alone. Meetings

are Monday Evenings at 7 PM Resurrection School (behind

Christ Our Light) 402 Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, New

Jersey. Contact: Teresa Gizzie 856-931-1633/

Carl Stech 609-828-7554

OLPH Separated and Divorced…

Are you divorced or going through a separation? OLPH

Divorced and Separated Group meets on the 3rd Thursday of

each month at 7:15 pm in the Community Room.

OLPH Parish Tree Lighting and Stations of the Crèche…

Father Richard Blessed the Crèche and then our tree was lit!

We then headed to Nolan Hall for potluck dinner…

After dinner we went to Church for Stations of the Crèche…

It was a beautiful way to celebrate as a Parish and to prepare for the birth of Jesus.

Thank you to all who participated and attended!

School News

Dear OLPH Families,

Happy 3rd week of Advent, are hope continues to be

in the coming of the Lord!

On Thursday, December 14, we held our annual

Christmas Show. It was a wonder way to celebrate

the Advent season as we continue to prepare

ourselves for the arrival of our Lord Jesus. We

extend a heart-felt thank you to Mrs. Smith and

all of our performers for a job well done.

BRAVO!

On Friday, December 15, we hosted our annual

Breakfast with Santa! We had a wonderful turnout

of current families and many guest were there to

enjoy the morning events. We want to extend our

gratitude to the PTA, Our 8thgraders, and all of

the families for all that you did to make this

event a great success. We can’t forget the big guy

himself and his wife! Thank you very much

Santa and Mrs. Claus.

After the Breakfast with Santa, our 6th, 7th, and

8th grade classes held the annual Wigilia. Every year

this event is something that both our students and

families look forward to attending. Many thanks to

all of our families, room parents, teachers, and

students for your many contributions to the

event. It again was a wonderful time of

celebration and thanksgiving.

Coming events:

~ Monday, December 18, 2017 at 9:00 AM-

Kindergarten Living Nativity, All are welcome!

~ Tuesday, December 19, 2017-

Band Concert 1:00 & 7:00 PM

~ Thursday, December 21, 2017-

· Mass, 9:00 AM

· Pancake Breakfast at 10:00 AM

· Dismissal at 12:30-No Extended Day

Sincerely,

Mr. J

PARENTING POINTERS* It's getting close. The

temptation is to hurry Christmas. Although we can't

control how our culture celebrates the time before

Christmas, we can keep Advent in our own home by

teaching our children the value of delayed gratification.

Wait for the party, to light the tree, to open a present...

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Please clip and turn in your Box Tops, in the

container provided, at the back of Church.

The Box Tops for Education helps provide the

needed support for our PTA in providing the

funds for class trips. Thank you for your

generosity!

100TH ANNIVERSARY

Let’s start our Anniversary Celebration by breaking the

“Winter Blues”

OLPH FAMILY BEACH PARTY IN JANUARY

All ages welcome!!

Saturday, January 13th from 6-9pm in Nolan Hall

Come in Summer Wear, Flip Flops, Tank tops, shorts

Boardwalk and picnic food served, summer games, beach

music and dancing.

Refundable Beach Tags $5 person

Admittance by Beach Tags Only

Order your beach tags by December 22!

Family Name__________________________

#Attending_____________________________

Email address ________________________

Phone #_______________________________

Drop this form into the Collection Basket or send to the

school office. Beach tags can be picked up at the Rectory

or School. Call 856-667-8850 for further info.

MARRIAGE MOMENTS* Dec. 18: Ways to Turn

Your Beloved Off #6 - Let the busyness of Christmas

preparations blind you to the gift of your relationship.

Don't let shopping or decorating or worries keep you

from treasuring the presence of your beloved