Parish Office 201-567-2528

200 Jefferson Avenue Cresskill

Religious Education 201-567-4781

200 Jefferson Avenue Cresskill

Academy of St. Therese 201-568-4296

220 Jefferson Avenue Cresskill

Confirmation & Youth/Young Adult

Ministry 201-567-2528 x 307

Saint Therese Parish

120 Monroe Avenue • Cresskill, N.J. 07626

SANCTUARY LAMP

The Sanctuary Lamp burns this week in loving memory of

Gene Pagnozzi at the request of

Lois Pagnozzi and Family

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St. Therese of Lisieux Welcomes You!

Thank you for coming today! Whether you are just visiting or have recently moved to our area, we are happy that you joined us. Newcomers are invited to register at the Parish Office during regular

business hours, Monday - Friday 9AM to 2PM or visit us at www.sttheresecresskill.org.

MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY: DECEMBER 2 5:00 Mary and John O’Brien, req. The Lupardi Family 5:00 Gary Mioli, req. Tana

SUNDAY: DECEMBER 3 7:30 For the People of the Parish 9:30 Jerry Baschwitz, req. His Wife, Jeanette 9:30 Jan Trojanowski, req. Sofia and Andrzej Zakrzewski 11:30 Margaret and Frank Haggerty, req. Margaret and Dan Haggerty 11:30 Garrett O’Sullivan, req. His Family

MONDAY: DECEMBER 4 8:30 Mary McNulty, req. The O’Kane Family 8:30 Douglas Collins, Sr., req. Barbara and George Emer

TUESDAY: DECEMBER 5 8:30 Manuel DeSousa, req. Edward and Ann Fischer 8:30 Rose Montelli, req. Ruth Nicastro

WEDNESDAY: DECEMBER 6 8:30 Maria Hroncic, req. Her Grandchildren, Ava, Tiana & Colin 8:30 Manuel Buencamino, req. Leo Buencamino

THURSDAY: DECEMBER 7 8:30 Vincent D. Gennaro, req. The Keegan Family 8:30 Angela Deraco, req. The Deraco and Raspe Families Feast of the Immaculate Conception - Vigil Mass 7:30PM Tim and Loretta Keegan, req. Helen and Jerry Keegan 7:30PM Connor Walsh, req. Helen and Tom Sites

FRIDAY: DECEMBER 8 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8:30 Gene Pagnozzi, req. Lois Pagnozzi and Family 8:30 Anne Keegan, req. Aunt Anna Noon Chris Campos, req. Arthur and Kinga Noon Edo Barzelatto, Love, Maryann

SATURDAY: DECEMBER 9 5:00 Luanne O’Neill, req. Louise O’Neill 5:00 Stephen Pease, req. Louise O’Neill

SUNDAY: DECEMBER 10 7:30 For the People of the Parish 9:30 Ed Manke, req. His Wife, Kate 9:30 The Maus and Passano Families, req. The Passano Family 11:30 Mary Lombardi, req. The Mercandino Family 11:30 John Bresnan, req. His Wife, Breeda

PRAY FOR THE SICK Carmelo Abbruzzese Leonard Abbruzzese Leo Amicucci Sarkis Arslanian Virginia Barbagallo Calvin Brokaw Mary Brown Ed Burke Ed Bourke Charles Castle Sam Citero, Sr. Diane Cunningham Jack Curtin Matthew Curtin Quinn Rosa Dolores De Santi James De Steno Jim Donnelly Rosalie Dunkin Ellen Dunn Lillian Elliot Anthony Emanuele Costintino Faustini John Flynn Kathleen Freeman Stevie Garcia Kyle Geran Pat Geran Sean Gonci Michele Guerra Dan Haggerty Maureen Hallenbeck Gloria Iorio Dorothy Jezsik Andrew Kovach Scott Kubrin Bill Lee

Lenore Liebeskind Kara Garrity Liebeskind Anne Marsigliano Timmy McDonnell Stephanie McNamara Michael Michelle Mullen Mary Ann Oates Vinny Ottina Josephine Papa Gus Perez John Pesch Nancy Porcaro Michelle Preolo Bob Prince, Jr. Maryann Princing Sr. Catherine Reddy Rina Romanelli Ralph Rotunda Wendy Ruggiero Jennifer Samson Beverly Schwab Joann Scimanico Cecile Sicari Donna Spina Tony Spina Mary Stanton Jeremy Stevens Pamela Stevens Norman Trass Frank Uvenio Patricia Victory Dot Williams Amanda Wilson

MASS SCHEDULE

Daily 8:30AM Saturday 5:00PM Sunday 7:30AM 9:30AM 11:30AM Holy Days 7:30PM Vigil 8:30AM 12:00PM

SERVED BY THE CARMELITES

Pastor

Fr. Samuel Citero, O. Carm.

Deacon Rev. Mr. Anthony Porcaro, T. O. Carm.

Pastoral Associate Ms. Gina Marie Loiacono

Director of Religious Education Mrs. Lois Pagnozzi

Director of Music & Liturgy Mr. Adrian Soltys

Principal Mr. Glenn Clark

Assistant to the Principal Mrs. Eileen Walsh

Business Manager Ms. Sharon Rabbitt

SACRAMENTAL BREAD &WINE

The bread and wine offered at the masses this week has been donated in loving

memory of Margaret & Frank Haggerty

at the request of Margaret & Dan Haggerty

REST IN PEACE

May Silvio DeLuca be at peace with God.

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On Monday, December 11th at 7:30PM we will celebrate an

Advent Communal Penance Service in the Church.

We will be joined by parishioners from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Save the Date: The Festival Choir will be presenting a

Christmas Concert and Caroling Sunday, December 17th at 4pm

in the Church.

St. Therese Church Bereavement Support Group

We invite all those who may be grieving from the loss of a loved one to join us. Come find comfort in the

company of others and know that you are not alone.

Our next session is Monday, December 4th at 7PM in the Spola Center

Additional sessions: December 11, 18 & January 8

To Register for the Sessions: Please call Gina Marie at the Parish Office or e-mail her at:

gloiacono@stthereseresskill.org

Christmas Brunch Women’s Bible Sharing

December 7th at 9AM in the

Parish Center The program will feature

Gina Marie Loiacono and Moving Faith Band.

All are Welcome. Bring a friend and a dish to share!

RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS

“Your generous contribution helps us to care for our re-tired sisters and enables our younger sisters to continue in active ministry,” writes a religious sister. Your gift to to-day’s collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious helps provide medications, nursing care, and more for thousands of senior sisters, brothers, and religious order priests. It also helps ensure younger members can contin-ue the good works of their elders!

As a family, we pray for our parishioners and their relatives who are currently on active duty in the military.

Gavin John - U.S. Marines Matt John - U.S. Marines

Mario Medina - U.S. Marines Andy Naso - U.S. Army

Christopher D. Smith - U.S. Army

SERVING IN THE MILITARY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROSITY

Week of November 19, 2017 Regular $ 9,627.00 Assessment $ 1,001.00 Total $10,628.00 Human Development $ 1,957.00 Week of November 26, 2017 Regular $11,194.00 Assessment $ 1,040.00 Total $12,234.00

Please make all checks payable to St. Therese Church

SUNDAY COLLECTION

Christmas Eve

3:30pm - Church Folk Group with caroling at 3pm, Contemporary Style

3:30pm - Gym Christmas Children's Choir, Contemporary Style

6pm - Church Pick Up Group with guitars and percussion, Contemporary Style

10pm - Church Festival Choir with caroling at 9:30pm, Traditional Style

Christmas Day

9:30am - Church Schola Cantorum, Traditional Style

11:30am - Church Schola Cantorum, Traditional Style

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Academy Students Honor Life

Students at our Academy of St. Therese shared their voices in the Archdiocese’s “Sanctity of Life,” essay initiative. Not only are these essays affirmations of the Catholic perspective of the holiness of all life, they serve as a testament that the Faith of our youth at the Academy is strong in what sometimes seems to be a maelstrom of the twenty-first century.

As one student, Ariana, writes, “Everyone deserves respect. Every life is precious. It is a gift from God. We are an expres-sion of God - we honor God when we respect, love and serve others.” Another student, Kristen, shares, “We are all created equal and in the image and likeness of God. We each have a divine spark placed within us by God, and not one of us is above or below the other.” This past November 4, the Pontiff, Pope Francis, wrote, “The Church needs faithful people who proclaim the Gospel with enthusiasm and wisdom, instilling hope and faith.” The words of these students show that at Academy of St. Therese, we can be proud of our younger generation that em-braces and shares this papal message.

One of our sixth grade students, Sonny, started off with the foundation offered in Genesis, ‘God looked down at everything He created, and He was very pleased.’ Here this eleven year old reminds us that if our heavenly Father is pleased with everything He created, how can we, His children, be displeased. As Sonny says in his closing paragraph, “It is not our job to judge, but to treat others with respect, fairness, and love in our hearts.”

This holiday season, we are thankful for the faith these students reflect, not only in their writing, but in their daily lives, and for the Parish of St. Therese of Lisieux for their on-going support.

ACADEMY of ST. THERESE

YOUTH GROUP NEWS

The Parish and Religious Education Offices will be closed on Friday, December 8th in honor of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

ACADEMY OF ST. THERESE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WREATH FUNDRAISER

• Beautiful fresh wreaths provided by Cleatus Farms,

Northvale

• Wreaths are approximately 22 inches in diameter, fra-grant, fully decorated with red velvet bows, pinecones and red berries: $27.00 per wreath

• Grave blanket or grave cross covers are fully decorat-ed with red velvet bows, pinecones and red berries: $30.00 per grave blanket or grave cross cover

• Mixed roping are approximately 25 feet in length: $25.00 per rope

We will be selling outside of all Masses on 12/2-3

Please e-mail questions to: Karan at k.ardizzone@att.net or Nadia at nlamastra@aol.com

Teens & College Students Save the Date…

WINTER WEEKEND TRIP! February 23-25

SKI, SNOWBOARD & TUBING As low as $200 per person, including lots of great stuff!

See flyers for more info or email Youth Leaders at: youthministry@sttheresecresskill.org

YOUTH GROUP

Christmas BASH!

December 10th - 12:30 to 2PM (watch for location)

Open to all high-school and junior

high teens Bring 2 dozen cookies for Cookie Exchange!

BRANCHES H.S. YOUTH GROUP

Service Opportunities

12/3 Sunrise Sunday (special permission slip needed)

12/10 Gift Sorting at Church

St. Therese of Lisieux

Our yearly Christmas gift outreach to the children of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Jersey City has begun. Names of the children and of local adults available for the gift adoption pro-gram will be distributed at the main entrance located in the rear of our church AFTER ALL MASSES on the weekends of NOVEMBER 25/26 AND DECEMBER 2/3. All gifts must be NEW, WRAPPED AND TAGGED for the person you adopt. If you are unsure what to pur-

chase for your child, gift cards are also a welcome gift. All gifts must be brought to Church by Sunday, December 10th at 1PM to ensure delivery to your child by Christmas.

If you wish to make a monetary donation please send your check to our Parish Office located at 200 Jefferson Avenue, Cresskill, NJ 07626 in an envelope marked “OLS Outreach”. Finally, if you are unable to adopt a child but would still like to participate we will be happy to accept new, and in this case, unwrapped gifts which will also be sent to Our Lady of Sorrows. As always, your loving generosity is most gratefully appreci-ated. If you have any questions, call Nancy at 201-394-0713.

CHRISTMAS BELLS ARE RINGING

Thanks for Sharing Thanksgiving with Those Less Fortunate

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our parish family who donated food/or monies to the annual Thanksgiving Outreach. Your generosity made it possible for us to feed over 60 families at our sister parish, Our Lady of Sorrows in Jersey City. We were also able to meet all the requests for assistance from within our own parish and those of surrounding area outreach programs. A very big thank you to all who helped collect, sort and pack the food!

Christmas Flowers You are invited to make a donation toward the Christmas trees, plants and wreaths which will be used to decorate our church this Christmas Season. Donations may be made in memory of a loved one or for a special intention. The suggested donation is $10.00.

Envelopes are available at the doors of the church or

at the Parish Office.

CANDLELIGHT CAROL SING

The 47th annual Candlelight Carol Sing will be held at the Cathedral Basilica on Wednesday, December 13th and Thursday, December 14th, at 8PM (two per-formances). Doors open at 7PM both nights. Christ-mas music in nine languages will be sung by the Cathedral Choir with the assembly and will be accompanied by the great Cathedral organs and brass ensemble. Free-will donation,. For more information call 973-484-2400, or visit: www.cathedralbasilica.org

MINISTER SCHEDULE

December 9 - 10

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

5:00 PM Z. Schutte, S. Syby, E. VanSteenbergh, N. Bandini, G. Bickford, R. Bickford, (H. Ruis) 7:30 AM M. Clark, P. DeVries, A. Diggins, J. Donnelly 9:30 AM G. Stanzione, K. Ardizzone, S. Braeske, E. Cantos, E. Capone, S. Dauble, (C. Manna) 11:30 AM M. Pasi, K. Regan, K. Bradler, M. Duffy P. Dunn, A. Falla, (A. Fedey)

LECTORS

5:00 PM K. Leyden, T. Oates 7:30 AM D. Wuertz 9:30 AM N. Nilsen, R. Puglisi 11:30 AM J. Hebert, A. Smith

SERVERS

5:00 PM D. Cetera, Z. Cetera 9:30 AM H. Ardizzone, C. Ardizzone 11:30 AM L. Carlesimo, M. Magat

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

December 7 Vigil Mass 7:30PM K. Leyden

December 8 8:30AM Daily Lector Noon Jim Leclercq