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St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church

OUR LITURGY
Today we have heard the announcement that the Messiah is coming. The child is to be named Jesus. Naming a child was a pivotal event in the life of a newborn Jewish child. We know that this child is to have a unique role in salvation history. Most importantly, we know and celebrate this event not in isolation, but with the faith that Jesus continues to be with us always.

ALTAR BREAD & WINE
In Memory of
Mickelson & Williams Families
Requested by
Barbara Mickelson

Priest-Celebrant for Christmas
Christmas Vigil 4:00 Upper Church Fr Maffeo
4:00 Lower Church Fr Thomas
6:00 Upper Church Fr Boyle
10:30 PM Concelebrated Mass
Christmas Day 7:00 AM Fr Thomas
9:00 AM Fr Tapel
10:30 AM Fr Maffeo
12 Noon Fr Boyle

OUR PRIEST-CELEBRANTS
This Week Next Week
5:00 PM
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:30 AM
12:00 Noon
5:00 PM
F ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THE GIFTS AT THE MASSES ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY, PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE USHERS WHEN YOU ARRIVE FOR MASS.

Fr Tapel
Fr Tapel
Fr Maffeo
Fr Thomas
Fr Boyle
Fr Thomas

Fr Maffeo
Fr Maffeo
Fr Tapel
Fr Boyle
Fr Tapel
Fr Boyle

MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, December 23, 4th Sunday of Advent
7:00 Harry Bartik requested by Loving Family
7:00 Norma Brown USN requested by Loving Husband USN
9:00 Deceased Members of the St Regis
Knights of Columbus & Columbiettes
10:30 Rita Griffith requested by Diane Reilly
10:30 James Gibson requested by Patricia Brozinsky
12:00 Julia Patenella requested by Loving Friends
12:00 William J Kelleher requested by The Kelleher Family
5:00 Charles Richard Contato requested by Your Loving Family
5:00 Richard Malone requested by Dennis Gandley & Family
Monday, December 24
7:00 Mary Dineen requested by Loving Family
7:00 The Addiss Family (living) requested by The Recca Family
9:00 Pamela Waltz requested by The Esposito Family
9:00 Stephen Bauer Jr requested by Mom, Dad, Stephen & Family
Vigil of Christmas
4:00 PM Upper Church
4:00 PM Lower Church
6:00 PM
10:30 PM
Tuesday, December 25, Nativity of the Lord
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:30 AM
12:00 Noon
Wednesday, December 26, St Stephen
7:00 All Our Children - Living & Deceased
9:00 Daniel J O’ Donnell requested by Helen Onufrak
9:00 Ann, Ed & Dick Lavelle & Family requested by Timothy & Eileen Cleere
Thursday, December 27, St John
7:00 Intentions of the Celebrant
9:00 Jeanette McDonald requested by Jim & Bonnie Brady
9:00 Wanda Janiszewski requested by Steve Molinari
Friday, December 28, Holy Innocents
7:00 Intentions of the Celebrant
9:00 Gigisella Tence requested by Loving Family
9:00 Mary & Frank Sperandeo requested by Loving Family
Saturday, December 29, St Thomas Becket
8:00 Catherine DeBellis requested by Dcn Joe Dougherty
8:00 Rita Donnelly requested by Lisa & Anthony Lupo
Vigil - Feast of the Holy Family
5:00 Paul Ceponis requested by Joe & Joyce Ando
5:00 Norma Owen requested by Joe & Marie Califano
Sunday, December 30, Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph
7:00 Alice Ruiz requested by William Ruiz
7:00 Mrs Tarako requested by Ed Mitchell
9:00 Joseph Onufrak requested by Loving Wife & Family
9:00 Mark Kurnatowski requested by JR & Jozef Wolanski
10:30 Joseph Miller requested by Loving Wife
10:30 Bonita Bua requested by Ramon Esguerra & Family
12:00 Louis J Agnese requested by The Volkman Family
12:00 Bernadine Newkirk requested by Jim & Catherine Gallagher
5:00 Jacqueline Weggeland requested by Loving Family
5:00 Norma Owen requested by Cathy & Jim Foy

All Christmas Masses are
offered for the Intentions of the People of the Parish

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Sunday, December 31, 2006

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FROM THE DESK OF FR. MIKE

FROM THE DESK OF FR. MIKE

“Joy to the World, the Lord is come. Let Earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room. And Heaven and Nature sing…Joy to the Earth the Savior reigns…Repeat the Sounding Joy, Repeat the Sounding Joy…”
As we enter this Holiday Season of Christmas and New Year we rejoice with the Angels and the Saints and sing out with unending joy. But do we really feel joy at this time of the year? After all we have gone through so much to prepare for the Holidays: the shopping, the cleaning and decorating the house (inside and out), and finally the preparation of the traditional Holiday Treats and Meals. We focus so much on getting ready for Christmas and New Year that when they arrive we are all tired, and who feels like being JOYFUL? But putting all of the preparations aside, and waking up two days after Christmas and New Year the question is asked once more: do we feel JOY?
Many hymns and Christmas songs and even our Liturgical Prayers often speak about joy or tell us that we should be joyful, but again we may ask, what do we have to be joyful about? We should all know the answer to that and perhaps every so often we need a refresher to steer us straight. Remember that God created us out of love, and God loves us so much that He would not allow sin and darkness to remain in the Human Family. When we entered into sin, God became one of us in the person of Jesus and through His LIFE, DEATH AND RESURRECTION we have been recreated and made brand new!
In fact, Humanity is better than it was before Christ came; as the song Joy to the World continues: “No more let sin and sorrow grow…He came to make His blessings flow…”
Yes, this is the cause of our joy, but why do we some-
times feel joyless? Maybe because at times when we look at our lives we look only at our struggles and our
bad days or months or years, and this truly gets us
down. Sometimes we have to deal with illness or
worse (our own or someone we love) and we ask why
does this happen and why should we be joyful? But this is the challenge as Christians that is put before us, for if we only focus on life’s struggles, illness and troubles then we are only focusing on really a small part of our life and forgetting the whole reason why God created us in the first place. If we focus only on what we as individuals and our families are going through then we lose sight of the love God has for us by sending His only Son. There is more to us than our struggles and troubles. There is more to us than meets the eye and there is more to us than our life here on Earth. God the Father, through His Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit has offered us a wonderful relationship with Him. He has promised to be with us in this life and guide us through all of our struggles and troubles and will help us to also see all of the good He has given us as individuals made in His image and likeness and as members of His family. Due to His Son’s mission and the Church continuing on this mission, God will help us see beyond ourselves and see that in truly giving of ourselves we get beyond our lives and troubles and see the bigger picture. When we come out of ourselves we can begin to see the true joy of Christmas, not only Christmas, but Easter too. If all Christians would truly accept the gift the Father has given us and allow Him to fill their hearts and souls with the true joy of Christ and focus less upon life’s struggle the world would truly change!
Some food for thought; ask yourself this question, why would a non-Christian believe in God through Christ, if we the followers of Christ don’t allow Christ to make a difference in our lives? What side of Jesus do you show, and do you rejoice everyday over our salvation won for us through Christ Jesus? If not, why not? I think that these are good questions for this Christmas Season, Lent and also for Easter. So, beware, I will ask the same question again at Easter not only of you, but also of myself!
On behalf of Fathers; Boyle, Rene, Thomas and Peter Liu; our Deacons: James Altonji, Joseph Califano, Michael DeBellis, Michael Devenney and Joseph Dougherty, our Pastoral Year Seminarian Deacon Lachlan Cameron, our Director of Religious Education Sr. Anne Marie Dean, CSJ, our School Principal Mrs. Leona Arpino, our Outreach Director Mrs. Anne Kelly, our Music Directors Mr. Michael Keller, Andrea Majeski, and Ann DeBellis, our Physical Plant Director Mr. Gerald Peters and the entire Staff of St. Joseph’s we wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year !
Father MikeJ

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REMEMBER OUR SICK
Rosemarie Aiello William Barry
Edmond Blinn Oliver Bouchard
Ronald Cassidy Lu Clifford
Kathy Cunningham Ann DeMaio
Sr Marie Denise John Dwyer
Paul Feldman Robert Filce
Ann Frtunato Vincent Fortunato Gerald Fortunato Raymond Harold
Kyle Heffron Georgann Jenulis
Jane Keaveny Vincent Keaveny
Eileen Keddy Rachel Marie Keddy
Krystyna Kuras Kevin Latini
Anthony Martinez Joanora O'Donnell
Mike O'Leary Marion Pedroli
Lorraine Persson Grace C Peshkur
Paula Piccirillo Charles Powell
Nicole Ramaglia Betty Reddington
William Reinertsen John Walter Rochford
Dawn Saporito Louise Schaaf
Karen Seibel-McCullagh Barbara Seibel-Schoenfeld
Irene Sherry Richard Silvia
Darryll Smith Ken Stokes
Stacie Tizzard Deana Zoeller
PLEASE NOTE: To keep our prayer list current, we will keep names on the sick list for two months. We ask families to return the bulletin cut-out to include names of those who are ill for another two months.

REMEMBERING THE SICK
Please include the following in the bulletin sick list:
______________________________
Name of person who is ill:
_____________________________ ____________________
Person making this request: Relationship to ill person
Your Phone #: _____________________
(Please place in collection basket or return to Church Office)
(Friends can be placed on the silent prayer list only)

PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS
SGT Deborah Alfieri PFC Matthew Altonji
LCPL Justin Aragones TSGT Louis Barletta
2LT Stephen Bartoszak LT Michael-Jon Bonacorsa
LCPL John Brown PFC Justin Browne
LTCOL James Cersosimo CPL Glenn Clacher
SPC Thomas E. Corcoran SPC Jason Crawford
CPT Edward Cuevas PFC John B Cuneo
SGT Ryan Delaney TSGT Timothy Dermody
LTCOL Kurt Diehl SGT Stephen Gene DiGirolamo
SSGT Tony Elliott LT Kelly Fletcher
SPC Adam Franciosa CPT Evan Gotkin
RCT RJ Hartmann AB J.R. Kay
SGT John W Keohane SSGT Steven Knight
CPL Andrew Kochman PFC Thomas J Lupo
SGT Wade Lynch LCPL Marshall
PVT Thomas B McGinn SGT Patrick McNally
PFC William Meyer CPO Gregory Migliore
SGT Glenn Miller 1LT Heather Miras
SGT Daniel Montville SSGT Brian Moran
MAJ Gregory Mueller LCPL Thomas Napolitano
LCPL Michael Napolitano PVT Todd Nelson
LCPL James Neubauer LCPL Anthony Notaroberta
PVT James Notaroberta SGT Brian Pacella
N/Seal Paul Padro ENS3 Lucy Padro
CPT Michael Parisi 2LT Anthony Parisi
MAJ Paul E Pinaud CTR2 Matthew Pistritto
SGT Edwin Rivera, II LCPL William R Rodgers
LCPL Anthony M Sbrocco SSGT Jason Schiavo
CPL Brian Schildt LCPL W.Mason Shehan
SPC James Stanek PVT Erica Sweeney
PFC Greg Terrish CPL Jason Tulowitzki
SSGT Nick Vicale SGT John Thomas Vogt
LCPL Brandon Waldon SGT Randolph Weaver
2LT John Wolven
If you would like to include a soldier from your family who is serving, lease fill out the cut out below & put it in the collection basket.

REMEMBER OUR DEAD
Trudy Fey, Dolores Fico, Joseph DeMaio, our deceased soldiers and all of our deceased relatives and friends.
Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.
May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen

REMEMBERING OUR TROOPS
Please include the following soldier in your prayers :
______________________________
Name, Rank and Branch of Service
_____________________________ ____________________
Person making this request: Relationship to Soldier
Your Phone #: _____________________
(Friends can be placed on the silent prayer list only)

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The 2008 Entertainment Books are in! They can be purchased in the back of Church on Sunday, in the Religious Ed Office & in the Rectory. For only $20 they make GREAT holiday gifts!

It’s Christmas every time you let God love others through you… yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and offer him your hand. ~Mother Teresa

St Joseph’s School
school@stjoronk.org
Dear Parishioners of
St. Joseph Parish:
A CHRISTMAS PRAYER
Almighty God and Father of light,
A child is born to us and a Son is given to us.
Your eternal Word leaped down from heaven
In the silent watches of the night,
And now your Church is filled with wonder
At the nearness of her God.
Open our hearts to receive His life,
And increase our vision with the rising of dawn,
That our lives may be filled with His glory and His peace,
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. AMEN
On behalf of the Administration, Faculty and Staff of St. Joseph School, we wish you a Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year!
Join the Evangelization Team
As you may be aware ,we have started an Evangelization Group to reach out to inactive members of our parish. The Evangelization Group gathers regularly to pray, study & plan out programs to invite inactive Catholics back into our church community. The group will invite active & inactive parishioners of an area for prayer, Mass & fellowship in order to establish small communities of prayer. We will invite them to the Church for further prayer & to reacquaint them with the various ministries that serve St Joseph’s. Come join the Evangelization Group to share your time & talent for the good of the parish. To join contact Fr Thomas at the rectory 588-8456.

St. Vincent de Paul
In today’s Gospel, we hear that Jesus will be named Emanuel, which means “God with us.” The mystery of the birth of Jesus is supremely a mystery of love. May each Christmas find us more and more like him: more humble , more holy, more happy and more full of God.
Your gifts to the Society of St Vincent de Paul helped those who are poor and suffering to find Emmanuel, for indeed they came to know that “God is with us

Religious Education
reled@stjoronk.org
Office Hours are:
9 - 4 on Monday & Thursday 10 - 4 on Tuesday & Wednesday
We wish all our families a very Merry Christmas!
Our office will be closed during Christmas week but the answering machine will pick up messages.
Outreach
sjpo@verizon.net
Heartfelt thanks to all the generous parishioners who offered gifts of hope and love to those who came to the Outreach office this season. These gifts came wrapped as food, clothing, toys and prayers. May God continue to bless you.

Trysten Daniel Amodio
Angelo Joseph Gonzalez
Samantha Grace Weber

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Sunday, December 23, 2007
, 2005

RESPECT LIFE
While singing that popular Christmas song “The Twelve Days of Christmas “ may seem like an endurance contest, there is a very interesting story (anonymous) behind it.
In England, in the period of 1558 – 1829, Catholics were not permitted to practice their faith openly.
So, “The Twelve Days of Christmas” was written and sung in England, as a sort of catechism for young Catholics.
The hidden meaning of the song’s gifts was intended to help the children remember lessons of their faith. Instead of referring to an earthly suitor, the “true love” mentioned in the song refers to God Himself.
The ‘me’ who receives the presents is symbolic of every baptized person; the ‘partridge in a pear tree’ is Jesus Christ, symbolically presented as the mother partridge, feigning injury to decoy predators from her helpless nestlings.
The meanings of the other symbols are:
Two turtledoves – the Old and New Testaments of the Bible
Three French hens – the gifts of faith, hope and charity
Four calling birds – the four gospels written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Five golden rings –the first five books of the Old Testament
Six geese a’laying – the six days of Creation
Seven swans a’swimming – the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit ( wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, piety, knowledge, fear of the Lord)
Eight maids a’milking – the eight Beatitudes
Nine ladies dancing – the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit
Ten lords a’leaping – the Ten Commandments
Eleven pipers playing – the eleven faithful Apostles
Twelve drummers dancing – the twelve points of belief of the Apostles’ Creed
A Christmas Wish
May all the days of all the years that God may have in store
Be filled with joy and peace to bless you more and more.
May the happiness of Christmas be in your heart to stay
And to brighten all your moments, long after Christmas Day!
-Virginia Luers
PREGNANCY CRISIS HOTLINE - We are here to help you. Please call 981-6888.

Weekly Offering
Sunday, December 16, 2007 Offerings $15,336
Same collection last year 18,319
Number of envelopes 487
Poor Box last weekend $451
Fuel Collection $5,874
Same time last year 6,661
November Weekly Budget Amount $18,125
Last Week’s Collection 15,336
Shortfall $ 2,789 “OOPS”
If you missed last Sunday because of the weather, please try to make it up this week or next. Thank you.
Thank you for your generous response to the appeal for increased giving.
God Bless You Always, Fr Mike
Catholic Ministries Appeal
The Catholic Ministry Appeal Office will accept payments throughout December and January. All payments received before January 31st will count toward this year’s goal. Please don’t give up now; we are just $3000 in payments away from the goal. Many have completed their payments yet some have not. It would be a shame to get this close and not go past the goal. We are all challenged this time of year with requests to assist charities. Let’s remember that the work of the Diocese aided by the Catholic Ministries Appeal helps in charitable ways all year long. Therefore, by fulfilling your pledge, you are contributing to charity right here at home in our own Diocese. You can make a difference just by paying off your pledge. As always, we are grateful for your generous and caring support. God bless you.

Mark Your Calendars

December
25

CHRISTMAS
SCHEDULE 2005

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CHRISTMAS
2007

Christmas Eve
Monday, December 24th
4:00 PM (Upper Church & Lower Church)
6:00 PM & 10:30PM
We do not have a Mass at Midnight
Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 25th
7:00AM - 9:00AM - 10:30AM - 12:00 Noon
We have no evening Mass on Christmas Day
Feast of the Holy Family
Saturday, December 29th 5PM
Sunday, December 30th
7:00, 9:00, 10:30AM
12 Noon & 5:00 PM
New Year’s Day
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Vigil Mass, Monday, December 31, 5 PM
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
8:00, 10 AM & 12 Noon
Epiphany of the Lord
Vigil Mass Saturday, January 5, 5:00 PM
Sunday, January 6, 2008
7:00AM - 9:00AM - 10:30 AM
12:00 Noon - 5:00 PM
Confessions For Christmas
Weekdays - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
after the 7:00AM & 9:00AM Masses
And
Thursday, December 20th 7:00-8:00 PM

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A Christmas Blessing
May God grant you the light in Christmas,
which is faith;
The warmth of
Christmas,
which is love;
The radiance of
Christmas,
which is purity;
The righteousness of Christmas,
which is justice;
The belief in Christmas, which is truth;
The all of Christmas,
which is Christ.
~ Wilda English

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Building for
the Future

It’s Time

Goal: $200,000
To Date: $118,145

We Are ready to begin but we still need your help.
As you can see, we are half way to our goal of funds needed to complete the projects we have been speaking of since the Spring. Our next step is to tear down the convent and cart away the debris. After that, we will permanently install the modular buildings we purchased to become our new Religious Education Office. This is made possible by the generosity of all parishioners, several of which have already responded. We thank those who have made a pledge or donation and we ask you to please help us in any way you can. Use the tear out below and drop it in the collection basket at mass or bring/mail to the rectory office at
45 Church St. Ronkonkoma, NY 11779. God Bless you.

Yes, Fr. Mike, I want to Help St. Joseph’s
Finish the Restoration Projects and Build for the Future!
Name: __________________________________ Phone# ________________
Address:________________________________________ ID # ___________
We welcome all pledges. If each family could make a pledge of $200 it would be greatly appreciated. All pledges are payable over the period of time you designate.
Pledge Amount _______________ Amount Enclosed __________________
I would like to make payments of $________ Monthly Quarterly please circle one

Fr. Mike, I authorize you to charge my credit card for $______ each month until the total of my pledge is paid in full.
Credit Card Type: MC Visa American Express Other _________________
Credit Card # ________-_______-_______-__________
Security code # on back of card (3 or 4 digit #) ____Expiration Date ______
Signature ______________________________________________________

And the Winners Are….

December 2007

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						$25 / Josephine / Wohlers / # 304
$50 / Rachel Lupinacci / # 145	$25 / Joseph & / Dorothy Isola / # 519	$25 / Rosemarie Rubenbauer / # 505	$25 / Donna / Trees-Barker / # 238	$25 / Rich & Leslie Maynard / # 133	$25 / Anne Finnegan / # 170	$75 / Immaculate / Conception / Tina Donegan / # 717
$50 / Anne DiGregorio / # 784	$25 / Carol Fischer / # 709	$25 / Lucette Aprill / # 464	$25 / Marjorie Cecere / # 113	$25 / Chrissy & Joe / McHale / # 141	$25 / Clare & Lou / Antonucci / # 593	$25 / Elaine Mazziotti / # 155
$50 / Janet Lamm / # 723	$25 / Msgr Midura / # 690	$25 / Joanne DeBellis / # 24	$25 / Dianna Dunbar / # 794	$25 / Joanne DeBellis / # 236	$25 / John & Maureen / Delaney / # 276	$25 / Philip Caron / # 516
23 $50	24 $25	25 $200	26 $25	27 $25	28 $25	29 $25
30 $50	31 $250

The Calendar Club
Everyday for the next year we will draw one number. The owner of that number will win the prize for that day. Then the number is put back into the mix for the next day’s drawing, giving you another opportunity to WIN! $25 buys you 1 number & 362 chances to win. $100 will buy you 1,810 chances to win !!!!
Your donation must accompany this form. We ask you to return your request as soon as possible so you can get in on the winning. Thank you and Good Luck!
MAIL TO: St Joseph Church, 45 CHURCH STREET, RONKONKOMA, NY 11779
MEMBERS NAME: ____________________________
ADDRESS: ____________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________________
NUMBER OF CALENDARS: X $25 = $ ______ 5 FOR $100 TOTAL ENCLOSED $ __________

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For the Young at Heart

YOUTH IN MINISTRY
Every Sunday at 5:00 PM, St. Joseph’s Parish offers a modern, upbeat, worship experience designed
especially for youth and their families.
Everyone in grades 7-12 is invited to participate.
We’re looking for: Lectors Ushers Musicians/Singers Altar Servers
Eucharistic Ministers (Eucharistic ministers must be over 18)
For more information about joining Youth in Ministry, contact YIM@StJoRonk.org

Venturing Events
In Carew Hall after 5:00 PM Mass
Open to all young men & women from 9th grade to age 20. Join Crew 272 as they venture into the Fall !!
Next Meeting
December 23
E-mail: Crew272@StJoRonk.org Phone: Advisor Mike Keller (631) 467-6468

Christ was one child Who knew more than His parents --
yet He obeyed them.

Cub Scout Pack 272
Boy Scout Troop 272
St. Joseph’s Cub Scout Pack 272 and Boy Scout Troop 272 have fun, exciting, educational, character building programs for boys, age 7 through 17 (first grade and up).
For more information or to enroll your child, contact Dr. Louis Scotti at 979-0060 or e-mail JoinScouting@StJoRonk.org.

Sport for all Seasons
ST. JOSEPH CYO CYO

Baseball: Gene ( 588-1879
Basketball:
Girls Intramural & Travel : Christine ( 275-8321
Boys Intramural : Henry ( 467-6091
Boys Travel: Vinney ( 467-3651
Soccer :
Intramural : Joe ( 737-6299
Travel : Tony B ( 737-5159
Track: Karen ( 588-8636
Chairman: Henry Melchiona ( 467-6091

St Joseph's Play Group
Calling all babies, toddlers and pre schoolers - Come meet new friends at the St Joseph’s Playgroup! Bring your Mom, Dad, Grandparents or caregiver to Fr. Carew Hall on Thursday’s at 10:00 AM. There you’ll meet other St Joseph’s families and spend an hour of fun with other children from birth to age 5. For more information please call Sally Miller at 737-5120. Hope to see you there!

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Courtesy Announcements
Christmas Presepio - Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Valley Stream. Come visit this traditional Neapolitan Nativity and enjoy some quiet Advent moments. The Presepio is open Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM, weekends after morning Masses till 8:00PM. For more information call 516-568-1027.
Free Food for NY Seniors - the FAN is offering free food for Seniors age 60 and over who are income eligible. New eligible include a single senior whose gross monthly is $1,107 or less, and a senior whose gross monthly income is $1,484 or less. Call 631-491-4166 or 516-623-4568.
Free Food for NYS Women & Children -the FAN (Food and Nutrition Program) is offering FREE ENFAMIL FORMULA (both regular & Soy), also nutrition food for income eligible children under six years of age (not on WIC) plus pregnant & up to one year postpartum women. The INCOME guidelines are: A family of two with a weekly gross income of $488 is eligible. For each additional member add $124. Call: 631-491-4166 or 516-623-4568.
Wanted- Volunteers - 1 hour of your time, 1 day a week to deliver meals to the homebound, Monday thru Friday, 10:45-12:00 Noon. Please call Suzette at 467-8948 if you are able to help Meals on Wheels.
Meals-On-Wheels - Lake Nutrition Meals-on-Wheels provides food to elderly & homebound Monday thru Friday, two meals a day. Hot meals & cold meals are available for a charge of $6 for both meals. Call 467-8948 for information.
Smithtown Central School District Adult Basic Education Program–Free Classes! Learn English, Earn your GED, High School Equivalency Diploma, Prepare for Citizenship, Gain Basic Computer Skills (Seniors & ESL Students) & Receive Career Counseling! For more info call 382-2181 or www.smithtown.k12.ny.us
Professional Therapy provided by NYS licensed therapists, are available to our parish and 80 other parishes. It is provided by the Catholic Counseling Center which is independent of & not controlled or supervised by the parish or diocese. Most insurance policies are honored. For confidential information & appointment, call Dr Giuliani at 243-2503.
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Retrouvaille is a peer ministry. Couples who have had problems in their own marriage & have recovered from those problems, share their experiences with troubled couples in the hope that they too will see that their marriage can be saved. A Retrouvialle weekend is a deeply personal & private experience between a husband & wife that can help a couple to reconnect & go on to lead a happy & fulfilling life together. For information call 1-800-470-2230.
The Beginning Experience - help for the heartache of divorce, separation, & widowhood. A weekend away for a lifetime of change. The next weekend is February 15 through 17th, 2008. For information & reservations, call Connie at 516-735-1720, Mike at 516-812-6417, or Celia at 516-625-1073.
Mom’s Club - at Hope House Human Services Center located at 1 High Street in Port Jefferson. Monday mornings from 10-11AM beginning January 28th thru March 10th. (Dates may extend to March 31st if sessions are cancelled due to bad weather.) We will meet to share and discuss common issues, to discuss “A Walk on the Beach” by Joan Anderson and
just to “be” together. To register call Sister Jean Olsen, OP on or before January 21st at 631-928-2377 (ext 12).
S this fall
ONE TREE
9 original songs based on faith & hope.
ROCK...BLUES…POP...influences.

We’re Looking For…
BOX TOPS - from cereals for Educational purposes are always welcomed. Please drop them in the collection.
DEPOSIT BOTTLES AND CANS- Please place them in the baskets that are located on the school side of the Church on weekends or behind the rectory during the week.
CELL PHONES - Please bring your no longer used or needed cell phones and deposit them at the Scrip table in the Church lobby.
INKJET CARTRIDGES - Drop them off (in a plastic baggie) when you come to mass. We will send them to a company who reuses them and gives the parish a bounty for each. One note, to clear confusion, if it is larger than a fist, it is not an inkjet cartridge!!!