We wish to congratulate children of School of Christian Living who received perfect, good, and participation awards for the 2015-16 school year on Sunday June 12th. They also received certificates and Barnes and Noble gift cards. Congratulations!
We also express a special thank you to our teachers, Mrs. Donna Maher and Mrs. Claire Centrella and volunteer, Nayef Kiame for their dedication in teaching our children Christian way of life.
We congratulate the following students who received the Holy Eucharist for the first time on Sunday May 15, 2016 at 11 am Mass: Rian Babaran, Rash Babaran, Jaydin Correa, Jeremiah Espinal, Jayden Estacio, Athena Galindo,Nicholas Gizzi, Gabriel Iudici Flax, Aida Llanos, Kaylanie Noriega, Kianni Noriega, Julia Palman, Joshua Rivera, Valerie Vance and Aedan Vance. We thank their parents for their involvement in the preparation for First Holy Communion and for their donation of beautiful sanctuary flowers and their generosity toward the church. We thank the Adoration Society who prepared fruit punch and fruit salad for the children. It was a great time to have classes with such talented students. They read the prayers of the faithful, brought the offertory gifts of bread, wine, water and certificates. Some of the children are serving as altar servers on Sunday at the Mass. Other students are preparing also for the Sacrament of Confirmation with the other candidates. It was a great joy for the parish and to me to witness this event as we celebrate 90 years of service for the Community of Woodland Park and beyond. God bless you all.
The Holy Eucharist is Jesus Christ who is really present under the forms of bread and wine. In the Eucharist, Jesus Christ gives us Himself as a food for our souls. The bread and wine becomes the Body and Blood of our Lord during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass when the priest says words of consecration which Jesus used during the Last Supper: This is My Body. This is My Blood. (Catechism of the PNCC).
On Good Friday at 3:00 pm when Christians around the world commemorate the passion of our Savior Jesus Christ on the cross, our parish held the service of Stations of the Cross with youth participation. We thank teachers of School of Christian Living, Mrs. Claire Centrella and Mrs. Donna Maher, for their assistance. We thank parents and their children for their involvement and participation in the life of our church. The picture was taken in the front of the side altar of symbolic tomb of Jesus.
On Sunday December 13th the parish hosted its annual Christmas Dinner. The children of School of Christian Living presented a program called “A Birthday Party for Jesus.” Saint Nicholas (Santa) visited the parish giving gifts to all children. Christmas carols were sung by everyone with background piano music and a great menu was served.
All Are Welcome to our annual Christmas Dinner and “Happy Birthday Jesus” Program presented by our School of Christian Living on Sunday, December 13th after 11AM Holy Mass (12:00 PM)
Dinner features Roasted Chicken / Tilapia with a mango sauce/chutney, Roasted Pork loin in a brown gravy, Corn, Broccoli Medley, Penne in a Vodka sauce, Haluszkie, Cake and Coffee, Tea
Santa Claus – (St. Nicholas) will be present.
Tickets are $15 for adults. Children and youth are free. The deadline for ordering tickets is Sunday, December 6th. Telephone 973-256-4888 or 201-247-4832 for more information.
Thank you to Mrs. Donna Maher, Ms. Rosa Llanos, our School of Christian Living teachers present for and all parents who brought their children for our Halloween Party plus anyone who made this event an enjoyable occasion. Donna M. donated pumpkins, Claire C. donated goodie bags. The children painted pumpkins, played the bean boozle game, participated in musical chairs. All in attendance chose the most original, prettiest and “coolest” costumes. All were winners by receiving trick or treat goodie bags. It was an enjoyable time!
The PNCC Youth Camp – “Kurs” was held at Bishop Hodur Retreat and Recreation Center in Waymart, PA from July 4th through 11th. This year’s theme was “Take a Chance on God.” Our youth analyzed people in scripture and history who, at one point in their lives, went out of their comfort zone and took a chance on God.
Campers are provided with 7 days of camp including all room, board, and activities. They participated in team building and leadership activities and built lifelong friendships. The campers were under the leadership of the Kurs counselors who were all campers themselves once and wanted to make each child’s experience as memorable and enjoyable as possible. It is their hard work and dedication that made the Kurs experience possible.
It was a great event as per participants!!!
Ned Kiame, Neil Kiame,Natalie Cyman and Michael Cyman (partially) represented our parish. The parish supports youth attendance and we encourage more of our youth to participate in 2016.
On Sunday May 17th our parish witnessed a joyful celebration of First Holy Communion. We congratulate the following children who received the Holy Eucharist for the first time: Roselyne Esther Caceres, Christopher Michael Galindo, Marcella Angelina Galindo, Daniel Joseph Galindo, Alesayra Lopez, Maritza Isabel Ortega, Destiny Nicole Ortega and Jean Rubio. We congratulate their parents, godparents, relatives and friends and we thank all family members who brought the children for communion classes. Special thank you to Ms. Mary Vitaletti for helping Fr. Joseph in preparing children for this special occasion.
We thank all those who came to celebrate Christmas liturgies on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Special appreciation to Sunday School teachers Mrs. Donna Maher and Mrs. Andrea Lerggios-Smith and children who participated in the Christmas Eve liturgy at 4 pm by serving as altar servers, reading the Holy Scripture and prayers of the faithful, bringing offertory gifts and wearing costumes of Mary, St. Joseph, Angels, Shepherds and Kings.
We remembered deceased parishioners Dorothy Drada, Louis Gec, Donna Fabricatore and Dorothy Jess-Skawinski by lighting special votive candles in their memory.
I thank Deacon David and Deacon Bill for their assistance, Lectors: Claire Centrella, Eddy Obssuth, Richard Daum and John Surak, Greeters, Ushers, Organists; Neil Estanislao, Carol Dziuba and Pawel Raczkowski as well to all who came and participated in the Liturgy of Nativity of the Lord. God bless you all!