St. Virgil Parish00pm Antonio & Angela Gabriel Christmas Eve 4:00pm Ed Zinckgraf ... Band under the leadership of Danielle Capuzzi make our Masses with our youth meaningful.

St. Virgil Parish 250 Speedwell Avenue ~ Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950

Phone: 973 538-1418 / FAX: 973 538-2992 / Website: www.stvirgilparish.org

Our Mass Schedule

Saturday Sunday Weekdays 8:00am 7:30am, 9:00am 6:30am 5:00pm Vigil Mass 10:30am & 12:00noon 12:10pm

Saint Virgil Roman Catholic Parish is a worshiping community called by God and empowered by the Holy Spirit to live and share joyfully the Good News of Jesus Christ’s message of love and salvation through prayer and study, fellowship and hospitality, service and outreach.

PASTOR PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Lancelot J. Reis Rev. Daniel Chajkowski [email protected] 908-455-2588

DEACONS PASTOR EMERITUS

Richard Pinto Merle Sisler Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Duffy Sal Mazzoccoli, Retired [email protected]

PARISH OFFICE Hours: Monday – Friday from 9:00am – 4:00pm

Summer Hours: Monday – Friday from 9:00am – 2:00pm

Secretary Bookkeeper Gloria Carvagno Robyn Morris [email protected] [email protected]

PREP/Youth Ministry Grades K – 4 Marie Tonini @ [email protected] Teresa Rangel @ [email protected] Grades 5 - 6 Susan Pittaro @ [email protected] Grades 7 – 8 Christopher Letta @ [email protected] Confirmation/Youth Ministry Penny Manser @ [email protected]

Music Ministry

Director of Music Pam Kane @ [email protected] Children’s Choir Nina Rangel @ [email protected] Youth Band Danielle Capuzzi @ [email protected] Choir Director Beth Vecchio @ [email protected]

Finance Council

Jack Cox, Chair Stephanie Morgan Mary Jo Tufaro Larry Frohnhoever Ric Perez Eugene Delmonico Richard DiPalma & Parish Trustees

Parish Trustees

Irene Selitto Jay Webber Michael Connor Nicea D’Annunzio

Ministries Altar Linens .................................................................... Pat Para Altar Servers .................................................. Fr. Dan Chajkowski Appalachia ............................................................ Penny Manser Arbor Terrace............................................................ Patty O’Neill Baptismal Prep...................................................................Clergy Bible Groups ................... Kathy Sisler, Rita McCleary, Phil Alcock Carnival ................................................................. Keith Chesnut Children’s Choir ........................................................ Nina Rangel Choir Director.......................................................... Beth Vecchio Church Décor.........Helene Havers, Sharon Carroll & Marisa Nieto Counters ......................................................... Mary Jo Hashagen Evangelization .....................................................John Trombetta Hospitality & Greeters .............................. Marybeth & Don Soutar Interfaith Food Pantry ............................................... Parish Office Knights of Columbus ..................................... Chuck Havers, G.K. Lazarus Ministry .................................................... Barbara Fisher Lectors .................................................. Don & Jeanne McKenna Living Rosary .............................. Cathy Marshall & Maureen Kelly Men’s Cornerstone .............................................. John FitzPatrick Morris View Nursing Home .....................................Maureen Kelly Music Director ............................................................. Pam Kane Prayer Shawl Ministry .................................................. Jane Flynn Pre Cana .............................................................. Fr. Lance Reis Prime Time ............................................................... Kathy Sisler RCIA............................................................... Deacon Rich Pinto Respect Life .......................................................... Angela Pennisi Rosary Society ....................................................... Betty O’Keefe Social Concerns ................................... Marie Tracey, Jane Flynn; ................................................................ A.J. & Danielle Capuzzi Sunrise Assisted Living .............................. Mickey Toye-Young & .................................................................... Jeanne McGuinness Wedding Prep ....................................................................Clergy Youth Band ........................................................ Danielle Capuzzi Ushers ......................................................................... Ed Schrak

Registration Call or email the parish office to register.

Baptisms The sacrament is celebrated on each Sunday at 1pm. Please call the parish office to schedule an appointment.

Wedding Preparations Bride and Groom should call our pastor to schedule an appointment to begin the marriage preparation process, normally one year in advance.

Visitation of the Sick or Elderly Please call the parish office to arrange for visits to the hospital nursing home, or homebound. Due to HIPA regulations, we cannot visit unless invited by the immediate family.

For ministry to the sick and dying, call the parish office at any time.

December 24, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Advent

Welcome to St. Virgil’s… Mass Intentions for the Week

Sat., Dec. 23 5:00pm Frances & Michael Marinaccio Michael McMahon

Sun., Dec. 24 7:30am Arduino Magliocchetti Helen Turevich

9:00am Fannie Ingressi 10:30am Maria DiCarlo 12:00pm Antonio & Angela Gabriel Christmas Eve 4:00pm Ed Zinckgraf

Alma Thrum 6:00pm Clara & Robert Zinckgraf

Joe Kowalski Craig Jacobs Sharon Pelosi Joseph Nalavany

11:00pm Christopher Walsh Christmas Day 8:00am Jordan & Ronald Krakauer Sun., Dec. 25 10:00am Robert Gerhold 12:00noon Sue Whitehouse Tues., Dec. 26 6:30am Brian Ferraro 12:10pm Gary Mongelli Wed., Dec. 27 6:30am Samuel Barratt 12:10pm Maria DiCarlo Thurs., Dec. 28 6:30am Bob Thomas 12:10pm Theresa Ponticelli Fri., Dec. 29 6:30am Ed Mazon 12:10m Madeline Garibaldi Sat., Dec. 30 8:00am Walter Appell

In Thanksgiving for the Bernardo Family

5:00pm Larry Colasurdo Sun., Dec. 31 7:30am Eileen Doherty 9:00am Harry Lillie 10:30am Marguerite Marz 12:00pm Marguerite Marz

The Sanctuary Candle honors the memory of Elizabeth DePalma

From Bob & Kathy Grumka

This Week at St. Virgil’s…

Sunday, December 24 Christmas Eve Mass Schedule: 4:00pm, 6:00pm, 11:00pm

Monday, December 25 Christmas Day Mass Schedule: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm

Tuesday, December 26 Parish Office Closed

Wednesday – Friday December 27-29 Parish Office Hours 9:00am – 2:00pm

Thursday, December 27 Bible Study, 10:30am, TC

Return Support Group, 11:00am, Library Divine Mercy Novena, 6:30pm, Church

Bible Study, 7:00pm, Library Friday, December 28

Eucharistic Adoration following the 6:30am Mass Saturday, December 29

Confessions, 3:30-4:15pm, Church

Through your continued kindness, the collection for the weekend of December 16/17 as $11,422 (regular collection was $10,074 & and $1,348 through Faith Direct). Thank you for your generosity.

Among Ourselves

Dina, Tammy Dolan, Helen Underhill, Baby Randall Butchko, Karen Cullen, Douglas Farra, Loraine Margiotta, Mallory Miller, Miah Tully, William DiCarlo, Giuseppe Milelli, Domenico & Teresa Procopio,

Antonietta & Franco Guarnieri, Antonio Franzé, Rita Thompson, Anne & Cal Benson, Sue DeSarno, Margaret Flynn, Mary Jo Hashagen, Marilyn Reilly, Marie Xocoy, Dave Errickson, Eileen Langan, Ann Carton, Sue Cattano, Olinda Carvalho, Marie & Carl Reasor, Anthony Soriano, Jeff Miller, Dorrien Hughes, Marisa Smith, Daivd Brager, Denise Pedrotty, Helen Underhill, Barbara Bock, Kara Gullo, Kamisha Redhead, Theresa Mohr, Christopher Mohr, Gene McGinness, Dorothy O’Neill, Bob Roche, A. Logan, Annalyse LaHood, Baby Emma Scannelli, Michael O’Connor, Mary Maffeo, Louise Gibilico, Eileen Gibilico, Rose Marie Warrick & Eric Rotelli.

Christmas Blessings and our best wishes for your holiness, closeness to God, and love among family and friends. May you find the space and time in your life to allow God to be born in you. May His Birth bring Light and Life into your family and your world. May the Blessed Mother, Saint Joseph and all who welcomed the Child Jesus support you in your personal and spiritual life - to be a Bearer of Jesus Christ and live joyfully in His Presence. Christmas is about Christ’s Birth which took place over 2000 years ago and happens today and now in each

one of us. This is the wisdom and thoughtfulness, glory and greatness, simplicity and uniqueness, concern and love of our God. He wants to be born in each one of us. He wants us to carry Him and care for Him - like Mary and Joseph did. Wouldn’t you like to hold a New Born Infant in your arms for even a short while? God is requesting this of us - hold Him for all eternity! Our Almighty God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, chooses to enter our human existence in the same way we come into this world - by being born as an infant. The simplicity of His greatness is hidden in His helplessness; His need to want our care and companionship endorses His act of creating us to share in His glory; His announcement of His birth to poor shepherds and to people of good will challenges us to be messengers of His concern for all of us. God, above all, has gifted Himself to us in a way that we can approach Him, hold Him and enjoy His Smallness. May we, in the spirit of our God, become worthy gifts to each other through our kindness and caring, our attentiveness and availability, our generosity and

Fr. Lance’s Letter

love. May God’s love for us help our love for family and friends overflow in our love for the poor and needy. May Christmas be a joyful experience in each of us - Jesus Christ is born today; yes, He is born in you and me!

Merry Christmas to you and to all in your family and neighborhood, and God bless you always - Fr. Lance

THANK YOU Christmas Time is special at St. Virgil, and all are welcome into our Faith Community and to experience how we worship God especially in our Eucharist, how we form family and community and renew our faith in each other, and how we reach out to the needy and those who are in need of knowing and following our Lord.

Christmas Time is a good occasion to thank each and every one of you for your participation and prayers, your valuable support and encouragement, and for giving of your time, effort and talent to make St. Virgil a People of God.

Thank you to all in our ministries: Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers and Greeters, Altar Servers, and those who prepare the altar linen each week.

A special Thank You to our team of church decorators: Helene and Chuck Havers who have given a lot of time and energy to beautify our church - the specially designed creche, the wreathes which include the pine-cones from our trees around the Parish Office and the garlands. Thank you also to Sharon Carroll, Cinzia Giglio, Marisa Nieto and Margaret Herold for helping with the decorations. We also had the help of our Youth Ministry - many high school students who enjoyed working together and making St. Virgil ready for the Christmas Season.

Our choirs have been rehearsing for weeks in advance. Our children under the guidance of Nina Rangel show great enthusiasm in “singing for Jesus”. Also known as our “cherub choir” they have special hymns for Jesus and for our benefit. Our Youth Choir and Band under the leadership of Danielle Capuzzi make our Masses with our youth meaningful. We are grateful to them for their love of music and their joy of sharing their faith with us through their uplifting music and hymns. Our Adult Choir has benefitted very much through the active directorship of Pam Kane and Beth Vecchio. For Christmas they have added some brass and their music will enhance our worship of God and bring joy to each of us. Our united “Thank You” to all our choirs, musicians and everyone who supports them.

Thank You also to our Youth Minister, Penny Manser and all in her Peer Ministry; to our Religious Education Team: Chris Letta, Susan Pittaro, Marie Tonini and Teresa Rangel and the many Catechists, Teachers and Aides. Their valuable time and patience in guiding our children and youth are most important in leading all to Jesus.

Thank You for all who take on the responsibility and care of our various organizations: Rosary Society, Knights of Columbus, Living Rosary, Counters and Carnival Team, Prayer Shawl Ministry, Chillout and Women’s Shelters, Haiti Drive, the Star of Bethlehem and other charities.

Thank You to our Secretary, Gloria Carvagno, whose responsible, generous and dedicated service brings together most of all we do at St. Virgil. Thank You to Jane Flynn for her weekly and timely help in scheduling our ministries, a very important support at St. Virgil. Thank You also to Robert Lucia, our maintenance man, who always has our plant up and running and assists us with the daily upkeep.

Thank You also to our Deacon Rich Pinto, Deacon Merle Sisler and Deacon Sal Mazzoccoli for their selfless ministry and for creating a spirit of unity and holiness at St. Virgil.

Special Thanks to Fr. Daniel. He is now grown into our parish and we are most grateful to him for his priestly ministry and support of St. Virgil.

And Thank You and Merry Christmas to all of you for choosing to be at St. Virgil - Fr. Lance

Christmas Flower Memorials

In memory of… Gift from… In memory of… Gift from… Mary & Angelo Spinola With love, Judy Johanna Eckardt Regina Keating Donna Garland Lynn Sillance

Regina Keating Deceased Member of the Memmer Family

Regina Keating

John Keating Regina Keating Memmer Families Carl & Mary Eckardt Olive Jeanpierre Carl & Mary Eckardt John Keating Carl & Mary Eckardt Johanna Eckardt Carl & Mary Eckardt Katherine & Edward Snow John & Martha Barilla Paul & Margaret Magestro Anthony & Ann DeVenezia

Nicholas & Diane DeVenezia Sharen Walker, may she have peace in God’s Kingdom

Michael Walker

Deceased members of the Scannelli & Perruso Families

Jim & Sue Carol Scannelli Geddy & Marie Kairaitis Danny, Wendy, & Kelly Nunn

George Nunn, Sr. Danny, Wendy & Kelly Nunn

Edith Nunn Danny, Wendy, & Kelly Nunn

King & Gaentner Families Family King Loreto & Miller Families Grace L. Miller A prompt recovery of our son’s illness

Margaret & Ed Schrak Jennifer Ann Baiel The Baiel/Christopherson Families

Julianne Agacinski The Jim Baiel Family Ed & Bob Taratko Loving Family Jack, Helene & Bill McMahon & Alex Paganelli

Kevin & Sara McMahon The Gallo Family & The Barry Family

Pat, Joanne & Chris

John Hooper Pauline Hooper Pablo and Pino Nieto Marisa Nieto Robert, Doris & Mark Clifford Robert & Annarose Butterly

Bob, Mary, Anne, & Rob Clifford

DeChiara & Bolton Families Howard, Frances & Mark Sherwood

Harry & Frances Bolton

Deceased members of the Montgomery-Wolsky Families

Mary Montgomery John P. Curtin & Alfred B. Atkins

John & Michele Atkins & family

Deceased members of the Powell & Salerno Families

Don & Helen Salerno In memory of the Sebelle & Moore Family

Colleen Sebelle

Joseph P. Gagliardi, Jr. His loving wife, Lysa & son, Kyle

Deceased members of the Donnelly & Sandelli Family

Michael, Barbara, Anthony, & Samantha Sandelli

Jordan Krakauer: you were, not only my cousin, but my best friend. Miss you so much. Thanks for the memories

Ryan Van Pelt Robin Maura Claffey Mr. & Mrs. George Shivas Mr. & Mrs. George Claffey Mary, Frances & Charles Byrnes

Mr. & Mrs. John Claffey

Jordan & Ronald Krakauer Love and miss ya so much

Paul & Barbara Boller Gaetano & Rose Cumella Frank & Catherine Altrui

Thomas & Marianne Altrui & Family

Clara & Edmund Flynn Jane Flynn Frank Tykowski Helen Tykowski Pamela Costens Bauman Robert Clark Campbell

Joseph & Florence Costens Deceased Members of the Delp & Richenaker families

Debbie & Gary Richenaker

Suriano & Urbanik Family Richard & Erma Suriano Marie Goldovsky Tonya Lemons The Mericle & Tillett Families

James & Blanche Tillett The Williamson & Fisher Family

Barbara & Matthew Fisher

Jean Pavlisko The Cutter Family Jerry Kelly Maureen Kelly & family Our parents and grandparents The Fichter/DiVitantonio

Families Kay, Everitt & Larry Monahan

Mary Monahan

Michael & Nellie Kushner With love, Gloria Sherwood “Woody” Stevens His loving family Joseph E. Halloran The Halloran Family Edward Joyce Irene & Michael Joyce Alfred Atkins Kathleen Bill Warrick Wife, RoseMarie Jeffrey R. Warrick Dad, Jerry & Grandma Rosie The Maiorino Family The Dye Family Deceased Members of our families

With love, Mark & Jennifer Beyrant

Anthony Rizzo; Rizzo Family; Moore Family

Debbie & Mike Rizzo

Teresa & Morrie Clendenny Mary & Elwell Clendenny Mary Saigh Joseph & Vincenzo Scanella, Ruth Scanella

The Clendenny Family Grant Morgan; Esther & Paul Glanville; Loretta Smith; Veronica LaCanfora; Paulita Booher; Paul Glanville, Jr.

Beverly Morgan

Morgan Hardy; Angelo & Carmella Simone; George Hassan

Pat and Cathy Simone Lauren, Keith, Caitlin & Patrick Hassan

Deceased members of the Glanville & Paulison Family

Dennis & Rosemary Paulison

Robert & Jamie Hunter Helen Hunter Jack O’Brien Carol O’Brien Vincent & George Lauretta & Michael Mele

Jeanne McGuinness Lewis Grove Carol O’Brien & Kaylee & Kyle Allen

Carol Werthmann, Blaire Werthmann, Tom West, Jack & Julia Drake, Jr.

The Drake Family Herbert Miller, Claire & Charles Saunders and Amy & August Miller

Carol Miller

Kosakowski & Novak Families

Jean, Ed, David & Melissa Herbert Miller, Joyce Siegfried, Arthur Siegfried, Morgan Family, Houser Family, Saunders Family & Miller Family

Dee, Phil, Ryan & Sarah Houser

Sam & Mary Jane Barratt Marion Cooney

Their Children & Grandchildren

Deceased Family Members Mary Ann & Ric Perez & David Brager

The Schrak & Collins Family Peggy & Ed Schrak Cirillo & Frain Families Cirillo Family

Parish Postings

In the event that PREP classes, Formation sessions, or meetings need to be cancelled due to inclement weather, a message will be posted on the Parish website (www.stvirgilparish.com) at least one hour

prior to the start of session.

WANTED: A few friendly folks for our Greeting Ministry We are organizing a Welcoming/Greeting Ministry – friendly folks to greet people at the church doors, say hi, and hand out the music information. We plan to begin right after the

New Year. Consider this your New Year’s Resolution!! This is a very important part for our warm and welcoming parish community, and we really need your help. Please consider welcoming your friends and fellow parishioners for one Mass a month. Contact Don McKenna at [email protected] or call at 973-539-5957. What a great way to kick off the new year!!!!

Rosary Society Movie Night Tuesday, January 2, 2018, 7:00pm in the Tracy Center Featuring: McFarland USA ~ Starring Kevin Costner

A true story about second chances: both for a coach and the seven boys he helps to realize futures they never thought possible. A $1 donation may be given to purchase food for the Interfaith Food Pantry, in lieu of a canned good. In case of inclement weather, please call the Parish Office. Information will be available after 4:00pm.

Come Celebrate With Us on February 17/18, 2018 St. Virgil’s Parish Men’s Cornerstone

will be holding their Retreat VI. The Retreat will be held at the Loyola House of Retreats at 161 James Street, Morristown. Hold the date and come and join us during this enriching retreat and become more conscious of how Christ is the Cornerstone of our lives. For more information contact: John FitzPatrick 973-984-5501 or [email protected], Michael Walker 973-898-9263 or [email protected], John Trombetta 973-540-9231 or [email protected]

Faith Formation

Parish Religious Education Program Schedule for January

PREP K-4 January 7 (10:15-11:45am) January 21 (10:15-11:45am)

First Eucharist Retreat on January 27, 9:00am – 12noon

PREP 5-8 January 8 & 22 (7:00-8:15pm) January 21 (1:00-3:00pm)

Jr. High Mass January 28 at 9:00am

FISH 1st Year: January 21 2nd Year: January 28

Mass Schedule Jr. High Mass

January 28 at 9:00am Youth Ministry Mass

January 21 at 12:00noon

Ministries & Outreaches

St. Virgil Parish & Knights of Columbus “All You Can Eat” Barbecue Food Fest

Saturday, January 27 ~ 6:00pm – 8:00pm in the St. Virgil’s School Gym

$25/person; $100/Family Reservation by 1/20/2018 $30/person at the door the evening of the event

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# in Party: Adults @ $25 each __________ Family @ $100/Family __________

Phone # _______________________________________Email______________________________________

Checks should be made payable to Bishop McLaughlin Council K of C and either dropped off at the Parish Office or mailed directly to the Knights of Columbus, PO Box 67, Morris Plains, NJ 07950. Contact Chuck Havers for information @ (908) 451-1134 or via email @ [email protected].

The Knights of Columbus Bishop McLaughlin Council 3495 would like to thank all who supported our “Keep Christ in Christmas” religious card sale campaign. Through your support and generosity, we were able to raise $306 which this year will be donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

About Town The Compassionate Friends, a self-help group for bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents will be meeting on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at St. Christopher's Church, 1050 Littleton Road (Rt. 202), Parsippany, at 7:30PM in room 101. Program: Learning to cope in the New Year. For more information please call Lily Capriglione at: 973-568-4164

Ministry Schedule

Ministry Schedule for December 30 and 31 5:00pm Vigil 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am 12:00 noon Cantor Mary Jo Hashagen Nina Rangel Michael Kane Nina Rangel

Lector Kevin Gopon Ron Kelly Lynn Kelly Lynn Stevens Altar Servers Michael Gopon Anthony Tonini Brandon Kelly Anthony Loia Victoria Coté Extraordinary Ministers

Margaret Flory Cathy Marshall Eileen Fogleman Viji Alex George Perkins Tina Gopon Beverly Morgan Chris Letta Maureen Kelly Angela Rangel

Veronica Kelly Rosemary Paulison Michele Para Pearl Law Sandy Rosanio June Sambrowski Dennis Paulison Pat Para Sue Carol Scannelli Karen Schwingel Mary Jo Tufaro Jim Scannelli

Weekly Reflections Fourth Sunday of Advent/Nativity of the Lord, Christmas December 24/25, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Advent Mass: Luke 1:26-38 Vigil Mass: Matthew 1:1-25 Day Mass: John 2:1-18

Today we celebrate the very shortest that a Fourth Sunday of Advent could be - one day! That is because Christmas falls on a Monday this year.

Matthew’s Gospel tells us of the things connected to the Jewish history, tracing the family lineage of Christ back to Abraham. It also brings out St. Joseph’s dreams, which remind those of Jewish background that Joseph of the Old Testament had dreams that also guided him. Luke’s Gospel gives us the Blessed Mother’s perspective and the simplicity of those involved with this birth, i.e.: The Shepherds, while John’s Gospel tells us, again, of the more philosophical angle: “In the beginning was the word…”

Most important for us is to focus on the importance of the Incarnation. Without Christ becoming man, there is no Christianity; there is no “world without end;” there is no Mass, no sacraments; no miracles or parables. The fact that God became one of us is the central tenet of our faith – because He loves us so much He offered His whole birth, life and death to show us the “Way” to live our lives and to join us in our everyday lives.

So, let us rejoice, be glad, celebrate the Day and find meaning in both the readings and in the exchange of gifts. Christ gave to us, so we could give to each other. Let’s resolve to find meaning in both the religious and secular parts of the Day.

Rejoice, rejoice, the Lord is with us!

Evangelization Corner The 2017 Season of Advent is coming quickly to a conclusion. Can you believe today is the

Fourth Sunday in Advent? I’m sure for most of us it went by too quickly. This week marked the end of our waiting — the gift we’ve been longing for is almost here. Hopefully, it has not been a wasted time as preparation can be so important in every aspect of our lives.

Advent has been a season of yearning, a time of hope, a time for preparation, a time to reflect and a time of waiting for the arrival of the Child who fulfills every hope — a time of expectation and

thankfulness. Advent has been a time to remember the birth of the Child who has opened the way from earth to heaven.

Advent has also been a time to evangelize, to be reminded of and to share with others the truth that our joy does not rest solely in our material comfort but in a divine promise that has been fulfilled through the birth of the Child, the ‘Eternal Word’ becoming flesh. Advent has also called us to recognize and make other people aware that although one day our lives will come to an end, our work will be done, our churches will cease to exist, our civilization will end, the one thing we can be sure of is that His Kingdom will not end and everything we do for His kingdom will go on forever.

The culmination of the Advent season returns us to the announcement of Christ’s coming and that God is with us. It recalls how God has filled and is filling and will fill every gap in our lives and in our world; a message of hope that all need to hear. It is a time to show our joy in knowing that our difficult circumstances are not the entirety of our lives and that there is a love more powerful than death; a love that will continue for all eternity.

St. Pope Benedict XVI often reflected on Christmas as an impetus to evangelize.

He said: “Being reached by the presence of God, who draws near to us at Christmas, is an inestimable gift, a gift that is capable of making us live in the universal embrace of the friends of God, in that network of friendship with Christ that binds heaven and earth, that directs human freedom toward its fulfillment and that, if lived in its truth, flourishes in a gratuitous love and a concern for the good of all people.”

He went on to say that there is nothing more beautiful, urgent or important than giving others what we have received from God and that nothing can exempt us from our duty to proclaim to all the presence of God in our midst.

He concluded his message calling on Mary, “the incomparable model of evangelization”, to obtain the grace for the Church to proclaim Christ the savior.

All Christians should feel joy in sharing with others the good news that “God so loved the world to give his only begotten Son so that the world might be saved through him.”

May His grace be with each of us as we continue on our journey with Christ.

St. Virgil’s Evangelization Ministry

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A Five-Star Facility

540 West Hanover AvenueP.O. Box 437

Morris Plains, NJ 07950

(973) 285-2800www.morrisview.org

Long Term Care · Sub-AcuteDementia Care

Respite Care

106 Main StreetMadison, NJ 07940973-377-3232

Kip M. Dangler, Mgr.N.J. Lic. No. 3992

Christine M. Dangler, Dir.N.J. Lic. No. 4706

James E. Dangler ~ 1948-2005

600 Speedwell AvenueMorris Plains, NJ 07950973-539-3300

Christine M. Dangler, Mgr.N.J. Lic. No. 4706

Kip M. Dangler, Dir.N.J. Lic. No. 3992

THE LIQUOR STOPFamily Owned & Operated

~ WE DELIVER ~PHONE 973-292-2882

FAX 973-292-3321165B SPEEDWELL AVENUE · MORRIS PLAINS, NJ 07950

Dependable · Prompt · Courteous Door to Door Service

Weddings · Airports · TheatresServing All Morris & Somerset Counties

973-540-9324 Tim Scanlon

Harding Private Livery Service

SMILE WITH CONFIDENCE

All Phases of Construction

31 South Street • Suite 307 • Morristown

Offi ce: 973.538.8800 Cell: 973.610.3222

Mark Higgins • [email protected]

Renovations • Additions • Remodel

Free EstimatesNJ Contractors License #13VH08197000

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MICHAEL CARRUBBA

GUTTERNEW INSTALLATIONS & REPAIRS

5” RESIDENTIAL - 30 COLORS - 6” COMMERCIALLEAF PROTECTION - SEASONAL GUTTER CLEANING

(973) 919-2575Fully Insured - Lic. #13VH02932300

“You meet some of God’s best people in the gutter.”

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