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On behalf of Fr. Lukasz, Deacon Omar and the entire staff we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. As you celebrate the miracle of this special season, may your heart be filled with joy and peace. Msgr. Carroll

This year since the holiday falls on a weekend, our normal Mass schedule will apply. Saturday, 5pm – Church and Sunday, 7:30 am in the Chapel, 9:00 and 11:00 am in the Church. Attending Mass is the best way to begin the New Year.

Please note the office hours for Christmas and New Years. Dec. 23, 24 25 and 26 the office is closed Dec. 30, 31, Jan. 1 & 2nd the office is closed If you need a Priest please call the main office and press “0” or cell phones – Msgr. 973-713-3746 or Fr. Lukasz 973-830-9825

On Christmas and New Years there will be two collections, one for the Solemnity of Christmas and the second for the Sunday collection and on January 1st a collection for the Solemnity of Mary and the second for the Sunday collection. WOW!

During the winter months, when the ground is frozen, you could easily park on the field behind the school. Just be careful walking and don’t block any other car.

Women’s Day of Reflection Committee to meet on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 at 3pm in the Ryan Room.

If your phone number, email address or any other contact information has changed, don’t forget to update us by emailing us at [email protected]. Thank you!

Thank you to all our sponsors and attendees for supporting our recent Christmas Concert. This event is always one of the highlights of the year here at OLM. Please click here for a link to photos and videos from the event.

Msgr. Carroll would like to give each family a special CD entitled “The Jesus Question” by Matthew Kelly. This CD will inspire you and encourage you to act purposefully, and direct you to a deeper relationship with our Creator. Best wishes for a holy and joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Thank you for your generosity in the collection for the retired religious last week. God Bless you!

Ushers are needed for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses. If you available, please put your name on the sign up sheets in the narthex.

4 Get Me Not Sunday falls on Christmas Day this year. In your Christmas giving, please remember a gift of non-perishable food to help the poor provide meals for their families. Donations can be left in the Church vestibule.

Save the Date – Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, 9:30-1:30. This mini-retreat is a great way for women to enhance their Lenten journey. A light breakfast and a soup lunch will be served along with reflections from a wonderful speaker, Jan Figenshu, who is on staff at St. Vincent Martyr Parish in Madison. She has led many pilgrimages to the Holy Land and has written bible courses. She was awarded the Pope John Paul II Medal for Academic excellence in both 2001 and 2005 and the SHU Many are One Award in 2008. Jan has also received several community awards for her work with children in theater and children with special needs. Jan's responsibilities at St. Vincent include Adult Faith Formation, Liturgy, RCIA, and Bereavement.

This Advent season, Reconciliation is available every Monday evening until December 19th from 7:30 – 8:30 pm and Saturdays, 4 – 5 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!

‘Love One Another’ is the title of the pamphlet which encourages “Finding Peace in a Divided Nation”. Take one home and share it with the family

Thank you OLM parishioners, OLM CCD program and the Knights of Columbus for donating 117 winter blankets and 90 hats to the homeless Veterans! Your generosity is greatly appreciated and these items will go a long way to assisting those in need. I was at KHS on Friday, 9-Dec., to help the KHS Give Back Club pack out the essential items collected and in turn the packs will be delivered to the Veterans later this month. Thank you for being such a giving community!

This is the Diocesan Newspaper which is available on two tables in the narthex. Some parishioners do receive it in the mail but so many copies are supplied to each parish for distribution. Take one home and read it.

We are beginning winter and with it comes snow and ice. Be careful driving and be sure to wear proper clothes for the cold. We will make every effort to have the lot and sidewalks clear for Mass, school and after school activities.

Thursday, Dec. 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Masses are 8:15am in the Chapel and 7:30pm in Church. There will be no Vigil Mass.

This Advent season, Reconciliation is available every Monday evening until December 19th from 7:30 – 8:30 pm and Saturdays, 4 – 5 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!