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Saint Therese of Lisieux Parish

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time • November 19, 2017

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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: NOVEMBER 18 5:00 Tomas O. Ricalde, req. The Ricalde Family 5:00 Gary Mioli, req. Tana

SUNDAY: NOVEMBER 19 7:30 For the People of the Parish 9:30 Deceased Members of the Knights of Columbus 9:30 Deceased Members of the Knights of Columbus 11:30 Sylvia Manzi, req. The Gaglio Family 11:30 Frank Coleman, req. His Wife Rose and Family

MONDAY: NOVEMBER 20 8:30 Tom Chandler, req. His Wife, Jackie 8:30 Juliana R. Ricalde, req. The Ricalde Family

TUESDAY: NOVEMBER 21 8:30 Margaret Murphy 8:30 Anne Snee, req. Marianne Nilsen

WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER 22 8:30 Edo Barzelatto, Love, Maryann 8:30 Garrett O’Sullivan, req. Tom and Helen Sites

THURSDAY: NOVEMBER 23 - Thanksgiving Day 9:00 For the People of the Parish

FRIDAY: NOVEMBER 24 8:30 Peter and Mary Musso, req. Their Daughter, Kate 8:30 Anthony Cognata, req. Rosina and Anthony Barbieri

SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 25 5:00 Billy Reynolds, req. Agnes D’Elia 5:00 Louis Buonomo, req. Grace Britt

SUNDAY: NOVEMBER 26 7:30 For the People of the Parish 9:30 Edward and Kathleen Clark, req. Mary Clark 9:30 Rose Musante, req. The Frattini Family 11:30 Nicola and Maria Colannino, req. The DeSantis Family 11:30 The Mascitelli and Pasi Families, req. Mary Rose Pasi

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 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 Chris Lora 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

REST IN PEACE

We pray for our loved ones who have died

this week especially Alexander Amendola &

Hrant Dalalian may they be at peace with God.

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

SANCTUARY LAMP

The Sanctuary Lamp burns this week in loving memory of

Jean Willcox at the request of Joanna Faraldi

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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 November 20th at 7PM in the Spola Center Additional sessions: November 27,

December 4, 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

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROSITY

Week of November 5, 2017 Regular $12,651.00 Assessment $ 1,595.00 Total $14,246.00 Week of November 12, 2017 Regular $13,386.00 Assessment $ 832.00 Total $14,218.00

Please make all checks payable to St. Therese Church

SUNDAY COLLECTION

Scarlett Grace Bickford Mia Marie Bruttomesso Kaydence Rose Contino

Addison Jayke Rodsan Evelyn Faith Rodsan

The following children were recently baptized at

St. Therese. Please pray for them and their families as we welcome them into our Parish Community.

Thanksgiving Day Mass

Join us in giving thanks to God for all our blessings!

Thursday, November 23rd 9:00 AM

Our Parish Office will be closed Thursday and Fri-day for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Please take a moment during this busy time of year to sit and reflect a moment on all the things for which you have to be grateful. Our Lord is a generous Lord. Let us rejoice and be Thankful!

November 25 - 26

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

5:00 PM E. VanSteenbergh, N. Bandini, T. Barzelatto, G. Bickford, R. Bickford, J. Brown, (M. Barzelatto) 7:30 AM M. Clark, P. DeVries, A. Diggins, J. Donnelly 9:30 AM K. Ardizzone, S. Braeske, E. Cantos, E. Capone, S. Dauble, C. Manna, (S. Marsich) 11:30 AM J. Krohn, M. Pasi, K. Regan, K. Bradler, M. Duffy, P. Dunn, (A. Falla)

LECTORS

5:00 PM T. Oates, L. Liebeskind 7:30 AM D. Wuertz 9:30 AM J. Leclercq, J. Leclercq 11:30 AM A. Smith, N. Nilsen

SERVERS

5:00 PM N. Morgan, I. Vitolo 9:30 AM B. Kiame, S. Carretas 11:30 AM C. Sanchez, R. Sanchez

MINISTER SCHEDULE

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN

Please be generous in this week’s second collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. In the Unit-ed States, one in six people lives in poverty. With this collection you support programs that address the causes of poverty and provide a sustainable future for those who are struggling across the country. In addition, 25 percent of funds collected remain in our diocese to fund local anti-poverty projects. Please prayerfully consider how you can support this collection and work on the margins. More information about the Catholic Campaign for Human De-velopment can be found at www.usccb.org/cchd/collection

May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

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Thanksgiving Food Drive

Our yearly Thanksgiving food drive will be held in the St. Therese School Gym on

Monday, November 20th from 6PM to 7PM.

We are requesting donations of frozen turkeys, turkey breasts, whole chickens, Cornish hens, canned hams, fresh and canned vegetables and fruits, desserts, breads, drinks and other products to be served at Thanksgiving Dinner.

The food collected will be distributed locally, at Our Lady of Sorrows in Jersey City and other outreach organizations in New Jersey. This year, as in the past, the need is great. We ask that you once again open your hearts to those less fortunate as the number of needy families continue to grow. We will be feeding over 50 families from our sister parish in Jersey City.

If you wish to make a monetary donation, please send it to:

St. Therese Church - Food Drive 220 Jefferson Avenue

Cresskill, New Jersey 07626

St. Therese Students Honor Bergen County Veterans

The students of the Academy of St. Therese welcomed over forty veter-ans to their school in a very special assembly on Thursday, November 9, for an early Veterans Day ceremony. The veterans represented Army, Na-vy, Air Force and Marines, ranging in service from World War II into the twenty-first century. The Cresskill Po-lice Department presented the colors to begin the ceremony. Mr. Joe Cutolo of the Cresskill American Le-gion Post led the Pledge of Alle-giance.

Fr. Sam Citero, Pastor of the St. Therese of Lisieux Parish, offered the invocation and Mr. Glenn Clark, Prin-cipal of the Academy, welcomed the

guests. The Academy Choir, under the direction of Ms. Shari Minetti, provided musical selections. The most mov-ing moment occurred when the choir began to sing, “The Army Goes Rolling Along.” The veterans who had served in the army sprang to their feet as if it was muster, and stood at attention. This continued with the Navy personnel as, “Anchors Aweigh,” was sung, the Airmen during, “The U.S. Air Force,” and the Leathernecks during the “Marine Hymn.”

The vets were serenaded by the youngest Pre-K students with a sweet rendition of, “God Bless America.” And the kindergarten and first grade students presented each vet-eran with a rose. Graduates of St. Therese, who have served or are presently serving in the Armed Forces had their names read by second grade teacher, Ms. Kathy Mays. The emotions ran high as the choir sang an original by Minetti, “America Rising.”

In his closing remarks, Clark shared how when he was a young student his mother would ask every day what did he do in school, to which he would offer a one-word re-sponse, “Nothing.” He told the students that they could now go home and say, “Mom, today I met a real live hero!”

Army Vet, Arnold "Butch" Thompson, gets a rose and a hug from his granddaughter, Emma Savage at Academy of St. Therese.

ON LINE BIBLE SURVEY

Pope Francis has called on Christians to consult the Bible with the same frequency as they might consult their cellphones for messages. The Pope urged those present to give the Bible the same place in daily life as cellphones and asked: “What would happen if we turned back when we forget it, if we opened it more times a day, if we read the message of God contained in the Bible the way we read messages on our cellphones?”

Please take the time to respond to a brief online survey on the Bible and help us better understand the interest and need of our parish communities with respect to the Bible. The anonymous survey can be taken on your phone or computer at:

https://survey.research.bible/jfe/formSV_3ecNsVFfNYLTWG9.

The survey will be open from November 12-24. It will take only a few minutes and will give us valuable insights for planning. Thanks so much!

Santa Claus is Coming to St. Therese

Come meet Santa and his helpers Saturday, December 2nd

10AM to Noon

St. Therese School Gym

Hot Cocoa ~ Donuts ~ Treats & More!

For more information call Rob 201-403-5962.

Presented by the St. Therese Knights of Columbus

No Charge

Take pictures with Santa!

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

Picture credit: Margaret Moore