Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church

     CRUSADE OF PRAYER ON FRIDAYS
                   7:30A.M.   Morning Mass
     8:00A.M. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                 followed by Morning Prayer
     8 A.M. to 4:45 P.M. Individual Adoration and
                  Praying for Vocations all day in Church
     4:45 P.M.   Evening Prayer /Benediction/Closing

Please join this powerhouse of prayer to the Lord. We need additional members in the early hours of the afternoon.

THIS WEEKEND
Sat/Sun, December 15 & 16, THE CATHOLIC BOOK STORE of Hartford will visit OLPH HALL. Sunday Morning there will be a “FREE CONTINENTAL” breakfast in the Hall. Visit the Book store displays in hall. Purchase good Christmas gifts. This is always special in our parish and it will be here in one week. This is a wonderful opportunity to renew your Catholic articles in your home.

Crusade of Prayer for Vocations: Pray for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life every day.

Choir Rehearsal AT 6:30 PM - Thursday, December 20, 2007. New Members are welcome. If interested, call Celeste Milukas at 447-0277.

Oplatek
We have available “Oplatek” (Christmas Wafers). There are four per envelope. The custom of Oplatek dates back many centuries to an obscure Polish village and has been a cherished custom by Polish People everywhere up to the present day. You may enter the sacristy and pick up your Oplatek envelope. Donation is $3.00 per envelope. (Place in money envelope.)

COLLECTIONS
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Offertory $4,410.70
Monthly Dec: $1,357.50 Energy Dec: $109.00

This Third Sunday of Advent is called “Gaudete” or Rejoice Sunday. We light a third candle, pink, a more cheerful color. We have more light but not yet the full light that the center candle will give surrounded by four candles. We’re full of anticipation, we get ready. Jesus is about to be born!

Unless we prepare ourselves we may not be able to rejoice. Christmas will be just another day. This is the time that God has given us to prepare ourselves and receive Jesus in our heart and in our home. If we prepare ourselves we can rejoice for the coming of the Lord.

My friends, this season of Advent is a great opportunity to reaffirm our faith in Jesus Christ. Let us prepare ourselves by going for a good confession and amend our life by leading a good life, and to try hard, to think always good, do good and be good at all times.

TRY TO GET TO CONFESSION

Times for Confessions:
Friday, December 21st
Afternoon 4:00 to 5:30 PM

Saturday, December 22nd
Afternoon 3:45 PM to 4:15 PM

Sunday, December 23rd
Morning 8:45 to 10:15 AM

Monday, December 24th
Afternoon 3:00 to 4:00 PM

Any time any day, by calling the rectory to make sure Fr. Lipton is home.

       Solemnity of the Nativity
Monday evening, December 24th
     5:00 PM Family Christmas
                    VIGIL Mass
   10:00 PM Midnight Mass

Feast of the Holy Family
Saturday, December 29th
Vigil Mass at 5:00 PM

The Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
The Mother of God
Monday, December 31st
New Year’s Eve Mass 5:00 PM

The Solemnity of the Epiphany
Saturday, January 5, 2008
5:00 PM Vigil Mass

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week for
Joseph Sudol
Requested by
Wife and Children

Announced Masses

Third Sunday of Advent                                 December 16, 2007
5:00 P.M.    Intention of Bishop Hart
8:00 A.M. For unborn babies
10:30 A.M.   Peter Millaras (Family)

Monday, December 17th    3rd Week of Advent
7:30 A.M. Philip B. & Frances E. Pasquale (Estate)
Tuesday, December 18th   3rd Week of Advent
7:30 A.M. Michael & Sophie Sadusky (Ed & Sally Krajewski)
Wednesday, December 19th   3rd Week of Advent
7:30 A.M. Parishioners of OLPH
Thursday, December 20th   3rd Week of Advent
7:30 A.M. Intention of Bishop Hart
Friday, December 21st   3rd Week of Advent
7:30 A.M. Christine Pollick (Son)

Fourth Sunday of Advent             December 23, 2007
5:00 P.M.    Albert Pongetti (Deacon Ron & Donna Kitlinski)
8:00 A.M. M/M William V. Struzinski (Son)
10:30 A.M. Parishioners of OLPH

PRAYER FOR PEACE

GOD OUR FATHER

CREATOR OF THE WORLD,
YOU ESTABLISH THE ORDER
WHICH GOVERNS ALL AGES.
HEAR OUR PRAYER
AND GIVE US PEACE IN OUR TIME,
THAT WE MAY REJOICE IN YOUR MERCY
AND PRAISE YOU WITHOUT END.
WE ASK THIS THROUGH OUR LORD
JESUS CHRIST, YOUR SON,
WHO LIVES AND REIGNS WITH YOU
AND THE HOLY SPIRIT,
ONE GOD, FOREVER AND EVER.
AMEN

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP PARISH

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