SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM A Pre-Baptismal Class is held the third Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the parish office. To register for the class, please call 973-627-0313 . The next class is Monday, December 19, 2016. Both parents are encouraged to attend the class before the birth of the baby. The Sacrament of Baptism is administered weekly at the 12:15 pm Mass, and a Baptismal Ceremony at 1:30 pm. To schedule a Bap-tism please call Fr. Marcin at 973-627-0313 Ext. 15. Families are required to be active, contributing parishion-ers of St. Cecilia’s Parish for 2 months prior to the child’s

baptism date. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

Arrangements are to be made at least ONE YEAR in ad-vance. The date should not be set until the priest has been consulted.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Urgent calls will be attended to at any time of the day or night. If there is anyone at home or in the hospital who cannot get to Mass and the Sacraments because of illness or old age, please inform one of the priests or call the Parish Office.

90 Church Street Rockaway, New Jersey 07866

Parish Office: 973-627-0313 internet: www.st-cecilia.org FAX: 973-627-4811 To Contact: Fr. Zig, Ext. 12 or speplowski@optonline.net Fr. Marcin Ext. 15 or martmich1983@gmail.com Fr. Mateusz Ext. 14 or fr.m.jasniewicz@gmail.com Convent: 973-627-6533 School: 973-627-6003 CCD Office: 973-627-0313 Ext. 17

Saint Cecilia Parish

MASSES

Weekends:

Saturday: 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 9:15 am,

10:45 am and 12:15 pm 5:00 pm (Vietnamese)

Holydays:

8:00 am and 7:00 pm Weekday Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8:00 am

Saturday: 8:00 am followed by Novena

Confessions:

Saturdays 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:30 pm

Any time by appointment

Trustees: Susan Brennan

James Gallagher

Rev. Sigmund Peplowski, Pastor

Rev. Marcin Michalowski Rev. Mateusz Jasniewicz

Parochial Vicars

Deacon Paul Willson Seminarian Mateusz Darlak

Mr. Paul Daher

Director of Music

Mrs. Janet Maulbeck Business Administrator

Mr. James Clancy,

Director of Faith Formation

Mrs. Ann Mitchell, Principal

Tanya Nellen

Parish Secretary

Mrs. Diane Boykow Cemetery Administrator

stceciliacemetery@ gmail.com

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD Christmas Mass Schedule

Sacrament of Penance Monday, December 19

7:00 pm Christmas Eve Vigil Masses, Saturday, December 24

4:30 pm Children’s Mass 7:00 pm Mass

9:30 pm – Christmas Caroling 10:00 pm Mass

Christmas Day Masses, Sunday December 25

8:00 am Holy Mass 9:15 am Holy Mass

10:45 am Holy Mass 12:15 pm Holy Mass

3:00 pm Vietnamese Mass New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31

4:30 & 7:00 pm Mass New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1

8:00, 9:15, 10:45am &12:15 pm—Holy Mass 3:00 pm Vietnamese Mass

The people of St. Cecilia Parish are asked to pray for the following people serving our country in the armed services: SmE3 Andrew Clifford, LCpl. Aleksandr Killeen, Joseph Giannetti US Navy, Lance Corporal Dennis Wuest, Capt. Kelley E.

Robbins, Pvt USMC, Diego Usma, Major Glenn E. Martinez, Sgt. Brian Whalen, Capt. Anthony Odierno, Cpl. Kong V. Nguyen, Cpl. Jim Van Valen, LCPL Anthony Eresman, Sgt. Paul J. Willson, PFC Cano Janeth, Sgt. Bob Autrey, Col. Wil-liam Paliwada, Sgt 1st Class (E7) Sam Colon, PFC Marylyn Rivera-Sachez, Cpl. Edward C. Thompson, Major Kevin M. Nash, Lt. Amy Cronin, Lt. Col. John L. Medeiros, Jr., Sgt. Daniel Healy, Marine Keith Leitner, Sgt. Spencer Lopez, PFC Taryn Kemp, Jeffrey Braunhausen, E7 Joseph Grimsey, Bill Maloney, Greg Bloete, Gian Carlo Bruzzese, Spc. Christo-pher Little, PFC Brittany Martindell, T4 Matthew Fitzgerald, SA Justin C. White, Matthew & Daniel Rosica, Mark Leo-nard, Sr. Armn. Ashley Valetta, Sgt. John Wisnofsky, Cpl. T.J. Finn, Sgt. Kristopher Faber, Capt. Vincent Presto, and Airman First Class William Kussler . We ask God the Father of us all, through the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel, to protect all the men and women in our Armed Forces, to bless them in their efforts toward bringing peace and justice to our world. May they be brought back safely to those they love. 580-St. Cecilia

Brian Handricks, Carol Centonze, Jane Gorcica, Carol Graner Wilson, Sam Sessa, Karen Zarzycki, Ronald Stankiewicz, Hank Brown, Carol Fer-rante, Jim Golden, Karen Niles, Noel Wadleigh, Joanna Sacco, David Cicchine, Teresa D’Atria,

Derek Bascharow, Debbie Malc, Grace McDermott, Joe Horvath, Jr., Elvira Bugaoan, Pat Heady, Owen Peter Byrne, Tia Maddaloni, Mason Walker Steussing, Susan Mejia, Derek Bascharow, Isabel Rattay, Donna Cooke, Tom Hull, Kathleen Fazio, Kristin Wich, Kyle Johnson, Kate Darlington, Jake Michael Miraldi, Scott Bornemann, Sean Nolan, Maryann Hughes, Peggy Eileen Miars, Ray Kennedy, Richard Corcoran, Adam Rosowicz, Madison Rose Leslie, Demetrius Barbee, Lucille Bardi, and Fran-ces Finn.

THE WORD OF GOD Here are the readings for next Sunday Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalms 72:1-7, 12-13,17

Romans 15: 4-9 Matthew 3:1-12

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MONDAY, November 28, Advent Weekday 8:00 am— Walter Joanna Lech r/b Dianna & John Sullivan TUESDAY– November 29, Advent Weekday 8:00 am - Mary Grace Burke r/b Pat Goginsky & Family WEDNESDAY–November 30, Saint Andrew, Apostle 8:00 am Mark Bracaglia r/b Wife, Gerri THURSDAY, December 1, Advent Weekday 9:00 am Joan Miller r/b Pat & Kathy Deo Ron Gatzke, Jr. r/b The Gatzke Family FRIDAY– December 2, Advent Weekday 8:00 am Ron Guarducci r/b Pat & Jack Zayac SATURDAY, December 3, Saint Francis Xavier, Priest 8:00 am Thomas Haynes, Sr.—1st Anniversary r/b Catherine Haynes SUNDAY, December 4, The Second Sunday of Advent 4:30 pm Josephine Silvernail r/b St. Cecilia Seniors Nine Julevic r/b Marie Wahlstrom 7:00 pm Joe & Josephine Lusardi r/b Larry Rygiel & Kay Laskoski Bridget Landers r/b The Randolph Family 8:00 am Ann Caprio r/b The Shivas Family 9:15 am John J. Amicucci r/b Lori & George Strunck Bridget Landers r/b Daughter, Denise 10:45am Fred Havron r/b His Loving Family Tom Haynes r/b The Haynes Family 12:15 pm Edward J. Costine, I r/b Jane Costine Liza Colucci & Kyra Beasty r/b Nana & Pop Pop Berta

ST. CECILIA CHURCH COLLECTION GOALS 2016/2017

Week Ending - November 27, 2016

The Collection for 11/20 & 27 will be in the

December 4th bulletin

PARISH EVENTS

ST. CECILIA SENIOR CLUB NEWS AND EVENTS

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Tuesday, November 29th ~ 11:00 am Mass for the deceased members of

St. Cecilia Seniors Club & regular meeting afterward 12-1pm Social hour, coffee & cake

1-2pm—Meeting, bingo & cards afterward Wednesday, December 7

St. Cecilia Seniors Annual Christmas Party Rockaway River Country Club

For more info call Lorraine at 973-366-6871

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Come to our Advent Retreat! Sponsored by the St. Monica Guild

When: Saturday, December 3, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Where: St. Francis Resort

122 Diamond Spring Rd Denville, NJ

Our Guest Speaker: Rev. Patrick Ryan Donation: $25 (breakfast included)

Please make checks payable to the "St. Monica Guild" & submit your payment to the parish office by 11/28.

Reservations are required. If you have any questions, contact Pat Zayac at 973-625-4572 or

Lee Ann Mackin at leeann.marty@verizon.net

Hope to see you there!

Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

On behalf of the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, and his Auxiliary Bishops, and staff, heartfelt thanks to those who participated in the collection for the Archdiocese of the Military Services, USA (AMS). Your prayers and generosity will support the unique ministry to men and women who currently protect this great nation of ours and defend the free-

doms we hold dear. You have also helped to provide the sacraments and pastoral care for Catholic veterans who served with distinction and who are cared for in Veterans Administration Medical Centers

across the U.S, IN Puerto Rico and in Guam.

Keep Christ in Christmas December 3/4, 2016

The Knights of Columbus will be selling car magnets with the “Keep Christ in Christmas” scene.

“This Year” are Two Pins—

The Nativity Pin & Erin’s Angel Pin

Advent Giving Tree St. Cecilia’s is happy to once again par-ticipate in the Advent Giving Tree. Starting next weekend the tree will be located in the front of the church, and there will be plenty of tags available on the tree. Each tag is for a child or adult in need this Advent and Christmas season. We are happy to partner with

Catholic Charities to help those in need. There are also tags for gifts that will go to local families in need. St. Cecilia’s has a reputation of being a very generous par-ish community. Thank you for your continued support for those in need. If you take a tag from the tree, please purchase and return the gift to the Church no later than Sunday De-cember 13th. Gifts can also be returned to the parish office during the week. Please do not leave gifts in the church during the week. Gifts do not need to be wrapped. It is best if they are placed in gift bags.

Please attach the tag to the gift when you return it. The Red & Green Bell Tags are for Parish Families.

FISH & CHIIPS DINNER - The Men's Society will hold its annual Fish & Chip dinner on Saturday night December 10 form 5-7 PM in Hayes Hall. Catered by Tastefully British. Adults $16; Sen-iors $15; Children $8. Includes drink and desert. Flyers will be available after masses starting November 26.

Call - Jim Gallagher (973-366-9699),

Jack Zayac (973-625-4572 or Jeff Zuber (973-983-1272.

FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTIONS This Friday, December 2, is the FIRST FRIDAY and de-votions to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus will take place at Sacred Heart Church on East Main Street beginning at 6:30 in the evening with Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament. From 6:30 to 7 o’clock the sacrament of pen-ance will be celebrated. At 7 o’clock the Litany of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus will be prayed followed by the celebration of the Holy Mass.

The FIRST FRIDAY observance will take place each month at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church.

Please join us in our worship of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Porta Fidei:Porta Fidei: Open the door of faithOpen the door of faith

We  are  excited  to  resume  our  weekly  adult  formation nights,  this week  Fr.  Zig will  be  leading  the  discussion.  Join us this Thursday night in Hayes Hall from 7:00‐8:00 pm  as  Fr.  Zig  will  be  presenting  on  ‘Holy  People  you probably never heard of’.  There are thousands of canon‐ized saints and we know many of the popular ones.  Join us  on  Thursday  and  learn  something  new  about  these lesser known holy men and woman.    Please  join us  for a casual night of  faith and  fellowship.  No registration is need or long term commitment.  Light refreshments  will  be  served.    If  you  have  questions, please contact Jim Clancy at the parish office. 

CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS APPEAL Many dioceses right here in the United Sates to do not have enough priests and trained lay ministers to serve their parishes. These dioceses are known as home missions. The Catholic Home Missions Appeal, which will take lace this weekend in the second collection, supports these dioceses by funding es-sential ministries, including seminary education and lay minis-try training. Please be generous in this appeal and share your resources to: strengthen the Church at home.

SACRED HEART CHURCH CHRISTMAS PAGEANT!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24TH—4:00 PM ALL rehearsals will take place in the Church

Rehearsals as follows: THURSDAY, December 1, 6:15 pm-7:15 pm THURSDAY, December 8, 6:15 pm-7:15 pm THURSDAY, December 15, 6:15 pm-7:15 pm THURSDAY, December 22, 6:15 pm-7:15 pm FRIDAY, December 23, 6:15pm-8:00 pm-Dress Rehearsal SATURDAY, December 24, 3:15 pm-3:45 pm 4:00 PM—Pageant & Mass Open to Parishioners of both Sacred Heart & St. Cecilia’s children grades 1-8. Prominent Parts chosen at first rehearsal Participants expected to attend every rehearsal. Questions? Call Derek Nelson 201-213-3393/973-627-1045 ~or Derekt.nelson@gmail.com

Advent 2016 The Birthright Bassinet will be on Mary’s Altar during Advent until Christmas. Please help God’s needy children as we prepare for our celebration of the Birth of Christ. Birthright helps Babies and Chil-dren up to 2T from needy families during these poor eco-nomic times

First Sunday of Advent November 27, 2016 “You...must be prepared for at an hour you do not expect the Son of Man will come.” __Matthew 24:44

DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET UPDATE The Friday Divine Mercy Chaplet has ended with the end

of the Year of Mercy and will resume in the Spring.

St. Cecilia Church’s Music Ministry Presents

A CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Friday, December 16, 2016 ~ 7:00 pm

TOUR OF CHURCH – Father Zig will give a tour of Saint Cecilia Church on Saturday morning, December 10th begin-ning at 10 o’clock. The hour long presentation will also dis-cuss the symbols and sacred verse which have been added to the church since the renovations. Come and learn about our church building and the significance of its contents.

VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY– This afternoon His Excel-lency, Bishop Arthur Serratelli will be the main celebrant of the Holy Mass in our Church commemorating the 25th Anni-versary of the Vietnamese Martyrs Community at Saint Ce-cilia’s. We extend our congratulations and best wishes to our Vietnamese brothers and sisters. May the Lord continue to bless and strengthen their presence among us in the work of the Gospel.

ITEMS IN NEED (ONLY NEW) Shampoo, lotion, & baby wash

Desitin (diaper rash cream) ~Wipes ~ Bibs Towels & washcloths ~Crib sheets ~ diapers size 5 ~

Boys & girls socks ~ Winter hats & mittens Onesies girls & boys sizes 9 - 24 months

PJs or sleepers boys & girls sizes 9 - 24 months Snowsuits or buntings for newborns

Any clothes up to size 2T THANK YOU!

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Monday, November 28 7:00 pm Holy Hour (church) 7:30 pm Bible Study (Parish Office) Tuesday, November 29 9:30 am Bible Study (Hayes Hall) 11:00 am Senior’s Remembrance Mass (Church) 12:00 pm Senior Meeting Begins (Hayes Hall) 7:45 pm Charismatic Prayer Group (Hayes Hall) Wednesday, November 30 Thursday, December 1 9:30 am Mommy Bible Study (Parish Office) 7:00 pm Faith Formation (Hayes Hall) Friday, December 2 6:30 pm First Friday Devotions (Sacred Heart) Saturday, December 3

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MAGNET SALE FOOD COLLECTION BLOOD PRESSURE

8:30 am Boy Scouts (Hayes Hall) 8:30 am Advent Retreat (St. Francis (Denville) 7:30 pm Vietnamese Community (Hayes Hall) Sunday, December 4

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MAGNET SALE FOOD COLLECTION BLOOD PRESSURE

9:00 am RCIA (Parish Office) 9:15 am Children’s Liturgy (Church)

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WE’VE CHANGED ENVELOPE COMPANIES If you haven’t received your most recent set of envelopes,

please contact me at the Parish Office, 973-627-0313, Tanya

RELIGIOUS CARDS FOR SALE AT PARISH OFFICE Assorted religious cards are available for purchase at the par-ish office. Come and see our display of cards for sacraments including ordination, holidays, thank you,s and congratulations. Each card comes with a detachable, keepsake bookmark. Cards: 1 for $3.00 or 2 for $5.00

CD’S FOR SALE $4.00 EACH

CD of the Month We are excited to continue our parish ‘CD of the Month’ pro-gram. For the month of December all parishioners are wel-come and encouraged to purchase and listen to "Becoming the Best Version Yourself" by Matthew Kelly. This audio CD is a great talk by a world class speaker. Matthew Kelly does an amazing job of explaining the deepest mysteries of our faith in a way that all people can understand and relate to. This is a simple opportunity to listen, learn, and share our faith together as a community. On Thursday, December 15th, our ‘Porta Fidei’ night will be dedicated to a discussion and sharing on this CD. All people are welcome to attend. CDs are available after Mass or by contacting the parish office. CDs are $4 each.

SACRED HEART OF JESUS CHURCH CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE

Christmas Eve Vigil Masses, Saturday, December 24

4:00 pm—Children’s Mass 6:30 pm—Holy Mass

10:00 pm—Polish Mass 11:30 pm—Christmas Caroling

12:00 am —Midnight Mass

Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25 8:30 am & 10:00 am—Holy Mass

New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31

5:00 pm—Holy Mass New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1

12:00 pm—Holy Mass

ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE DECEMBER 3-4

Diocesan Christmas Concert

All are invited to join Bishop Serratelli and the faithful of the diocese for our annual Christmas Concert, "Christmas Flourish", an exciting after-

noon of music for the Advent and Christmas seasons with our Diocesan Choir, Diocesan Chil-

dren's Choir, along with the Gramercy Brass Quintet on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 4:00

p.m. at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Parsippany

Mariana Garcia 4:30 pm Charlie Kling 4:30 pm Andrew Kling 4:30 pm Alexander Patel 4:30 pm Jasmine Patel 4:30 pm Isabel Onufer 7:00 pm

Brenna Mulhearn 10:45 am Gigi Delgado 10:45 am Christopher Trepcos 10:45 am Ali Kairys 10:45 am Leo Servidio 12:15 pm Quin Clancy 12:15 pm

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St. Andrew, the brother of St. Peter, was a native of the town of Bethsaida in Galilee, and a fisherman by profession. Being first a disciple of St. John the Baptist, he later joined Jesus, and also brought to Him his brother Simon, with whom he became a member of the apostolic college. After the dispersion of the Apostles, St. Andrew preached the Gospel in Scythia, as we learn from Origen; and, as Sophronius says, also in Sogdiana and Colchis. According to Theodoret, St. Gregory Nazianzen, and St. Jerome, he also labored in Greece. It is even believed that he carried the Gospel as far as Russia and Poland, and that he preached at Byzantium. He suffered martyrdom at Patras in Achaia, and, accord-ing to ancient authorities, by crucifixion on a cross in the form of an X. The body of the Saint was taken to Constantinople in 357, and deposited in the Church of the apostles, built by Constantine the Great. In 1270, when the city fell into the hands of the Latins, the relics were transported to Italy and deposited in the Cathedral of Amalfi. PRAYER: Lord, You raised up St. Andrew, Your Apostle, to preach and rule in Your church. Grant that we may always experience the bene-fit of his intercession with You. Amen Taken from, Lives of the Saints, Catholic Booking Publishing Company, 1999 New Jersey

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ST. ANDREW, Apostle November 30—Patron of Fishermen

My Dear Parishioners, HAPPY NEW YEAR! As we gather to celebrate the Lord’s Day we also welcome the new liturgi-cal year of 2017. Today is the First Sunday of Advent and the beginning of a new year of grace.

With the New Year we also turn to Cycle A of the Lectionary from which we will draw our Scripture readings for the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist. Cycle A focuses upon the Gospel of Saint Matthew and it is from there that we hear the Lord Jesus today speak about being prepared. The season of Advent is one of preparation for the coming of the Lord in His second coming, as well as our preparation for the celebration of Christmas, the feast of His first com-ing among us. Beginning something new is always exciting. The beginning of this New Year must also be seen by us as a time to awaken ourselves to the presence of the Lord who comes to save us. In today’s second reading from the Apostle Paul’s Letter to the Romans we read: “…It is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed; the night is advanced, the day is at hand.” Advent is the time to begin anew our efforts to conduct ourselves as disciples of Christ. This year’s reading of the Gospel of Matthew, which has been called by scripture scholars the “manual of discipleship,” will remind us of our calling and its demands. Renewing our commitment to discipleship in this Advent season can bring excitement and joy to those who look for the coming of the Lord. In the 25th chapter of Matthew’s Gospel the Lord Jesus describes the criterion for discipleship and salvation, caring for those in need. In this time of Advent we will be asked to participate in the annual ADVENT TREE PROJECT which provides Christmas gifts to the less fortunate in our community. I invite you to show a generous and loving heart by taking a tag from the tree located in the church and purchasing the gift which is requested. Please return the gift by the deadline date so that we might bring the gifts to the agencies which have requested our support for the needy. Your cooperation in the past has been a wonderful sign of charity in the spirit of the Gospel. Blessed memory, Father Jean Claude St. Martin is remembered by all of us at Sacred Heart and Saint Cecilia parishes with love. I welcome to Saint Cecilia Church this weekend his brother, Father Jonas St. Martin, who is visiting us in Rockaway to invite us to participate in the foundation which will honor Father Jean Claude and help those in need living in his native land of Haiti. I know that you will want to support his effort. I know that you join with me in looking forward to this New Year of Grace, a new start with renewed hope! God bless you! Father Zig

Parish Office: 973-627-0313 internet: www.st-cecilia.org FAX: 973-627-4811 To Contact: Fr. Zig, Ext. 12 or speplowski@optonline.net

Fr. Marcin Ext. 15 or martmich1983@gmail.com Fr. Mateusz Ext 14 or fr.m.jasniewicz@gmail.com Convent: 973-627-6533 School: 973-627-6003 CCD Office: 973-627-0313 Ext. 17

Saint Cecilia Parish 90 Church Street Rockaway, New Jersey 07866