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This Advent season, Reconciliation is available on Monday evenings Dec. 10th & 17th from 7:30 – 8:30pm and Saturdays, 4 – 4:45 pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to re-connect with Christ and His Church. Don’t be afraid! Ask the priest to help you. Experience the gracious mercy of God!

A SPECIAL Christmas fund has been established to assist parishioners who do not have the discretionary income to purchase gifts for their children at Christmas. If you would like to contribute to this fund please make checks payable to OLM and note “Christmas Fund”. Before Christmas, either mail them or give them to Msgr. Carroll. This fund is in addition to the Giving Tree & the Caring Ministry. A generous parishioner has come forward and volunteered to “match” up to $2,000 of what is collected by the Parish. Your prayerful consideration is greatly appreciated. God Bless!

THIS WEEKEND, Dec. 9TH, we welcome back Sr. Ellen Denise O’Connor who will speak on behalf of the Retired Religious Sisters, Brothers and Priests throughout the US. This fund helps provide nursing care, medication and other necessities. In doing so, Sr. Ellen is hoping it will also benefit her own Franciscan Sisters of Peace (FS.P.) 20 Ridge St. Haverstraw, NY 10927. Your generosity if greatly appreciated!

Volunteers are needed to help decorate the church. The schedule is listed below. If you have some time we would greatly appreciate your help. This is a great way for confirmation students to earn service hours. Wednesday, Dec. 12 – 7:00 pm – decorating church Tuesday, Dec.18 – 10:00 am - crèche and narthex trees Friday, Dec. 21 – 8:00 am - poinsettia delivery & decorating

Please put your gifts under the tree in the narthex by this Sunday, Nov. 9th. Adult and senior gifts may be wrapped but toys must be UNWRAPPED. Thank you!

Special thanks to the Turkeys 4U group of high school students for providing 412 turkeys to the Father English Center, which will be given to those in need. God Bless!

USHERS NEEDED If you could help out ushering for the Christmas Masses, there are sign up sheets in the narthex or you can contact Bob Morrisroe. As always, your help is greatly appreciated. Email Bob at bobmorrisroe@optonline.net. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS NEEDED We are having some difficulties assigning EMs for Christmas Masses. Christmas is the most crowded Masses during the year. We need help Christmas Eve 8 and 11pm and Christmas Day 9 and 11am. Please email Marianne mgaribaldi@garibaldillc.com

The Liturgy of the Word for children takes place at the 9:00am Mass every Sunday. We are in need of volunteers to conduct the sessions. If there were 4 or 5 facilitators, each person could volunteer once per month. Katie Schrope has the weekly program online so the volunteer would only need to execute what Katie has prepared. Please call Katie at 973-283-2610.

Next weekend, Dec. 8th & 9th, Sr. Ellen will be here to speak about the collection on Dec. 15th for the Religious Sisters, Brothers and Priests.

A SPECIAL Christmas fund has been established to assist parishioners who do not have the discretionary income to purchase gifts for their children at Christmas. If you would like to contribute to this fund please make checks payable to OLM and note “Christmas Fund”. Before Christmas, either mail them or give them to Msgr. Carroll. This fund is in addition to the Giving Tree & the Caring Ministry. A generous parishioner has come forward and volunteered to “match” up to $2,000 of what is collected by the Parish. Your prayerful consideration is greatly appreciated. God Bless!

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a holy day of obligation. Masses are on Dec. 7 at 7:30pm in the Church and on Dec. 8 at 8:15am in the Chapel.

Please put your gifts for the Fr. English Center and Martin DePorres under the tree in the narthex by Sunday, Nov. 9th. Adult and senior gifts may be wrapped but toys must be returned UNWRAPPED. Your generosity is very much appreciated.

Join us today, Sunday, Nov. 18th at 7pm at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Kinnelon Road. Refreshments will follow and you are welcome to bring some to share. It is a wonderful way to begin the holiday season of giving thanks.

A good way to begin Thanksgiving is for you and your family to attend the 9am Mass in the Church. Loaves of blessed bread will be distributed for you to share with your families. We have so much to be thankful for especially our health, our families and friends. We wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving.

The office will be closed on Thurs./Fri., Nov. 22 – 23rd. If you need to reach a Priest please call the house phone at 973-838-6838 then dial “0” (or call Msgr Carroll’s cell 973-713-3746).

The Christmas Giving Tree is up in the narthex of the church this weekend with gift tags for the Catholic Charities Fr. English Center and Martin DePorres Center. Demographics have changed at the Fr. English Center with more seniors and adults needing care. Please take a tag! GIFTS ARE DUE BACK ON DEC. 9th. Your participation and generosity again this year is very much appreciated.

4GetMeNot weekend is next week. The holidays find more families seeking help from the Fr. English Food Pantry and the supplies of non perishable food is already stretched. Please let your holiday spirit include donations for the working poor in Paterson. Donations can be left in the vestibule of the church next weekend.

Several Sources Shelters has four (4) prolife shelters for mothers who seek to give God’s blessed gift of life to their children. We can help save the life of a child. Jesus said of children, “Their angels do behold the Face of God in heaven daily.” Please assist with their work. Thank you and God Bless.

On Monday we celebrate all those Americans, past & present, who serve in the military. To them we say thank you for your service and God bless you.